Cowman Left Us.......

I for one haven't shed a tear or lost any sleep over it. This forum will continue to be No.1, and very likely Howard's forum will thrive and prosper.

TW

Anyway, I'll be using several forums for help. I'm not going anywhere.

He had to do what he had to do and more power to him, I guess. Yes, he took a lot of the regulars around here with him too and I for one really miss those guys.

I've been over there a few times, but that format really "wears" on me. Never did like bells, whistles and bubble gum; it just plain hurts my eyes. I like plain and simple black and white.

Betcha he still pops in here from time to time tho. Hope so anyway.

Allan

It's unfair to expect to be carried along for the ride by a site owned and paid for by someone else, in a similar business (parts).

I, too, sell a few parts and other items, and admit I HAVE imposed upon KIM's generousity a few times, to mention something I thought would help someone, not readily available on this site. However, I do NOT promote the stuff I'm selling in every single post, umpteen times a day.

I plan to set up a site in the near future, too, to showcase some of the parts we have and electrical (distributor and alternator) repairs and conversions we are involved with, and MAY ask KIM's permission to mention it a time or two, but would NEVER link to it on every post on her site.

What do you find wrong with my post? I was VERY honest about having taken advantage of KIM's generosity MYSELF a few times, that I realize that's NOT the thing to do, and need to find a better way to do it.

Do YOU think it is right to continuously use someone else's site to promote one's SELF or one's BUSINESS???

Perhaps you've got a good point about the contributions of "experts" benefiting YT, as folks finding this informative site may then buy parts from YT.

I guess we pretty much know that and accept it when we post here. For the most part, it's been FUN, and I've met a lot of great people here.

It can be addictive. I certainly know I spend WAY too much time here, and, if I didn't already realize it my wife frequently reminds me!

As far as keeping order here, KIM is pretty mild compared to Harry Matthews, over at SMOKSTAK. Yet, folks continue to post there, too!

Sure sounds to me like a classic case of winter depression settin' in. :>)

Allan

I cannot tell you how important YT has been to me. It's my fraternity, my brotherhood, my nationwide network of friends who love old tractors. I know it sounds corny, but I think of these guys almost as "family," and I feel I could travel across the country and stop in on many of them for a visit. I've always found it fascinating to know where the guys are from, what they do/did for a living, etc.

No one like to see a split in their family.

Rusty, what are your thoughts? David