Why I joined this forum

[Ole Juul]

I'm not quite new, but I don't think I've got 10 posts yet. I'm in my seventies and I've used fountain pens on and off since I was a kid. Other than that, I'm a retired flute player and have been involved in all aspects of the arts all my life. In the last decade I've done a lot of writing, but pretty much all for web publication, so no hard copy. I do have a love affair with paper though and if one is not going to make prints, then I think the best way to apply ink is with a pen. So that's what I've been committed to doing lately.

So, the title. I had bought some cheap Chinese pens a few years back, and along with that a couple of bottles of Noodlers ink. I didn't end up doing anything at the time, but now, the ink came to the fore again. I like Noodlers for a bunch of reasons which I won't get into here. Suffice to say, I do my research, which is what brought me here. Believe it or not, I actually read through the entire 16 pages of comments in the "Prejudice Against Noodler's Ink" thread! There were a lot of stupid comments, and a lot of well considered ones. I thought, that's a nice reasonable balance. So I joined.

[HoarderHoarder]

There were a lot of stupid comments, and a lot of well considered ones. I thought, that's a nice reasonable balance. So I joined.

A good a measure as any of assessing most situations, and the parties involved, in life, and whether I want to be part of it or not I find.
Welcome to the forum.

[Chrissy]

Welcome.

[Chuck Naill]

I recently started a thread on a different forum asking about the essence of a design philosophy and immediately got a post from someone suggesting I do a Google search. Then a nice fellow shared his knowledge with me which resulted in me coming to a better understanding. So, my point, you'll get some information you need and some you don't need. I suspect this is just the nature of forums.

[azkid]

I like the place for not being too huge so that I see familiar faces so to speak. Glad to have you aboard.

[Deb]

Sound reasoning. Glad you joined. Welcome aboard.

[Morgaine]

Hello and welcome.

[Wahl]

[Ole Juul]

Thanks everybody for all the warm welcomes. You're all welcome to drop by for a cup of coffee if you're up/over/down this way. I'm in Coalmont, BC. Go to Canada, turn left, you can't miss it.

[Bisquitlips]

Welcome!!!