I am writing this because we seem to have become noticed by the non NC woodworking community. That is both good and bad. The good is that people who are not from NC have seen the site and like it enough to want to join. The bad is that I will have to turn most of these people away. Something I hate to do, but it is necessary:-(
Ncwoodworker.net is intended for NC woodworkers and/or those that live close by, it is not really open for others. That is why the registration form requests both county and zip code.
Every once in a while there have been people who have joined who were not NC residents. When I have seen this, I have usually contacted them privately and asked their interest. As time went by, I found that there were some valid reasons for non-resident to be members. So first I added three new counties to accommodate those who lived around our borders. Then I added a non-resident status to allow those spent a great deal to time in NC and those who were moving to NC, and some other good reasons. Finally, I added a field so that people who are non residents could explain their special interests in NC woodworking. Lately, that field usually contains things like "woodworking advice", "photo gallery", etc. This is not really good enough for our purposes.
The reason that there is a place for non NC residents is to allow those who resides elsewhere, but live and or work a large portion of their year in NC or have special interest in woodworking in NC to also benefit from the site.
This restriction is not arbitrary as it may seem. I started the website to fulfill what I consider a niche. The niche being things of local interest, buy & sell, announcements, etc. Since, I live in NC, of course, I picked the locale of NC. This site is not about woodworking advice, though, of course, this does happen. It is about local needs, where can I find?, buy and sell. The most active forums on this site is not general woodworking but rather announcements of interest to NC woodworkers and the Who We are forum.
If a member does ask a question about something, the answer very could, and has been, "come on over to my shop and I'll show you how."
So This site is really is "community" of woodworkers whose other commonality is NC Local needs.
To open the site to others is to destroy the basic intent, spirit, and community of this site. Which is why most of us are here.
So please accept my apology for this. If your are not a resident of NC or the surrounding areas and don't have a good special interest in NC Woodworking, please don't register.
If there is reason for special interest in NC woodworking, please make sure you enter it in the proper field in the registration form or update your profile to reflect that reason. Otherwise, I'm afraid I will have to cancel /or reject membership.
Members, feel free to comment on this post, but please do it in such a manner to not insult or demean those people who are seeking membership. We have no reason to alienate these people. They have paid us a very great compliment. They have seen our community and want to become part of it, despite the fact the majority of content is local.
Ncwoodworker.net is intended for NC woodworkers and/or those that live close by, it is not really open for others. That is why the registration form requests both county and zip code.
Every once in a while there have been people who have joined who were not NC residents. When I have seen this, I have usually contacted them privately and asked their interest. As time went by, I found that there were some valid reasons for non-resident to be members. So first I added three new counties to accommodate those who lived around our borders. Then I added a non-resident status to allow those spent a great deal to time in NC and those who were moving to NC, and some other good reasons. Finally, I added a field so that people who are non residents could explain their special interests in NC woodworking. Lately, that field usually contains things like "woodworking advice", "photo gallery", etc. This is not really good enough for our purposes.
The reason that there is a place for non NC residents is to allow those who resides elsewhere, but live and or work a large portion of their year in NC or have special interest in woodworking in NC to also benefit from the site.
This restriction is not arbitrary as it may seem. I started the website to fulfill what I consider a niche. The niche being things of local interest, buy & sell, announcements, etc. Since, I live in NC, of course, I picked the locale of NC. This site is not about woodworking advice, though, of course, this does happen. It is about local needs, where can I find?, buy and sell. The most active forums on this site is not general woodworking but rather announcements of interest to NC woodworkers and the Who We are forum.
If a member does ask a question about something, the answer very could, and has been, "come on over to my shop and I'll show you how."
So This site is really is "community" of woodworkers whose other commonality is NC Local needs.
To open the site to others is to destroy the basic intent, spirit, and community of this site. Which is why most of us are here.
So please accept my apology for this. If your are not a resident of NC or the surrounding areas and don't have a good special interest in NC Woodworking, please don't register.
If there is reason for special interest in NC woodworking, please make sure you enter it in the proper field in the registration form or update your profile to reflect that reason. Otherwise, I'm afraid I will have to cancel /or reject membership.
Members, feel free to comment on this post, but please do it in such a manner to not insult or demean those people who are seeking membership. We have no reason to alienate these people. They have paid us a very great compliment. They have seen our community and want to become part of it, despite the fact the majority of content is local.
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