Re: Woodworking Magazine Index

Thanks Rick. I have it bookmarked now.
The next step is to remember it when I'm searching for an
article. Easier said than done lately.

Art

<rvscreations@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1135092090.099917.213450@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Everyone's comments have been interesting. At least you're taking
> interest in a heck of a lot of work to maintain this thing. Let me
> clarify a couple things . . .
>
> 1) Yes, you are right. Simply post the link to the search page and
> viola! No need to sign up. It's not that the webmaster (me) doesn't
> know what he's doing . . . it's more a testament to the fact that I
> really, honest to goodness, don't care to spam, otherwise I would have
> gone further out of my way to make the access more bullet proof. Plus,
> you'll note that there is no email confirmation step required, further
> proof that I really don't care to make money off of spamming anyone.
> Heck, half the people put in nonsense when they sign up anyway.
>
> 2) The sign-up page is left over from when it WAS bullet proof and
> there was a cost to use it. To remove it would require redoing
> graphics, some reprogramming, and I don't care to do anything more with
> it other than keep it up to date, which is a sizeable task by itself.
>
> 3) Periodically, I'll take a brief look through the sign-up database to
> see where people are coming from as it interests me, but I hardly ever
> look at it anymore, and to actually try to figure out how to spam
> people based on the information . . . well, I have more important
> things to do with my time, like woodworking.
>
> 4) The bottom line is, for those that wish to take advantage, it's
> there for the taking. If some people get a measure of good use from it,
> that's enough of a reward for me.
>
> -Rick
>


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