It fairly drove us nuts, I'll tell you. Once in a while someone would ask about a hand plane but that sort of thing was mostly met with ridicule. Then one day this announcement popped up. Seems that Paddy, Ralph Brendler , and Tom Bruce had put together the OldTools list and were providing the dispossessed Neanderthals a place to rest and shoot the bull about our favorite topics. Well I signed right up .
Time does fly.
Back to the orientation. I can only speak from the standpoint of a participant and observer. Flaming in the 'traditional' sense of outright rudeness, personal attacks, oneupmanship, ridicule and so forth is actively discouraged. In other words, be nice. If you cross the line, it's best to apologize and polish a spittoon.