to those of you who might not have posted before, and thanks for participating! It is appreciated. There are no bad opinions and there are no stupid questions, so keep it coming!To address the overriding question of the thread, I think we're just seeing a natural ebb and flow so many forums and other social sites go through from time to time. While some of the forums with lesser traffic might seem quiet, I think GKD and the other general forums are plenty active and give me a daily dose of knife knuttery to satisfy my need for it. Whatever Bryan and the AAPK mods, friends and regulars are doing is working just fine by my eye.
Back when it came in the mail?jerryd6818 wrote:I learned to pronounce Camillus from a page in the 1946 catalog.
And all is right in the world.bestgear wrote:The hardware guy beat the software guy to the punch.....God help us
Am I the only one who never had a problem with "Camillus" (since I had visited the city in NY as a kid) but STILL can't get "Cattaraugus" right?TwoFlowersLuggage wrote:Jerry - if it makes you feel any better, that is also how I pronounced Camillus. I was showing off a recent Camillus purchase to one of my co-workers, and I said CAM-ill-us - he looked at me funny, then said: "do you mean cah-MILL-us?" I said: "uh, I don't know, maybe - I guess so?" He started laughing and replied that he grew-up just down the road from cah-MILL-us... I'll never mispronounce it again!
The focus is definitely on traditionals in the general forums, but I do appreciate the lax attitude towards people posting photos and threads about moderns, multi-tools, etc.jerryd6818 wrote:There's space set aside on AAPK for "Modern Knives". If there were a contingency of AAPK members who's interests lay in that quarter, you would see more activity in that forum. But I suspect that since there is not an active interest by the membership and there is no hard fast Nazi rule against posting modern knives in forums other than the one set up for that purpose, the subject is low traction and traffic in that arena is diluted among other forums. Your opinion please.
Knives are knives, and while we might prefer one style or one pattern to another, I think a little variety is the spice of life. While I personally focus on mostly traditionals when I post here -- indeed, most of the time I post in the "EDC" thread I'm only showing off the trads in my pockets and not the ubiquitous modern or "tactical" folder clipped to my RFP or sheathed on my belt -- I appreciate the hands-off approach towards posting photos or threads about the modern folders in the main forums. Being able to show off my GEC or Schrade next to a Spyderco or Kershaw is a pleasing benefit to posting on AAPK. Some other forums are a little more...let's say "stern" about that sort of thing, and it creates a hostile and intimidating atmosphere for new posters as well as regulars who might not post as often as some. AAPK really has struck the perfect balance IMO and that's a primary reason it is the #1 knife stop on the internet IMO.
Okay, enough rambling from me.
... so I'll take this opportunity to give JerryD a HUGE thanks for helping so many with lots of the technical aspects of AAPK 
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