All About Pocket Knives

Dinadan wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 12:23 am I almost never click on links like the OP's. My opinion is that the OP may be a bit annoying with his clickbait posts, but since he is not trying to scam anyone out of money I would just ignore it.

But as explained above, he is scamming Bryan out of some membership money by taking advantage of something he is not entitled to. And since there are no other posts other than the ones with links in them, nothing is contributed to the site.

Well... he is logged in and on this thread at this time and not responding. Says something.

I don't post videos to make money. I have 15 subscribers on my YouTube channel. I post videos to inform and hopefully generate some discussion ( looks like I successfully did that! ). Guys I'm not out to make a quick buck or generate hits, I'm just making these videos for fun. If you want to watch go ahead, if not that's fine too. If it's that annoying I'll stop, I just hoped to bring some content to the forum that could be either useful, fun or both.
If the majority don't like what I do I'll stop, let me know.
Bladedman

I'm confused on what Bladesman is doing that is against the rules?
I have watched a few of his videos and he is not selling anything nor is he asking for anything other than maybe your opinion.. How is what he is doing any different than what some members do by posting YouTube links to funny videos or songs they want to share? He has chosen to use YouTube as a platform to open discussions about knives and other toys that get discussed on this forum all the time. He posts notifications of topics he wishes to discuss in his videos with a link to YouTube for anyone wishing to view it. If his topic is of no interest don't click the link. If there is interest in having a discussion the only place that can happen is here on the forum.

My 2 cents

Jamie, LMAO at the second year. Note to self: don’t piss Jamie off…

Parker

rustyoldknife wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 3:28 am I'm confused on what Bladesman is doing that is against the rules?
I have watched a few of his videos and he is not selling anything nor is he asking for anything other than maybe your opinion.. How is what he is doing any different than what some members do by posting YouTube links to funny videos or songs they want to share? He has chosen to use YouTube as a platform to open discussions about knives and other toys that get discussed on this forum all the time. He posts notifications of topics he wishes to discuss in his videos with a link to YouTube for anyone wishing to view it. If his topic is of no interest don't click the link. If there is interest in having a discussion the only place that can happen is here on the forum.

My 2 cents

David, you’re making too much sense.

There is a place on most YouTube videos for comments, unless they’re somehow turned off. So I guess a discussion can be had there.

Out of curiosity I watched one of his videos. Bladesman is possibly reaching a different audience than just the forum members here, and he’s instigating hopefully positive interest in knives. Seems to me that’s what we’re all interested in. If he’s somehow cheating Bryan, maybe if he bought a premium membership here that would assuage such concerns.

Ken

cudgee wrote: ↑Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:46 pm

zed6309 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 10, 2022 7:48 pm I would go for a opinel or Higonokami, Douk-Douk are worth a look as well, but they do lots of different higonokami at different prices, lowest in the uk is £11.99 I have a few, the brass one with white paper blade is my favourite
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Douk-Douk's are nice as well, I carry the small version quite a lot
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I have been looking at these for a while now but don't know if i like the metal covers. But you obviously like them, it is good to see someone who actually has some giving their opinion. Love your strops, they look like high quality work.

Cheers there not for everyone tbh, I like a slim knife for general edc and the Douk-Douk or higonokami workout perfectly for me, between them I prefer the higonokami, they need a little bit of playing with from new as I bring the handles closer to the closed blade as it flares out from new, I pein it if it's a bit loose , and I run a strip of G10 liner along the inside of the bottom of the handle as the blade edge hits it, I've got mine five tuned to open oho and close with one hand , the Douk-Douk are pretty much ok out of the box, not overly sharp but a bit of a strop and there like scalpel's , very solid snap with a half stop

One of the things I appreciate about a AAPK is how protective the members are of Bryan and even of the staff of AAPK. Aside from Bryan we have four or five administrators, (I think Dimitri may have taken some time off, but I still see him in the log books from time to time), we are all volunteers, and obviously at a ratio of five administrators to 27000 + members we do not have a intense presence on the forum.
The only reason we can operate in such a manner is because our members enjoy this site and like it the way it is, low-key and friendly. You folks are usually the first bought a problem with a post or an individual and you notify us via the post report or by sending us a private message.
I think I speak for all of the staff when I say we really appreciate your efforts!

As regards this particular topic and the OP in question, I don't believe bladesman has violated any rules at AAPK.

I have followed this topic since I first was notified of the report.
Bladesman's behavior is not typical of someone who is scamming or trying to take advantage of AAPK and Bryan's good nature.
Bladesman has been a member for about 10 months. Most spammers and scammers will post their spam or scam within hours of having their membership approved. This gentleman is not done so.

His site on YouTube is apparently not monetized and even if it were, with 15 followers he's not getting wealthy!

I watched part of a couple of his videos and he was not selling anything, so there's no violation with posting the links to YouTube. A lot of our members who are creative enough to make their own videos do exactly the same thing. I am not one of those creative folks!

I'm glad that bladesman posted to the topic again and clarified his position. What he said seems to me to confirm my first assessment of his postings. I believe he shares in the passion we all have for cutlery of various types but his approach is just a little different than AAPK's traditional forum format. I do hope he will continue to answer when someone posts about one of his videos because this is the place where the discussion will happen easier than on YouTube. The forum is designed for discussion and give & take in a written conversational format.
I also believe our search function makes it easier to find a conversation on a particular topic or model of knife then the search engine on YouTube.

His approach and methodology may be a little different than what we are used to, but I think it's a valid form of communication about knives and knife collecting.

I hope he continues his presence here on AAPK and hopefully he will become more involved in the discussions in the forums which is where our members are used to finding information and discussing topics.

Welcome aboard bladesman, even if I am 10 months late in welcoming you.

Well presented and expressed Dale.

Thanks for looking at it Dale. I'm glad bladesman came back and explained his situation.

If I see something that seems off, I’ll report it. If the moderators are aware and not concerned then thats fine.

Dale
Thank you for the support. Future posts will always be on topic and open for discussion.
Regards
Bladesman

Bladesman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:34 am Dale
Thank you for the support. Future posts will always be on topic and open for discussion.
Regards
Bladesman

I thought they were open for discussion, i'll have to concentrate more.

Bladesman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:29 am I don't post videos to make money. I have 15 subscribers on my YouTube channel. I post videos to inform and hopefully generate some discussion ( looks like I successfully did that! ). Guys I'm not out to make a quick buck or generate hits, I'm just making these videos for fun. If you want to watch go ahead, if not that's fine too. If it's that annoying I'll stop, I just hoped to bring some content to the forum that could be either useful, fun or both.
If the majority don't like what I do I'll stop, let me know.
Bladedman

Thanks for responding.
As I said in my earlier post if you were doing something wrong, I couldn't see it.

edge213 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:51 am

Bladesman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:29 am I don't post videos to make money. I have 15 subscribers on my YouTube channel. I post videos to inform and hopefully generate some discussion ( looks like I successfully did that! ). Guys I'm not out to make a quick buck or generate hits, I'm just making these videos for fun. If you want to watch go ahead, if not that's fine too. If it's that annoying I'll stop, I just hoped to bring some content to the forum that could be either useful, fun or both.
If the majority don't like what I do I'll stop, let me know.
Bladedman

Thanks for responding.
As I said in my earlier post if you were doing something wrong, I couldn't see it.

If you read the info on the membership page as Ken mentioned, it is listed there. Links in posts are available with silver or gold memberships. The OP did not clarify if he is going to buy a membership or not.

This subject has been clarified and ok'd by Dale. Can we move on and get back to the topic of the thread.

cudgee wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:42 pm This subject has been clarified and ok'd by Dale. Can we move on and get back to the topic of the thread.

catspa wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 3:50 am Jamie, LMAO at the second year. Note to self: don’t piss Jamie off…

Parker

I don’t get to uptight but he deserved it…I thought when he emailed me and said mom was getting mad….that’s pure entertainment and karma hitting back at you.