Too tempting, I have to express my opinion.
I look at the woodturning "world" as a huge party. We're all here for the same reason but there are little groups of people all around the room having their conversations. You stop at one, talk, joke around, someone starts a conversation you've heard before, you walk to the next group, they are just talking about general life stuff so you hang with them a few minutes, get bored, walk to the next group or, like I do, just take a break and walk outside.
Every turner can not be at every forum. Some members of this little group seem to be looking around the room saying "how come those people aren't over here talking with us?"............... there is no answer because you'd have to go to every turner and ask them. I love this forum just the way it is.
This site is no more difficult to get to, I have it in My Favorites, one click and I'm here. As to using the word wood or woodturning, if anyone is looking for anything pertaining to woodturning and do a google search (for instance), AAW home is the first hit. That's as good as it gets.
This site is a heck of a lot faster than WoW. Wow has a lot more pictures but I pull up 12 at a time and, if nothing interests me, I'm out of there. They don't have good subject threads, in MY opinion, and if there is a good one, chances are the same guy started the same thread on another forum. There are about 800(?) members and the same 50(?) post the most.
Woodcentral is very good, pictures, conversation, moderator, OT discussions, over 600 members and the same 50(?) post the most.
One Woman's Opinion
Ruth