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Posted: 23 March 2008 07:55 AM   [ Ignore ]
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These are great forums you have in this group, I would like to suggest a forum for Coal Burners. My son bought one on e-bay and I’m here to tell ya it heats his house good…
So, can we get a coal burning spot added to the “Forum Home Page”? Maybe call it “Coal Stoves”

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Posted: 23 March 2008 11:11 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Thanks for the suggestion!

There is already a pretty good Coal Forum who we are friends with, so we would rather not compete with them....

http://www.nepadigital.com/bb/index.php

We also will answer regular coal questions in the hearth room and also have articles on coal, but they have a great forum over there.

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Posted: 29 March 2008 12:06 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Given the large number of posts about wood, trees, etc. I’m wondering if we should have a Wood Bin or Wood Lot forum for folks to discuss their wood lots, wood piles, wood lice, etc.

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Posted: 29 March 2008 10:33 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Might work - I always wonder off-season if we want to make sure of not breaking things up too much. Most off season posts would naturally deal with either fuel or stove selection (and less with burning).

There might be a point where folks don’t want to check too many forums, but I don’t know....

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Posted: 29 March 2008 11:48 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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Yes, I it is hard to keep up with all the forums. Hard to say what’s best, though at times the main forum feels like the arborsite. Maybe add wood to the gear forum. Perhaps we could change it to the Maul Room?

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Posted: 31 March 2008 01:54 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Funny how our use habits change as the site grows. Back in the day I used to read every post and wish for more. Now I usually don’t get out of the Boiler Room and more recently find myself only following the threads that interest me. Of course, I monitor all the posts in the BR periodically to make sure that everything is under control.

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Posted: 31 March 2008 05:24 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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I fully expect some (or all) moderators to get tired and worn after a while......as long as the crowds behave (which they have been), we can rest for the off-season.

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Posted: 01 April 2008 01:39 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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Eric Johnson - 31 March 2008 01:54 PM

Funny how our use habits change as the site grows. Back in the day I used to read every post and wish for more. Now I usually don’t get out of the Boiler Room and more recently find myself only following the threads that interest me. Of course, I monitor all the posts in the BR periodically to make sure that everything is under control.

I agree, I’m finding that I’m getting a bit burned out - I’ve been making excuses for ages not to go into the Hearth Room itself, mostly trying to keep up with the some of the other forums and the Boiler Room, and have just started getting into the Green Room a fair bit - We are starting to think about doing some serious home improvements, and have also been spending a lot of time looking at other energy related sites trying to figure out what our priorities should be and how to get the best bang for our bucks.

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