Quote Originally Posted by fpessanha View Post
It does clarify what you meant, Jgun. It's really nice to see that you have your train of thought on this matter perfecly lined up. That is always a treat to see. Thanks for that. I beleive you made yorself quite clear on this post. But Kristoffer and a lot of the other guys that responded to your posts are also right. Now, I beleive, we can see that your intent was the best, meaning, stating the pros of the feather blade. This just degenerated into something else... glad to see its back on track. But you have to understand that it's not nice to rain on anyone's parade... not that you did, but it sure looked like you were about to! I recall a thread that got really really hot at some point: a new guy came in and started a thread with the title "straight razors are rubbish"... now you can imagine what happened, right? We all got pretty worked up, especialy the most active guys in here, guys that answer every question, that read every post not because they have nothing better to do, but because they are commited to this. So I guess you can understand where we all stand... of course you have no way to know this.
I certainly hope that no missunderstanding remains.
Therefore let me be the first to say WELCOME to this place!
Thanks for the words and the PM fp!

I am well familiar with the passion that people have for a hobby and the way that passion can come out in the best and worst ways. Lord knows I have done and said all of them! It stands to be pointed out though that it makes my point about the masculinity factor when we can see the results in bruised ego's and territorial ****ing's (urinating)right?! haha, all in good fun.

But let me say this as a board owner myself: Post count does not equal respectability, nor intelligence. In another life years ago there were what we called "post whores" who used to post as much as they could, so that in six months they could be re invented as "experts". I don't know if that occurs here or not, but it is an interesting phenomena. WHere I used to hang we would hotly debate scientific studies, spending hours and hours dissecting volumes of data, often contradictory. It is very interesting to come here and see the same thing, yet over something so seemingly mundane as shaving. But obviously, none of us believe that shaving with a straight razor is mundane! However, I would believe that some perspective is in order. If I post here, I will not offer ad hominem attacks, but to the previous poster, I feel that my sarcasm was well deserved.

Kristoffer, you made some valid points about why you like straight razors, but then you demeaned yourself by belittling MY choice of razor, while at the same time claiming what you didn't like about me was that you felt I was doing that to others (which I pretty well explained my position I believe). Then you resorted to the tried and true ad hominem attack, calling me a "loudmouth." And here you also apparently believe this to be so because I had the temerity to extol the virtues of the Feather club, which in your mind is beneath you. So, there you base your opinion on post count,and you offer yourself as an elitist, and I am sorry, but that is a bit pretentious.

Is that what this board is? Is it a place where you need to use the "right kind" of razor? Is it a place where when you post enough and brag about how many razors you own you are elevated? For some, it is, but I suspect that for the silent majority, it is not. I have read this board without posting or even as a registered user for awhile. I have found a lot of knowledge here, but when I bought my feather Club I was excited to read about it, and what I found was pretty much contained in this thread. I found that interesting and decided to post what I thought were the merits of the blade. I have seen a fewpeople actually post some interesting comments and the rest, not so much.

I am new to shaving this way but I know more than most people about boards. It is more interesting to have different viewpoints, then a few who decide for the rest what the viewpoints should be. If you want to have a place that is fun to come to, maybe some should lighten up. Just my .02 (oh, would it help if I mention that I have collectively over 20,0000 posts, just not here, probably not... SIGH)


PS- the Feather Club Artist rules and is a real straight razor. So far, nothing has changed my mind, but I am thinking that stropping is the key to enlightenment (a JOKE, sheesh!)