Thread: Sun November 21th - Sat November 27th

Originally Posted by eTom

Nice idea. So we got back our "Thanks"-button

Yes,

And without causing anyone to whom such numbers mean anything to lose any sleep!

[QUOTE=BlacknTan;692160]The Globusman is a gorgeous razor!

And thanks to all the posters who make SOTD so great! I don't express my gratitude often enough, but I know what a committment it is to post these shaves every day. It certainly is a bright spot to see what everyone is using and how it is lovingly cared for...

So, this "Thank You" button is for all of you!

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Thank you! I miss the thanks buttom sometimes. Maybe Max can put a different button that doesent get counted but acknowledge our like for the post..

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Thank you Robert.

Globusman

You're welcome...although it was all you buddy

Gorgeous blade

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

So, this "Thank You" button is for all of you!

Hallelujah brother

BLADE RUNNER THAT IS ACTUALLY 2 BOWLS I WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH THE DISHES THE OTHER WEEK AND FOUND THAT THEY FIT TOGETHER JUST RIGHT TO MAKE A KIIND OF SCUTTLE OR A DOUBLE BOILER. HEAT THE LOWER ONE IN THE MICRO WITH A LITTLE WATER IN IT AND PLOP THE OTHER ON TOP MAKE LATHER AND IT STAYS FAIRLY WARM. NOW I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO BUY THE WIFE SOME REPLACEMENTS.
AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO POSTS, THOSE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL RAZORS. HAVE A GREAT WEEK, NOW BACK TO HANGING ROCK IN THE REC. ROOM

Sunday
Santa Maria La Novella Crema Da Barba/Vulfix 404 boar-badger brush/Merkur HD with Gillette Super Paltinum(Brazil)/Burberry ASB/Burberry EDT

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Mikael: I had never heard of that blade (my ignorance)...real nice buddy. Interesting brush handle too.

Thanks Robert! It´s a Shieffield blade and they also made a (slightly more famoust) safety razor: the Wardonia. The brush and handle is a custom job from a dutch artisant guy (Henk).

Razor: W&B For Barbers Use
Brush: Merkur Futur Silvertip
Strop: SRD Red Latigo
Scuttle: G5
Cream: The Bomb Boheme
Astringent: Alum Bloc & Thayers Witch Hazel
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
Result: Wonderful! I'm lovin this new strop and the mix of Boheme with clubman left me feeling very floral and refreshed

Originally Posted by Mikael

Thanks Robert! It´s a Shieffield blade and they also made a (slightly more famoust) safety razor: the Wardonia. The brush and handle is a custom job from a dutch artisant guy (Henk).

Excellent Mikael...Now, I know something more about this blade

This is slightly off topic and perhaps a moot point. I didn't see whether there was a controversy over the 'thanks' button here on the SOTD threads or not. I'm reading between the line and am guessing that somebody didn't care for folks "artificially" increasing their 'thanks' count through the use of pictures.

This is the first forum that I participate in that uses(ed) the 'thanks' feature - I think it spectacular. True, the mods/owners/whomever get to decide how/what they want to do, but if the thought process was that "any old monkey can take a picture and we want to recognize those leaders in the community that share their knowledge with the rest of us", I can only comment that taking a SOTD photo is not a short process. The good photos probably have at least 30 minutes behind them in terms of concept, design, shooting, editing, posting, etc. I'd humbly say that we DO want to recognize those folks that are putting forth some great art with our favorite subject as the focus. Plus, a crappy photo isn't going to get a 'thanks'.

To my mind the 'thanks' button should be all about recognition around participation - whether that be "here's a wonderful photo" (which might make me want to run out and get some new soap, a strop, or even a razor - all of which have happened, btw), "here's a video of me shaving", or "here's some written advice on WTG, ATG, XTG, etc.".

So... that's my two cents. I vote to bring back the 'thanks' option. It makes it 100x easier to say "dude, awesome photo, thank you" vs. posting a message to say the same.

In other words, you can be a participating, helpful newcomer judged by your peers vs. your post count (the traditional method of determining who is an old fart vs. a young whippersnapper).