Why can't I read some of the forums?

Why can't a non-mmember read the forum about this topic?
Is it that sensitive an issue that regular ole prople cannot read it?
Is it a secret?

How come this is the only forum out there that one cannot simply read? I can see not posting but reading? come on.

[TFP Admin]

If you can post a message, you can read the forum. All of our Consumer/DIY forums can be read by anyone, registered or not. You don't even have to be registered to post new topics or reply to existing ones, as you've discovered.

There are a couple of forums in The Professional Forums category that anyone can read. But to be able to read them all and to post new topics or replies, you have to register and be a member of the floorcovering industry. It is for professionals only. Yes, professionals sometimes have sensitive issues that are better discussed among professionals only.

You are welcome to join and, if you are a flooring pro, let me know so you can get access to the pro sections. You may find it difficult to register and use the site though, as long as you continue to use a proxy service to hide your IP address. Anonymous hosts, such as proxy5.guardster.com, the one you are using, prevent you from taking advantage of some of the features of our forum because it blocks cookies and sometimes has trouble with certain functions, like ajax and JavaScript routines we use here.

If you have specific questions about prefinished milling tolerances, or anything else, just ask, or start a new topic in the appropriate forum and I guarantee you will get responses.

If I can be of further assistance, let me know.

TFP Admin

Well sorry about the proxy biz but it's my belief (and one thats been on the web since inception) that one should not have to identify ones self on the internet. The way you have this set-up is to force people to sign in and bloister the membership numbers. But hey, it's your site.
Perhaps you won't even post this becuse its too sensitive.

You say this board is here to help the DOY'er like myself, but really. Milling tolerences and most anything I can think of installation wise should not be so sensitive unless the installer does not know something he should. In that case the person could simply ask under an assumed name. Easy. Or use the guardster.

If your really here to help others and not yourself I should ask why not let everyone read the whole thing like other forums, well every other flooring forum actually.

Besides that how can I simply "join the industry"? Do you not require installation background to join the sensitve area?

Thanks

[TFP Admin]

Unregistered said Well sorry about the proxy biz but it's my belief (and one thats been on the web since inception) that one should not have to identify ones self on the internet. The way you have this set-up is to force people to sign in and bloister the membership numbers. But hey, it's your site.

Actually, this is primarily a website for flooring professionals - we also have sections for the consumer and do-it-yourself crowd. Nick-names are allowed and your email address is visible to no one except me. If you want to use what I have put my money and time into and the members have expended great energy to help others, offering a working, but toss-away email address to register should not be an issue. But knowing that there will always be those who want the information and do not want to have to register to get it, you are able to read and post here without doing so.

Perhaps you won't even post this becuse its too sensitive.

Although most of what you have posted has been criticism, my feelings aren't hurt. I do wonder though, if it weren't for the nameless anonymity you are afforded through the technology of the Internet and this site, would you bee so confrontational?

You say this board is here to help the DOY'er like myself, but really. Milling tolerences and most anything I can think of installation wise should not be so sensitive unless the installer does not know something he should. In that case the person could simply ask under an assumed name. Easy. Or use the guardster. If your really here to help others and not yourself I should ask why not let everyone read the whole thing like other forums, well every other flooring forum actually.

You can find out anything you want about milling tolerances by just asking. The Professional Forums are just that, for professionals. Do you go to your local flooring store and tell the owner you want to sit in on the company meetings? Do you go to the hardware store and tell the management that you have the right to be included in the retailer/vendor discussions about pricing structure, liability issues, employee/employer performance reviews, in-house training sessions concerning customer relations and other confidential or sensitive issues? And you're right, if an installer, retailer, inspector or manufacturer doesn't know something they should, what better and safer place to get that information than in a forum they can be sure is for professionals only.

We aren't every other flooring forum. We never will be as long as I am alive. We have a long list of other forums on our home page and all of our articles and other non-forum pages for those who aren't satisfied with what we have to offer here. All of us who frequent this site hope you will be satisfied and not put off by the fact that we have a sanctuary for professionals along with one of, if not THE largest and most active group of flooring professionals gathered in one place willing to help the consumer and DIYer.

Besides that how can I simply "join the industry"? Do you not require installation background to join the sensitve area?

This is NOT an installer forum. This is a website for all flooring professionals, no matter what segment of the industry they work in. We don't discriminate. If you are the executive of a large, international manufacturer, the salesperson in a big box store in charge of the flooring department, an independent inspector in a metropolitan area, an agent for a distributor, the kid who sweeps out the warehouse at the end of the day or an installer, you qualify to be a pro member here. If you do not work in the flooring industry, we hope you will find this one of the best sites for information and resources and share your insight as a consumer, your experience as a DIYer and your questions about flooring products and services.

Best Regards,

TFP Admin
PS: Your last question, concerning mill tolerances, is here: Pre-finished Milling Tolerances

[Nick Arrera]

TFP Admin is not one to pat him self on the back , But this forum was voted the number one site on the net last April .. someone correct me if i'm wrong .. We must be doing something right .. If you are a diyer , We are here to help .. Not being able to access the pro forum should not be a concern of yours ..

[TFP Admin]

Nick Arrera said ... this forum was voted the number one site on the net last April .. someone correct me if i'm wrong ..

Thanks, Nick, but we ain't that good -- yet. We were vote the best forum for the month of August by one website. Granted, it was a website of Internet specialists, webmasters and forum operators from around the world, but it was just the opinions of a relatively small group of people. Here's more to read: TFP is AdminFusion Forum of the Month

This does happen to be my personal favorite forum of all time though, if that counts for anything. If cproader would bring back his dancing girls, I would like it even more.

T

[cproader]

TFP Admin said If cproader would bring back his dancing girls, I would like it even more. T

And subject them to an uncanny lust and Bud...................I'll think about it.

[Bud Cline]

Ya know what ADMIN? All of this business about getting into this site is explained here if one would only read. Of course that doesn't guarantee an ability to comprehend. Too much time spent on it already as far as I'm concerned. In fact, THAT confrontational attitude has a familiar ring to it. H-m-m-m-m! Had any donations lately?

[Nick Arrera]

Tell them they can have access to the pro forums CP .. And yes bud you are correct on both counts .. confrontational attitude , Too much time ..