What do you think is fair?

[John G]

Paul, I think you know exactly what I mean - look through my posts. I've tried to help quite a few people, if i can, whether it be with my knowledge of screen printing, which i answered quite a lot of your questions, or my limited knowledge of sublimation. In future, until this is a paid for forum, i'll be choosy who i offer my experience to - very similar to your frames or mug templates, you charge for them on the forum don't you.!

[accdave]

To a large part I'm with John G on this. When it's your living it's very difficult to know who really needs help or who is looking to cut your throat with cheap e-bay pricing and lack of any sort of legitimacy when it comes to business.

[Paul]

To a large part I'm with John G on this. When it's your living it's very difficult to know who really needs help or who is looking to cut your throat with cheap e-bay pricing and lack of any sort of legitimacy when it comes to business.

So whats the point be on forum like that Dave???

[Ian M]

I think one of the best examples to look at is how classic car clubs operate. I was involved with quite a few classic car clubs over the last 20 odd years & all the one make clubs have experts on each particular model to help member with any techinical problems.

Now most clubs are run by volunteers including the model experts. In every club magazine it does state that anyone who is a contact is a volunteer & replies will not be instant depending on that volunteers time. Now all clubs charge an annual fee to cover running costs & any profits are a plus which then can be used for mainly members benefits.

I have found that if you let your members know the expectations from club officals they are all very happy understanding & happy with that.

One club that I know of closed its forum to non members & they found a drop in new members joining that club. The committee then decided to trial opening the forum back up to non members & the number of new members increased.

I have no idea how many people make a donation to this forum but, I suspect there are far too many people with short arms & deep pockets. If you donate £5 per year it works out at around under 2p per day now, tell me what you can get for 2p these days?

Ian

[Paul]

Paul, I think you know exactly what I mean - look through my posts. I've tried to help quite a few people, if i can, whether it be with my knowledge of screen printing, which i answered quite a lot of your questions, or my limited knowledge of sublimation. In future, until this is a paid for forum, i'll be choosy who i offer my experience to - very similar to your frames or mug templates, you charge for them on the forum don't you.!

I know now John. But I am not agree with it.
I appreciat all tips I had from you about screen printing but I must say I learnd all from dvd's I bought and from trial and error method.

please let me remind your first post john:

Hi All, Just a little intro as I'm new to this forum, and to sublimation printing in general. I run a screen printing company in Newcastle and have just branched out into sub printing with the purchase of a Ricoh 5050n along with a mug press. 1st impressions are quite good, a few teething troubles to start with but I was expecting that with the new machinery and the process to learn.

Sorry in advance for all the daft newby questions i'll be asking and i'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

Cheers John PS: I've spoke/conversed with justin (JNMann) regarding ricoh printers on another forum - so at least I now one of you
John G

I dont remember anyone on here asked you if you doing that for leaving or are you paying tax etc...also no one asked you if you going to under cut our pricec before answered your questions..

I dont want to steer some s***t but I think we wont go to far with this forum with attitiude like that

regards to templates I charge for hem on my website. not forum. I only posted ad on here. and in correct section. same as you with you SP t-shirts.

I only charge for them as they are not main! artist charge for them. I only have commission payed. All stuff, graphics, tutorials etc wich was created by me I uploaded for free and I always will. any way... I can't see any relation with my templates and this...

[accdave]

To a large part I'm with John G on this. When it's your living it's very difficult to know who really needs help or who is looking to cut your throat with cheap e-bay pricing and lack of any sort of legitimacy when it comes to business.

So whats the point be on forum like that Dave???

I only said I mainly agree, didn't say it was the answer

As somebody who does this full time and therefore classed as a proffesional then I'm happy to pay a fee for access to certain sections where the information is provided by like minded members.

Anybody new who is seriously thinking of taking it up seriously I reckon would also pay a nominal fee.

Having said that a lot of information they want could be found on other forums I suppose

[Paul]

Having said that a lot of information they want could be found on other forums I suppose

But we more friendly on here and we dont mind aswer question quick well. it was like that so far...

[Ian M]

Handbags at dawn anyone

[accdave]

I think it's a shame in a discussion like this one person has got personal.

[John G]

I see your point Ian but a member of a classic cars forum isn't going to take your depth of car knowledge then go on to sell it on ebay for £2.99, just so they can have a pint off the profits.

I'm afraid i'm one of the short arms, deep pockets brigade - quite willing to pay a membership fee that I can put through the books as a professional subscription but not willing to make a donation that I couldn't justify to my accountant.

Paul, my first post was upfront, honest and informative - an intro left for others to read and understand where i'm coming from rather than - 1st post - ebay purchased epson blocked , what do I do.

btw - I think your trying to be too clever and aggressive, especially for someone in your position on the forum, but haven't quite read what you have quoted:

I run a screen printing company in Newcastle

I dont remember anyone on here asked you if you doing that for leaving

I'd appreciate it if you didn't try to belittle me in the future