Time for new Manufacturer forums

[specter]

Time to Take Notice

maybe given the membership statistics some manufacturer's need to be moved from Manufacturer Product Forums, Sub-Forum, Other Manufacturers, Stickys, to their own Manufacturer Product Forum.


The statistics as of 1100 AM, December 19 2009 are:




Manufacturer Forum Threads/ Posts

Hobart 203/ 1,222

Lincoln 1,170/ 9,331

Miller 853/ 6,662

Everlast 120/ 1,312

Harbor Freight 422/ 4,739

Longevity 123/ 1,383


Other Manuafacturers (Sticky) Replies/ Views

Hypertherm 303/ 10,777

Thermal Arc 16/ 1,760

Giant Tech Zone 149/ 7,132

Esab 12/ 1,692

[ed mac]

i would think you would have to pay for that

[specter]

Well from what I hear in various posts if we get enough posts and support from the members they will give the manufacturer their own site!!?? Perhaps the mod's will clear up that question.

What say all the members?

[smawgmaw]

Yeah, I agree give Hypertherm their own forum thread. By ranking of posts, Hypertherm is definitely busier than Harbor Freight, Everlast, and Longevity. Which by the way, each have their own forum thread.

[specter]

Would be nice Holiday season gift if the webmaster would give Hypertherm its own manufacturers forum.

[denrep]

Hear hear!

A dedicated section for an industry leading Plasma manufacturer such as Hypertherm, which would be attended to by an industry veteran and plasma expert, would be a huge asset to WeldingWeb.

I vote to create it!

[specter]

Yep Jim Colt is in the Who's Who list when it comes to the plasma industry! He has helped answer many plasma questions that members have asked not only on Hypertherm but other plasma brands as well.

[specter]

Having one Hypertherm forum would give folks one central point for posting their Hypertherm Threads, Posts, and Replies! As it stands now folks are posting all over the Welding Web site in various forums because Hypertherm does not have its own Manufacturer Product Forum.

[specter]

New statistics show that over six (6) days Hypertherm increased posts and views

12/19/09 Hypertherm 303/ 10,777

12/25/09 Hypertherm 317/ 11,351

thats an increase of 14/ 574 in only 6 days

and that does include numerious other posts throughout the site with hundreds of replies

[Frank Chloupek]

I'll direct a few people here to look at this thread and see what they think. If there's any comments to add, just continue this thread.

-- Frank

[jamlit]

If Hypertherm get s spot then make sure that Thermodynamic has one as well. Both are the top plasma's in the field and both derserve a spot here.

[specter]

Well from what I have been told their getting a forum of their own has to do with Threads/Posts, Views & Review on their name which is why I posted the totals. Based on sheer numbers some manufacturers that right now have sticky's under Other Manufacturer's should have their own forums.

[specter]

"Thanks Frank"

Oh by the way Hope you had a Merry Christmas? Best wishs for a Happy New Year:drinkup:

[mikehussy1990]

well ... this rather would be a change of mind for some time ... but surely need to have some time required for that ...... :P :P

[jamlit]

Wow, After going back and reading the numbers on each I am happy I bought The TD unit and not the hypo. I take it the TD have less trouble and require less posts looking for help to keep then running good. :)

[LarryO]

I think you will find that most of the problems are their own. ( bad air, consumables over tight on torch head, etc ). I would say that the TD's dont sell as well as the Hypo's.


I've owned both, with the TD being first and the PowerMax45 2nd.
Sold my TD to a friend and he now wants my 45.

PowerMax has been a better machine. Consumable life is amazingly long.

[jamlit]

I was just having fun and I agree that most problems with either brand are human error's.

I think both are the top and its luck from there that might make any difference. When I bought my TD, their cunsumables were 1/2 the cost and lasted longer then the HT. Now it seems the HT had caught up and may have even passed the TD's. I still love my unit and would buy another in a heart beat but I would take a hard look at the HT's first.

[LarryO]

Sorry Jamlit.

Just woke up and saw your post and thought you were attacking my beloved 45.:nono::laugh:

Should have known you would have been smarter than that.:D

Have a good day/night

[jamlit]

No problem mate. Its good to have a little fun once and awhile.

Thanks for the reply post. :)

[specter]

Perhaps we can start our own Hypertherm forum up here in the suggestions section:laugh:

[LarryO]

Perhaps we can start our own Hypertherm forum up here in the suggestions section:laugh:



X 2 :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[specter]

Maybe good news coming I got this email from Frank Chloupek, Adminstrator, Welding Web:

Re: New Forum?

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I'll poke Robert Brooks (editor in Chief) and a few other people here to see what they think. I've also added a note to the thread saying that any comments to be

posted.


It would probably just be an open room. We'd love to get people to talk from the companies, but honestly that's easier said than done.


My response to Frank:

Re: New Forum?

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I am here several times a day and have noted many times the Jim Colt of Hypertherm is here. Jim is listed on the Who's Who of the Plasma World and not just for Hypertherm. But for everything he has done for the plasma community He also addresses questions have on other manufacturers plasma when the manufacturers have been unable to answer the questions.

So Hypertherm Owners,Lovers and Supporters unite show your support for Hypertherm having their own Forum.

[specter]

Show your support of Hypertherm by clicking GO ADVANCE, go to Additional Options and Rate Thread! There you can add a score for this thread for Hypertherm having it own forum.

[specter]

sorry abut the poll only being one (1) day . I set it for 30 days but when submitted it came back as one day. When the day I will submit a new poll for the 30 days

[tnjind]

Why? Just askin.

[specter]

Hopefully to bring to attention that sheer numbers of member threads, posts, replies and views justifies a manufacturer having its own forum. It would give members one central forum of where to go rather than posting all over the various other forums.

[specter]

bump
up

[LarryO]

The sooner Welding Web put up a Hypertherm section the better.

Hypertherm people need to be posting in the one area. At the moment people miss the sticky and post all over the place. ( and them Jim may not respond because he cant find them ).

Often people have to be redirected to the sticky or others make Jim aware that there are questions in other sections for him to look at.


LETS MAKE IT EASY FOR EVERYONE!

[specter]

Very true would be nice if site management would make things easier for everyone.

[Frank Chloupek]

Specter,

I reopened the poll so a few more people can vote.

Frank

[specter]

Thanks Franks

I wasn't sure if a poll was really needed but I thought it might help draw in the editor attention. Right now Hypertherm sure seems to be able to justify having its own forum, An Jim Colt of Hypertherm is certainly here daily to help out Hypertherm's forum, as well as answering any and all plasma questions weather they be Hypertherm or another manufacturers.

Having one central forum for Hypertherm would certainly help members from posting all over the other forums as they are not aware of Hypertherm's sticky sub forum status under Other Manufacturers.

Thanks.
Tom

[GiantTechGuy]

I just voted yes for my neighbor :D

[specter]

Thanks Larry and by the way I would love to see you also get your own forum as the number seems to justify it.

[GiantTechGuy]

Thanks Larry and by the way I would love to see you also get your own forum as the number seems to justify it.

If not that's ok with me. There doesn't seem to be many questions on my thread but there sure are alot of hits, don't know where they are coming from ! I used to provide a link in my Ebay sales to WW but after that drew attention to my competitors I stopped that.
An old thread titled " E-bay GiantTech " has a view count now of 25,328 :laugh:

[LarryO]

Some people showed support for the Hypertherm section........

NOW LETS VOTE!

Sure we can get more than 8 votes........

LET SHOW ADMIN. SOME VOTING POWER!



It will only let me vote once!

[LarryO]

600+ views and 10 votes?

Its in the interest of everyone to vote.

It will help clean the site up of misdirected posts

[specter]

I agree Larry(GiantTech), your sub forum in the old site forum before we went to sub forum sticky had the most views of any forum! And if you were to add that old count to the new your GiantTech would most certainly be the most viewed of all the manufacturers.

And LarryO I wonder about those views versus the votes. Unless the all 600+ views were non-Welding Web members the vote count by members should be higher!!! I am guessing members are viewing but not submitting their votes for some reason.

Come On Members get your vote in now to make (or not make) Hypertherm a separate
MANUFACTURER Forum. By voting yes hopefully we will make Hypertherm a forum and end Hypertherm posts from being all over Welding Web's site.

[DSW]

And LarryO I wonder about those views versus the votes. Unless the all 600+ views were non-Welding Web members the vote count by members should be higher!!! I am guessing members are viewing but not submitting their votes for some reason.

Don't forget every time you stop and look at the next new post, you add one more to the view count. I don't know when you made it a poll, but I noticed it after this was already on page 2. I think I was #7 about 3 posts back.

[smawgmaw]

I would vote yes again if I could, but I already voted yes. Come on guys, dont be shy, at least vote one way or the other!

[specter]

No word yet on the request for a new Hypertherm.

[specter]

bump over ATV spammer

[LarryO]

Another helpful hand by Jim in the Hypertherm sticky section!

Jim even took his own machine apart and supplied a pic of what might need to be changed.

As i would expect from Hypertherm, service second to none!


NOW LET GIVE THEM THEIR OWN SECTION.....please:D


Edit: Jim even tries to help plasma questions in all manufactures sections, even Harbour Freight as he has done recently.

[specter]

Gee pitiful voting turnout so far 16 votes out of about 21,000 members . :help:

:rolleyes:Maybe we should have run on Obama's platform of "CHANGE" after all look at all the votes he got and what a change he has made for the country .And then he changed the peace of the world an got a Nobel.:confused:

[specter]

The poll has been stuck at only Sixteen (16) votes!!! Wow that out of an eligible Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Six (20,926) voting members. Thats only .0007645% yep not even 1% have voted:confused:

Hypertherm Owners, want to be owners, friends of, or members that appreciate the help Jim Colt of Hypertherm really should show it by getting their vote in NOW.:help:

[specter]

The poll ends next Saturday, 16 January 2010 at 511pm.

So get your vote in Now top of page Click on http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=36611

[GiantTechGuy]

Are the other two importers still paying for their forums? I

[LarryO]

Dont think so Larry, but.......

Who would vote NO? There are only 2 NO votes!

[GiantTechGuy]

Dont think so Larry, but.......

Who would vote NO? There are only 2 NO votes!

Not me...... ;)

[specter]

Really doesn't matter who voted no !! Biggest thing is that all member only have until :

The poll ends next Saturday, 16 January 2010 at 511pm.

So get your vote in Now!! Click on http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=36611

[Frank Chloupek]

GiantTechGuy: The paid arrangement for Longevity and Everlast has ended. There were a few more things such as logos, etc that went into the sponsorship arrangement besides just the forum creation.

Are the other two importers still paying for their forums? I

[specter]

Well folks there is the official facts from Welding Web Admin. Everlast and Longevity are now on equal standing all the other manufacturers in the Manufacturer Product Forum.

Now back to our story.

Sheer numbers of Threads, Posts, and Replies throughout Welding Web seem to justify that the manufacturer Hypertherm be given its own forum. Right now Hypertherm is just a STICKY Thread under the Other Manufacturers forum. This poll is to show your support for Hypertherm having its own Forum.

The poll ends next Saturday, 16 January 2010 at 511pm.

So get your vote in Now!! Click on http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=36611

[duaneb55]

Who would vote NO? There are only 2 NO votes!

Well we know that Larry voted 'YES' and no one has any reason to doubt that. Harbor Freight could care less so that leaves . . .




. . . any guesses?

Edit: I forgot to mention - I voted YES too.

[specter]

Well duane55 you would think everyone would vote to have one central forum from Hypertherm. As it stands now very few seem to know that Hypertherm has a sticky sub forum (thread) under the Other Manufacturers sub forum. With it being located in a sub sub forum sticky Hypertherm threads, posts and replies can be found throughout the Welding Web site. One Hypertherm forum would clear up things for "everyone".

Sheer numbers of Threads, Posts, and Replies throughout Welding Web seem to justify that the manufacturer Hypertherm be given its own forum. Right now Hypertherm is just a STICKY Thread under the Other Manufacturers forum. This poll is to show your support for Hypertherm having its own Forum.

The poll ends this coming Saturday, 16 January 2010 at 511pm.

So get your vote in Now!! Click on http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=36611
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[specter]

WELL FOLKS THE POLL ENDS THIS SATURDAY

As it stands now very few seem to know that Hypertherm has a sticky sub forum (thread) under the Other Manufacturers sub forum. With it being located in a sub sub forum sticky Hypertherm threads, posts and replies can be found throughout the Welding Web site. One Hypertherm forum would clear up things for "everyone".

Sheer numbers of Threads, Posts, and Replies throughout Welding Web seem to justify that the manufacturer Hypertherm be given its own forum. Right now Hypertherm is just a STICKY Thread under the Other Manufacturers forum. This poll is to show your support for Hypertherm having its own Forum.

The poll ends this coming Saturday, 16 January 2010 at 511pm.

So get your vote in Now!! Click on http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=36611

[specter]

WELL FOLKS THE POLL ENDS THIS SATURDAY

The poll ends this coming Saturday, 16 January 2010 at 511pm.

So get your vote in Now!! Click on http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=36611

CURRENT COUNT IS

36 YES
2 NO

[Frank Chloupek]

Forum has been created. If any threads are inappropriately in other forums just let the mods know.

[specter]

THANKS alot

[specter]

Poll now closed