Thread: Apologies and restraint

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I think there's a lot to apologize for simply because it's IMPOSSIBLE to judge the structural integrity of a weld from a photo taken from a significant distance away. Anyone who doesn't understand that doesn't know much about welding, regardless of what claims they make. A whole lot of the MIG welds done on my frame by Oze look a lot worse than anything I've done.

That extended tirade was entirely made up from the poster(s) imaginations. Several members decided to jump on the band wagon and join the bashing with no evidence of any problem, other than the unsubstantiated allegations posted by 36 sedan. I'd be embarrassed to have been part of the bashing.

As I noted, I've been welding for over 40 years and never had a problem with anything I've welded. I've even done production stick welding, but of course I have no way to prove that.

Suddenly I get accused of not knowing what I'm doing and also lying about being a mechanical engineer, in addition to my alleged poor welding abilities. I'm not going to waste my time with a forum that's dominated by a small group of bitter old men who act as cyber bullies and hide behind claims of "protecting public safety" to justify the bullying.

When bicycling was my main hobby (for 25 years), I made over 20,000 posts on several different cycling websites and never had a problem like this. Some of these forums had fairly strict moderation and members could be banned for tirades like the one made 36 sedan.