OT-What is "Chaski.Org"

TDegenhart · Apr 19, 2020

I was reviewing CBlair's admonition to keep things civil while he is gone and found in Don's posting requirements that there are/were posting sites for low end hobby equipment such as HSM and Chaski. HSM is a publication of Village Press. Where/when did Chaski come along or were they a spinoff from Village Press.

Tom

sch · Apr 19, 2020

Chaski has been around at least 15 yrs and in an older version "longer'. It is unrelated to Village Press.
It is run by curmudgeons and has a relatively small # of regular posters.
A website that spans both pro/am is one such as *******.

rklopp · Apr 19, 2020

At least half of Chaski posts are about live steam locomotives. It’s an eclectic mix.

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Conrad Hoffman · Apr 19, 2020

Well, I happen to like Chaski for things not appropriate here. It's a quality site. One of the other hobby sites plays far too loose copying material that isn't theirs, though I haven't checked in a while.

neilho · Apr 20, 2020

Chaski was where we posted before PM.

dian · Apr 20, 2020

did you know they dont just let you register? you have provide details on you interest etc.

PackardV8 · Apr 20, 2020

Since there are now three (maybe more) hobby machinist fora, Chaski doesn't get the traffic it did in years past; pretty slow these days.

jack vines

Zahnrad Kopf · Apr 20, 2020

neilho said:
Chaski was where we posted before PM.

Not as I recall. It was the interim.

RCM ( rec.crafts.metalworking ) was where many posted before most of it.

I find it positively remarkable & amazing how many people I still speak with these days whose acquaintances I first made, there. A handful I actually deal with as part of the shop's business.

neilho · Apr 21, 2020

Zahnrad Kopf said:
Not as I recall. It was the interim.

RCM ( rec.crafts.metalworking ) was where many posted before most of it.

I find it positively remarkable & amazing how many people I still speak with these days whose acquaintances I first made, there. A handful I actually deal with as part of the shop's business.

Ah yes, there was that, too! I fergot. Musta have dain bramage.

It's still going as a google group, too, though by the tone of the posts, unmoderated.

A big shoutout to Don for starting this forum.

Mark Rand · Apr 21, 2020

RCM isn't and never was a google group. Google have leached Usenet groups for years, but they are still Usenet, dirtibuted between and stored on Usenet servers.

Other organisations have also leached Usenet groups and passed them off as their own.

Mcgyver · Apr 21, 2020

PackardV8 said:
Since there are now three (maybe more) hobby machinist fora, Chaski doesn't get the traffic it did in years past; pretty slow these days.

jack vines

I think it more you pretty much had to agree with the site owner on everything, technical included. there's a large fraternity who tried and left the site, its hard to take. The do have a great section of model engineer types which I think what keeps it going. On any one of these site (and there's a few more) you can find newbies and hacks and also really skilled guys who know more than you.....depending of course on the specific topic....none of us knows all about everything despite the odd persons belief to the contrary

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reggie_obe · Apr 21, 2020

No cussin' over on Chaski, even stern language is not allowed. I think Harold also holds a record, having had two Lawyers as members. One of whom, he is still shit scared of.

neilho · Apr 21, 2020

Mark Rand said:
RCM isn't and never was a google group. Google have leached Usenet groups for years, but they are still Usenet, dirtibuted between and stored on Usenet servers.

Other organisations have also leached Usenet groups and passed them off as their own.

Guess I was wrong about that - followed the link...

metlcutr55 · Apr 25, 2020

sch said:
Chaski has been around at least 15 yrs and in an older version "longer'. It is unrelated to Village Press.
It is run by curmudgeons and has a relatively small # of regular posters.
A website that spans both pro/am is one such as *******.

curmudgeons? really? you have no idea how long the trip to become a true curmudgeon. fuck you. get off of my lawn.

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