These are my 2 personal Humidors.

[ggiese]

I tried to share my craft here. You started by insulting me. I would have helped anyone that wanted to build their own. I would have got any of you set up with the finest suppliers in the woodworking world. I would have taught anyone that open their mind to it. I would have even made pieces for you to use if you weren't equipped to do it yourself. You think you are so sophisticated, well you're not. You're a very bitter bunch. I'll be removing my pictures and my website. What I had to offer far outweighs what you brought to the table. You haven't hurt my feelings a bit. I just feel sorry for you. I'll go back to smoking a fantastic cigar while doing my craft. Have a nice life.

I'm shocked!!! You would leave because others are "bitter"?

Have you been the least bit self-reflective in any of this process? I have a funny feeling you don't have it in ya...

[craig]

I tried to share my craft here. You started by insulting me. I would have helped anyone that wanted to build their own. I would have got any of you set up with the finest suppliers in the woodworking world. I would have taught anyone that open their mind to it. I would have even made pieces for you to use if you weren't equipped to do it yourself. You think you are so sophisticated, well you're not. You're a very bitter bunch. I'll be removing my pictures and my website. What I had to offer far outweighs what you brought to the table. You haven't hurt my feelings a bit. I just feel sorry for you. I'll go back to smoking a fantastic cigar while doing my craft. Have a nice life.

Welcome from Bitterville, PA?

Will

I'm shocked!!! You would leave because others are "bitter"?

Have you been the least bit self-reflective in any of this process? I have a funny feeling you don't have it in ya...

You're chuckling again, aren't you?

[ggiese]

You're chuckling again, aren't you?

Well - it's more like a sick feeling at this point. Kinda like driving by a bad wreck - you just MUST look, but you know what you're gonna see and it ain't pretty...

It was "cute" earlier, but it's become a lot less "cute" over time. I knew what was coming a while back - was interested in the response when it was brought to light - wondered how humimini would handle himself (had a funny feeling it was gonna be something like this) and cannot believe the self-destruction has been this bad...

huminimi - if there ever comes a point in time where you understand what all of these "bitter" people are telling you - come on back. We'd love to share in your passion for your work.

[Shelby07]

Well - it's more like a sick feeling at this point. Kinda like driving by a bad wreck - you just MUST look, but you know what you're gonna see and it ain't pretty...

It was "cute" earlier, but it's become a lot less "cute" over time. I knew what was coming a while back - was interested in the response when it was brought to light - wondered how humimini would handle himself (had a funny feeling it was gonna be something like this) and cannot believe the self-destruction has been this bad...

huminimi - if there ever comes a point in time where you understand what all of these "bitter" people are telling you - come on back. We'd love to share in your passion for your work.

Agreed 100%.

Humidor Minister, It seemed to me that you were not here to be part of the community, but rather to show off your woodworking, toot your own horn and, possibly, drum up some business. There's no doubt that you have some terrific skills in woodworking, but this is a cigar board and not an extension of your "hobby." There are some folks here who have forgotten more about cigars than you'll ever know (no, I'm not one of them, a couple of the guys you took on are.)

No one is bitter here, just cautious and protective. We want to know your intentions. When you come here and your "passion" for cigars has to be pulled from you while your other "passions" flow like water, we all start to wonder what's up and, as I asked, why you're here. Sometimes it's a misunderstanding, but more often it's someone who is out for themselves rather than caring about how they fit into and add to the community.

I've read where a lot of people describe this board as "bitter" or "dysfunctional." It takes a while to figure out, but when someone does their best to fit in here there's nothing bitter or dysfunctional about this board. The folks here don't kiss ass, and they expect that you will be who you say you are.

As George said, come back if you ever figure it out. As a resource you would be welcomed. As a superstar you'll probably be booted.

[craig]

Well - it's more like a sick feeling at this point. Kinda like driving by a bad wreck - you just MUST look, but you know what you're gonna see and it ain't pretty...

I was wrong; you're not chuckling.

It was "cute" earlier, but it's become a lot less "cute" over time. I knew what was coming a while back - was interested in the response when it was brought to light - wondered how humimini would handle himself (had a funny feeling it was gonna be something like this) and cannot believe the self-destruction has been this bad...

huminimi - if there ever comes a point in time where you understand what all of these "bitter" people are telling you - come on back. We'd love to share in your passion for your work.

Fast and furious from the perspective of this forum. IMHO, that was probably best for all concerned, given the timing of his joining here.

[basil]

Wow. Woodworking Spinal Tap.

[prophetic_joe]

it's funny that it probably wouldn't have turned out this way if he had just come here and said right out "Hi I am here because I make good quality humidors and would like to sell you guys some. Here is my website. Also I do like to share information about my craft and would be more than willing to offer any guidance to those of you who might like to look in to making one for yourself." He may have actually sold something and he would have certainly gotten a lot more respect.

[Eville]

Or, if by some miracle he wasn't here to sell his stuff, he could have avoided probably all of this by posting his humidors in the Post Your Humidor thread. But no, he wouldn't want to associate his masterpieces with everyone else's junk.

[ashauler]

Agreed 100%.

Humidor Minister, It seemed to me that you were not here to be part of the community, but rather to show off your woodworking, toot your own horn and, possibly, drum up some business. There's no doubt that you have some terrific skills in woodworking, but this is a cigar board and not an extension of your "hobby." There are some folks here who have forgotten more about cigars than you'll ever know (no, I'm not one of them, a couple of the guys you took on are.)

No one is bitter here, just cautious and protective. We want to know your intentions. When you come here and your "passion" for cigars has to be pulled from you while your other "passions" flow like water, we all start to wonder what's up and, as I asked, why you're here. Sometimes it's a misunderstanding, but more often it's someone who is out for themselves rather than caring about how they fit into and add to the community.

I've read where a lot of people describe this board as "bitter" or "dysfunctional." It takes a while to figure out, but when someone does their best to fit in here there's nothing bitter or dysfunctional about this board. The folks here don't kiss ass, and they expect that you will be who you say you are.
As George said, come back if you ever figure it out. As a resource you would be welcomed. As a superstar you'll probably be booted.

Great post Mark. The last three sentences are gold.

Humidor Minister,
I remember you from CL, when you were William Wyko, and I see you at other boards with this username now, so, its not like any judgements I've made just materialized today. But, you never know. I've been wrong before and will be again.

As Mark said, this place takes a while to figure out, but once you do that, this is a great place to be.