Is Bill Hood banned from this site?

[inkbrigade]

I think Bill told me he was. I was just wondering why? I know Bill has some of his own ideas and stands by them. Although i've seen Bill debate with people on many occasion, I would NOT consider Bill a troll nor a trouble maker. I have learn some good stuff from Bill in the past. He's passionate about screen printing.
To not let someone on here because they are a trouble maker is one thing. To not let someone on here because you disagree with their opinion or don't like their personality is completely different.

I know i'm not an admin on the board. I'm not the owner and didn't put up and money or work here. BUT i AM a member of the community of this board and I would like to see Bill be able to join the discussions if he'd like to.

Just my .02

[Fresh Baked Printing]

If it's the real Bill Hood, he's on the members roll.

[jsheridan]

He's here.

I believe Bill has taken a break from public forum posting.

[244]

He is actually helping critique our new forum which will launch probably this week.

[admin]

Mr. Hood does indeed have a lot to offer. However, experiences have shown that his exuberance and style have lead to some dissatisfaction on other forums in the past. And thus, with heavy heart and desire to keep this place drama free, we requested that he not post here. He still has a registered account, and access to content, and members may access him via PM and board email. Those wishing to read Bill's writing can also visit him at his own Solutions Journal.
www.solutionsjournal.com

Play Nice!

[bimmridder]

He also has a forum (I believe it's his) called Screenprint group. It's still in it's infancy. He has also told me he is very busy with travel and consulting.

I'll be the first to say he and I don't see eye to eye, but I still  like to see his opinions.

[Evo]

However, experiences have shown that his exuberance and style have lead to some dissatisfaction on other forums in the past. And thus, with heavy heart and desire to keep this place drama free, we requested that he not post here.

Uh...wtf? I hope you reconsider this. Bill is headstrong and opinionated, but it's almost always for the benefit of printers. This is in direct contrast to the trolls that only post for the betterment of themselves.

[Fresh Baked Printing]

Exuberant style welcome. Conceited vanity whores, not.   

[repogolfer]

Uh...wtf? I hope you reconsider this. Bill is headstrong and opinionated, but it's almost always for the benefit of printers. This is in direct contrast to the trolls that only post for the betterment of themselves.

I couldn't agree more.

Bill has always helped me in the past, and even though a lot of what he says goes over my head...but that's on me.

We should all strive to learn more.  And I have learned a lot from Bill.



Jon

[Command-Z]

That's not going to keep this board drama-free.

I'm not liking this... maybe I've missed something Bill might have said in the past, but I've never seen anything outright offensive or directly MEAN... like the guy who this board used to be named after used to do. If all it takes is a strong OPINION to offend people, then where does the banning end?

Bad... BAD taste in my mouth from this. You're catering to the weak.

[inkman996]

I actually agree with the others, I am also one of the ones that has a hard time swallowing his way of talking about others but I agree let him post. After he can be ignored if needed, one thing about him is he will always be up front and never hide behind aliases or try in any way to cause forum mayhem.

[alan802]

I've gotten to know Bill over the last year and have read every post of his that's up on all of the forums.  He is strong minded and I guess you can say opinionated but I dare someone to find something he's posted and prove him wrong on it.  You have to take into account that everything he puts out there is supported by decades of experience, more experience than 99% of active forum members so in fact he does know what he's talking about.  I understand how those who don't know him read his posts, I used to read them the same way, it comes off as abrasive but it's factual and to the point, with some opinions thrown in from time to time.  There might be other ways of doing things but everything I've learned from him has made us a better shop.  He's been very open to me about him not knowing all there is to know about screen printing, and he's always looking to learn something new.  I've considered Bill a mentor and friend for some time now and I really appreciate how much he's reached out to us and always offered to teach me something new.  We were an ordinary print shop and had plateaued with our quality and production capabilities until I stumbled upon some of his articles and books.  Then after implementing a lot of the processes and controls I learned from him we became capable of printing anything as well as any shop in town, maybe better.

I say all that not in hopes that he'll be allowed to post here, but so that maybe others will see another, more closeup opinion of him that's not usually put out there.

[Sbrem]

I also have had no problems with Bill. I've spoken with him various times, and he's always been a gentleman. I do however, still pull a squeegee instead of push, but then, I rarely have to print. I for one would appreciate his posts.

Steve

[Evo]

I do however, still pull a squeegee instead of push

LOL. With you there. Pushing a squeegee, at least for me, is like trying to ride a bicycle backwards.

[ZooCity]

I'm sure others here have noted that I tend to give Bill a hard time every now and then but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate his devotion to better printing and the valuable information he shares quite concisely, completely and freely on forums. 

I actually like Bill's dedication to all the variables and insistence that others do the same and I feel that most of the distaste towards his posts comes from a sometimes less than ideal delivery of his message.  The times he's offended or annoyed me were unintended I'm sure and I feel he always means well and genuinely wants others to improve their print process. 

That said, I'm not keen on pre-emptively uninviting potential members who can steadily contribute with minimal drama.  But if the fella has enough stigma from previous forum interactions that the admin's feel he's prone to rile up other members and steer things off topic than a request not to post doesn't seem too terrible.  Exclusivity is what has kept this place clean so far.

Bill's posts, when he's posting, can be found on the M&R Forums and the man is fairly prolific in his writings and media available on the internet.  Indeed, he has enough "exuberance" to fill up many a website.  If this ain't one of them then so be it I guess.  I seem to have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the man, so I don't really know how I feel about it.