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Ever since the penmanship forum here on FPN was killed and the 4 replacement forums were installed, I have noticed a large decline in the number of overall penmanship/calligraphy posts. To tell you the truth, I think having one forum made it much easier to keep track of posts and one could easily know which forum to post in. It seems that the "penmanship community" here on FPN has been broken into smaller segments. Overall, I just miss the penmanship forum. Is there no going back?

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Ever since the penmanship forum here on FPN was killed and the 4 replacement forums were installed, I have noticed a large decline in the number of overall penmanship/calligraphy posts. To tell you the truth, I think having one forum made it much easier to keep track of posts and one could easily know which forum to post in. It seems that the "penmanship community" here on FPN has been broken into smaller segments. Overall, I just miss the penmanship forum.

I agree.

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As I got more and more into FPs last year, I contemplated getting into one or another form of calligraphy, but as I looked at all the other demands on my time, I decided that I don't really have the time to spend leaning Spencerian or italic. That said, I still like reading about it. So I'm going to follow this thread.

Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

31 and counting :D

 

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I'm afraid I don't check the new calligraphy forums much and that's a little sad as the Penmanship forum was the main reason I used to visit FPN. Splitting the Forums will probably mean that there are some forums that will only get a single new thread a week or so.

 

I know for me I started down the road of flex pens and looking into spencerian script, then in passing I saw a wonderful post by Ken on Business Monoline and that took me down a new direction. Not sure if that would happen with the new forums.

 

Still it maybe just change we need to get used to.

WTT: My Lamy 2000 Fine nib for your Lamy 2000 Broad nib.

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I found this new arrangement after a few months' inactivity, and I'm not sure I see the point yet. The volume of posts in the penmanship forum was not so large as to split it in four, IMO.

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I'm still trying to figure out how a few of the threads I started ended up in "Calligraphy Discussions", and not in the "Handwriting & Handwriting Improvement" sub-forum.

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I'm afraid I don't check the new calligraphy forums much and that's a little sad as the Penmanship forum was the main reason I used to visit FPN.

Me too. :(

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What can we do to realign the planets bring our fountain pen- addicted filled lives back in order?(aka How can we get our forum back)? How many votes or virtual signatures, or how many complaints are needed? We could just band together and go to administration. Who will join me?

 

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Maybe a reaction like this was what the 'management' wanted. That we would get annoyed, band together and start posting to the handwriting forum.

WTT: My Lamy 2000 Fine nib for your Lamy 2000 Broad nib.

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Hadn't noticed!

 

I use the search + new + forums link to browse FPN, choosing the forums I want from the left-hand side of the page. I have to keep up with the forum changes, but it does mean I come home from work and see three pages of interesting new stuff rather than twenty pages of

 

  • Is my Montblanc fake?
  • I didn't use ammonia and a pen flush and an ear syringe and an ultrasonic cleaner between fills - have I ruined my pen?
  • My pen has nib creep - should I ask for a refund?
  • This pen cost $500 but it doesn't flex - why is this brand rubbish?
  • What colour ink should I put in this pen?
  • How much is this pen worth?
  • Is this a genuine Montblanc?

and on and on... ;)

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Hadn't noticed!

 

I use the search + new + forums link to browse FPN, choosing the forums I want from the left-hand side of the page. I have to keep up with the forum changes, but it does mean I come home from work and see three pages of interesting new stuff rather than twenty pages of

 

 

  • Is my Montblanc fake?
  • I didn't use ammonia and a pen flush and an ear syringe and an ultrasonic cleaner between fills - have I ruined my pen?
  • My pen has nib creep - should I ask for a refund?
  • This pen cost $500 but it doesn't flex - why is this brand rubbish?
  • What colour ink should I put in this pen?
  • How much is this pen worth?
  • Is this a genuine Montblanc?
and on and on... ;)

Hey can you help me figure out if my Montblanc is the real thing? :)

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I tend to hit the "view new content" button, then read threads that interest me, rather than by sub-forum or by what brunico does. I'll admit that I didn't actually notice that the Penmanship Forum had splintered so drastically, but then, I've got a lot of catching up to do after not having been on for several days....

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Thought it was terrible at first, then adjusted to the change and find it okay now. Just more button pushing to get where I want to go.

 

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Randal

From a person's actions, we may infer attitudes, beliefs, --- and values. We do not know these characteristics outright. The human dichotomies of trust and distrust, honor and duplicity, love and hate --- all depend on internal states we cannot directly experience. Isn't this what adds zest to our life?

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I agree with the OP. Too many topic headings overall. The multiplicity of forums on ink testing, in particular, is paralyzing. My response: I just don't find myself visiting FPN as often any more. It's too hard to find material now. Leonardo da Vinci was right: simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, not complexity.

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Agreed. I felt like the way it was laid out before made sense and was easily navigable. I've been away from FPN with a few exceptions to research a specific topic, but this is disorienting. :(

 

Didn't we have a pinned thread of people posting writing samples? Still looking for that... Maybe it wasn't pinned but just so active it always floated near the top.

~April

 

 

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,

see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

 

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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I agree with the OP. Too many topic headings overall. The multiplicity of forums on ink testing, in particular, is paralyzing. My response: I just don't find myself visiting FPN as often any more. It's too hard to find material now. Leonardo da Vinci was right: simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, not complexity.

Totally agree. The Ink related forums are ridiculously & unnecessarily convoluted. I used to look at them all the time, but since the new arrangement I hardly ever bother. Why is it so disjointed & complex? It's quite bizarre.

Verba volant, scripta manent

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I tend to hit the "view new content" button, then read threads that interest me, rather than by sub-forum or by what brunico does. I'll admit that I didn't actually notice that the Penmanship Forum had splintered so drastically…

 

What Ruth said. I either skim all the new content for interesting-looking threads, or I use the search feature to find some particular information. I have no idea how the new organization of forums is different from the old organization. :)

"To read without also writing is to sleep." - St. Jerome

 

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When I have a handwriting question I never know whether to post here or in calligrapy discussions. Mind boggling.

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