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#1 JonSzanto

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Posted 03 February 2014 - 07:26 PM

It appears so. I assume many of the people here have an idea of the history of PenTrace, I've only known of it a couple years and not been a regular reader/poster. It does appear that they will be closing down both the forum and sales sites.



#2 jjlax10

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Posted 03 February 2014 - 09:50 PM

The post looks real enough, but it has an angry tone it seems to me. There was a huge shouting match on the board the other day and I wonder if that is part of the desire to call it quits.



#3 John Danza

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Posted 03 February 2014 - 11:05 PM

I haven't looked at Pentrace in years. The structure of the board is horrible, with threads that are active just going further and further down the board and impossible to find. The politics of it got pretty tough to deal with as well.



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#4 Roger W.

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Posted 03 February 2014 - 11:18 PM

I understand that Donal doesn't have time for it as he once did.  It does look like there was a change in plan and that it will be going away completely.

 

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#5 Roger W.

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Posted 04 February 2014 - 12:45 AM

Not actually closing.  Len has posted an update.

 

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#6 JonSzanto

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Posted 04 February 2014 - 02:16 AM

Wait and see. I hope they find a good solution for their community.



#7 marcshiman

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Posted 04 February 2014 - 11:42 AM

Someone made mention of a lawsuit against the board.


Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens

 

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#8 FarmBoy

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Posted 04 February 2014 - 02:32 PM

Someone made mention of a lawsuit against the board.

What about?

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#9 marcshiman

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Posted 04 February 2014 - 02:41 PM

Who knows? Could be someone was unhappy with a Lamy Safari's scratchy nib that they bought off Pentrace. Steven Overbury's presence seems to have stirred up some passions quite recently too.

 

Point is, that even the threat of a lawsuit, frivolous or otherwise, will VERY quickly drive someone away from something they do as a labor of love. It sucks.


Please join the Mabie Todd Swan project where I am trying to sort out the undocumented mess that is American Mabie Todd's from the 1930's. The last pens that MT seemed to advertise were the "Eternal" pens, and then the company put out a wide range of different styles, shapes, sizes and filling systems before eventually closing up shop. I invite you to post your pictures of your American pens

 

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#10 wolverine1

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Posted 04 February 2014 - 09:21 PM

Could it be Stepher Overbury threatning a lawsuit against Luis and Pentrace? There was some drama going on between these 2 individuals maybe 2 weeks ago.






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