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I don't think the that other site is trying to be an exclusive good old boys club. They are trying to appeal to the professional rather than the hobbyist. Their membership list it's over 1,600 pages long with about 30 entries per page. On the homepage you'll see the advertising from a number of prominent vendors in the field. These people are advertising multi thousand dollar state of the art machines like laser gear cutters, massive boring machines, top of the line digital controls, and similar equipment used in professional shops. You don't see this type of equipment advertised on this or any other site appealing to hobbyists for good reason. There would be few if any customers here, and their advertising dollars would be wasted.
It's simply a different audience. There is a place for discussions around professional grade machinery that is no longer state of the art, and another area to discuss machinery of bygone eras.
Keep in mind there are probably very few professionals on that site who have ever owned or even operated a Harbor Freight mini mill or lathe. The owner of the site is simply asking members to stay within the discussion guidelines the forum was designed for. If the rules aren't followed the site would most probably be diluted to the point the professionals would no longer want to wade through the myriad of hobbyists topics and questions and would no longer find it useful.
It's simply a different audience. There is a place for discussions around professional grade machinery that is no longer state of the art, and another area to discuss machinery of bygone eras.
Keep in mind there are probably very few professionals on that site who have ever owned or even operated a Harbor Freight mini mill or lathe. The owner of the site is simply asking members to stay within the discussion guidelines the forum was designed for. If the rules aren't followed the site would most probably be diluted to the point the professionals would no longer want to wade through the myriad of hobbyists topics and questions and would no longer find it useful.