Stevetype33 wrote:

Is there room for a British typewriters sub-forum? I see the danger in too much sub-division but...

Absolutely! However, how many manufacturers were British in origin as opposed to British made versions of brands that originated elsewhere? Would it be inappropriate to fit them in with the European sub-forum?

I'd be more than happy to include a British sub-forum if people feel that it would be a useful sub-division to have. 

I would love to see a breakdown in the forums by type of typewriter:  desk models and portables instead of by country.  I will look at portable typewriter information but my main interest are the older desk typewriters c.1890-1930.  I would have to visit the European, German, and American forums now to see that I didn't miss any desk machines but, with a forum for just all desk typewriters I would only have to look at one forum

I don't know how you can please everyone all of the time but maybe some re-thinking about the forum divisions might be good.

Thank you ewe for starting this forum.  The Yahoo groups are good but are very limited in being able to easily share and post photos.

I'm sorry Uwe, my mistake for not taking more care with your name.  Good joke or not it was not intended to be.

I get used to how some forums work that I frequent but sometimes it just takes some getting used to a new way to do something.  I do often go on some forums to "new posts".  The fewer forum divisions there are the better yet there should still be enough to make the forum appealling to all.

I was hoping that photos could be downloded to this forum directly but I see that one needs to have a host.  Well, I do have Photobucket but a change by them last month has me seeing red and not wanting to have anything to do with their site.  They ruined what they had in an attempt, apparently, to make their hosting work better with social media.  I will have to find another host and start all over as I lost a lot on Photobucket when they changed to their new software.

Shangas wrote:

Dividing them by portable and standard, pre & postwar, seems more sensible to my mind. 

I like that idea but the two Wars do not give a good dividing line for desk typewriters.  I would choose to divide before and after 1930, perhaps 1935 as those dates are when most machines went from the shiny black to the crinkle grey and modernization set in.  Maybe even pre-WWI but that breaks up sevearl long produced machines such as the Underwood 5 and Royal 10, etc.  Some happy concensis is what is needed but how do you make it good for everyone?