WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
New subscribers welcome!
Please visit our wiki, which is always and forever a work in progress.
Check out these alternative front-ends for this server:
https://gem.wetshaving.social/ - a nice modern interface
https://old.wetshaving.social/ - designed to look like old.reddit.com
Our sister Mastodon instance is https://wetshaving.social/.
Community Rules
Rule 1 - Behaviour and Etiquette
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Be Respectful. Do not bully, flame, or harass others.
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Malicious comments are not allowed but heated discussion and salty banter is okay.
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Low effort replies and complaints about content will be removed.
Rule 2 - Content Guidelines
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Mail Calls, Simple Questions, and SOTD posts belong in the recurring weekly threads.
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Posts must have sufficient content to generate a meaningful discussion.
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Images, links, or videos must include additional text that summarizes the topic.
Rule 3 - Reviews and Disclosure
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Use [First Impressions] in the title if your experience with the product is limited.
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Use the [Review] in the title if you can provide comprehensive details with enough familiarity to answer follow-up questions.
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Disclose how the product being reviewed was acquired (e.g., PIF, loan, or purchase). If the product was provided to you directly by the maker or vendor free of charge or at a discount, you must disclose this fact even if the item will later be returned to the maker or vendor.
Rule 4 - Advertising
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Vendors are to keep marketing within the biweekly Deals/New Products threads.
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Non-vendors may post topics about products if it will foster a compelling discussion.
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Do not solicit donations or share fundraisers without mod approval.
Rule 5 - Inappropriate Content
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All NSFW/L content must request mod approval and be flaired appropriately.
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Non-shaving related NSFW/L content is not allowed.
Rule 10 - Moderator Discretion
- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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Hunter vs Prey
Ugh, really tough one today. Ben and Dennis are pillars of our little community, they both make fantastic software, and for me personally, they have very little overlap. For instance, Black Watch and Shire are amongst my all time favourites, but they convey such different moods that they never compete. There are days I feel like Shire (which may compete with something like Valedictorian) or days I feel like Black Watch (competing with things like Cerb or Boltzmann) but the spear and the mammoth never compete against each other. Until today, that is 😭.
In the end, I'm throwing my lot in with the hunter because every single Seaforth! release I've tried was a winner for me. Doesn't mean I'll be able to enjoy my pound of juicy Mammoth flesh with a clear conscience should we bring down the mighty beast.
On a side note, I'm amused by the idea that House of Mammoth is the big hulking Goliath in this match-up when both contestants are tiny one part-time person shops with a single contractor each (Shawn and Vida).
#MMarch24