This place is dead

This place is DEAD because Joey_V is not posting any new thread?

We need these new toys threads here, Joey!

mikeyb128 wrote: »

megasat16 wrote: »

This place is DEAD because Joey_V is not posting any new thread?

We need these new toys threads here, Joey!

I think he's locked up over at the audio rehab building.

You means he is taking a temporary refuge at the Arkham Asylum? Who would have thought a Dr. would end up there?

For the record, I'd just like to say may lack of posting on this forum has never been about any of the members here. I'm just anti-social! I'll be the first to admit that no one wants to hear when they first join that they purchased the wrong amp. "It's not powerful enough for the speakers and doesn't have pre outs." You can either take offense to that or listen to the suggestions and try a few things that were recommended and see if they hold true. I listened and learned and have a much nicer HT system than I ever expected to own. When I first joined, no one was rude to me. I asked a lot of questions and some members are straight to the point, others joked around with me. Why do people join a fraternity in college? They certainly aren't treated with kid gloves when they are a pledge. But they stick with it. And when it's over they become part of a community. I just don't see the big deal.

I have the perfect analogy for my first experience joining here. America's Got Talent. I posted with a story about my experience with Polk, and that I had purchased some used Polk speakers. I had a lot of members contribute. The three I remember most were like the AGT judges. First there was dskip, He's Howie, his answers to your question are nice, friendly, funny, but he'll tell you the truth. tonyb, he's like the lady judges on AGT. He'll answer your questions, tell you that you should probably go a different route than you were going to go (which angers some), but calls you "pal" in the same statement. You probably don't see the similarities between Tony and the AGT ladies. Well, Tony has a tendency to lock himself out of his house or hotel room wearing nothing but underwear. That is how I like to envision the female judges on AGT. F1nut, he's Simon Cowell. Blunt, straight forward, to the point. Some people think Simon is rude or purposely hurtful, some have respect for him telling the truth even if the truth hurts, some think he's funny, some think his criticism is helpful. Then there's me, I'm Nick Cannon, completely useless and serves no purpose here. America's Got Talent is number one in the Nielsen Media Research ratings. No one has tried to fire any of the judges. They did fire the host, Nick Cannon. Maybe my days are numbered.

This is an audio forum, and I don't have a lot to contribute because I don't have experience with all the "gear" others have here. If some topic pops up that has something to do with something I've tried, I'll post. My only gripe when I first joined was not being able to view the flea market. Back then, you couldn't even view it until you had so many posts. I didn't come here to buy or sell stuff, but I had absolutely no knowledge of higher end brand names and as a result, I ended up purchasing a few Monster products as I was building my system because that was the only name I was familiar with. I completely understand the flea market rules, and a couple years after joining I made one purchase from the flea market and I never had any worries, I had full trust in the individual. Right now I try to pop in once a month or so and skim over the thread topics. Since I don't consider myself an active member, I stay out of the karma threads because I think it would be in poor taste in enter them because I'm never here and don't participate much. I think I've entered two since joining here, and one was offered by Polk themselves. A forum that gives away stuff for free! That is not the behavior of a hostile environment. When someone joins here, introduces themselves and tells a story as to why they joined (as I did), they are always greeted with open arms. When someone joins, takes offense to some of the comments they get and posts snide remarks themselves, they are going to receive the same. It took me awhile to figure out personalities here, I kid around with members I never thought I'd interact with when I first joined. You can't take bluntness as rudeness, there's a difference. I've had members rub me the wrong way, but they got a clean slate with me the next day. It's the internet, people!

The transition to Vanilla caused an immediate decline in forum participation, imo. I still believe that there are forum members trying to find this forum by using the old forum's address saved in their favorites. That doesn't make them the sharpest tools in the shed, I found my way here. I personally hate vanilla. How many people use the facebook/twitter integration? The child-like word censorship, grrr. I love old school Star Trek, and also like the reboot. Hate the inside of the rebooted Enterprise. I'd take the 1960's bridge over the new one. Vanilla is the rebooted Enterprise interior. I think there were about 70 "active" members here right before the Vanilla transition. I don't think all 70 made it here. I don't think Vanilla has anything to do with the subsequent decline. For me, it's less fun posting now. If I post this picture, is it going to be deleted? If I make a sarcastic comment, is it going to get me banned? I thought the whole avatar thing was comical. You do realize that no one could actually read his avatar because the size was so small? Someone actually had to view his profile to see an enlarged picture to be able to make out what the shirt said. If you found it offensive, don't view his profile anymore. Simple. It's like talking to all your neighbors on the phone. Then one day you visit a neighbor's house and take offense to a painting on his wall. So don't go to his house anymore.

I don't take offense to criticism. If I do something, I'd like to do it correctly. I think that's the biggest contributor to bickering around here with new members. When I applied Dynamat to my speakers, I didn't take offense to anyone who said I used too much or too little. I think 90% of the members here probably looked at the speakers I have and thought, "Why bother?" Going further up the chain in Polk's speaker line would have bigger gains. Why bother taking the time to apply Dynamat? But no one made fun of me for trying it. I enjoyed the whole project, finger cuts and all. DK recently made an awesome thread about upgrading/fixing a blu-ray player. It took time and expense. He also mentioned in the same thread that most of his movie collection was on DVD. I'm sure some people thought upgrading his DVD collection to Blu-rays would be more beneficial, but no one made fun of him because if you've read any of his threads, you'd know he enjoys taking things apart and tweaking things. I think this place is great. When I installed an IEC inlet to something, I took pictures through the process to try and make my version of a DK thread. No one made fun of me for doing so, even though I was probably the only person here who didn't know how to install an IEC inlet. Afterwards when someone said they would have installed it horizontally instead of vertically, I didn't take offense. People need thicker skin.

And then you'll notice..that the waster..and the wasted...look like one another...

F1nut wrote: »

K_M wrote: »

Toolfan66 wrote: »

Funny how DonnerUndBlitzen, and K_M come into this thread, turn it to garbage, yet get to stick around... Better yet there are many threads that show the same behavior, and still crickets from the Mods!!!

Whats up Ken?? There's no better thread to judge by where it starts than right here..

Both are not who they say they are, and both are here just to stir the pot to get one of the members banned, I would bet Jesse is the one in their cross hairs for the most part..

Serious question: why are these two still here??

So donner and blitzen and I joined the forum with the sole mission of getting F1nut banned and to "Stir the pot"?
That is utterly laughable.

The paranoid thing is getting a bit old with me. Assuming every new person that comes here and dares to speak their own opinion, or dares to argue or simply does not like some silly behavour of your "Family", is making you guys appear as if you do not really want anyone new here.

I get you guys hated that X=Capris guy, I get you hated, that GateCrasher guy< I get you hate Donner and blitzen, I get you hate Me now......

Do you see a pattern? Everyone is out to get you "Guys", they are trolls, they must be pot stirrers, they must be banned members back from the dead, they must be not who they say they are.....it has become laughable.

For all the good I have found in this forum and several nice people I have met, there seems to be just as many looking to keep it closed to this Collective "Family" I keep hearing about.....

More of your side stepping song and dance routine. You said you and x were friends, I saw the PM!!!

You've also twisted someone's words again to try to deflect the truth. No one said your sole purpose here was to get rid of me, they said I may be your main target. Meaning you have other interests as indicated by your constant need to disrupt otherwise civil conversations. You want the world to be as you think it should be. I've got news for you, it'll never happen.

Yes, we see the pattern. As the saying goes, even a blind man could see it. You and Dub are out to change the forum into what you think it should be. You, in particular are purposely vague, deceptive, misinformed, disruptive and argumentative. Not exactly stellar qualities in anyone and yet you wonder why the backlash.

Only someone with issues stays where they are not happy. Think about that one long and hard.

I see a lot of value in many of your posts. Truly some great information, "at times".

I think you may be over thinking all this too much, that people even care to target you or get you or whatever term you wish to use.

When people are called names, or ridiculed, or "bashed", you are going to get several that argue back, bicker back with you, or report you.

I think we all will agree ALL of those things seem to happen often with you.

That is not trolling or disrupting the forum, that is simply being sick and tired of rude or disrespectful behavour.

I have seen you bicker back and forth over the last few years, with Many forum members. It seems to be something you feel you have to do.

Cheer up and quit letting others dictate your behavour.
It is just a Speaker forum.