I saw something similar to this on the Vietnam mech key Facebook page, is this a copy of that?
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Need more black and yellow caps for racial diversity which is a topic important to me sir
Need more gender neutral caps because these ones clearly embody the patriarchal oppression of modern society through the masculine featuresNeed more black and yellow caps for racial diversity which is a topic important to me sir
Dude you just stick to using the right bathroom sign and you'll be okay
Thank you so much for turning me on to mord killah uuuntz..besides that being a sick triple shot cap I'm not really sure what's going on here. Please someone link me somewhere or enlighten me :eek:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/TQEyPdz.jpg)
unce-unce-unce-unce-unce (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNIs5sF-KV0)
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Need more gender neutral caps because these ones clearly embody the patriarchal oppression of modern society through the masculine featuresNeed more black and yellow caps for racial diversity which is a topic important to me sir
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Basically someone stole bro's design and also Clack factory started making copy's and selling them, and people assumed they wouldn't be able to do much about it, well bro just got paypal removed from the website, small step but a big win for the makers whose designs are being stolen and copied.Thank you so much for turning me on to mord killah uuuntz..besides that being a sick triple shot cap I'm not really sure what's going on here. Please someone link me somewhere or enlighten me :eek:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/TQEyPdz.jpg)
unce-unce-unce-unce-unce (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNIs5sF-KV0)
#getrektson (http://i.imgur.com/vqm3xa0.jpg)
Is this the guy ripster always is promoting k3kc or whomever. If that's the case good I saw those and quite honestly they looked cheap and inferior. Bro breaks out the bronad and TEA BAGZ doz fuuuks, hahaha put that in your pipe and smoke it ! Bro send him a free black and blue ball sack and tell him to copy that :pBasically someone stole bro's design and also Clack factory started making copy's and selling them, and people assumed they wouldn't be able to do much about it, well bro just got paypal removed from the website, small step but a big win for the makers whose designs are being stolen and copied.Thank you so much for turning me on to mord killah uuuntz..besides that being a sick triple shot cap I'm not really sure what's going on here. Please someone link me somewhere or enlighten me :eek:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/TQEyPdz.jpg)
unce-unce-unce-unce-unce (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNIs5sF-KV0)
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unce-unce-unce-unce-unce (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNIs5sF-KV0)
#getrektson (http://i.imgur.com/vqm3xa0.jpg)
and the reddit dramastartscontinuesnever ends:
http://fr.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/304l2n/bro_caps_files_paypal_infringement_report_against/
I saw something similar to this on the Vietnam mech key Facebook page, is this a copy of that?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/4oke257.jpg)
Sorry .. Super dense here. But what is Rekt? :p
You should report K3KC to reddit and how r/Mech supports him since I do think they still do so even after the PayPal issue K3KC's website has.
When is the celebration sale? ;D
It's amazing how many guests show up to a thread when it gets posted on reddit. :))idd it is
Hell yeah bro, that disgusting lowlife horrible excuse for a human being deserved it! Beat Down!
I love the nose dripping blood, the eye crying tears dripping down or his eyeliner running maybe haha.. The dot of blood in the bro watermark too. Damn you're talented!
One more for the good guys!
Hell yeah bro, that disgusting lowlife horrible excuse for a human being deserved it! Beat Down!
I love the nose dripping blood, the eye crying tears dripping down or his eyeliner running maybe haha.. The dot of blood in the bro watermark too. Damn you're talented!
One more for the good guys!
Thought it was supposed to be a black eye, hmm...
I think the reddit thread is slowly giving me cancer.I actually get a headache after spending more than 10 minutes on that sub.
I think the reddit thread is slowly giving me cancer.I actually get a headache after spending more than 10 minutes on that sub.
Beat Down Bot? You know where to send the invoice ;)
yet they desserve to get them served on a plate for free.I think the reddit thread is slowly giving me cancer.I actually get a headache after spending more than 10 minutes on that sub.
Tell me about it.. Those people are SO Anti capcrafters rights, it's ridiculous... *******s.
To all the wikipedia lawyers from reddit and all the people from VNMK that think there is nothing more that can be done, let me advise you that I have filed copyrights in Vietnam for my designs, and am working with an attorney there, as well.I feel like brocaps will have a elite commando team get K3 now >_> But seriously I applaud you for pursing this man as I bet you have spent quite a bit of money to do this and I would assume this is as much about making a point not to steal designs than just covering yourself, good work bro :)
To k3kc - you made this personal for no reason, now face the penalty in legal form. PayPal is not the stopping point, its just phase 1. Phase 2 is bringing legal action directly to you. Do you want to keep going? I am ready.
okay, so I'm totally stoked about these, but can someone link me to what happened with the infringement of Bro's designs? Kind of in the dark here :)From "Genkan", reddit:
To all the wikipedia lawyers from reddit and all the people from VNMK that think there is nothing more that can be done, let me advise you that I have filed copyrights in Vietnam for my designs, and am working with an attorney there, as well.
To k3kc - you made this personal for no reason, now face the penalty in legal form. PayPal is not the stopping point, its just phase 1. Phase 2 is bringing legal action directly to you. Do you want to keep going? I am ready.
To all the wikipedia lawyers from reddit and all the people from VNMK that think there is nothing more that can be done, let me advise you that I have filed copyrights in Vietnam for my designs, and am working with an attorney there, as well.
To k3kc - you made this personal for no reason, now face the penalty in legal form. PayPal is not the stopping point, its just phase 1. Phase 2 is bringing legal action directly to you. Do you want to keep going? I am ready.
Holy sh!!!!!!!. I'm about to be broke as fffffffffff! I need them all.I wish I could be broke off of Bro Caps.
When is the celebration sale? ;D
The K3KC guy also mentioned about moving to aliexpress
The K3KC guy also mentioned about moving to aliexpress
http://www.alibaba.com/help/safety_security/policies_rules/ipr/002.html
The K3KC guy also mentioned about moving to aliexpress
http://www.alibaba.com/help/safety_security/policies_rules/ipr/002.html (http://www.alibaba.com/help/safety_security/policies_rules/ipr/002.html)
It's like the real world has rules and ****
The K3KC guy also mentioned about moving to aliexpress
http://www.alibaba.com/help/safety_security/policies_rules/ipr/002.html
QUICK! Buy all the k3kc copies and sell them in 3-6 months for a huge premium when they are juicy drama collectors items! :'(
Bro Caps made the ultimate keyboard related Andrew WK tribute? Should've been white though right? :))
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The artisan caps cottage industry is filled with blatant ripoffs from Mattel, Hasbro, Marvel and Disney to begin with: Skeletor, Optimus Prime, Iron Man, Darth Vader...
Seem like the rule is "steal from anyone you want, just don't steal from us".
The artisan caps cottage industry is filled with blatant ripoffs from Mattel, Hasbro, Marvel and Disney to begin with: Skeletor, Optimus Prime, Iron Man, Darth Vader...
Seem like the rule is "steal from anyone you want, just don't steal from us".
After reading some of the negative responses on reddit saying what Bro has done is minor and won't stop K3, etc. they fail to realize it's someone actually taking action with legitimate results as opposed to simply giving up considering the circumstances. Utmost respect to you Bro. Do your thing and **** the haters.(http://31.media.tumblr.com/35a96278642d5e229763daa186717414/tumblr_nireycnZ5U1r3z1j3o1_400.gif)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dhMeAzK.gif)
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The artisan caps cottage industry is filled with blatant ripoffs from Mattel, Hasbro, Marvel and Disney to begin with: Skeletor, Optimus Prime, Iron Man, Darth Vader...
Seem like the rule is "steal from anyone you want, just don't steal from us".
The artisan caps cottage industry is filled with blatant ripoffs from Mattel, Hasbro, Marvel and Disney to begin with: Skeletor, Optimus Prime, Iron Man, Darth Vader...
Seem like the rule is "steal from anyone you want, just don't steal from us".
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Just wanna say Welcome to all the new members coming over from reddit. I think you'll find our members to be actually knowledgeable about keyboards and not just on how to replace the caps on your stock QFR :)(http://i.imgur.com/laqSnlh.jpg)
"You are doing that too much. try again in 8 minutes."
This reddit thing.... Beginning to remember why I don't use it.
8 minutes? Really?
The artisan caps cottage industry is filled with blatant ripoffs from Mattel, Hasbro, Marvel and Disney to begin with: Skeletor, Optimus Prime, Iron Man, Darth Vader...
Seem like the rule is "steal from anyone you want, just don't steal from us".
Really? Interesting. Aside from the optimus cap which I havent made in years, which of my designs are a 'blatant ripoff' of anything? V2 BroBot is a copyrighted original design.
If you're calling something Skeletor, then that includes everything minus the head. Because the grim reaper has been around many, many years before Skeletor. I can't speak for other
artisans, but from what I have seen, most of them have their own take on a particular character, and are not directly taking from anything. In the case of k3kc, he is directly taking a product
and making exact duplicates. He doesn't seem to have the ability to create anything original, and his duplicates quality leave much to be desired.
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big update soon
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The artisan caps cottage industry is filled with blatant ripoffs from Mattel, Hasbro, Marvel and Disney to begin with: Skeletor, Optimus Prime, Iron Man, Darth Vader...
Seem like the rule is "steal from anyone you want, just don't steal from us".
Really? Interesting. Aside from the optimus cap which I havent made in years, which of my designs are a 'blatant ripoff' of anything? V2 BroBot is a copyrighted original design.
If you're calling something Skeletor, then that includes everything minus the head. Because the grim reaper has been around many, many years before Skeletor. I can't speak for other
artisans, but from what I have seen, most of them have their own take on a particular character, and are not directly taking from anything. In the case of k3kc, he is directly taking a product
and making exact duplicates. He doesn't seem to have the ability to create anything original, and his duplicates quality leave much to be desired.
Thank you for the calm response.
First, I'm in no way condoning what K3KC did, that verbatim copying and completely wrong.
And second I apologize about the Skeletor keycap, you're right, on a closer look it's hard to argue the Skeletor design wasn't quite generic to begin with - it made the skull + hood an icon, but too few distinguishing features to set it apart from other "grime reaper" designs, esp. without the body.
My comment is not specifically toward you, but more toward the cottage industry of artisan caps itself.
Let's face it, there's this big legal grey area right now. Yes, those big companies are not making keycaps, but it's pretty obvious that many of those designs infringes upon their copyright.
Are faceless corporations free for the taking compared to hard working individuals such as you?
Now, that's the moral question.
Legally, now that you have brought legal actions into this industry full of grey areas, do you think it will mean that makers will start to cover their own behind in order to protect themselves?
It very much seems like the first stone in a glass house.
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I think anyone that creates original artwork should definitely copyright their works.
Any time a reputable company is involved in a payment system, you can be assured they have a similar copyright infringement policy attached to it. That leaves their only options to sketchy payment systems limited to their own respective countries. And at that point, I am not really concerned. As a matter of fact, k3kc doesn't affect my business in any tangible way. This is more a matter of principle.
If I just allow this person to taunt, mock and copy my work with impunity, it sends the message that I won't do anything to protect my intellectual property. I think I have sent the right message, in that I wont tolerate it at all.
This is not a 'glass house' at all. It's a well defined brick wall.
I think anyone that creates original artwork should definitely copyright their works.
Any time a reputable company is involved in a payment system, you can be assured they have a similar copyright infringement policy attached to it. That leaves their only options to sketchy payment systems limited to their own respective countries. And at that point, I am not really concerned. As a matter of fact, k3kc doesn't affect my business in any tangible way. This is more a matter of principle.
If I just allow this person to taunt, mock and copy my work with impunity, it sends the message that I won't do anything to protect my intellectual property. I think I have sent the right message, in that I wont tolerate it at all.
This is not a 'glass house' at all. It's a well defined brick wall.
You have every right to use the legal tools at your disposal to protect your design.
As for the glass house reference, now that you have used legal means to protect yourself, will you consider making a design based upon copyrighted work again?
Will other makers give pause before producing infringing designs in the future?
I guess we will see.
I have actually been in touch with a couple of companies I would like to work with in producing caps based on their IP. So hopefully that will come to fruition soon.
I have actually been in touch with a couple of companies I would like to work with in producing caps based on their IP. So hopefully that will come to fruition soon.
please read carefully
https://ctrlalt.io/bro-caps/****happens-auction
please read carefully
https://ctrlalt.io/bro-caps/****happens-auction
Damn. Auctions mean 3Love will win it :(
Damn. Auctions mean 3Love will win it :(I was thinking the same :) But we must see it the other way, in the end Bro' wins :thumb:
Damn. Auctions mean 3Love will win it :(
There should be an option to plain out donate without bidding in my opinion.. .
Is there actually any cap in history that went for 1k+?Pretty sure this is the first auction held oficcialy for a bro cap since they are either email or raffle usually
Indeed. The reason being so is we should still be allowed to help out a community member in need no matter what weather we outbid someone or not for the caps as I know that I can't bid too much if my funds don't clear which is a possible case with other members as well.There should be an option to plain out donate without bidding in my opinion.. .
you are right
and thats a good idea
i will work something out now, with a couple of tiers, and some thanks yous like dibs tickets/stickers etc
So what exactly are we donating for? I like to help people as much as the next person but I'd like to know a bit more detail than "**** happens". I like to know where my money is going or how it's being used.I assume lawyers, but there is probably more than just that. I honestly would donate for stickers and other swag.
How do we know what the current bid is?
How do we know what the current bid is?
edit: $200 :cool: nevermind
dood... the blood splatter on the bro stamp... it's the little things.I believe that's a nosebleed
suuuuuuuuuuuuure :))dood... the blood splatter on the bro stamp... it's the little things.I believe that's a nosebleed
Donation outside of getting into the keycap auction. Like if you wanted to kick Bro Caps a few bucks because **** happens, with the reason XYZ, and you just wanted to help him out.
I got the reply I was looking for though (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70273.msg1691435#msg1691435) so I'll see how it goes.
This is the argument I was having on reddit until i realized that I was having an argument on reddit and just dropped it lol. Taking a common design or theme and doing your own spin of it is one thing but what I was trying to get through peoples heads is that this was a REPLICA (a poor one at that) this person didn't try to put out a slightly different take on a robot or skull theme these were poor copies of them. I still kept getting "k3kc is just trying to fill the demand they can't meet its a good thing" blah blah its a bunch of bull **** this was no collaboration at this point I'm beating a dead horse but this is what I get out of it. True this might not affect k3kc that much but Bro showed he is not going to sit around an do nothing and I think that sends a message. <3 ya bro :thumb:The artisan caps cottage industry is filled with blatant ripoffs from Mattel, Hasbro, Marvel and Disney to begin with: Skeletor, Optimus Prime, Iron Man, Darth Vader...
Seem like the rule is "steal from anyone you want, just don't steal from us".
Really? Interesting. Aside from the optimus cap which I havent made in years, which of my designs are a 'blatant ripoff' of anything? V2 BroBot is a copyrighted original design.
If you're calling something Skeletor, then that includes everything minus the head. Because the grim reaper has been around many, many years before Skeletor. I can't speak for other
artisans, but from what I have seen, most of them have their own take on a particular character, and are not directly taking from anything. In the case of k3kc, he is directly taking a product
and making exact duplicates. He doesn't seem to have the ability to create anything original, and his duplicates quality leave much to be desired.
This is the argument I was having on reddit until realized that I was having on reddit and just dropped it lol. Taking a common design or theme and doing your own spin of it is one thing but what I was trying to get through peoples heads is that this was a REPLICA (a poor one at that) this person didn't try to put out a slightly different take on a robot or skull theme these were poor copies of them. I still kept getting trying to fill the demand they can't meet is a good thing blah blah its a bunch of bull **** this was no collaboration at this point I'm beating a dead horse but this is what I get out of it. True this might not affect k3kc that much but Bro showed he is not going to sit around an do nothing and I think that sends a message. <3 ya bro :thumb:
It's a huge difference, especially from a modesty standpoint, (imo at least) between making artisan caps based on or as a homage to already existing franchises like say star wars for example,
compared to plain copying another artisan cap pretty much completely and shamelessly rebranding it. I would have been really pissed as well as this is just an obvious **** move trying to earn money from your design!
Even using things that are references to or based on for example movies still takes loads of creativity and craftsmanship for coming up with a design that works (technically and aesthetically) as a keycap,
and the work associated with turning the design into reality.
So to me pretty much all the arguments used on reddit are very much invalid and just obvious tries to troll...
Definitely not going back to that reddit any time soon... Those headaches man... xD
GH all the way!
To all the wikipedia lawyers from reddit and all the people from VNMK that think there is nothing more that can be done, let me advise you that I have filed copyrights in Vietnam for my designs, and am working with an attorney there, as well.
To k3kc - you made this personal for no reason, now face the penalty in legal form. PayPal is not the stopping point, its just phase 1. Phase 2 is bringing legal action directly to you. Do you want to keep going? I am ready.
I think the reddit thread is slowly giving me cancer.I actually get a headache after spending more than 10 minutes on that sub.
Tell me about it.. Those people are SO Anti capcrafters rights, it's ridiculous... *******s.
Heretic... :p :-*I think the reddit thread is slowly giving me cancer.I actually get a headache after spending more than 10 minutes on that sub.
Tell me about it.. Those people are SO Anti capcrafters rights, it's ridiculous... *******s.
I completely understand the desire to hate "reddit" for some comments that a lot of posters there are making, but I caution users to generalize to the extent of criminalizing an entire subreddit population. As we are well aware, there are many different types of people posting on reddit. Some do support rip-off artisan caps, which really irks me, but many do not. As you may have noticed, the topic posted on reddit about this is currently "positive" (more upvotes than downvotes), which means that clearly not everyone there is opposed to this news.
Additionally, the nature of reddit lends itself to endorse lurking and makes it really easy to miss key information in topics like this. I repeatedly see redditors posting in these threads that have no clue about the history of this issue. This is not their fault, and they shouldn't be bashed for it. I think that a more nurturing approach on these topics would be a lot more useful for everyone.
All this said, yes, there are still some nasty people on reddit, and frankly, on GH as well. I think we all know that there are k3 supporters here too. So why does reddit get the bad press? Probably because you won't be crucified for endorsing him there (not that that's okay). But the point is, I don't think this is a reddit/GH issue and I don't think it should be. If you want to attack the people supporting k3, do that, but don't lump the innocent redditors into the group - it does nothing but further fragment the two communities.
I've exhausted this topic here, so I apologize for the lengthy comment, but I just wanted to put this out there. This is my personal opinion, and is not a post from the moderation staff. You are free to disagree with this post and me in general. And I want to stress one last time that I do not support or defend those who support k3. The only intent of this post is to urge others to stop catching all the innocent redditors in the cross-fire.
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Heretic... :p :-*
HoffmanMyster... more like HoffmanRypster amiriteHeretic... :-*I think the reddit thread is slowly giving me cancer.I actually get a headache after spending more than 10 minutes on that sub.
Tell me about it.. Those people are SO Anti capcrafters rights, it's ridiculous... *******s.
I completely understand the desire to hate "reddit" for some comments that a lot of posters there are making, but I caution users to generalize to the extent of criminalizing an entire subreddit population. As we are well aware, there are many different types of people posting on reddit. Some do support rip-off artisan caps, which really irks me, but many do not. As you may have noticed, the topic posted on reddit about this is currently "positive" (more upvotes than downvotes), which means that clearly not everyone there is opposed to this news.
Additionally, the nature of reddit lends itself to endorse lurking and makes it really easy to miss key information in topics like this. I repeatedly see redditors posting in these threads that have no clue about the history of this issue. This is not their fault, and they shouldn't be bashed for it. I think that a more nurturing approach on these topics would be a lot more useful for everyone.
All this said, yes, there are still some nasty people on reddit, and frankly, on GH as well. I think we all know that there are k3 supporters here too. So why does reddit get the bad press? Probably because you won't be crucified for endorsing him there (not that that's okay). But the point is, I don't think this is a reddit/GH issue and I don't think it should be. If you want to attack the people supporting k3, do that, but don't lump the innocent redditors into the group - it does nothing but further fragment the two communities.
I've exhausted this topic here, so I apologize for the lengthy comment, but I just wanted to put this out there. This is my personal opinion, and is not a post from the moderation staff. You are free to disagree with this post and me in general. And I want to stress one last time that I do not support or defend those who support k3. The only intent of this post is to urge others to stop catching all the innocent redditors in the cross-fire.
<3
HoffmanMyster... more like HoffmanRypster amirite
I think many on reddit just drink the koolaid.I think the reddit thread is slowly giving me cancer.I actually get a headache after spending more than 10 minutes on that sub.
Tell me about it.. Those people are SO Anti capcrafters rights, it's ridiculous... *******s.
I completely understand the desire to hate "reddit" for some comments that a lot of posters there are making, but I caution users to generalize to the extent of criminalizing an entire subreddit population. As we are well aware, there are many different types of people posting on reddit. Some do support rip-off artisan caps, which really irks me, but many do not. As you may have noticed, the topic posted on reddit about this is currently "positive" (more upvotes than downvotes), which means that clearly not everyone there is opposed to this news.
Additionally, the nature of reddit lends itself to endorse lurking and makes it really easy to miss key information in topics like this. I repeatedly see redditors posting in these threads that have no clue about the history of this issue. This is not their fault, and they shouldn't be bashed for it. I think that a more nurturing approach on these topics would be a lot more useful for everyone.
All this said, yes, there are still some nasty people on reddit, and frankly, on GH as well. I think we all know that there are k3 supporters here too. So why does reddit get the bad press? Probably because you won't be crucified for endorsing him there (not that that's okay). But the point is, I don't think this is a reddit/GH issue and I don't think it should be. If you want to attack the people supporting k3, do that, but don't lump the innocent redditors into the group - it does nothing but further fragment the two communities.
I've exhausted this topic here, so I apologize for the lengthy comment, but I just wanted to put this out there. This is my personal opinion, and is not a post from the moderation staff. You are free to disagree with this post and me in general. And I want to stress one last time that I do not support or defend those who support k3. The only intent of this post is to urge others to stop catching all the innocent redditors in the cross-fire.
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Or at least most of the ones that post. With almost double the amount of people we do, they really do lack on discussion and content.I think many on reddit just drink the koolaid.I think the reddit thread is slowly giving me cancer.I actually get a headache after spending more than 10 minutes on that sub.
Tell me about it.. Those people are SO Anti capcrafters rights, it's ridiculous... *******s.
I completely understand the desire to hate "reddit" for some comments that a lot of posters there are making, but I caution users to generalize to the extent of criminalizing an entire subreddit population. As we are well aware, there are many different types of people posting on reddit. Some do support rip-off artisan caps, which really irks me, but many do not. As you may have noticed, the topic posted on reddit about this is currently "positive" (more upvotes than downvotes), which means that clearly not everyone there is opposed to this news.
Additionally, the nature of reddit lends itself to endorse lurking and makes it really easy to miss key information in topics like this. I repeatedly see redditors posting in these threads that have no clue about the history of this issue. This is not their fault, and they shouldn't be bashed for it. I think that a more nurturing approach on these topics would be a lot more useful for everyone.
All this said, yes, there are still some nasty people on reddit, and frankly, on GH as well. I think we all know that there are k3 supporters here too. So why does reddit get the bad press? Probably because you won't be crucified for endorsing him there (not that that's okay). But the point is, I don't think this is a reddit/GH issue and I don't think it should be. If you want to attack the people supporting k3, do that, but don't lump the innocent redditors into the group - it does nothing but further fragment the two communities.
I've exhausted this topic here, so I apologize for the lengthy comment, but I just wanted to put this out there. This is my personal opinion, and is not a post from the moderation staff. You are free to disagree with this post and me in general. And I want to stress one last time that I do not support or defend those who support k3. The only intent of this post is to urge others to stop catching all the innocent redditors in the cross-fire.
<3
I think many on reddit just drink the koolaid.
I think many on reddit just drink the koolaid.
As I said, it's really easy to miss key information and the format really does "encourage" lurker behaviour and things like that. But that doesn't mean that everyone on reddit is terrible, and I don't think we should treat it as such. I think a more positive and informative response would be more beneficial, for both communities.
I think many on reddit just drink the koolaid.
I completely understand the desire to hate "reddit" for some comments that a lot of posters there are making, but I caution users to generalize to the extent of criminalizing an entire subreddit population. As we are well aware, there are many different types of people posting on reddit. Some do support rip-off artisan caps, which really irks me, but many do not. As you may have noticed, the topic posted on reddit about this is currently "positive" (more upvotes than downvotes), which means that clearly not everyone there is opposed to this news.
Additionally, the nature of reddit lends itself to endorse lurking and makes it really easy to miss key information in topics like this. I repeatedly see redditors posting in these threads that have no clue about the history of this issue. This is not their fault, and they shouldn't be bashed for it. I think that a more nurturing approach on these topics would be a lot more useful for everyone.
All this said, yes, there are still some nasty people on reddit, and frankly, on GH as well. I think we all know that there are k3 supporters here too. So why does reddit get the bad press? Probably because you won't be crucified for endorsing him there (not that that's okay). But the point is, I don't think this is a reddit/GH issue and I don't think it should be. If you want to attack the people supporting k3, do that, but don't lump the innocent redditors into the group - it does nothing but further fragment the two communities.
I've exhausted this topic here, so I apologize for the lengthy comment, but I just wanted to put this out there. This is my personal opinion, and is not a post from the moderation staff. You are free to disagree with this post and me in general. And I want to stress one last time that I do not support or defend those who support k3. The only intent of this post is to urge others to stop catching all the innocent redditors in the cross-fire.
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but reddit doesn't make any custom keyboards :p /sI completely understand the desire to hate "reddit" for some comments that a lot of posters there are making, but I caution users to generalize to the extent of criminalizing an entire subreddit population. As we are well aware, there are many different types of people posting on reddit. Some do support rip-off artisan caps, which really irks me, but many do not. As you may have noticed, the topic posted on reddit about this is currently "positive" (more upvotes than downvotes), which means that clearly not everyone there is opposed to this news.
Additionally, the nature of reddit lends itself to endorse lurking and makes it really easy to miss key information in topics like this. I repeatedly see redditors posting in these threads that have no clue about the history of this issue. This is not their fault, and they shouldn't be bashed for it. I think that a more nurturing approach on these topics would be a lot more useful for everyone.
All this said, yes, there are still some nasty people on reddit, and frankly, on GH as well. I think we all know that there are k3 supporters here too. So why does reddit get the bad press? Probably because you won't be crucified for endorsing him there (not that that's okay). But the point is, I don't think this is a reddit/GH issue and I don't think it should be. If you want to attack the people supporting k3, do that, but don't lump the innocent redditors into the group - it does nothing but further fragment the two communities.
I've exhausted this topic here, so I apologize for the lengthy comment, but I just wanted to put this out there. This is my personal opinion, and is not a post from the moderation staff. You are free to disagree with this post and me in general. And I want to stress one last time that I do not support or defend those who support k3. The only intent of this post is to urge others to stop catching all the innocent redditors in the cross-fire.
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Hoffmans point is very valid tho.
There are definitely people this applies to and it's easy to get a bad impression, but we definitely shouldn't just generalize and blame the subreddit as a hole for it.
I barely knew about the situation before today, but there seems to be a big split between the communities, which to be honest is very sad as we should all be one mechanical keyboard community,
and generalizing will just start further unnecessary fights between the communities and split them further apart.
Keep up the Love guys! <3
Make Keyboards, not war... xD
but reddit doesn't make any custom keyboards :p /sI completely understand the desire to hate "reddit" for some comments that a lot of posters there are making, but I caution users to generalize to the extent of criminalizing an entire subreddit population. As we are well aware, there are many different types of people posting on reddit. Some do support rip-off artisan caps, which really irks me, but many do not. As you may have noticed, the topic posted on reddit about this is currently "positive" (more upvotes than downvotes), which means that clearly not everyone there is opposed to this news.
Additionally, the nature of reddit lends itself to endorse lurking and makes it really easy to miss key information in topics like this. I repeatedly see redditors posting in these threads that have no clue about the history of this issue. This is not their fault, and they shouldn't be bashed for it. I think that a more nurturing approach on these topics would be a lot more useful for everyone.
All this said, yes, there are still some nasty people on reddit, and frankly, on GH as well. I think we all know that there are k3 supporters here too. So why does reddit get the bad press? Probably because you won't be crucified for endorsing him there (not that that's okay). But the point is, I don't think this is a reddit/GH issue and I don't think it should be. If you want to attack the people supporting k3, do that, but don't lump the innocent redditors into the group - it does nothing but further fragment the two communities.
I've exhausted this topic here, so I apologize for the lengthy comment, but I just wanted to put this out there. This is my personal opinion, and is not a post from the moderation staff. You are free to disagree with this post and me in general. And I want to stress one last time that I do not support or defend those who support k3. The only intent of this post is to urge others to stop catching all the innocent redditors in the cross-fire.
<3
Hoffmans point is very valid tho.
There are definitely people this applies to and it's easy to get a bad impression, but we definitely shouldn't just generalize and blame the subreddit as a hole for it.
I barely knew about the situation before today, but there seems to be a big split between the communities, which to be honest is very sad as we should all be one mechanical keyboard community,
and generalizing will just start further unnecessary fights between the communities and split them further apart.
Keep up the Love guys! <3
Make Keyboards, not war... xD
In seriousness, I have only seen one-offs, and maybe 1 or 2 customs, but never a custom GB.but reddit doesn't make any custom keyboards :p /sI completely understand the desire to hate "reddit" for some comments that a lot of posters there are making, but I caution users to generalize to the extent of criminalizing an entire subreddit population. As we are well aware, there are many different types of people posting on reddit. Some do support rip-off artisan caps, which really irks me, but many do not. As you may have noticed, the topic posted on reddit about this is currently "positive" (more upvotes than downvotes), which means that clearly not everyone there is opposed to this news.
Additionally, the nature of reddit lends itself to endorse lurking and makes it really easy to miss key information in topics like this. I repeatedly see redditors posting in these threads that have no clue about the history of this issue. This is not their fault, and they shouldn't be bashed for it. I think that a more nurturing approach on these topics would be a lot more useful for everyone.
All this said, yes, there are still some nasty people on reddit, and frankly, on GH as well. I think we all know that there are k3 supporters here too. So why does reddit get the bad press? Probably because you won't be crucified for endorsing him there (not that that's okay). But the point is, I don't think this is a reddit/GH issue and I don't think it should be. If you want to attack the people supporting k3, do that, but don't lump the innocent redditors into the group - it does nothing but further fragment the two communities.
I've exhausted this topic here, so I apologize for the lengthy comment, but I just wanted to put this out there. This is my personal opinion, and is not a post from the moderation staff. You are free to disagree with this post and me in general. And I want to stress one last time that I do not support or defend those who support k3. The only intent of this post is to urge others to stop catching all the innocent redditors in the cross-fire.
<3
Hoffmans point is very valid tho.
There are definitely people this applies to and it's easy to get a bad impression, but we definitely shouldn't just generalize and blame the subreddit as a hole for it.
I barely knew about the situation before today, but there seems to be a big split between the communities, which to be honest is very sad as we should all be one mechanical keyboard community,
and generalizing will just start further unnecessary fights between the communities and split them further apart.
Keep up the Love guys! <3
Make Keyboards, not war... xD
Sorry, but that's very much a generalization as well tho... :p
Are you sure not even a single person on that subreddit has at least assembled a custom board? xD
In seriousness, I have only seen one-offs, and maybe 1 or 2 customs, but never a custom GB.
If I just allow this person to taunt, mock and copy my work with impunity, it sends the message that I won't do anything to protect my intellectual property. I think I have sent the right message, in that I wont tolerate it at all.
r/mk has some really nice eye candy.
I never got the sneaker thing. What do those mean when they take sneakers by their KB?r/mk has some really nice eye candy.
All those pokers and qfrs with sneakers are almost irresistible.
I don't have a problem with r/mk per se, except for the fact that it seems to be a safe haven for people who bash Geekhack for no reason and douchebag k3kc apologists.
Once in a while, you can actually find something interesting there that isn't simply a link back to GH.
I don't have a problem with r/mk per se, except for the fact that it seems to be a safe haven for people who bash Geekhack for no reason and douchebag k3kc apologists.
Once in a while, you can actually find something interesting there that isn't simply a link back to GH.
I feel the same way, but apparently that's not a popular opinion over there (http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/304l2n/bro_caps_files_paypal_infringement_report_against/cppb3x1?context=3).
I don't have a problem with r/mk per se, except for the fact that it seems to be a safe haven for people who bash Geekhack for no reason and douchebag k3kc apologists.
Once in a while, you can actually find something interesting there that isn't simply a link back to GH.
I feel the same way, but apparently that's not a popular opinion over there (http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/304l2n/bro_caps_files_paypal_infringement_report_against/cppb3x1?context=3).
I don't have a problem with r/mk per se, except for the fact that it seems to be a safe haven for people who bash Geekhack for no reason and douchebag k3kc apologists.
Once in a while, you can actually find something interesting there that isn't simply a link back to GH.
I feel the same way, but apparently that's not a popular opinion over there (http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/304l2n/bro_caps_files_paypal_infringement_report_against/cppb3x1?context=3).
The more I go on reddit for anything, the more sad I become. Its become a cesspool for idiocy. The new youtube or news outlet comments =/
Comments like what Spamray make honestly drive users away from here. Way to make people not feel welcome.
Honestly disgusting attitude from some people. Makes me wonder why I joined.
lumping up everyone with an incredibly small group of antagonistic people
Comments like what Spamray make honestly drive users away from here. Way to make people not feel welcome.
Honestly disgusting attitude from some people. Makes me wonder why I joined.
Man if you're getting that bent out of shape over a comment about sneakers (which is dead on to be honest) then maybe you should get off the internet for a while.
lumping up everyone with an incredibly small group of antagonistic people
That pretty much sums up what you just did.
There are good and bad eggs in both communities. Accept it and move on, or add to your ignore list (https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;area=lists;sa=ignore).
Posting animosity towards one group will just keep up the hate between the two groups. I came from Reddit. And I enjoy BOTH websites. I've read and heard of all the drama that happened between GH and Ripster+crew.
....WHO CARES?
In all honesty, the people bashing Reddit over here are no worse than the people on Reddit bashing GH over there. It is incredibly immature.
And as someone who spends far more time on Reddit than here, it really makes me not want to participate here on GH because of your deplorable attitude in lumping up everyone with an incredibly small group of antagonistic people. Comments like what Spamray make honestly drive users away from here. Way to make people not feel welcome.
Honestly disgusting attitude from some people. Makes me wonder why I joined.
I don't have a problem with r/mk per se, except for the fact that it seems to be a safe haven for people who bash Geekhack for no reason and douchebag k3kc apologists.
I never got the sneaker thing. What do those mean when they take sneakers by their KB?r/mk has some really nice eye candy.
All those pokers and qfrs with sneakers are almost irresistible.
Comments like what Spamray make honestly drive users away from here. Way to make people not feel welcome.
If it matters to you reading that really annoyed me too, you're always really welcoming of new people here.Comments like what Spamray make honestly drive users away from here. Way to make people not feel welcome.
Please be more specific I make a LOT of comments.
I think anyone who has ever taken the time to get to know me knows I'm about community and I always try and help people new or old.
I'm not always nice but I am usually sarcastic and that doesn't always translate in text.
This checks out!I don't have a problem with r/mk per se, except for the fact that it seems to be a safe haven for people who bash Geekhack for no reason and douchebag k3kc apologists.
Once in a while, you can actually find something interesting there that isn't simply a link back to GH.
I feel the same way, but apparently that's not a popular opinion over there (http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/304l2n/bro_caps_files_paypal_infringement_report_against/cppb3x1?context=3).
The more I go on reddit for anything, the more sad I become. Its become a cesspool for idiocy. The new youtube or news outlet comments =/
anywhere you can +1 anonymously without needing to read is going to be a ****hole.
Enough of the reddit vs gh bull**** already. Plenty of that to be had in r/mechripster's sub.
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Enough of the reddit vs gh bull**** already. Plenty of that to be had in r/mechripster's sub.
bro <3Show Image(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/2848832_h.gif)
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Is that good ole Vlad blushing ha second good laugh of the morning . Bro please erase(or only break it out in situations of extreme nature... Yes its that bad) that Seth rogan gif with his shirt off blowing a kiss or what ever he's doing that straight gave me nightmares the other night :'(Show Image(http://www.gifwave.com/media/336577/get-wrekt-skrub.gif)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/pAvKiik.gif)
(http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/29/23/enhanced/webdr10/anigif_enhanced-22017-1404099246-1.gif)Enough of the reddit vs gh bull**** already. Plenty of that to be had in r/mechripster's sub.
bro <3Show Image(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/2848832_h.gif)
Is that Hoffman the early years?Enough of the reddit vs gh bull**** already. Plenty of that to be had in r/mechripster's sub.
bro <3Show Image(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/2848832_h.gif)Show Image(http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/29/23/enhanced/webdr10/anigif_enhanced-22017-1404099246-1.gif)
Is that Hoffman the early years?Enough of the reddit vs gh bull**** already. Plenty of that to be had in r/mechripster's sub.
bro <3Show Image(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/2848832_h.gif)Show Image(http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/29/23/enhanced/webdr10/anigif_enhanced-22017-1404099246-1.gif)
Man, just watching that gif made me uncomfortable, so much awkwardness.Enough of the reddit vs gh bull**** already. Plenty of that to be had in r/mechripster's sub.
bro <3Show Image(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/2848832_h.gif)Show Image(http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/29/23/enhanced/webdr10/anigif_enhanced-22017-1404099246-1.gif)
Is that Hoffman the early years?Enough of the reddit vs gh bull**** already. Plenty of that to be had in r/mechripster's sub.
bro <3Show Image(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/2848832_h.gif)Show Image(http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/29/23/enhanced/webdr10/anigif_enhanced-22017-1404099246-1.gif)
not tall enough :))
Please be more specific I make a LOT of comments.
Damn the v2 just look marvelous. I'd gladly take one! :DFirst you mustvtask yourself on finding the winners.
Damn the v2 just look marvelous. I'd gladly take one! :DFirst you mustvtask yourself on finding the winners.
Damn the v2 just look marvelous. I'd gladly take one! :DFirst you mustvtask yourself on finding the winners.
What do you mean?
Oh wow. Damn almost one minimum French wage for key cap ... I love Bro but that's way too much for what I can afford.Damn the v2 just look marvelous. I'd gladly take one! :DFirst you mustvtask yourself on finding the winners.
What do you mean?
Only two were made, and they were both auctioned off, ending at about $800 each.
I thought the big players preferred MX more?
The real big players swing both ways.