Nothing to do with r!ppster >.> <.<

[noisyturtle]

Why even this thread?

[metalliqaz]

He's a sad, sad little man.

[bueller]

He's a sad, sad little man.

Yeah I have to agree with you here. So much hate. Gives me the ****s how he feels the need to stick his ****ing nose in and crap on about 'geekwhack' as soon as you mention this place. I'm usually only mentioning it because people asked me where I sourced some caps but he has to come along and be a ****.

I feel sorry for him in a way. He must be a very unhappy individual to spew such crap all the time.

[Elrick]

I feel sorry for him in a way. He must be a very unhappy individual to spew such crap all the time.

Same here.  It's inhuman to despise someone so intensely that the mere mention of his name raises your blood temp/pressure.  You'll find life is really short when all you have space for in your heart is the hatred of another human being 24/7.

When you get older, you just have more time to dwell on what really matters, but some people are content to nurture hatred with such care and intensity, it's almost a religious-passion of sorts.

[BlackWidowMan777]

Not a good day for Ripster on Reddit:

http://imgur.com/gallery/dcRiZ

[Photekq]

Not a good day for Ripster on Reddit:

http://imgur.com/gallery/dcRiZ

huh?

[BlackWidowMan777]

Not a good day for Ripster on Reddit:

http://imgur.com/gallery/dcRiZ

huh?

Oh so it's not for science? Ok sorry lol....

[bueller]

Not a good day for Ripster on Reddit:

http://imgur.com/gallery/dcRiZ

huh?

Needs context, the title was "What every ripster album looks like". He ain't wrong.

[Photekq]

Needs context, the title was "What every ripster album looks like". He ain't wrong.

Makes much more sense now.. )

[BlackWidowMan777]

Nothing to do with r!ppster...

but I think this could be his brother...the foremost expert on pencils...

t=383

edit: except at 10:00 you will see that he REALLY does NOT like mechanical ones.

[Asininity]

Nothing to do with r!ppster...

but I think this could be his brother...the foremost expert on pencils...

t=383

edit: except at 10:00 you will see that he REALLY does NOT like mechanical ones.

I am left confused, without understanding, and without purpose.

[BlackWidowMan777]

Nothing to do with r!ppster...

but I think this could be his brother...the foremost expert on pencils...

t=383

edit: except at 10:00 you will see that he REALLY does NOT like mechanical ones.

I am left confused, without understanding, and without purpose.

Confusion, lack of understanding and purposelessness is the point in one's life before one acquires enlightenment...or an Ergodox.

[Asininity]

Nothing to do with r!ppster...

but I think this could be his brother...the foremost expert on pencils...

t=383

edit: except at 10:00 you will see that he REALLY does NOT like mechanical ones.

I am left confused, without understanding, and without purpose.

Confusion, lack of understanding and purposelessness is the point in one's life before one acquires enlightenment and an Ergodox, or so I have been told.

As long as they are not as pretentious as David Rees.

[Elrick]

As long as they are not as pretentious as David Rees.

This is cool.  People pay him to sharpen their pencils, only in America, that is so brilliant  .  I hope he stays that way, always sharp - never changes.

[Asininity]

As long as they are not as pretentious as David Rees.

This is cool.  People pay him to sharpen their pencils, only in America, that is so brilliant  .  I hope he stays that way, always sharp - never changes.

I cannot abide by his derogatory words against us, the mechanical pencil users.

[hashbaz]

He made a monumental contribution here before the "conflagration"

His wikis and guides were invaluable to me, and have never been adequately replaced.

Why did he "lose it" in such a spectacular way?

That is why we have shrinks.

This. ^^

Ripster was a great contributor and a lot of fun until he jumped the shark.  The deletion of his posts and wiki content was not done spitefully but out of necessity due to his own actions and threats.

[noisyturtle]

He made a monumental contribution here before the "conflagration"

His wikis and guides were invaluable to me, and have never been adequately replaced.

Why did he "lose it" in such a spectacular way?

That is why we have shrinks.

This. ^^

Ripster was a great contributor and a lot of fun until he jumped the shark.  The deletion of his posts and wiki content was not done spitefully but out of necessity due to his own actions and threats.

But really, there couldn't have not been even a modicum of spite given those wikis were quite insightful and expansive, and yet they were deleted without any backup of any sort. Even getting permabanned, his contributions were large enough to be marked as a regretful loss to keyboard science.

[metalliqaz]

Better losing the wiki than losing geekhack.

[Malphas]

Ripster was a sad, petty, pitiful little man. However, I did find his antics hilarious and entertaining, in his defence. Certainly preferable to the repetitive and dull troll/joke accounts we have now like microsoft_windows and tp4tissue.

[hashbaz]

Really malphas?  Rip harped on the same things in post after post for months on end.  I will give you that he usually had several lines of spam going at any one time rather than tp's monotone ergodox talk.

[tgujay]

I really do think he's arrogant, butthurt, and secretly jealous he's not here anymore (why the hell else would he reference GeekHack in every other post he makes?), but I think TacticalStache put it best when he said:

He may be a ****head, but he's our ****head.

He did contribute a lot to the community, but he also continues to ramble on about how /r/MechanicalKeyboards is superior to GeekHack, basically just citing his wiki and traffic numbers. He also has so many followers he's like the leader of a cult, where all the members are trained monkeys who get all riled up whenever someone says something negative about their one true god, Ripster.

Basically, I said something against Ripster and /r/MechanicalKeyboards on a subreddit completely unrelated to his, and someone posted it on youknowhere and you would not believe how many comments I got from said trained attack monkeys. So really, I don't hate him, I dislike him, and I hate his followers..

The comments were due to your completely not civil way you responded to him/people defending him.  U mad brah.

[iri]

i just remembered that webwit was an active poster here as well. and his posts were deleted as well. reading an old topic where both ripster and webwit took part is weird...

[keymaster]

Whenever there is not much clarification or transperancy on the issue, you can assume it was at least partly done out of spite. I've seen several people banned from DT for stupid reasons. What makes this place any different? Something tells me the wiki deletion definitely had something to do with spite. If not, then please elaborate on these "threats".

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

i just remembered that webwit was an active poster here as well. and his posts were deleted as well. reading an old topic where both ripster and webwit took part is weird...

I didn't realize webwit's posts were deleted... maybe they weren't re-integrated with SMF post-r00tw0rm?  Cuz iirc, webwit left on his own terms (more like rage quit, I think) and then he started DT.

Whenever there is not much clarification or transperancy on the issue, you can assume it was at least partly done out of spite. I've seen several people banned from DT for stupid reasons. What makes this place any different?

I was banned from DT for mentioning Ripster. True story...

And GH is different because it's not at all like DT. More people, more problems, but overall still a better community.

[bueller]

I just can't get any sort of a feeling for DT, it seems so sterile over there. Used to post a little bit when I signed up for accounts at both sites but I probably only check in there about once a week now.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

I just can't get any sort of a feeling for DT, it seems so sterile over there. Used to post a little bit when I signed up for accounts at both sites but I probably only check in there about once a week now.

I know what you mean. GH is more "fun & play, build stuff, CLACKS", DT is more "let's get down to business".

[fohat.digs]

"let's get down to business".

My attempts to "do business" at Deskthority have been extremely frustrating. That is why I seldom go there any more.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

"let's get down to business".

My attempts to "do business" at Deskthority have been extremely frustrating. That is why I seldom go there any more.

I should rephrase my statement.

The way GH does things:

"Oh, I don't like you or what you're posting, so I'll respond with rustled jimmies and butthurt"

The way DT does things:

"I don't like what your posting. **** off." *You are now permabanned*

[Input Nirvana]

After 3 pages of posts…I'm going to do what no one else is able or willing…………..

...wait…

...wait…

...here it comes……waaaiiiiiit…..

RIPSTER!
RIPSTER!
RIPSTER!

Face it, this thread is ENTIRELY about Ripster. You guys LOVE talking about him. Who doesn't? I know I do. What's not to love, it has all the ingredients of talk radio: Focused topics and polarizing issues (keyboards), divisive statements (that keyboard is CRAP!), personality (you can't deny that), and a lot of willing players (everybody that posts/reads a response one way or another. EVERYBODY).

To a degree, that is what a forum is, by definition.

My observations:
-the wiki was awesome with but of course with some glaring holes…I don't understand people that say it was crap.
-great photos.
-great photos.
-some VERY interesting and VERY helpful and VERY invaluable info/posts/assistance. VERY. Don't deny it, that just makes you look bad.
-along with the good came bad. But it also takes 2 to Tango, and there was no shortage of willing participants. Engaging Ripster off topic was a death sentence. The guy is a relentless ninja. I wouldn't wanna sell him a defective toaster over, I'd find it lodged in my anus with a mean note engraved on a Lego attached.
-Reddit posts drive clicks to GH. Undeniable. Is this positive for GH? The answer is obvious. Any promotion is good promotion.


Personally I'm sorry things played out the way it did. But, this is life.

Now, back to the uber-cool red clack…that damn thing is a beauty, ain't it?

P.S.
DT is quite awesome in it's own way. Very different than GH. I find they compliment each other to a degree. I really dig a lot of the foreign geeks, they are JUST LIKE US, but talk funny.

[Tym]

Well you did that wrong, also you are wrong. This thread... I made it because he was asking a silly price for a clack, not to debate ripster.

Edit
That came over too hostile... oops

 

[keymaster]

Engaging Ripster off topic was a death sentence. The guy is a relentless ninja. I wouldn't wanna sell him a defective toaster over, I'd find it lodged in my anus with a mean note engraved on a Lego attached.

[Input Nirvana]

Well you did that wrong, also you are wrong. This thread... I made it because he was asking a silly price for a clack, not to debate ripster.

Edit
That came over too hostile... oops

 

BE HOSTILE! YOU'RE A MAN! IT'S OK BROTHER! IT'S WHAT WE ARE!  ANIMALS!!!! LOL

I am referring to 3 pages of posts that are 80% ripping on Rippy and not the clack. Can't we all just get along? xoxoxoxoxo

P.S.
I'm never wrong, just ask Kawa, Demi or any of those "damn foreigners" on DT.

[SpAmRaY]

Well you did that wrong, also you are wrong. This thread... I made it because he was asking a silly price for a clack, not to debate ripster.

Edit
That came over too hostile... oops

 

[davkol]

I just can't get any sort of a feeling for DT, it seems so sterile over there. Used to post a little bit when I signed up for accounts at both sites but I probably only check in there about once a week now.

Hey, DT's awesome... if you understand European mentality.

[MKULTRA]

Lets stop giving him the attention he desires.  You know this thread will end up on r/ripster.

[iri]

dt is boring.

[SpAmRaY]

Lets stop giving him the attention he desires.  You know this thread will end up on r/ripster.

too late....

[iri]

was he the author of the nickel test?

[Michael]

Lets stop giving him the attention he desires.  You know this thread will end up on r/ripster.

I like how there is no ability to downvote on /r/ripster.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Just went there. I never realized how bad it was...

[KangarooZombies]

i would very much like to forget he exists

[nubbinator]

Just went there. I never realized how bad it was...

It's a special kind of speshul.

And I'm actually amazed that he gets away with all the blatant buy offs and marketing he's been doing in his sub latly, from Tesoro to the new grips he was advertising and so on.

[rowdy]

i would very much like to forget he exists

Who?

[SpAmRaY]

i would very much like to forget he exists

Who?