Name your GHeros

[Lmnr]

Ripster...


JK HASHBASH

[Halverson]

Hard to pick heroes.
To me. Anyone who runs a good group buy, spends countless hours doing an interest check, ones that design community related boards, provide services that no one else will do, who helps us gets the things we really want, the ones who host giveaways just for the smiles, the ones who take you under their wing to teach and share, who help people in need and donate to our needs, the folks who speak their mind with only hopes to make this a better place, those are all the heroes on GH.

And anyone who I chat with quite frequently in forum or in messages, definitely make this forum an enjoyable place to be. You all know who you are

Much love from the Girlshark Wizbro who lives amongst the ice and snow in the frigid northern land of Canada.

[jdcarpe]

I just want to let everyone know that I am honored to even see my name mentioned in this thread. I hope I am able to help any of you when you need it.

The reason I frequent this forum is for all the great interactions I have with the members here. I try to make my purpose here one of helping to make this community a success.

What I consider success is twofold. Firstly, educating people about this hobby to further their enjoyment of it. And secondly, collaborating with other members to create things that are unique or customized to our desires. Again, to increase enjoyment of the hobby while interacting in a respectful way with others who have similar interests.

[Alessandro]

Aww, he even loves us enough to double post. :3

[jdcarpe]

Aww, he even loves us enough to double post. :3

Shoutout to AT&T mobile broadband for that one. Fixed now.

[Glissant]

Alessandro, I would triple post for you, man <3.

[daerid]

I would still have to say pre-meltdown/narcissistic/martyred Ripster. There was a time he was actually useful.

iMav, of course, that goes without saying. DangWang, boost, jdcarpe, i3oilermaker, and TheProfosist for his awesome assembly services.

<3 to everybody here, one of my few "default" websites that I just load up by default whenever I'm bored.

[reverkiller]

There are many people I deeply respect on this forum, but I think the people I admire the most are:

bpiphany, hasu, and soarer. (I also really like haata, but thats another story ) )

I respect these people for their work with controllers and adapters

[TheSoulhunter]

Ripster! R.I.P. my friend ;_;

[fohat.digs]

Personally, in order, I will also name iMav for being the captain through fair waters and foul, Ripster who made monumental contributions and bootstrapped me from knowing nothing to knowing a moderate amount (but then went berserk and ugly), and finally to Soarer who created a path for me to find my own keyboard nirvana in an F-122.

And, also: everyone here with whom I have had "business" dealings have been totally great and dependable.



PS - I know that I am doing something right/wrong because I have never been named by anybody in any of these things.

[demik]

i like all of GH, besides the people that annoy me.

i love all the people that helped me out when my dog needed surgery. that, i'll never forget

[SmallFry]

I remember that... I couldn't help but wished I could have. How is the pup?

[demik]

annoying as ever!

[SmallFry]

Mine too. Glad to hear they're doing well.

[Halverson]

You guys n your puppies!

Puppies are my heroes of cuteness

[TheQsanity]

Ripster, till he ate himself inside out.

[WhiteFireDragon]

Just saw this thread, and I'm surprised my name came up a couple times. For whatever reason it is, thanks guys!

Here is my list in no order: alaricljs, komar007, hasu, bpiphany, DanGWanG, dorkvader, reaper, and many more. I need to also mention ripster from 2 years ago. The dude did have some good content that was also as much as his trolling. I need to also mention tp4tissue for being the replacement troll, although a few of his posts are actually decent lol. None of it bothers me though. Don't worry buddy I don't hate you or anything, so nothing personal.

This actually made me realize this forum has very few trolls.

[jeroplane]

In no particular order and I've probably missed a few...

inlikeflynn - nicest and most genuine person on GH
lysol - Cherry genius/walking encyclopedia - I have learnt so much from him
WhiteFireDragon - always provides great technical insight
reaper - really nice guy and is always supporting others
The_Beast - seems like a cool dude who sees things straight; also wood
hashbaz - great mod and GB creator/supporter
mkawa - works hard for the forum
i3oilermaker - single-handedly responsible for the majority of novelty key caps and GBs
Glissant - genuinely generous to an unbelievable extent

[sth]

My non-exhaustive list in no particular order:

reaper -- for being the nicest guy on the forum, and for taking me out for kbbq
Input Nirvana -- for being a sincere and passionate dude
mkawa -- energy and passion to spare
aggiejy -- my group buy mentor, level-headed and community-minded
sth/JWaZ -- hella cool bay area bros
i3oilermaker -- the forum's best-run GBs
demik -- don't let his prickly exterior fool you, he's a softie
the new generation (off the top of my head): kmiller, SmallFry, The_Beast, Glissant, &cet. -- for being awesome and fun and community-minded

half a mention is half as much attention as i deserve

[demik]

sth

there, full mention!

[Quarzac]

I'd have to say (in no particular order): iMav, hashbaz, boost, DanGWang, mkawa, reaper, rknize, aggiejy, WhiteFireDragon, i3oilermaker, bpiphany.

Shoutouts to: Glissant, SmallFry, TheProfosist, The_Beast, Quarzac

And friends...you know who you are.

Considering I basically just lurk around the classifieds and OT now with the occasional leap into keyboards to handle some newbie questions, I am honored.

[jdcarpe]

Considering I basically just lurk around the classifieds and OT now with the occasional leap into keyboards to handle some newbie questions, I am honored.

You ran the first GB I was a part of, the WYSE moogle. But yeah, you should post sometime when you're not busy playing SNES.

[emptythecache]

Boost, Sherryton, Hazeluff, 13oilermaker, hashbaz, plus all the other guys that have been mentioned a bunch of times already.

[codymaust]

All of the vendors who make this community an awesome place.. feng, |3oiler, etc.

samwise for all of the effort he puts into GB's

[Krogenar]

I think Soarer deserves some mention -- create converter and he gives technical support! DanGWang for being a generally funny bastard. Cruel, but funny. If DanGWang wins, he should receive a customized, hand-painted keycap. With glitter and bedazzlerized.

Edit: Also fohat.digs, Akimbro, Dorkvader -- for being very knowledgable about vintage boards!

[Quarzac]

You ran the first GB I was a part of, the WYSE moogle. But yeah, you should post sometime when you're not busy playing SNES.

I've tried to forget about group buys. I won't be running another one for a long while, at least. My SNES is actually on the other side of the country. It's all about the college now.

[TheSoulhunter]

Imsto...
For getting me so much cool stuff in the past years!

[tinlong117]

people i like in GH, ripster, 7bit, ascaii, hasbaz, glissant and his wife, kmiller8 and jdcarpe.

people i hate in GH, s*******n, "little red dot"

[metalliqaz]

Real subtle...

[demik]

people i like in GH, ripster, 7bit, ascaii, hasbaz, glissant and his wife, kmiller8 and jdcarpe.

people i hate in GH, s*******n, "little red dot"

aren't you the same guy that bought keyboards for ridiculously cheap then tried to make a huge profit from them before they called you out and u closed/deleted the thread?

oh hey pot, meet kettle.

[tinlong117]

people i like in GH, ripster, 7bit, ascaii, hasbaz, glissant and his wife, kmiller8 and jdcarpe.

people i hate in GH, s*******n, "little red dot"

aren't you the same guy that bought keyboards for ridiculously cheap then tried to make a huge profit from them before they called you out and u closed/deleted the thread?

oh hey pot, meet kettle.

I hadn't bought them cheap, I just don't want to tell the truth.

I think you're talking about those dyesubs boards. What I can say now is only to tell you

that I won't have any profit if I sell them for 350 usd each.

[demik]

oh so lying is fine if you do it?

gotcha.

if i remember correctly, the guy said you found them in a dump or something similar. and boy, were you quick to close that thread.

[tinlong117]

oh so lying is fine if you do it?

gotcha.

if i remember correctly, the guy said you found them in a dump or something similar. and boy, were you quick to close that thread.

yes, I did. If you want to blame/ **** me, you can do it. I apologise for anything I did before.

Edit: grammar mistake

[demik]

yeah, next time don't get on your high horse when you sat there and lied to people.

[tjcaustin]

oh so lying is fine if you do it?

gotcha.

if i remember correctly, the guy said you found them in a dump or something similar. and boy, were you quick to close that thread.

if this is true, then this:

I hadn't bought them cheap, I just don't want to tell the truth.

I think you're talking about those dyesubs boards. What I can say now is only to tell you

that I won't have any profit if I sell them for 350 usd each.

is a lie.  but then again, you can' t Mark anything down without losing all your profit

[tinlong117]

oh so lying is fine if you do it?

gotcha.

if i remember correctly, the guy said you found them in a dump or something similar. and boy, were you quick to close that thread.

if this is true, then this:

I hadn't bought them cheap, I just don't want to tell the truth.

I think you're talking about those dyesubs boards. What I can say now is only to tell you

that I won't have any profit if I sell them for 350 usd each.

is a lie.  but then again, you can' t Mark anything down without losing all your profit

time to say the truth. A taobao seller, who can get **** loads of these things, want me to sell them. He found me, I don't know how he find me. He wants me to sell them 350 usd each. I did it and lied.

[mmmty]

Hey, I was in HK for a few days last year and I had a horrible experience w/ customer service there. Everywhere I went people just didn't give a ****. Okay, maybe 1 store that was kind of nice. What's up with that??

[tinlong117]

Hey, I was in HK for a few days last year and I had a horrible experience w/ customer service there. Everywhere I went people just didn't give a ****. Okay, maybe 1 store that was kind of nice. What's up with that??

because people there is so ficking busy. But... I'm curious which store you go.

[mmmty]

Busy I guess... Started from the cab to the hotel, hotel lobby, ... people just don't smile and welcome you into their stores. Disney HK people weren't too bad.

[tinlong117]

Busy I guess... Started from the cab to the hotel, hotel lobby, ... people just don't smile and welcome you into their stores. Disney HK people weren't too bad.

hahaha, this is hong kong. It won't change until they have good pay rate and reasonable salary.

[MissMurd3r84]

Hey, I was in HK for a few days last year and I had a horrible experience w/ customer service there. Everywhere I went people just didn't give a ****. Okay, maybe 1 store that was kind of nice. What's up with that??

I don't know for sure, but sounds as though they are probably working long hours on **** pay to try to make ends meet. I could be wrong though.

[mmmty]

Oh, and most stores had "no photo" signs.

[MissMurd3r84]

Oh, and most stores had "no photo" signs.

I saw someone in a shop here (Aus) recently tell a customer they aren't allowed to take pictures while in the store.

[akuJIWA]

There are some horrible people in here, and hyenas, but there are also awesome and amazing people too, I'd pick WhiteFireDragon, DanGWanG, MMB, balanar, rayuki, dorkvader, jcrouse, SinisterSquirl and more. Just amazing bros. Really hats off to you guys, I will be leaving GH(keyboard) soon, but I've met these awesome and helpful people that I won't forget. Thanks everyone.

[vun]

Oh, and most stores had "no photo" signs.

I saw someone in a shop here (Aus) recently tell a customer they aren't allowed to take pictures while in the store.

I can sort of understand this in flagship stores, but generally I can't see why a store would have a no photo policy. Could anyone explain this to me?

[fohat.digs]

I can't see why some people get so upset about making profits.

If I pulled a keyboard out of a garbage can, cleaned it up, tested it, and sold it for $100, I would just say that I had a stroke of good fortune.

If I bought a keyboard for $50 and sold it for $100, that would be a lesser stroke of good fortune.

In my life, the opposite of those 2 scenarios are usually what has happened.

As I learned it, the definition of a "good business transaction" is where both parties walk away satisfied with the deal.

If I stumbled across a pile of valuable keyboards for free, or cheap, I would feel perfectly justified to sell them at the "fair market price" and if I offered a "good" or "great" deal to GHers on this forum, well, that would be a very kindly gesture, but I do not think that I would be an @sshole if I didn't.

[alaricljs]

I can sort of understand this in flagship stores, but generally I can't see why a store would have a no photo policy. Could anyone explain this to me?

The most common explanation is security.  It's a whole lot easier to case the joint when you can just take pictures and study at your leisure.

[tp4tissue]

I can't see why some people get so upset about making profits.

If I pulled a keyboard out of a garbage can, cleaned it up, tested it, and sold it for $100, I would just say that I had a stroke of good fortune.

If I bought a keyboard for $50 and sold it for $100, that would be a lesser stroke of good fortune.

In my life, the opposite of those 2 scenarios are usually what has happened.

As I learned it, the definition of a "good business transaction" is where both parties walk away satisfied with the deal.

If I stumbled across a pile of valuable keyboards for free, or cheap, I would feel perfectly justified to sell them at the "fair market price" and if I offered a "good" or "great" deal to GHers on this forum, well, that would be a very kindly gesture, but I do not think that I would be an @sshole if I didn't.

there is "so little" money in individual sales \\ retail sells.. selling retail SUXORS period....  Wholesale is much easier and quick...

[mkawa]

y'all are my heroes. we staff would not volunteer our time and often money to run this forum if we didn't appreciate the entire community. sure, there's going to be drama and people won't always get along, but you are helping to build a living breathing community; we just twiddle the bits in the background.

[Glissant]

Stop twiddling my bits, Mystery kawa!!