New forum rules addition

[keyboardlover]

That wasn't ever in question. You posted 126 times on that thread claiming the ping was a non-issue. The vendor accepts that there was an issue. Case closed.

 
+1

[Ekaros]

So I can't report ripster signature?

So how many acctualy takes this stuff seriously?

[keyboardlover]

How come nobody has started the Ripster Praise Wiki yet?  I have lots of saved posts I can add.

 
Because your contributions aren't worth anywhere near as much as you think they are.

[Ekaros]

I have found iMav gets irritated if you report minor things.  Anyway, I'll resize the sig when I get a chance.   If you avoid recent threads in the Keyboard Area of the forum you won't see it.   Also Control Panel has an option to turn it off.

I'm taking some pics and doing plastic tests right now.  You know, important stuff.  Not this girly chat IRC stuff.

How come nobody has started the Ripster Praise Wiki yet?  I have lots of saved posts I can add.

I resized it to proper dimensios, replaced the file extension from incorrect one to correct one. I hope this little helps you.

[sordna]

Because your contributions aren't worth anywhere near as much as you think they are.

 
Yes. They are worth more. If he realized that, he would do it somewhere else and earn a ton of cash for it :-)

Come on KL. You even have his NKRO article in your sig for crying out loud! Not to mention you copied his "#1 keyboard expert" sig by adding the silly "king" thing to your own sig.
When you start discrediting somebody's good, hard work, just because of personal feelings, it's bad bad baaad.

[noodles256]

DON'T READ THIS IF YOU ARE A SENSITIVE GIRLY-MAN-

I thankfully missed out on whatever funky kerflufel occurred, as it was none of my beeswax, but I would really be less than thrilled if there were any substantial personnel changes because of it. I've really enjoyed Geekhack, learned so much, and tried to offer and share whatever I can without crossing lines. Eventually when I'm done with most of my projects, I'm sure my time here will diminish, but I'll be available via email if there is anything that someone might need or want to ask. I've met some really great people here. (Interestingly, I'm making a fundamental change in business, and may have involvement in the keyboard industry.)

One item I've noticed is that the peeps that get into these silly squabbles, more or less dish out the same they get. It takes two to tango.

Another item, such as, I've never attacked, made fun of, or disparaged another member (unless attacked first, and it's only happened a few times in 2 years and 700 posts). It's point-blank wrong to do it, and those that choose to be that way are fairly worthless. On several occasions someone has felt the need to call me names or be very negative to me personally. Who knows why? I certainly don't open myself up for that type of criticism. Even if I did there is no reason for someone to offer unsolicited negativity. I lashed back at those people on the forum out of surprise and frustration (I can be an idiot too). This forum, like the local convenience store, your office, a park, or a party, has people that some find undesirable. That's life. The easiest thing to do is to not respond, ignore, avoid, and minimize whatever the aggravation point is. Easier said than done. Personally, the next time someone has some dig to take on me, I would prefer it done in person, so I could teach that ******* a lesson in manners by filling his mouth with sand as I kick the **** out of him and **** his girlfriend.

All I want here at Geekhack is the opportunity to experience and learn, meet people, make cool ****, have fun, and live the good life. Anything other than that falls into the "Off-Topic" forum which can be for anything else, it's a throwaway subforum so you can crap without leaving the site. My continued thanks to almost all of you that make Geekhack what it is, and to the rest of you...piss off!

 
gh is srs business

[keyboardlover]

@sordna, you were one of 8 people who voted for me in the troll poll. More than 40 people voted for Ripster.

You just don't get it. I rest [strike]on your face[/strike] my case.

[sordna]

Why don't you use the Ignore feature? Problem solved. I challenge you to ignore Ripster's posts for 1 month. Who's man enough to do it without peeking for a whole month?

[keyboardlover]

Why don't you use the Ignore feature? Problem solved. I challenge you to ignore Ripster's posts for 1 month. Who's man enough to do it without peeking for a whole month?

 
You can't use a band-aid to cure cancer.

[Chobopants]

Only noobs support ripster? Ha.

Also, all I know is that when I signed onto irc a few months ago it was deluded people wasting money building rigs for that stupid bitcoin scam and basically insulting you if you asked a question that wasn't about some obscure keyboard made before 1995.

Now all I see are people who rarely post useful information or fill out any wikis all in a huff because they likely sat there in irc feeding each others anger and then hopping on the forum  and acting incredibly childish. Kind of  makes me sick and I hope it stops soon.

Ripster is a playful troll who also has written 98% of all the useful knowledge on this site that's it. Guarantee almost all the active people on this site are here right now are here because we have the best mechanical keyboard guide on the web.

You know who wrote it? None of you whiners.

[sordna]

You can't use a band-aid to cure cancer.

Well, the Ignore feature is not a cure but it's a valuable analgesic. Try it at least for a week, then post results. It would be a very scientific method.
I assure you, after un-ignoring someone you can always go back and see what you missed. So you have a lot to gain and nothing to loose.

I think iMav should find a way to force on the ignore feature between members that don't get along. It would solve a lot of problems, especially since most members don't have the willpower to use the Ignore feature on their own.

[Chobopants]

As I said before, as long he as continues writing the best objective keyboard science wikis on the planet I don't care if he starts plugging Viagra in every single post.

In other news this tapatalk app is really neat!!

[keyboardlover]

You ARE aware that this isn't OCN right? People here generally know a thing or two about keyboards.

[sordna]

They do. But they don't have the guts to turn on the Ignore feature. I challenge thee !!! As you said, it would be as if ripster didn't exist.

[Input Nirvana]

More rambling thoughts:

-I'm personally mad a Ripster for never giving me a happy "Welcome to Geekhack" 2 years ago when he was still doing it. I waited...and waited...but I never slammed him. I'm such a good example to follow

-I'm thankful to Ripster for answering PMs I've sent with questions. Thanks man.

-I dig his sig! lol

-Sordna, thanks for for typing (I know you only have half of 1 finger, so it's a lot of work) some of the clear positives and points in this thread, you're a good guy.

-KL, I like your stuff, and I'm flattered you got my quote in your sig (maybe I'm blushing)...I think it's a scream. I'd love to see you move on to the things you do here that are so damn good. You're a good guy too.

-Some people in this thread are making personal slams involving how much time someone spends with their wife and child. Really? Probably as much as you spend stroking your little angry inch. Don't get personal. I may know where you live.

-A couple people in the thread have been cool with me. I love you guys.

-A couple people somewhere have been weenies to me. I hate you jerks, so go crawl off and die in a bush.

-Everyone here has the opportunity to make this fun, laugh at yourself sometimes, use it for the valuable tool it is, don't be a ****, say you're sorry if you cross a line. If you won't say it to your mother, don't say it here, 'cause no one really cares THAT much. This is no place to try and flex your little man-muscles 'cause you'll lose when I walk in the room. Imav could ban any 5-7 people and we would be done with it all, but he doesn't. Everyone here is a small part of something bigger (GH). Realize that.

-A couple more things, but it takes me about half an hour to type this and I'm forgetting what I read.

[keyboardlover]

Ripster is a worse troll than ever now that he's realized that he can do whatever he wants here with impunity.

This is immediately evident upon taking a look around the forum.

I liked it better when I thought there was a chance he might REALLY stop posting for good.

[Input Nirvana]

My goal is not to defend Ripster, he doesn't need defending. I'm want to defend Geekhack from this ridiculous BS that is downgrading the site.

You can't stop someone from doing/saying things you don't like. You CAN stop reacting, feeding, propagating the issue. If everyone does it, problem solved. Maybe those that actively complain should be banned, and the people that can take it in stride could just keep moving forward.

IT TAKES 2 TO TANGO FOOLS.

[Input Nirvana]

I said something about the "Off-Topic" forum being a 'throw away' forum for crap. Someone corrected me, and I needed to be corrected. I typed first and thought later. There is some really good stuff on there, sorry. I hope everyone knew what I meant, which is that you sort of need a designated boxing ring to pop-off a bit with no effect elsewhere.

[Input Nirvana]

I miss webwit.

[Input Nirvana]

Am I posting too much? Does this make anyone angry? Live with it, it's not that hard.

I just like to see my avatar all over the place

[Input Nirvana]

Back to keyboards!

[Chobopants]

Back to keyboards!

I love you.

@KL -

Actually always respected you as a useful resource on this site. Calling people who joined the site four months after you a noob and then insulting his opinions on the situation by basically calling him ignorant because you don't like like what he's saying, however, is rather sad. I really don't want to start having to use the Ignore feature here. This is actually the first I've even seen of ANY drama as I never leave the Keyboards, Reviews, Modifications, and Pictures forums as I only care about the keyboards and the neat things people do with them. I really don't care about little catty issues people have with each other.

Sadly, the Tapatalk app's neat "Latest" feature (similar to Forum Spy but even slicker and smarter!) lead me to this thread. I saw "New forum rules addition" and was originally not going to navigate to it but decided it could be something important. This is what I've run into.

Everyone just needs to chill. If you don't like ripster and don't think his 1,000s of lines of wiki knowledge are worth his playful trolling, just ignore him. It's in the forum. Everyone needs to step back, say "why am I spending hours of my life being angry at some guy who posts pictures of legos with keyboards when I could be outside drinking with some fine ladies or working on my own keyboard project?" and chill.

I'm out, see you guys in the non-drama threads where we talk about keyboards again.

[Input Nirvana]

Everyone needs to step back, say "why am I spending hours of my life being angry at some guy who posts pictures of legos with keyboards when I could be outside drinking with some fine ladies or working on my own keyboard project?" and chill.

Because they CHOOSE to.

It's all a choice, baby.

[keyboardlover]

I thought I told y'all I ain't mad?



I'm disappointed. Primarily in the leadership at this forum.

I've already stated my case regarding "why". Read back in the thread if you haven't already.

[Findecanor]

They do. But they don't have the guts to turn on the Ignore feature. I challenge thee !!! As you said, it would be as if [the user on the ignore list] didn't exist.

(I took the liberty of replacing a username with context in the quote above)

No it doesn't. It is not fully implemented in the forum everywhere. For instance, a thread with just new post(s) by an ignored user is still reported in the list of "New Posts".
Every post by an ignored used is not invisible -- it is replaced by a message that there is a post by that user. A thread of 20 pages where more than half of the posts are by that user is still 20 pages long. A thread or article (such as a Wiki entry) created by that user will still be visible.

I have been using a Greasemonkey script to make messages by an ignored user invisible, but it broke in the last Ubuntu/Firefox update I got last night.

[Input Nirvana]

I thank you for that.

Of course you will never SEE my thanks but it's the thought that counts.

Just keeping it positive like iMav wanted.

Izzat for me?

Maybe we can all start farting flowers to make things even MORE positive

[Ekaros]

So you stop negative comments, in da future?

I must remember this one...

[noodles256]

i guess i am missing something. the only troll on this site is the solutor. and he isn't even a troll, he is just bad at promoting his product

[keyboardlover]

Wlcm 2 GH.

[Input Nirvana]

This thread should be about me. I want troll polls about me, wikis about me, keyboards made in my image (no **** pics please, that's been done), Q+A about me, shrines to me, dartboards with my pic on them.

Ooooohh!!! Look to the left! My kick-ass avatar! The highlight of this thread (besides me, of course).

Do I qualify to get picked on now? Does this make anyone angry and want to type something nasty? Am I pushing your buttons? If so, don't you see how ridiculous it is to actually acknowledge and respond to this, ultimately continuing the absurdity???

Think before you type.

If you type here and it's not about keyboards, then keep your god damn useless **** to yourself and any ****er unfortunate to be near your ignorant ass.

Any of us can do this stupid stuff ALL DAY. But why? Take the higher path.

[The Solutor]

i guess i am missing something. the only troll on this site is the solutor. and he isn't even a troll, he is just bad at promoting his product

 
Feel free to discharge your excess of testosterone in the way you like more (I presume the only one you know, that involves more than one person, is insulting people on a forum)

[noodles256]

Feel free to discharge your excess of testosterone in the way you like more (I presume the only one you know, that involves more than one person, is insulting people on a forum)

u obsivouly kant reed

[litster]

u obsivouly kant reed

Now, that is funny!  I LOL'ed.

[The Solutor]

u obsivouly kant reed

 
wlkm 2 gh

[keyboardlover]

Wkml 3 hg.

[keyboardlover]

You've been trolling OCN for years. Now all of a sudden they're awesome because you're considered a troll here?

I call shenanigans.

[Input Nirvana]

PLEASE STOP.

In this thread and the other 3 or 4 threads saying the same nasty things. I'll post this in those threads so you see it.

Not to mention you're all off topic.

Just stop, let whatever it is go, and for dogs sake...GET BACK TO KEYBOARDS

[Pylon]

So we could change topics...

[video=youtube;xLQWPgQMHhQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLQWPgQMHhQ[/video]

(Airplane is an epic movie - also mocking Saturday Night Fever FTW)

[Input Nirvana]

I still think there should be a dedicated thread topic in the OFF TOPIC forum "If you feel like an ass, post here and talk smack with each other", and just keep it OUT OF GEEKHACK proper. It seems to always take at least 2 people to engage, so if they can't ignore each other, go to the sandbox and swing there. No one else need be bothered on the site.

[keyboardlover]

I suspect that part of the forum wouldn't get used very much.

99% of conflicts that occur here happen DURING the discussion of keyboard-related things.

[Input Nirvana]

I suspect that part of the forum wouldn't get used very much.

99% of conflicts that occur here happen DURING the discussion of keyboard-related things.

Of course they do.

THIS: Not on the first aggresive, rude, off-topic post, but with the SECOND aggressive, rude, off-topic post, and the peeps get sent to the sandbox by other members. or thread is closed or whateva. It needs to happen unless this stuff stops. It pollutes the entire site, serves no purpose, and is a waste of everybodys time, energy and respect.

If it's not good, and/or about keyboards, don't type it. How difficult is that?

[Input Nirvana]

Assume no one ever intentionally says anything to be a jerk. Even then, between jokes, play on words, misunderstanding, etc...it doesn't fly and someone gets feathers ruffled. That happens everyday in the real world. The key is to not make a bigger deal by propagating the issue. If you really need to, then of to a special place where it can be done. Not in the office, not at a restaurant, not in a classroom. Out in the yard behind the bushes. No one cares about your personal issues.

I'm convinced it's the SECOND person that is almost always the problem maker. You gotta embrace it, ignore it, work with it...but not ruin the site for everyone else. No one here is worth it. This site is only as good as the weakest, smelliest turd here. Don't be that turd. Raise the bar.

[noodles256]

Of course they do.

THIS: Not on the first aggresive, rude, off-topic post, but with the SECOND aggressive, rude, off-topic post, and the peeps get sent to the sandbox by other members. or thread is closed or whateva. It needs to happen unless this stuff stops. It pollutes the entire site, serves no purpose, and is a waste of everybodys time, energy and respect.

If it's not good, and/or about keyboards, don't type it. How difficult is that?

sound like a mum

[keyboardlover]

I'm freaking out, man.

[video=youtube;s4G4mcYOXMA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4G4mcYOXMA[/video]

I nominate input nirvana to start a support group for GH users who can't handle memes, videos or pics of hot babes.

[video=youtube;jMIDpJ8H7H0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMIDpJ8H7H0[/video]

[Input Nirvana]

This thread is "New forum rules addition" so how about this...

If someone acts like a pee-head, they are assigned some Geekhack Community Service and are banned until they perform? Good for the pee-head, good for GH members. I would start by having the first "bad boys of GH" contribute to this:
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?19458-QWERTY-to-Colemak-via-hardware.-USB-key-or-built-in-hardware-firmware

(Notice how I'm positive, constructive, and on-topic?)  

[noodles256]

This thread is "New forum rules addition" so how about this...

If someone acts like a pee-head, they are assigned some Geekhack Community Service and are banned until they perform? Good for the pee-head, good for GH members. I would start by having the first "bad boys of GH" contribute to this:
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?19458-QWERTY-to-Colemak-via-hardware.-USB-key-or-built-in-hardware-firmware

(Notice how I'm positive, constructive, and on-topic?)  

sound like the principal of a high school

[Input Nirvana]

Yea, sad, isn't it? I'll back down in a few hours and not say anymore about this stuff. Just trying to make a big impression and then I'm done with it for good. I really like what this site has to offer. I wish others would treat it better.

"Ask not what your Geekhack can do for you...ask what you can do for your Geekhack"[/SIZE][/I][/B][/FONT]

:usa: Happy 4th to you other Americans! :usa2:

[keyboardlover]

In high school, we weren't allowed to use the bathroom in the 15 minutes between lunch being over and the next period starting.

I NEVER understood that rule.

Happy 4th to all the Americans as well!

You know what they call me???
The #1 Grilling Expert on the Planet

[Input Nirvana]

In high school, we weren't allowed to use the bathroom in the 15 minutes between lunch being over and the next period starting.

I NEVER understood that rule.

Happy 4th to all the Americans as well!

You know what they call me???
The #1 Grilling Expert on the Planet

Ok you off-topic weenie-griller.
Go HERE and be of some use.

Your Geekhack Community Service will be fulfilled when you have a contributing on-topic post to the thread linked above.

Don't let us down, you big weenie-grilling-expert.

[Input Nirvana]

P.S.- Don't burn your weenie.