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Maybe its just me, but where has Russ, Gary & Ray been? Has anyone heard from them? I haven't seen any posts recently from any of them and thought I'd check and see if anyone has had any contact with any of them.
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I thought that Gary and Ray had both chimed in a while ago saying they were involved with other hobbies at the moment. Russell's last post didn't offer any clues about why he's been so quiet. This is just gleaned from posts. Others may have insider information.
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They might be hanging out at the people who are P'd off at the people here forum. Lots of those.
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Russ was here for beta, and says he been enjoying his RC flying as of late, gets him outside.
Far as I know he's fine.
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They might be hanging out at the people who are P'd off at the people here forum. Lots of those.
Interesting observation.
Funny how when you are a long time forum contributor things seem to get more personnal. An errant forum comment can be percieved as a personal attach. Happened to me recently - what to do, lash out and start a flame war or simply lay back for a while. I took a deep breath and simply deleted the auto home page to the forum for a bit to gain some perspective. Lasted about a week, then I began to lurk again and now I'm feeling better about contributing. Sometimes we just need some distance. I come here for the discussion about BIAB and RB - applications very close to my interest. I believe many of the long time folks have the same interest. So I believe they will be back and it will be nice to see them pop in when they do. 
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They might be hanging out at the people who are P'd off at the people here forum. Lots of those.
Interesting observation.
Funny how when you are a long time forum contributor things seem to get more personnal. An errant forum comment can be percieved as a personal attach. Happened to me recently - what to do, lash out and start a flame war or simply lay back for a while. I took a deep breath and simply deleted the auto home page to the forum for a bit to gain some perspective. Lasted about a week, then I began to lurk again and now I'm feeling better about contributing. Sometimes we just need some distance. I come here for the discussion about BIAB and RB - applications very close to my interest. I believe many of the long time folks have the same interest. So I believe they will be back and it will be nice to see them pop in when they do.
Speaking for myself, I hope you never stop contributing. Your thoughts are not only interesting in a technical sense, you are also a philosopher.
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Many people here remind me of those you ride on the elevator with. Nothing shared. Staring.
Others remind me of specialist doctors. You get an opinion, but who is that guy? You'll never really know.
And then others make me wonder why anybody would want to take up proctology.
My main complaints are two. People who are never wrong in their own minds, and people with such a narrow point of view it seems they've been locked in a cabin in the woods. Even in all the years I spent 60 miles from a village, living in lumber camps, I'd go to town and buy 30 magazines and a dozen books.
And I don't mean those magazines, yet in the day, there was always a gun rack in the back window. I was the one responsible to dispatch the problem bears, and some years it was a lot of work. 2.5 million acres at 300 trees to the acre average. 2x4's and bounty paper towels.
I'm not overly fond of those who you never see help anyone, but jump in and post whacko stuff in the OFF-topic forum. You wonder if they just log on to pick fights or light matches in the dark.
Heaven knows I'd like to force feed the complete unbridged Volume 10 of the Norton Scores to a few people.
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I personally would like the Forums to abide STRICTLY by the rules.Tech talk about BIAB, RB & other music related discussions. And I don't mean using a lawyers loop hole either to talk about non tech issues related to religion, politics or other similar things.
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...Tech talk about BIAB, RB & other music related discussions.
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So, no you haven't seen any of them lately?
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Hi you all
Being new to the forum,I hesitated before registering, as my use of BIAB is very basic, but it suits my needs. I doubt if I could help anybody concerning BIAB. But if help is needed on my part, at least, I'll be able to thank the person that helps me.
I too agree with jazzmandan and silvertones, talks should be centered around BIAB and music related subjects. I guess with time it's inevitable when you start knowing people on a forum to get a bit more personal. But as it was said, subjects like politics & religion are personal and this is not the place to talk about it. Going through different threads, personally, I don't think I have to share my opinion on everything.
Best of all and hope your day is a nice one
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I assume this thread has taken the current turn because of the biblical reference I made in the VIDEO GAMES post. It is common among well-read people to make literary references that back up a point being made in the current discussion. After all, if a story is so well known that you just need to mention a part of the story to make the listener understand a long detailed point, why would you refrain from doing that?
If I had referred to a Grimm's fairy tale, I doubt that any intelligent person would accuse me of trying to make them believe in witches or gnomes. But just make a similar reference to a well-known biblical account, and some people immediately begin to "cry wolf". <--(see how much information you can deliver by a short reference to a well known story?)
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(ding dong the witch is dead.) <-(literary reference AND music related)
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Pat, Quote:
Add my name to the MIA list
I hope you reconsider because you're one of the most level headed and interesting users on here. I understand if you need to take a break from here because I've done it before too.
I actually left and had no plans of coming back, but after 2 months I decided to rejoin the group because I missed it.
If you'll notice, it's always the same folks who get their panties in a wad over a stray religious comment. It's not like you started a thread to discuss religion. You simply used a well known story to make a point. Anyone who gets upset over that is looking for a reason to bitch, and they'll always find one.
Have you considered using the "ignore user" button? John Conley and I have selected that option for each other and I'm sure we'll both enjoy the forum more because of it. That option is there for a reason.
If you do choose to take a break, you should know that you'll be missed, not only by me, but many others. The forum will be "lacking" without you around. You shouldn't let the words of a few keep you from participating in something I know you enjoy.
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So, no you haven't seen any of them lately?
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Gary has been posting recently. He's still around.
Russ was here every day for beta, but is spending more time flying his RC planes and 'copters.. and enjoying himself.
Ray has been battling some health issues. Miss him, but understand. Wishing him well (and prayers for him, actually)
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FWIW
I never saw the post about Video Games but see this is what I mean. Keep it technical and no one gets hurt.
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Keep it technical and no one gets hurt.
One of the things that distinguishes this forum from a lot of others is that a lot of people on here actually become friends outside the forum. I think that's because folks here share more about themselves than whatever "technical" issue they're having.
Do we really want this to be a place where folks have to "walk on eggshells" because they're afraid of violating "strict forum rules"?
Trust me on this one. If this forum ever becomes what you're proposing, their will be a whole lot of MIA added to the list.
Pat didn't say he was leaving because he didn't like the folks on here. It was because folks were "harping" on "strict forum rules" and he felt targeted.
IMHO, some folks should lighten up and understand that PG Music will step in if they think someone's overstepping the forum boundaries. They do, after all, have moderators. No individual user should elect themselves as the "thought police".
P.S. The post wasn't about video games. It was about kids who excelled at music because they weren't wasting all their time on video games.
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Gary has been on this forum for so long that it might be a case of "been there, done that".
As pointed out above, Russ is into RC flying. We have exchanged e-mails in the recent past.
The posts of Ray's that I recall indicated that that too many years smoking has left him with health problems.
I haven' been around much either the past four years - photography was re-invented for me with the advent of digital cameras that actually work - much like electronically created music. I've also been quite involved with Pianoteq (beta testing the past few years).
Time moves on and so do we.
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FOR GOD'S SAKE - KEEP OUR FORUM THE WAY IT IS!
That's a placard! Yes, it is Political AND Religious (and there is NO reference to music in it) 
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FOR GOD'S SAKE - KEEP OUR FORUM THE WAY IT IS
That's a placard! Yes, it is Political AND Religious (and there is NO reference to music in it)
Amen Sam!
It really frustrates me when people try to change the forum into what they want it to be instead of accepting it for what it is! People talking, ...... and trying to help each other when they can.
And PG Music is the first, but not necessarily the only thing they have in common.
And to all,
To see someone like Pat Marr driven away by the "thought police", or "strict forum rules" advocates, or by suggesting "technical issues only", is a bad thing for all of us!
It makes this a much less appealing place to be. No one is forcing you to read a particular thread. If you don't like it, ignore it. But don't try to drive away others who may be interested! If PG doesn't like it, they either pull it or post a warning.
And if you want to propose "strict forum rules", this whole thread is in violation of that! A little common sense goes a long way towards figuring out what's right and wrong for the forum. Advocating "strict forum rules" is kind of like charging a little girl with having a weapon because she brought a plastic butter knife to school to spread her tuna salad on her bread.
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