I remember Deathmetal and I remember my post about his blog.....
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Deathmetal and Saltedplug were my favorites. This place just isn't the same without them. I never noticed any supremacist stuff in deathmetal's posts here.
Deathmetal's post on Best Tobacco For Cannibalism was my inspiration for Blend Reccomendarions For A Viking Raid.
Saltedplug was a sharp guy and great writer. I loved how his posts sounded like they were coming from Buddha.
Deathmetal's post on Best Tobacco For Cannibalism was my inspiration for Blend Reccomendarions For A Viking Raid.
Saltedplug was a sharp guy and great writer. I loved how his posts sounded like they were coming from Buddha.
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There was another guy from Ohio I used to trade with, Shawn622, haven’t seen him post in a while.
I learned Deathmetal's various political positions from reading his musings on this forum. We don't need to rehash them here though.
Warren, for better or worse I never personally saw any such posts, hence my astonishment that I might also hold such views.
I remember asking once where he had gone but got little in reply....now I know why.
Regards,
Jay.
When he got into the realm of personal attacks and such, the posts were gone or the thread quickly locked. If memory serves. You could have easily missed this side of him.
I here and now apologize for inadvertantly giving the impression that I view Jay as sympathetic to a vile piece of work like Deathmetal turned out to be. That was not my intent as I know Jay to be a stand up guy. Sometimes my humor can be a lot too subtle. Clearly Jay had missed the info that got out about the banned and unlamented Deathmetal.
Only rarely have I seen the posts that get people ejected, so unless there is considerable discussion after the fact, which there usually isn't, I have no idea what the problem was. Roth, back in the twenty-teens, was a good contributor -- knowledgeable, a sharp writer, with interesting opinions and lots of information. He was abrasive, but I never saw the inappropriate side of his postings.
But moderation is what keeps this place from descending into the online hell that is so common, so you have to accept the bitter (loss of interesting and smart contributors) with the sweet, actual mostly rational conversation not obliterated by anger management and psychiatric problems. It's a delicate balance, but the fact that the magazine and Forums are still here is a tribute to good moderation and moderators.
I think the moderators nearly always try to work with people to observe some tact and restraint, but after that, some have to go.
But moderation is what keeps this place from descending into the online hell that is so common, so you have to accept the bitter (loss of interesting and smart contributors) with the sweet, actual mostly rational conversation not obliterated by anger management and psychiatric problems. It's a delicate balance, but the fact that the magazine and Forums are still here is a tribute to good moderation and moderators.
I think the moderators nearly always try to work with people to observe some tact and restraint, but after that, some have to go.
"You could have easily missed this side of him."
Warren, I likely missed his being kicked off the Forum due to my hiatus after a period of illness at around that time, hence my ignorance.
Anyway, no harm done and I of course accept Jesse's explanation of things. Matter closed.
Regards,
Jay.
Warren, I likely missed his being kicked off the Forum due to my hiatus after a period of illness at around that time, hence my ignorance.
Anyway, no harm done and I of course accept Jesse's explanation of things. Matter closed.
Regards,
Jay.
Great examples of the important contribution of our moderators.
While I have enjoyed many posters over the years, I lurked until the upgrade (when pictures could only be seen in thumbnail unless you signed up), the ones I sorely miss are @hunterrw and @ papipeguy And @mrlowercase
@Bengel: papipeguy aka John is still around and I speak with him fairly regularly!
Thank you my friend. I still check in here from time to time.
Yeah, I mostly hang out on Instagram because I am a visual guy and that venue is more conducive to photography related posts. We were talking about the board this weekend at the Mule Town pipe show and many of us mentioned that we don’t post as much on the forums as we once did.
Quiet Neal we're having a eulogy for you!
npod! Glad to hear you are still kicking and well and have survived all that the planet has thrown at us!
Yang Forciori was a big loss. Sure, he seemed to have an ego (unless there was something lost in translation), but his knowledge on Dunhill was incredible. There was a day where I remember he accused people of being racist here because one or more people were poking him, and then he simply left.
foggy mountain was my Dunhill authority, though I don't own Dunhills or White Spots myself. He sold them when he worked at pipe shops in Manhattan when he was a teenager in the fifties and was still buying them into what I think were his eighties. He had some of their series he wouldn't own, and he'd mostly gotten to buying only smooth prince shape White Spots. I remember he bought a brand new late model Mercedes convertible, but sadly couldn't get in step with the computerized aspects of the car so he sold it off. I think he went back to driving his Ford Expedition. Professionally I think he was a well regarded painter, an artist, and his wife was Asian, as I recall.
Lot of the members are before my time. But do remember some who were extremely gung-ho about the pipe smoking then suddenly dropped out of the picture. Kinda wonder what happened.