Well thanks for nothing, this fucking sucks.

[Chubtone]

Hey SPICtallica. Hacking into my MySpace? Pretty sad SPIC.

Your little SPIC WHORE wife and SPIClets suck my dick. That SPIC wife of yours looks like the SPIC whore who washed my ass with her lips.

FUCK YOU SPIC

See ya.

Maybe next time things will be different?

 

[cloudnine]

I want to see his hacked Myspace myself.

 

[ctoddrun]

I made it through all nine pages.

Whew!


I've seen the Carl stuff many times, even though I never comment on it (as evidenced by my post count here and the other forums I read).


As a basically impartial observer, you just did the right thing, Thump.


Kudos and good riddance to that trainwreck.

 

[FUZZboat]

so how does anyone make sure that this "carl" dude doesn't/isn't
bidding on the rig-talk auction just to drive up the price and queer the entire auction ??


Thanx for the good times everyone


to bad all Great things eventually come to an end (ie Benny Hill, John Candy and now Rig-Talk !!)

 

[* velcro-fly *]

Hey SPICtallica. Hacking into my MySpace? Pretty sad SPIC.

Your little SPIC WHORE wife and SPIClets suck my dick. That SPIC wife of yours looks like the SPIC whore who washed my ass with her lips.

FUCK YOU SPIC

Carl fall down go boom...

wow..I didn't see this one coming. Who could've predicted it ?

 

[Chubtone]

If I started banning people earlier this week, it would've been alot more than Carl.

Yes, true. Yet the way about 3,995 members on Rig Talk are looking at it is that if a wise and correct decision had been made concerning re-instating a member that had previously been banned 6,7,8 times that NONE of this drama would have happened. Are you unwilling to admit that the first mistake in this recent debacle was made by you and you alone and had you made the right decision there would be no reason for you to point fingers in an outward direction?

Now, if this decision and stirring up of the membership was part of a plan to get some juices flowing and get some interest in the sale of Rig-Talk, I applaud you. If the decision to sell was because this whole mess was the last straw, well you know, when I hammer in a nail I don't put my thumb on the head of the nail. YMMV

 

[rsm]

So, no one wants to discuss the Axe-Fx here? I know its not the best topic/thread, but we can salvage it by talking gear?

Who dislikes the Axe-Fx and why?

What are some issues with Ed Roman guitars?

I'm real happy with both.

 

[Copperhead]

Like they say in AA, pure insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.....

edit: Eeek! I did not mean for this to post right after yours, Chris, rather the folks who "could not believe this ended like this".
What I mean is Carl is nuts.
I did not intend for it to appear like I was saying you're nuts for taking a guy at his word and giving him a chance.

 

[headlessdeadguy]

If I started banning people earlier this week, it would've been alot more than Carl.

Yes, true. Yet the way about 3,995 members on Rig Talk are looking at it is that if a wise and correct decision had been made concerning re-instating a member that had previously been banned 6,7,8 times that NONE of this drama would have happened. Are you unwilling to admit that the first mistake in this recent debacle was made by you and you alone and had you made the right decision there would be no reason for you to point fingers in an outward direction?

Now, if this decision and stirring up of the membership was part of a plan to get some juices flowing and get some interest in the sale of Rig-Talk, I applaud you. If the decision to sell was because this whole mess was the last straw, well you know, when I hammer in a nail I don't put my thumb on the head of the nail. YMMV

+10

The whole thing was a conspiracy. Reinstate carl, let the shit hit the fan, refuse to ban him, posts go through the roof(more traffic during the clusterfuck than normal), post the domain on ebay, carl bids to drive the price up,etc.... Genius !!!!!

 

[King Crimson]

OK, I have an Ultra and an Ed Roman bass guitar. Both are great, one's for sale. Since I'm not doing metal anymore, this bass isn't a good fit (SPAM: BC Rich Spider bass, 4 string for sale) and its case is gathering dust, except for its regular usage to keep it in top playing condition: great playing, sounding and looking bass.

So you have a BC Rich bass that you bought from Ed, or you had him make you a bass of that style?

I know that Ed has a bad reputation by many and I personally didn't deal with him during the construction of my axe after we nailed down the original configuration of the guitar I wanted.

I only spoke with the actual luthier during the build process.

My Quicksilver is the best and highest quality, easiest playing, most versitile, best electronics and beautiful guitar that I've ever owned or played - regardless what your opinion is of the leprechaun himself. Right out of the case the action was absolutely perfect and the neck was exponentially better than all others that I have owned or played. This includes but is not limited to: Baker, Anderson, PRS, Gibson LP-X, Ibanez, Brian Moore 6&7, Carvin, Suhr, Mayones, Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci 6&7 Sig, etc...

- David

 

[King Crimson]

Anothe predictable meltdown by the internet lunatic. I wonder when carl stopped maturing? I'm guessing it was when 8 tracks were the thing.

Hey, you can do a lot with just 8 tracks...

 

[wc8485]

Yes, true. Yet the way about 3,995 members on Rig Talk are looking at it is that if a wise and correct decision had been made concerning re-instating a member that had previously been banned 6,7,8 times that NONE of this drama would have happened. Are you unwilling to admit that the first mistake in this recent debacle was made by you and you alone and had you made the right decision there would be no reason for you to point fingers in an outward direction?

Now, if this decision and stirring up of the membership was part of a plan to get some juices flowing and get some interest in the sale of Rig-Talk, I applaud you. If the decision to sell was because this whole mess was the last straw, well you know, when I hammer in a nail I don't put my thumb on the head of the nail. YMMV

I made my thoughts very well known about this whole thing. Go back and read again if they're not clear. I don't see any reason to repeat myself.

I have a great idea! You buy the forum and run it the way you want! YAY!

Well said Thump... sorry your being shit on, or seemingly shit on for trying to maintain an unbiased approach to things.
Remember dudes: Hindsight is always 20/20. No need to continue on with the ramblings.

 

[Anonymous]

What a poor, sad man Carl is. I hope people realize, he's probably heavily sedated on psychotropic drugs and I suspect that's a huge reason for why he acts like he does.

I am highly surprised that this type of behavior hasn't caught up with him in real life. I guess if you never leave your house though, how could it? Much like when people get addicted to online gaming or gambling, Carl has created a world for himself to live in. His behavior suggests underlying issues of addiction that I can only imagine manifest themselves in real life.

I sometimes wonder if more of us knew him in real life, if we would truly ignore him, much like you ignore a 3 year old calling you bad names. They just don't know any better, or can't control it.

 

[Zachman]

What a poor, sad man Carl is. I hope people realize, he's probably heavily sedated on psychotropic drugs and I suspect that's a huge reason for why he acts like he does.

I am highly surprised that this type of behavior hasn't caught up with him in real life. I guess if you never leave your house though, how could it? Much like when people get addicted to online gaming or gambling, Carl has created a world for himself to live in. His behavior suggests underlying issues of addiction that I can only imagine manifest themselves in real life.

I sometimes wonder if more of us knew him in real life, if we would truly ignore him, much like you ignore a 3 year old calling you bad names. They just don't know any better, or can't control it.

I used to manage a group home for the developmentally disabled, and there were certain behaviors that, yes- you ignored, BUT you can't ignore someone when they are attacking you, or someone else. Granted this is the internet, BUT Carl just acts like an idiot, he's not actually retarded-- Delusional, probably. He is quite a sad and pathetic person, imo-- but fortunately for me, I don't have to tolerate his kind of BS, nor should I OR anyone else be expected to.

 

[Meathead]

Now, if this decision and stirring up of the membership was part of a plan to get some juices flowing and get some interest in the sale of Rig-Talk, I applaud you.

That did cross my mind when I first heard this place was for sale.
Turns out if it wasn't planned at all, it did turn out to be a good way to 'get out' of running this place.

Like I said before, I wouldn't want to run a forum with no financial compensation...and I don't blame Bob and Chris at all for selling it when the heat was turned up.

 

[david simpson]

Bottom line is.....its done...over....Carls gone and life goes on.
I just want to thank Bob and Chris for getting this place up and running in the first place.....I just hope it continues.
Thanks guys.

 

[Zachman]

...but fortunately for me, I don't have to tolerate his kind of BS, nor should I OR anyone else be expected to...

Just how are you not "tolerating" it? Bickering back and forth with him and making things worse than they need to be is your idea of not "tolerating" it?

But yeah, I'm told 3,995 Rig-Talk members disagree with me. So far, I can only count around 3 (but I admit that confirming my opinion with others isn't at the top of my priority list.)

You're playing right into what he wants.

He wants to appear superior, and by exposing his BS I am not tolerating his crap, and forcing his delusion to an end--Then the REAL Carl re-appears, as you knew he would.

3 disagree??? OMG, You NEED to learn to count bro.

Bob Savage, Tweed, Gainzilla, Gainfreak, Zachman, Lord Tone King, Danyeo, Digital Jams, Juggernaut, sandman31774, riffy, King Crimson, headlessdeadguy-- THAT is a bit more than 3 and I didn't try that hard.... There are a LOT more

 

[degenaro]

...but fortunately for me, I don't have to tolerate his kind of BS, nor should I OR anyone else be expected to...

Just how are you not "tolerating" it? Bickering back and forth with him and making things worse than they need to be is your idea of not "tolerating" it?

But yeah, I'm told 3,995 Rig-Talk members disagree with me. So far, I can only count around 3 (but I admit that confirming my opinion with others isn't at the top of my priority list.)

You're playing right into what he wants.

He wants to appear superior, and by exposing his BS I am not tolerating his crap, and forcing his delusion to an end--Then the REAL Carl re-appears, as you knew he would.

3 disagree??? OMG, You NEED to learn to count bro.

Bob Savage, Tweed, Gainzilla, Gainfreak, Zachman, Lord Tone King, Danyeo, Digital Jams, Juggernaut, sandman31774, riffy, King Crimson, headlessdeadguy-- THAT is a bit more than 3 and I didn't try that hard.... There are a LOT more

That said it was and IS still Chris' and Bob's prerogative to make any decision. And that is what I get bothered by. I'm surprised it took 6 weeks for all that shit to happen.
But the idea that an admin HAS TO react to what bothers some on is strange to me.

 

[bbaug14]

WHY IS EVERYBODY SO FUCKING STUPID?!?!?

 

[vultures]

Let's get Phil Towle in here;