Goodbye!

[blebs]

Please do this.

I realize that with age we strive for peace and serenity in our lives. We really don’t need the crap of other people flowing into our home through our trivial little internet connections, just put down the keyboard and step away from the computer for awhile. Enjoy the outside world for a bit and keep in mind that you have friends here that would miss not seeing you around.

Tobey

[knightmare]

Minir, you have been a great cornerstone here, providing steady informative posts we have all enjoyed.

It would be a tragedy to see you go/stop posting....

Your first reaction is our own built in mechanism, of fleeing that which displeases.

Rethink it over some..

[knightmare]

The diplomacy skills some of you exhibt are shameful. While you cower behind a professed ideal of "just being honest", really you do what you do because your hundreds of miles removed from the people you insult. IMHO, you do it to satisify your egos since it's not something you can do in real life.

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nice read.

[knightmare]

Actually I agree with this. I don't remember it being like this when I joined in 03. That's part of the reason I decided to stay after I got my DSL question answered - people were nice here, it was friendly, there was no nastiness. Now it seems like in a lot of ways this board is like a lot of other boards on the net - full of people saying things with the sole intent of starting a bigass fight.

don't feel bad , I just paid $12 for a Premium script, and I'm like---why????

[Izzo]

...seems like an over reaction to me....not like it was personal insult....even then ..who cares...it's the internet...If TonyT can still hang around after all the crap flung at Scientology then I think Minir could also *shrug*

My grandmother ..the most 'catholic' person I've ever known ....would laugh at the pope and say something like 'the pope doesn't live in my house'

[9mmprincess]

My grandmother ..the most 'catholic' person I've ever known ....would laugh at the pope and say something like 'the pope doesn't live in my house'

your Grandma sounds cool

[Norm]

Larry, I do hope you come back to read this thread at least.

When I get a chance, which may be a while, I'll call you
(probably collect)

Having my own problems presently, I'll fill you in later

Norm

[knightmare]

Actually I agree with this. I don't remember it being like this when I joined in 03. That's part of the reason I decided to stay after I got my DSL question answered - people were nice here, it was friendly, there was no nastiness.

gotta call shens**********

Her medical costs must be enormous - I wonder if 6 Flags is gonna foot the bill...

[Indy]

Thank you all for the many smiles and the friendships i've enjoyed here at SG.

All things have a cycle and it is time for me to move on.

Good health & happiness to you all.

---

Fondest regards

minir

Although I understand your reasons for going, that doesn't make it any easier to see you go. I hope that we'll see you here again soon. Very best wishes.

[Brk]

Wow. Downhill actually pulled the "internet tough guy" card.

Heeelarious.

[knightmare]

Wow. Downhill actually pulled the "internet tough guy" card.

Heeelarious.

But you have never pulled it on Gixxer or anyone else eh~....?

[Gixxer]

Along with the senseless burke attackers.

i think burkes attacks are senseless and most of the people who, as you put it "senseless burke attackers", mostly defend themselves from him and his attacks

[Brk]

But you have never pulled it on Gixxer or anyone else eh~....?

The "card" in question is the one that is pulled to deflect criticism by making the critic out to be someone who'd never be caustic and opinionated in "real life." It's an easy tactic.

[knightmare]

i think burkes attacks are senseless and most of the people who, as you put it "senseless burke attackers", mostly defend themselves from him and his attacks

Gixxer, don't bother trying to reach YOS, Burke, or Prey right now.
They are so much more intelligent & informed than us. They are just being brutally honest.

Sorta like those "Don't Hate me because I'm Beautiful", commercials from the 70's-80's.

[Gixxer]

The "card" in question is the one that is pulled to deflect criticism by making the critic out to be someone who'd never be caustic and opinionated in "real life." It's an easy tactic.

i am sure you are opinionated in person to people you are "comfy" with ... not comeplete strangers of whom you have no idea how they would react ...

[JawZ]

I'll be sorry to see you go Minir...I know I can speak for many members here in saying that you'd be missed if you never came back.

This is why I hate religious and political threads...I hate them with a passion.

well, maybe it takes a sacrificial lamb like minir to get your attention that these type of threads deserve their own forum section....as suggested by me and many others in the past. If you want to talk shop....then you have to go in there and look for it...you invite it upon yourself by doing so.

I see no reason to have political and religious discussions in the general forum because it's 100% obvious, and it can be shown using trend analysis, that none of the threads are productive in any size shape or form.


As for some of you....and you know who I am talking to....as a friend...I think you guys go too far sometimes and I also think that some of you don't have a clue as to what you're talking about. I think you just wanna argue...maybe out of boredom. Again, as your friend.....

[MissTynker2]

Thank you all for the many smiles and the friendships i've enjoyed here at SG.

All things have a cycle and it is time for me to move on.

Good health & happiness to you all.

---

Fondest regards

minir

Dearest Larry,

This is one of the saddest posts I have, read on speedguide's general forum, thus making it a very sad day for me as well as for more other members than I could possibly count. You have always been here for others with your encouragement, support, shared articles of interest and laughter. I cannot tell you how many times, in the "rough roads" of my life, that I have come here looking for and appreciating all of the above. More like you are needed here, not less...and you imo have always been the ultimate leader in those fields. Please consider just taking some time for you and returning at a later date. You will be so sorely missed here and so badly needed.

Every forum has its own idiots, though some here probably top the all time list, or inconsiderates who just do not care at all. It is even sadder to think that they might have won, and caused one of our most respected members to leave.

I was once given the ultimate honor here by another member...who called me the female minir to this site, and I cherish that to this day. Ya want me to try and wrestle this place without ya? Thats a scary thought! I miss you already. Please take care my friend.

[Sava700]

I agree with UOD, threads like political and Religion based need their own forum, or as others would call it (Provide proof of everything you say forum).

Nobody can win a argument on either of these two subjects, so best to just put them in their own area or out right ban them IMO, but I shouldn't be saying this cause I don't have proof or 10links to explain what I just said.... I reckon I can go GOOGLE them! LOL


Minir, I drink a cold one for ya! come on back!

[Noevo]

dude

I really can't think of anything else to say, it all ends up sounding like a eulogy.

keep your head up and stick on the ice Larry

deserved another one

[David]

Magnetism pulls us to opposite charges. It is as though many desire to be repulsed. <shrugs>


Larry is a dear friend. I wish him only the best.

G-d Bless,
david

[YeOldeStonecat]

well, maybe it takes a sacrificial lamb like minir to get your attention that these type of threads deserve their own forum section....as suggested by me and many others in the past. If you want to talk shop....then you have to go in there and look for it...you invite it upon yourself by doing so. .

Personally I'm against that also...and it's been talked about for a LONG time. All it does is move the junk to another room in the house. Members would still get riled up, and people would still end up leaving the house insulted.

All it does is move it to another location..but it's still under the roof of Speedguide.

[Noevo]

Magnetism pulls us to opposite charges. It is as though many desire to be repulsed. <shrugs>

Well said David.

[Comtrad]

Sorry to see you go.

You haven't stated why you left, I just hope it wasn't over a pointless conversation you had on the internet.

[Randy]

Well minir hasn't said why he feels he must go and so I will make no assumptions as to why.

Cya later, later Larry take care eh

[JawZ]

Personally I'm against that also...and it's been talked about for a LONG time. All it does is move the junk to another room in the house. Members would still get riled up, and people would still end up leaving the house insulted.

All it does is move it to another location..but it's still under the roof of Speedguide.

The members that would potentially get riled up would bring it upon themselves by going in there. I would have zero sympathy for anyone that left because they got their feathers ruffled by going INTO a forum that is known to carry potentially offensive conversation.

And yes, it would be moving it to another room, how is that bad for the image of Speedguide? I don't see religious or political threads as being general in nature. They aren't....they are very specific and are created to cater to a certain crowd.

I am came to SG for help, then I offered my help for a year(giveback in the tweaks forums), then I decided to get to know ya'll and hang out. Like the majority of folks, I came for help and for fun...not to argue or fight or to make enemies. I stick around because I like to keep on top of all things tech and SG offers that. Do I enjoy a good debate amongst friends...ABSOLUTELY. But I also know WHO I am debating with and know their limitations.

Minir offered alot in the tech news arena....I especially enjoyed his post about the LAME codecs recently. Stuff like that will be missed.

The question that needs to be asked is this: How did we fail to keep a good person like Larry here? And this question needs to be asked by all of us.

[Randy]

The question that needs to be asked is this: How did we fail to keep a good person like Larry here? And this question needs to be asked by all of us.

maybe Larry left for other personal reasons?

[tHE_0ne]

Bye Larry, take care of yourself, Im going to miss your funny posts Ive been reading these last few years!

Tyler

[Massa]

Larry your posts have always been enjoyable and it was good getting to know you just a little on here. All the best wherever you go from this point on.

Dave

[Roody]

Personally I'm against that also...and it's been talked about for a LONG time. All it does is move the junk to another room in the house. Members would still get riled up, and people would still end up leaving the house insulted.

All it does is move it to another location..but it's still under the roof of Speedguide.

I'm with ya. Can't say making a seperate forum would fix the problem. If people who get riled up and don't want to read religious threads still do it under General Discussions then they will do it anywhere on here.

[Spammy]

Wow.

[Debbie]

It is a shame that some of you use the internet as an excuse for being an ******* with no regard for anyone but your own ego which is obviously deflated offline. It is a poor, lame excuse.

Downhill said it best.

[Randy]

Di somebody 5HlT! on minir? WHO WHERE? I WANT NAMES!

[Paft]

Goodbye, Larry. You'll be missed... and I'm very sad to see you leave.

[MissTynker2]

The members that would potentially get riled up would bring it upon themselves by going in there. I would have zero sympathy for anyone that left because they got their feathers ruffled by going INTO a forum that is known to carry potentially offensive conversation.

And yes, it would be moving it to another room, how is that bad for the image of Speedguide? I don't see religious or political threads as being general in nature. They aren't....they are very specific and are created to cater to a certain crowd.

I am came to SG for help, then I offered my help for a year(giveback in the tweaks forums), then I decided to get to know ya'll and hang out. Like the majority of folks, I came for help and for fun...not to argue or fight or to make enemies. I stick around because I like to keep on top of all things tech and SG offers that. Do I enjoy a good debate amongst friends...ABSOLUTELY. But I also know WHO I am debating with and know their limitations.

Minir offered alot in the tech news arena....I especially enjoyed his post about the LAME codecs recently. Stuff like that will be missed.

The question that needs to be asked is this: How did we fail to keep a good person like Larry here? And this question needs to be asked by all of us.

Excellent post UOD! Thank you..and agreed.

[Blisster]

well, maybe it takes a sacrificial lamb like minir to get your attention that these type of threads deserve their own forum section....as suggested by me and many others in the past. If you want to talk shop....then you have to go in there and look for it...you invite it upon yourself by doing so.

I see no reason to have political and religious discussions in the general forum because it's 100% obvious, and it can be shown using trend analysis, that none of the threads are productive in any size shape or form.


As for some of you....and you know who I am talking to....as a friend...I think you guys go too far sometimes and I also think that some of you don't have a clue as to what you're talking about. I think you just wanna argue...maybe out of boredom. Again, as your friend.....

Agreed UOD, and I propsed this *YEARS* ago to no avail.

[cho]

I hope this isn't true because if it is that means the first two members that made me want to stay are now gone.

Thanks for always being a great ambassador for speedguide Minir. I hope you change your mind and come back, whether it is right away or in a bit.

Tyler

[Easto]

Minir,

You will be missed.

Easto

[Spammy]

Minir,

You will be missed.

Easto

With out Question

[9mmprincess]

gotta call shens**********

you "call" whatever you need to call. I already explained myself in the other thread - I made a joke. I wasn't nasty to a person on this forum. I've been in arguments on here, sure - a few that I regret, but I have never come on here with the express purpose of goading someone or making them unhappy or uncomfortable. You found a joke I made in bad taste - that's fine, but I don't see that as anywhere near the same thing as when someone comes here and specifically baits someone else with the express purpose of hurting them. I didn't post what I did to hurt anyone, I posted what I did to make people laugh. You didn't like it - that's fine. But don't put me in the category of people here who just come here to hurt others, because THAT, my friend, is bullshit.

[knightmare]

I didn't post what I did to hurt anyone, I posted what I did to make people laugh. You didn't like it - that's fine. But don't put me in the category of people here who just come here to hurt others, because THAT, my friend, is bullshit.

You right, you aren't in their league of hate,

Bye Adrianna---