Well, I have been a member of the list since sometime in late 2005. Geez, never really noticed it had been that long. In that time, I haven't ever seen a conversation deteriorate to the point this one has. Most of us are adults (not all - some are under the age of 18 and I don't mean that intellectually). Of all the forums and Email lists I have been a member of, this one has always been the most civil and free of crap. For those of us that have been on the list for a long time, these types of conversations are like bad pennies. They just keep showing up. People have big dreams of "innovation" and revolutionizing the hobby, but in the end most of those folks rarely build a vehicle that can compete with the current vehicles with all of their "antiquated" systems. There are exceptions to that rule. Doug has actually brought his computerized monstrosity to fruition (Doug and I have exchanged parts over the last couple of years so hopefully he won't take offense to me calling his backpack a monstrosity). I meant it in the nicest way. :) Joe Sommer has built devices for folks (like me) and taken his time and money to bulk import motors from China when they weren't readily available (for people like me - thanks Joe). I'm definitely not perfect though. I once made on off color comment about French tanks...boy was I lambasted about that, but I got over it and just refrained from doing it again. I also have 3 tanks in the works and none of them are completely operational. All three of them do run via remote control (or soon will in the case of the KV-2). Seeing as I live in MN and no one else around me has a vehicle near the same level of completion, I've had no reason to dedicate all of my time to getting just one fully functional for battle. Steve, Joe, Frank, John, and Will have seen many tankers come and go with big ideas. They on the other hand have all contributed to the hobby in countless other ways and just because I didn't mention their achievements individually doesn't mean that they weren't important (like the www.cheapcontrolsystems.com system or all the motor testing Joe has done at his own expense). I think everyone just got off on the wrong foot. At this point, it's going to go one of two ways. Either the parties involved will apologize for the misunderstandings or they won't. I will say that I don't believe the public list is the proper place to "have it out". JMHO. How about 'dem Bears?
Derek T065 On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 10:56 PM, Patron <[email protected]>wrote: > First off, don't be a dick. If I wanted that, I'd look to someone who > wouldn't need a microscope to find theirs. > Moreover, I don't tolerate that from anyone anyway, least of all someone > who (big smile) has Ragu as a screen name or Lily as an email address. > You're either a cheap pasta sauce, or a flower. Oooh. Big insults and > expectations here, kids. > > I spell Colour, Favourite and a few other words in the European style out > of force of Habit. YOU be married to someone from the UK and not pick up > some of their spelling and grammatical differences. > > And ColoUr has no advantage. It was simply an Alternative to the: White, > Black, Neon Pink or Neon Blue Wii remotes. Which, while functional look > outright silly in most Adult Hands. > > Honestly, I'm starting not to like this group. Since I've joined, I've been > verbally assaulted by two of your members. If this is how you treat someone > who took an honest interest in this as a hobby and wanted to know more, and > who hoped for an exchange of ideas as MATURE ADULTS, then I think I may be > in the wrong place. > > > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:34, jvragu47 wrote: > >> >> >> On Feb 26, 3:47 pm, Patron <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> More than enough for Tank combat. They're also relatively easy >>> to find and come in a wide variety of colours. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> -J >>> > "We have a little saying in Massachusetts. "Maybe one day you'll get >>> horribly sick and die". >>> >> >> Okay. We need some clarification folks. >> >> 1. Unless I'm mistaken ,I believe that the residents of the fair state >> of Massachusetts stopped spelling the word colors as colours,3 years >> after Yorktowne.( I looked this up on Wikipedia-big smile) >> 2.So, Monsieur Patron. Are you preparing for the annexation of >> Massachusetts to the UK? >> 3. Which color do you feel will give me an edge over the other thumb >> sucking, er , I mean thumb using battlers? >> >> John >> >> -- >> >> You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat >> > "We have a little saying in Massachusetts. "Maybe one day you'll get > horribly sick and die". > > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
