ANN: pinball.enthusiast.newsgroup

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Meaning monitored, we don't review posts, just in case there is an issue,
can take action (like really offensive posts, spam, etc).

"pinballnewsgroups.com" <postmaster@pinballnewsgroups.com> wrote in message
news:caqdnXVNuvJlmIPeRVn-og@comcast.com...
> It's monitored, not really moderated, which in many cases means a review
> per message before posting. In either event, as with usenet newsgroups,
> it's freedom of choice as with the other forums setup. It was setup to
> address a particular problem, and I'm sure everyone can see faults with
> every other mechanism to bring communities of people together, so to me
> more is not so bad.
>
> "PT" <zeecarr1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:1126024839.115651.207160@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> This idea of a moderated forum pops up from time to time and eventually
>> the conventional wisdom pushes it back under a rock. A few years ago
>> (as a newbee) I even started a thread suggesting a moderated newsgroup
>> (because of a certain troll poster before Gary's time). What I was
>> suggesting was a "moderated usenet newsgroup" not a "moderated web
>> forum" - big difference. I have since seen the light that moderators
>> are a bad thing. They lead to group think and huge moderator egos.
>>
>> Despite the misleading text of the announcement at the top of this
>> thread; PINBALL.ENTHUSIAST.NEWSGROUP IS NOT REALLY A NEWSGROUP!! It
>> could go away or be reset tomorrow and all historical posts would be
>> lost forever. RGP IS A NEWSGROUP ON THE USENET and will remain cached
>> on Google until the end of time. For those of you who don't know the
>> difference between a "web forum" and a "usenet newsgroup" I suggest you
>> study up. On the surface they appear similar, but they are completely
>> different.
>>
>> RGP is actually quite civil compared to most unmoderated forums and
>> newsgroups. Pinball people are good people for the most part. Sure
>> there are debates and different points of view, but very rarely hate is
>> spewed. Those threads are easily ignored anyway.
>>
>> Fortunately this will work itself out in the end as the initial
>> interest in this alternate to RGP falls off and it is all but
>> forgotten. Unfortunately any informative posts and tech help will be
>> lost forever when it goes away.
>>
>>>new forum in 3 words: Too much Gary
>>
>> If that is the case then I wish the new moderated web based forum all
>> the luck in the world! Just post your tech questions and help over
>> here in RGP, so they will be cached by google (Gary doesn't care about
>> tech posts anyway).
>>
>> John
>>
>
>

 

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Hey Ron,
Where you been hiding???

---
Steve Kulpa (cargpb10 - sigh)
Hermitage, TN
http://www.geocities.com/stevekulpa/rgpidx.htm

Ron Strom wrote:
> I'm slowly working my way back in Lloyd and am struggling REAL hard to bite
> my tongue on a lot of the stuff I see here lately.
> --
> Ron -- CARGPB7

 

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it is rick at bay area amusements from what i have heard. at least that
is who sent out a load of e-mails.

Pinlicious ( ...there is no spoon.)

 

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Hi Steve.

I lost interest completely in pins and the group over a year ago and gave my
Mystic and PinBot to my son in Bend Oregon and my EBD and Mousin' Around to
my other son in Eugene Oregon but kept my Fathom (and always will).

That lasted for a while until minor repairs over the net and phone got to be
a drag for them so I took the pins back. All of them sat beheaded for
months.

My wife and I inherited a new large home last October and finally finished
moving in December. Stuck all the beheaded pins in the large unfinished
(unfortunately) basement.

I started thinking "GAMEROOM!!!!" and thought about the work involved with
finishing another basement and since I'm still not "enthused" like I used to
be, quickly gave up on that idea.

I started lurking on the group about six months ago with a rare (probably
mean spirited post occasionally. From what I saw from certain new folks
and a lot of the same old predictable thorns, saw no reason to join in. Did
help to step back for awhile and see my previous self in some of their posts.
Sure is hard to "bite my tongue though ;-)

A few weeks ago I decided to setup a couple pins and resurrected the Mystic,
PinBot and Mousin' Around. The Mousin' Around had a flipper problem which I
posted and received a solution on from the group. While there I saw a post
from Cliffy about needing the PinBot wire gate above the pops and removed the
one from mine and sent it to him to repro. He in turn sent me an EOS switch
when he returned my gate. He never did tell me how much to reimburse him for
it.

I play a game or two on the pins now and then but the "Joy" is still not
back. Meanwhile the playable Fathom sits beheaded and I still have two
replacement PF's for it - one from Oliver that was touched-up and cleared by
Bill Davis and one of the repros. I also have the repro backglass, Pinball
Rescue plastics, a set of self-adhesive cabinet stencils. I even thought
about buying one of the new cabinets from Chris Munson but thought "what's
the point". Maybe someday it'll get finished.

At any rate I'm not hidin' now, just mostly lurkin' and trying to regain
interest.

Nice talkin' at you for a while but since I'm not a touch typist this is
getting a little long winded.

As always, all the best to you and yours,
--
Ron -- CARGPB7
ronstr@asisnotapplicable.com (change not applicable to na)


In article <1126041994.021198.282140@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
stevekulpa@yahoo.com says...
> Hey Ron,
> Where you been hiding???
>
> ---
> Steve Kulpa (cargpb10 - sigh)
> Hermitage, TN
> http://www.geocities.com/stevekulpa/rgpidx.htm
>
> Ron Strom wrote:
> > I'm slowly working my way back in Lloyd and am struggling REAL hard to bite
> > my tongue on a lot of the stuff I see here lately.
> > --
> > Ron -- CARGPB7
>
>

 

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But now we have two seperate places to read a pinball newsgroup. Most
won't leave here, some will only post there, many will choose one or
the other, and RGP is fragmented and split apart. Not good IMHO.

Lloyd Olson wrote:
> That isn't the intent of the group Wollfy. You of all people should know
> that. You are wanted to post and help. But it is meant to avoid some of the
> endless tirades and attacks. Of which you have suffered here, and even left
> a few times. LTG
>
> "Wolffy" <sendnospamto_wolffy@gaspar.net> wrote in message
> news:BfCdnenKtNUtKIDeRVn-vg@speakeasy.net...
>
> Is it really fair to
> > me for a moderator to say "screw wollfy Lloyd can offer tech help" and
> > not have my assistance posted? I can see this happening in a moderated
> > group more than anyone would like to believe.
> >
> > So from my stand point... any new web pages, tech help, reviews, or just
> > love for the game... I'll keep it real and keep it at RGP. You'll never
> > get to the real guts of the game if you make sure everything is 100%
> > sugar coded and approved by big brother.
> >
> > -wolffy

 

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>new forum in 3 words: Too much Gary
>nomad

I decided to keep an open mind and read through the posts. Hope they
enjoy their group.

One HUGE positive. Gary posts there (a lot) and not here. Fine by me.
That alone will keep me here (which I'm sure everyone there is happy
about).

Kirb

 

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>Well I can't imagine a nicer bunch of guys being the
>moderators or "monitors" so I dunno what I'm
>bitching about... ;-)

I do have to agree about the moderators.

Kirb