Great forum

Vintage#144 · 07-09-2007, 06:43 PM

Ive been on many forums , Motorcycle especially but tech forums as well and this is probably the most insightfull and down right "nice" group Ive seen , many tech forums are good only if your hacker elite or hacker elgible (most of them punks aint hackers anyways , a real hacker was system admin back in the day) , mention your a "noob" and they wont even talk to you , if they do talk to you its to berate you! I never did that , I was resident on a forum back in the 90's for website development (dont ask me now , its way past my head!!) , but I always helped out and back in the bbs days , people always helped out , but then again , the snot nosed kids couldnt get internet access (baud baby , like 2-6 ) hell owning a pc was mega bucks even (unless you built your own!)

Anyway , I am gonna stick around for awhile and relearn the industry! Or until you kick my *** out of here! I get very opinionated , so I way do well to stay out of the political arena! But then again its all in fun ,right!

Thanks guys!

**manic** · 07-09-2007, 07:16 PM

I can relate to what your saying. Welcome. This has been a job and a hobby
for a couple of decades for me as well. Lots of changes. I, like you have
been a member of different tech and bike forums. Until I found this
forum it was always the same ole thing, everyone waiting to flame you,
try and demean you, got real old real quick. You try and help someone
and you get slammed for it. Nobody knows it all, we all make mistakes,
misdiagnosis, hard to do the tech thing remotely, but we try. Ive been
here as long as I have, because you dont have that ego driven crap.
Stick around you will see what Im talkin about.

JohnthePilot · 07-09-2007, 07:18 PM

Well said manic.

**Doby** · 07-09-2007, 08:06 PM

Vintage,

Your going to find it different here, as manic said the ego thing just don't fly around here, so stick around and help out when you can.

Tumbleweed36 · 07-09-2007, 08:12 PM

We are happy you decided to stick around. Hope you enjoy your time with us.

**kodi** · 07-09-2007, 08:16 PM

Yes they are even nice to an old codger like me

**Go The Power** · 07-09-2007, 10:32 PM

Yea this forum is great

**PanamaGal** · 07-10-2007, 03:58 AM

That was very nice of you to say. This truly is a great forum! We're glad you're here.

**mattlock** · 07-10-2007, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic

I can relate to what your saying. Welcome. This has been a job and a hobby
for a couple of decades for me as well. Lots of changes. I, like you have
been a member of different tech and bike forums. Until I found this
forum it was always the same ole thing, everyone waiting to flame you,
try and demean you, got real old real quick. You try and help someone
and you get slammed for it. Nobody knows it all, we all make mistakes,
misdiagnosis, hard to do the tech thing remotely, but we try. Ive been
here as long as I have, because you dont have that ego driven crap.
Stick around you will see what Im talkin about.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doby

Vintage,

Your going to find it different here, as manic said the ego thing just don't fly around here, so stick around and help out when you can.

Welcome Vintage and thank you for the kind words. This is by far the best forum I've found. There's a great bunch of people here and we all try are best to make people feel welcome. There are no condescending attitudes here.

**Glaswegian** · 07-10-2007, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kodi

Yes they are even nice to an old codger like me

lol Brian...and even to a raving Scots maniac like me...

**Kalim** · 07-10-2007, 09:36 PM

I have a background in computing since early 1980, and was on USENET for quite some time and involved in early software development/testing. I'm very well aware of what's around online for quite some time and this place is very unique, mainly due to the authorities (older staff) and elders who shape and straighten the younger fella's. Otherwise, this place would be an equal wreck like many others.

**Go The Power** · 07-10-2007, 09:43 PM

Yea I have seen some pretty recked forums around

Sirius B · 07-28-2007, 10:56 PM

I agree with all the posts so far on this thread.

I have only been a member for several days & in nearly 12 years of accessing the net, have come across some terrible forums(being polite).

Due to a serious problem I could not solve, I searched the net for help.

TSF was the 1st site I came across, and it has restored my faith in genuine people wishing to help.

Fairly recently, I posted a question, which to me seemed reasonable. Looking back on it, it wasn't very precise and more than likely, ambigious.

Johnwill posted a reply and on reading, I felt stunned until I stepped back and thought about it. Johnwill was correct in his actions and I had to reply to clarify the situation.

The replies were very pleasant and courteous, whereas in the past I would have been blasted.

It cost me a finger and I genuniely appreciate the fact that I have found a friendly, courteous and very informative site.

To all the staff that maintain this site, please continue with the excellent work.

Kind regards to all at TSF.

**speedster123** · 07-29-2007, 05:44 AM

Leathernecks MC

I've seen you guys around, you luv those rice rockets, right?
LOL

07-09-2007, 06:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vintage#144 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 24 OS: xp My System	Great forum Ive been on many forums , Motorcycle especially but tech forums as well and this is probably the most insightfull and down right "nice" group Ive seen , many tech forums are good only if your hacker elite or hacker elgible (most of them punks aint hackers anyways , a real hacker was system admin back in the day) , mention your a "noob" and they wont even talk to you , if they do talk to you its to berate you! I never did that , I was resident on a forum back in the 90's for website development (dont ask me now , its way past my head!!) , but I always helped out and back in the bbs days , people always helped out , but then again , the snot nosed kids couldnt get internet access (baud baby , like 2-6 ) hell owning a pc was mega bucks even (unless you built your own!) Anyway , I am gonna stick around for awhile and relearn the industry! Or until you kick my *** out of here! I get very opinionated , so I way do well to stay out of the political arena! But then again its all in fun ,right! Thanks guys! __________________ Leathernecks MC

07-09-2007, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,254 OS: xp	Re: Great forum I can relate to what your saying. Welcome. This has been a job and a hobby for a couple of decades for me as well. Lots of changes. I, like you have been a member of different tech and bike forums. Until I found this forum it was always the same ole thing, everyone waiting to flame you, try and demean you, got real old real quick. You try and help someone and you get slammed for it. Nobody knows it all, we all make mistakes, misdiagnosis, hard to do the tech thing remotely, but we try. Ive been here as long as I have, because you dont have that ego driven crap. Stick around you will see what Im talkin about. __________________

07-09-2007, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
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07-09-2007, 08:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,109 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: Great forum Vintage, Your going to find it different here, as manic said the ego thing just don't fly around here, so stick around and help out when you can. __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

07-09-2007, 08:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,702 OS: XP Professional	Re: Great forum We are happy you decided to stick around. Hope you enjoy your time with us. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

07-09-2007, 08:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,408 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Great forum Yes they are even nice to an old codger like me __________________ Brian

07-09-2007, 10:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 11,006 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Great forum Yea this forum is great __________________

07-10-2007, 03:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
PanamaGal Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 1,240 OS: WinXP Pro SP2; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista Ultimate; Vista Business	Re: Great forum That was very nice of you to say. This truly is a great forum! We're glad you're here. __________________ It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

07-10-2007, 09:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Kalim Roaming To Help Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,642 OS: Many	Re: Great forum I have a background in computing since early 1980, and was on USENET for quite some time and involved in early software development/testing. I'm very well aware of what's around online for quite some time and this place is very unique, mainly due to the authorities (older staff) and elders who shape and straighten the younger fella's. Otherwise, this place would be an equal wreck like many others.

07-10-2007, 09:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 11,006 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Great forum Yea I have seen some pretty recked forums around __________________

07-28-2007, 10:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sirius B Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 109 OS: XP Pro SP3 - XP X64 - Windows Home Server - Vista Business - Win 7 Professional - Win 7 Ultimate 64 My System	Re: Great forum I agree with all the posts so far on this thread. I have only been a member for several days & in nearly 12 years of accessing the net, have come across some terrible forums(being polite). Due to a serious problem I could not solve, I searched the net for help. TSF was the 1st site I came across, and it has restored my faith in genuine people wishing to help. Fairly recently, I posted a question, which to me seemed reasonable. Looking back on it, it wasn't very precise and more than likely, ambigious. Johnwill posted a reply and on reading, I felt stunned until I stepped back and thought about it. Johnwill was correct in his actions and I had to reply to clarify the situation. The replies were very pleasant and courteous, whereas in the past I would have been blasted. It cost me a finger and I genuniely appreciate the fact that I have found a friendly, courteous and very informative site. To all the staff that maintain this site, please continue with the excellent work. Kind regards to all at TSF.

07-29-2007, 05:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,228 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: Great forum Leathernecks MC I've seen you guys around, you luv those rice rockets, right? LOL __________________