Thread: Is MichaelsMinute for real??

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Originally Posted by nicoff

It looks like MM has originated something like 40% of the last 10 threads. Is s/he for real? Is s/he a bot?

Mike! Help!

Did you see the videos where I interview Mike? I posted them on this forum.

That would be quite a feat if Mike was interviewed by a bot on video multiple times and didn't even know it.

Also that's quite a feat for a bot to have a Luxman 595aSE listed for sale in the forum marketplace. LOL

I find it refreshing to have some new people here creating discussion threads.

Is there a specific thread count that makes one a Bot, or did you confuse AS with Twitter?

His "Are 'they' going to destroy audio?" has been nominated for Audiophile Melodramatic Thread Of The Year award by the forum Academy

AJ is the forum academy like the Academy Awards? Would he be eligible for an award like an Oscar? Think Mike would host the show at Suncoast? Maybe add to the FAE?

Originally Posted by AJ Soundfield

His "Are 'they' going to destroy audio?" has been nominated for Audiophile Melodramatic Thread Of The Year award by the forum Academy

Originally Posted by nc42acc

AJ is the forum academy like the Academy Awards? Would he be eligible for an award like an Oscar? Think Mike would host the show at Suncoast? Maybe add to the FAE?

Who does he get to slap first?

Originally Posted by nc42acc

AJ is the forum academy like the Academy Awards? Would he be eligible for an award like an Oscar? Think Mike would host the show at Suncoast? Maybe add to the FAE?

Pump those brakes till Dec 31st Marty. You'll see.

Originally Posted by AJ Soundfield

His "Are 'they' going to destroy audio?" has been nominated for Audiophile Melodramatic Thread Of The Year award by the forum Academy

I accept the nomination!

Signed,

THE BOT

Yes - he became a real person in a similar fashion as this - Pinocchio(1940) - Pinocchio Becomes A Real Boy - YouTube

I told my wife about this thread and she laughed pretty hard.

She said "ya, some evil foreign government decided to program a bot that makes audio videos and to infiltrate an audio forum to make posts about....boring audio stuff. How silly." LOL

It was a good laugh. Thanks Nicoff!

Edited to replace with correct name of Nicoff the OP

Originally Posted by Phil A

Yes - he became a real person in a similar fashion as this - Pinocchio(1940) - Pinocchio Becomes A Real Boy - YouTube

Crap! My secret it out!!

Your welcome, we all just trying to be as ASR as possible.

Originally Posted by MichaelsMinute

I told my wife about this thread and she laughed pretty hard.

She said "ya, some evil foreign government decided to program a bot that makes audio videos and to infiltrate an audio forum to make posts about....boring audio stuff. How silly." LOL

It was a good laugh. Thanks Marty!

Originally Posted by nc42acc

Your welcome, we all just trying to be as ASR as possible.

Sorry Marty - meant to thank NICOFF for the laugh of the OP.

Welcome removed, still being as ASR as possible.

Originally Posted by MichaelsMinute

Sorry Marty - meant to thank NICOFF for the laugh of the OP.

Originally Posted by nc42acc

still being as ASR as possible.

Fair enough.

Originally Posted by nc42acc

Your welcome, we all just trying to be as ASR as possible.

Sorry I couldn't tell you more about the above forum Award, but I'll let you in on the secret prize. It's an audio wire connector.

Eminem might have really started something. Annual audio forum awards at the audio shows every year. Rotate the award presentation to a different show each year. Will need to create an academy executive committee.

Originally Posted by AJ Soundfield

Sorry I couldn't tell you more about the above forum Award, but I'll let you in the secret prize. It's an audio wire connector.

Interesting how the subtle personal attacks come out wrapped like banter.

Good! I'd like to see more traffic in this forum.

Please Brian don’t be subtle, tell us what you really think.

Originally Posted by Shadowfax

Interesting how the subtle personal attacks come out wrapped like banter.

Not sure of the validity but I read something about a year ago that ASR had the highest engagement and activity of all audio forums combined. I wonder what their secret is?

Originally Posted by mulveling

Good! I'd like to see more traffic in this forum.

Originally Posted by nc42acc

Please Brian don’t be subtle, tell us what you really think.

I just did, and it has been a trend lately here.

Doesn’t banter foster more forum activity?

Originally Posted by Shadowfax

I just did, and it has been a trend lately here.

Originally Posted by nc42acc

Doesn’t banter foster more forum activity?

It might but it should not include the underlying personal digs. Is that not obvious?

I stand behind my track record, no shame here. ASR 4 eva

Originally Posted by Shadowfax

It might but it should not include the underlying personal digs. Is that not obvious?

Originally Posted by nc42acc

I stand behind my track record, no shame here. ASR 4 eva

We're equal opportunity offenders

Originally Posted by nc42acc

Will need to create an academy executive committee.

I'll make sure to rig the voting so I'm on it

Originally Posted by nc42acc

Doesn’t banter foster more forum activity?

AudioShark isn't fun anymore. Quantity should never be confused with or substituted for quality.

In all seriousness how do we as members change this? Is it just a sign of the times and the normalization of belligerency on the forums?

Originally Posted by Dizzie

AudioShark isn't fun anymore. Quantity should never be confused with or substituted for quality.

Sorry my idea, I am counting the ballots. AJ you can be secretary.

Originally Posted by AJ Soundfield

I'll make sure to rig the voting so I'm on it

Originally Posted by nc42acc

In all seriousness how do we as members change this? Is it just a sign of the times and the normalization of belligerency on the forums?

Well, for starters, those that don't agree with others can stop using references to "Wing Nuts" (= Right leaning mindset) and "Tin Foil Hats" (Conspiracy Theorist). If you go back and search on Tin Foil Hat you get about 6 hits and a few were locked 2 years ago. Read thru them and see who these terms were pointed at and then realize it all came true over the last few years. This issue is nothing new here but perpetuated by those who cannot or will not allow others to have a different point of view created from the information they have gathered without MSM.

Originally Posted by nc42acc

In all seriousness how do we as members change this? Is it just a sign of the times and the normalization of belligerency on the forums?

I do not have a definitive solution. My personal strategy is to add offenders to my "ignore" list and not engage them in their destructive discourse.

Sorry Brian forums create the ultimate anonymity and this problem is not corralled into a single party. Some peoples gonads tend to grow rather large sitting behind a screen.

Originally Posted by Shadowfax

Well, for starters, those that don't agree with others can stop using references to "Wing Nuts" (= Right leaning mindset) and "Tin Foil Hats" (Conspiracy Theorist). If you go back and search on Tin Foil Hat you get about 6 hits and a few were locked 2 years ago. Read thru them and see who these terms were pointed at and then realize it all came true over the last few years. This issue is nothing new here but perpetuated by those who cannot or will not allow others to have a different point of view created from the information they have gathered without MSM.

Originally Posted by nc42acc

Is it just a sign of the times and the normalization of belligerency on the forums?

Nah, audiophiles taking incredibly important things like touching their amplifiers, too seriously, has been around a while
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Originally Posted by nc42acc

Sorry Brian forums create the ultimate anonymity and this problem is not corralled into a single party. Some peoples gonads tend to grow rather large sitting behind a screen.

I will agree with that, but we had all thought there was more tolerance and maturity here at AS, but maybe not.

Originally Posted by Shadowfax

I will agree with that, but we had all thought there was more tolerance and maturity here at AS, but maybe not.

I always find it interesting when the people who cry for a cure are the ones who contributed to create the issue. (not aimed at you Brian)

Oh snap!!! No you didn’t.

Originally Posted by MichaelsMinute

I always find it interesting when the people who cry for a cure are the ones who contributed to create the issue.

Originally Posted by nc42acc

Oh snap!!! No you didn’t.

Double snap back!

Eminem you remind me of that Blizzard that blew through the forums a few years ago. I weathered that storm. I gotta run out for more cigs and PBR, I’ll be back.

Originally Posted by MichaelsMinute

Double snap back!

Originally Posted by nicoff

Is s/he for real? Is s/he a bot?

On another forum I use, he would be described as a Troll. Never quite understood what this entails, but people raising deliberately provocative questions or opinions seem to get this tag

Originally Posted by Hear Here

On another forum I use, he would be described as a Troll. Never quite understood what this entails, but people raising deliberately provocative questions or opinions seem to get this tag

I do find it entertaining when people who are easily triggered are victimized by topics on a forum that may have differing opinions. Such topics where people have different opinions on a forum full of opinions must be trolls they claim!! How dare someone talk about something with different opinions! (Maybe the easily triggered should stay off the internet). And let's be honest, who complains that someone is starting new topics to discuss on a forum? LOL

I also find it entertaining that we can follow these same people across multiple audio forums (they use the same screen name) and see how they act and that they are generally consistently the official forum trouble makes despised by most on the forums (they seem to be the only ones who don't know it). Then they lecture us about civility.

Did I come into this forum a little hot? Sure, I admit it. I LOVE and am PASSIONATE about audio and want to share that! But if that bothers you.....wow. Just wow.

There seems to be two camps of people on these forums:

- The small handful of posters that contribute no real topics other than to name call, purposely derail topics, and add meanness and basic 4th grade mentality to otherwise normal posts (and they do so across many forums);

- The rest of the people who meaningfully contribute with posts on a variety of topics and can have differing options like adults that the above mentioned small group are not able to.

Frankly, if you are that easily triggered that any post that lists how someone tracks their burin in process, or that they saw an interesting post that mimicked what a company was doing is considering trolling, then you really must have a hard time with even the most basic functions in a normal society.

Once again we leave it to the same small group of people on this forum (as Here Here and others did on that other forum where the mod posted for people to ignore him for being a troll/trouble maker along with others on here) to turn this one into a personal attacks and name calling. And then they point to you as the problem if you dare to stand up to them being the Official Forum Jerk as true bullies always do.

The good news is that as an adult I am not triggered by posts and I have learned to accept the mental illness people exhibit on these forums and just ignore it. How sad their lives must be to get joy from destroying a bunch of people trying to have fun talking about different opinions on something as mundane as audio.

I have no ill-will towards any of them. And to dislike them would simply be a waste of energy rather than focusing on the positives of being an adult. The question is - will they keep wasting their energy continuing to act that way? I think we all know the answer to that. They simply can't help themselves. We should feel sorry for them.

ETA: I've now blocked the official forum jerks so they can waste their energy posting nonsense all they want and I will never see it going forward and can instead focus on the positivity of the normal members of this forum. . $100 says they still relish in negativity and victimhood and post personal attacks.

Originally Posted by JCS123

AJ, not to derail the thread here but I clicked on the Soundfield Speakers link and I must say that your speakers look absolutely amazing!

Thanks. I'll have to supply enough beer to Marty at Flexpo where they sound half decent too.
And now back to our regular programming.

Originally Posted by JCS123

Well, that flew right over my head....

Which part don't you get?

Originally Posted by JCS123

Well, that flew right over my head....

Marty aka nc42acc above is coming to FL Intl Expo show this year and promises a room visit. I exhibit there yearly. My backyard.

cheers,

AJ

p.s. Detroit in Feb?? C'mon down!

Adding to ignore list helps take care of these kinds of 'public forum' problems.