This is a thread dedicated to the roadgeeks who, for whatever reason, have fallen off the face of the earth. Sometimes life gets in the way, sometimes you drift away from the hobby, and sometimes... well, you just disappear and nobody knows where you went.
6 of the top 100 posters on AARoads haven't signed in once in 2014:
- kphoger
- mightyace
- Hellfighter - I think this is Ryan Pooya? He attended a couple Michigan meets in 2009 and 2010, and then suddenly, nothing. I found his Facebook and he's alive and well, now in California.
- Bryant5493 - "Be well, Bryant." None of his sites have been updated in over a year.
- Michael in Philly
- 3467
If you know where any of these folks are, speak up.
If you're wondering about anyone else, go ahead and ask.
how 'bout austrini. Haven't heard from him on the forum, and he took down his flikr account
There was a guy named Patrick Humphrey who posted on MTR a lot maybe 10 or 15 years ago. Not too long ago, I discovered that he died.
Quote from: Brian556 on April 05, 2014, 01:39:20 AM
how 'bout austrini. Haven't heard from him on the forum, and he took down his flikr account
He's still around, just not on this forum. I believe he got tired of the bullshit politics and overmoderation.
Bryant5493 is being well on Facebook using his "Southern Roadgeek" page now.
mightyace left because too many of us supported human rights
kphoger routinely disappears for months at a time from the forum.
Quote from: Alps on April 05, 2014, 09:25:11 AM
mightyace left because too many of us supported human rights
You mean moderators don't pistol whip and electroshock banned members?
There are a number of old MTR regulars from back in the day that seem to be MIA.
Bruce Harper and Rush Wickes came to mind since I passed through Blacksburg, Va. a couple of weeks ago.
Quote from: SSOWorld on April 05, 2014, 08:34:59 AM
Bryant5493 is being well on Facebook using his "Southern Roadgeek" page now.
From what I can tell, blawp chased him away from the forums by making fun of his sign-off.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 05, 2014, 02:20:22 PM
There are a number of old MTR regulars from back in the day that seem to be MIA.
Bruce Harper and Rush Wickes came to mind since I passed through Blacksburg, Va. a couple of weeks ago.
Rush is still semi-active on Facebook. Lives in Las Vegas now.
Quote from: bandit957 on April 05, 2014, 03:03:36 AMThere was a guy named Patrick Humphrey who posted on MTR a lot maybe 10 or 15 years ago. Not too long ago, I discovered that he died.
I remember him being fairly active in the early to mid-noughties. This is probably his obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106528030
The designated memorial suggests diabetes was the cause of death.
Quote from: Takumi on April 05, 2014, 04:06:34 PM
Quote from: SSOWorld on April 05, 2014, 08:34:59 AM
Bryant5493 is being well on Facebook using his "Southern Roadgeek" page now.
From what I can tell, blawp chased him away from the forums by making fun of his sign-off.
Someone tell him we canned blawp?
Michael in Philly I believe is Penn's Woods in Skyscrapercity, he hasn't posted there for a month now.
Quote from: Alps on April 06, 2014, 09:28:38 AM
Quote from: Takumi on April 05, 2014, 04:06:34 PM
Quote from: SSOWorld on April 05, 2014, 08:34:59 AM
Bryant5493 is being well on Facebook using his "Southern Roadgeek" page now.
From what I can tell, blawp chased him away from the forums by making fun of his sign-off.
Someone tell him we canned blawp?
I think he came back briefly after blawp's first ban, but he never posted, just lurked.
Is JT Legg or even Chris Partricia ( I think that is his name) as well a person named Costas (who NE 2 used to use his photos when he had is SPUI site) and even Justin Cozart. All in the community outside this forum, yet I do not recognize their M O here, so are they active members on this at all?
What about Hotrodhotananny? He has been non active for years it seems where is he?
I know that we have some users on here like people mention the name blawp who I do not know as he was before my time here, but heard he would offend some people. Then we have our usual trolls on here (thankful one is suspended for a month, I think we all know who he is with his weird sense of humor and bi polar reactions of his), then one who is permanently banned from here for calling the owner of this site something terrible who acted just like the previous (but never attacking him though, but trying to get me banned for a Bud Schuster joke I told), and we have a few others here that get mad over spilled milk that I know personally that caused one particular well known not to be here because of the nonsense. Are some of these one time popular users been driven out by the obnoxious ones here too?
What really is interesting is that if we behave the way we do here with non road geeks about certain topics we would be made of mockery of, as most road subjects in everyday talk is considered funny farm material. I can testify that I have been looked down on in places I have been just because I knew the terminus of one interstate in which I mentioned briefly in a conversation. I am sure everyone here does not even bring up roads with non road geeks, for fear of being called a nut yet some here will act like the idiot that get them name called outside of here, with no shame or humility of any sort!
Quote from: roadman65 on April 06, 2014, 01:30:53 PM
What really is interesting is that if we behave the way we do here with non road geeks about certain topics we would be made of mockery of, as most road subjects in everyday talk is considered funny farm material. I can testify that I have been looked down on in places I have been just because I knew the terminus of one interstate in which I mentioned briefly in a conversation. I am sure everyone here does not even bring up roads with non road geeks, for fear of being called a nut yet some here will act like the idiot that get them name called outside of here, with no shame or humility of any sort!
No worries, I got made fun of when I said to my friends I was doing 'something'. They
sarcastically replied, "are you making a new road? Or are you making another sign?". Fuck them. I told them my hobby was odd, and if they want to continue to make fun of me for it they are going to find they aren't going to be talking to me in the future. Yet all
they do is browse Reddit all day. Gee, that's a great hobby! I CAN LOOK AT CATZ ALL DAY!!11!1 But then again, I have odd interests according to some people in my friends group, so what do
I know? One thing's for sure: I love these forums and I won't stop this hobby of mine unless something extremely major happens in my life. Even then? I hope to be a long time member of these forums.
Quote from: roadman65 on April 06, 2014, 01:30:53 PM
What about Hotrodhotananny? He has been non active for years it seems where is he?
Sandor was at the Ashland meet last year, and someone told me he was also at the JMoses' Cincinnati meet. He also runs and regularly posts in the Great Lakes Roads Facebook group, so he's certainly around.
Quote from: Zeffy on April 06, 2014, 01:47:40 PM
Yet all they do is browse Reddit all day.
Some of us can do both! :sombrero:
Quote from: roadman65 on April 06, 2014, 01:30:53 PM
I know that we have some users on here like people mention the name blawp who I do not know as he was before my time here
You were here when he was here. His first time on was in mid-2012. I don't think you were as active then as you are now.
Was he the one that considered all the US routes to be Federal Routes and used it in his user name? It was Federalroute71 or something, but I thought he got discovered in a Texas road thread and one of the moderators canned him after that one post. Therefore he was not around for long or like you said I missed something. I know that one user on here told me that he made himself known bad on MTR and did not want him at all no matter how nice he could be here.
Yes, that was his second username on here. His third time, he was "N8 here!" and was quickly banned after I noticed who he was almost immediately. I wasn't on MTR, so I don't know if he was there or not.
Wait, are you asking whether blawp is Calrog? That's more or less the question I'm seeing. (I don't know the answer, because I wasn't active here in 2012.)
Interstateng was not one his aliases as that user was a problem, especially for me? He never got mad at even that 13 year old kid that use to troll here with all his wacky posts, and even NE2 with his.....well you know, but he was obsessed with me in some of my posts and got into arguments with other users and moderators because I used to bring up old posts and comment on things that I should have not which some of the other veterans on here have done many times that he never said a thing about.
Someone is suspended for a month? That's news to me.
There are a lot of names from MTR, past and present, that could be asked about from time to time. A name will occasionally float across my mind but then I'll forget.
I know Jason Pawlowski (I think I spelled that right) has tried to join numerous times but has never been successful. To me, he's certainly less offensive than a few I could name but won't.
I must not have been active in a lot of the regional boards where blawp was, because I never did see too much of his stuff.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
Someone is suspended for a month? That's news to me.
One of your favorites.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
I must not have been active in a lot og the regional boards where blawp was, because I never did see too much of his stuff.
He was like shit...highly offensive and everywhere.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
I know Jason Pawlowski (I think I spelled that right)
"Poologsky".
Quote from: signalman on April 06, 2014, 06:21:43 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
Someone is suspended for a month? That's news to me.
One of your favorites.
If it's the one I think it is, that profile has not been active since late in March, and I had not noticed his absence. Which would seem odd since he's such a prolific poster. Wonder what he did to finally cross the line? (I'll accept private messages if this isn't a topic that is suitable for general discussion, although his name and his antics did come up at both Hampton Roads and Nashville and last weekend, no one seemed to notice that he was inactive).
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Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
I must not have been active in a lot og the regional boards where blawp was, because I never did see too much of his stuff.
He was like shit...highly offensive and everywhere.
For some reason he must not have bothered me, because I have no adverse memories of him.
That's the one! I had noticed that he hadn't posted all day on March 28 and thought it was odd. I then saw where someone mentioned that a member was suspended (I forget who said that). From there, I put 2 and 2 together.
Galaxy S3
Quote from: signalman on April 06, 2014, 07:07:14 PM
I had noticed that he hadn't posted all day on March 28 and thought it was odd.
Same, although I wasn't going to complain. The signal-to-noise ratio of his posts had gone way down in the past few months.
Quote from: Takumi on April 06, 2014, 07:21:52 PM
Same, although I wasn't going to complain. The signal-to-noise ratio of his posts had gone way down in the past few months.
Oh, I wasn't complaining either. Just explining to hb who got suspended and confirming that he guessed correctly.
In the last few weeks I've been obsessing over the forum stats (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=stats) and been scratching my head over the drop of posting activity in April. Mystery solved? :hmm:
I don't see any difference in posting activity in April over the same time period in March. If anything it's increased. April is still only a week old, remember.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
I know Jason Pawlowski (I think I spelled that right) has tried to join numerous times but has never been successful. To me, he's certainly less offensive than a few I could name but won't.
Has he? I haven't noticed him at all. If he is, then he's either trolling every chance he gets (is he blawp?), or he's using throwaway emails with suspicious IPs and not giving a good reason for joining.
Quote from: Alps on April 06, 2014, 08:58:59 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
I know Jason Pawlowski (I think I spelled that right) has tried to join numerous times but has never been successful. To me, he's certainly less offensive than a few I could name but won't.
Has he? I haven't noticed him at all. If he is, then he's either trolling every chance he gets (is he blawp?), or he's using throwaway emails with suspicious IPs and not giving a good reason for joining.
He's indicated several times on MTR that he has. I don't know what IPs would be considered suspicious. Do you go by ranges or individual IPs that cause problems?
Jason Pawloski's last comment on MTR (in relation to the AARoads forum) was "It sucks," so I suspect lack of interest is the more relevant factor.
Dammit you guys, I dreamt blawp was back and I had to ban a new IP of his.
Quote from: signalman on April 06, 2014, 06:21:43 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
Someone is suspended for a month? That's news to me.
One of your favorites.
Not who I think it is, is it? :-D
Quote from: signalman on April 06, 2014, 06:21:43 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
I must not have been active in a lot og the regional boards where blawp was, because I never did see too much of his stuff.
He was like shit...highly offensive and everywhere.
Pooing, in blawp's case, was not cool.
He also had a tendency to get very pissy when someone had a problem with the way CalTrans did things.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 07:00:39 PM
Quote from: signalman on April 06, 2014, 06:21:43 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
Someone is suspended for a month? That's news to me.
One of your favorites.
If it's the one I think it is, that profile has not been active since late in March, and I had not noticed his absence. Which would seem odd since he's such a prolific poster. Wonder what he did to finally cross the line? (I'll accept private messages if this isn't a topic that is suitable for general discussion, although his name and his antics did come up at both Hampton Roads and Nashville and last weekend, no one seemed to notice that he was inactive).
That one did a few things, including the use of a verboten term just prior to the lack of activity.
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 12:36:22 PM
Pooing, in blawp's case, was not cool.
He also had a tendency to get very pissy when someone had a problem with the way CalTrans did things.
Yeah, I seem to remember him being very defensive of CalTrans and their way of doing things. I had forgotten about that until you brought it up.
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 12:46:26 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 07:00:39 PM
Quote from: signalman on April 06, 2014, 06:21:43 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
Someone is suspended for a month? That's news to me.
One of your favorites.
If it's the one I think it is, that profile has not been active since late in March, and I had not noticed his absence. Which would seem odd since he's such a prolific poster. Wonder what he did to finally cross the line? (I'll accept private messages if this isn't a topic that is suitable for general discussion, although his name and his antics did come up at both Hampton Roads and Nashville and last weekend, no one seemed to notice that he was inactive).
That one did a few things, including the use of a verboten term just prior to the lack of activity.
I too was wondering what he did or said in order to get suspended. His posts and antics can be a bit out of line at times. Although, I admit that I have no personal beef with him. He's never attacked me.
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 12:46:26 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 07:00:39 PM
If it's the one I think it is, that profile has not been active since late in March, and I had not noticed his absence. Which would seem odd since he's such a prolific poster. Wonder what he did to finally cross the line? (I'll accept private messages if this isn't a topic that is suitable for general discussion, although his name and his antics did come up at both Hampton Roads and Nashville and last weekend, no one seemed to notice that he was inactive).
That one did a few things, including the use of a verboten term just prior to the lack of activity.
I'm curious about this too. Does anyone want to shed some light on what exactly he did to get suspended? I thought it was some planned April Fools joke. (I know who this is, and I have absolutely no beef with him - I actually respect him highly, because he seems to be so knowledgeable.)
Quote from: signalman on April 07, 2014, 12:54:23 PM
I too was wondering what he did or said in order to get suspended. His posts and antics can be a bit out of line at times. Although, I admit that I have no personal beef with him. He's never attacked me.
He brings (dark) humor to these forums. Sometimes, it can cross the line. But I'm not sure how one does that.
Probably no one who knows what happened wants to post about it, in case the mods don't want it to be public. But since Brandon already hinted at what happened... censor away, mods!
My understanding, since I happened to be online that afternoon, is that he was repeatedly calling forum members an offensive name, trolling the chatroom (getting kicked from it over and over and over in the same afternoon), and making spammy forum posts about what was happening in the chat.
I have no personal issue with him either, and I like the info he brings and the research he does. But at the same time, I have to agree with Takumi:
Quote from: Takumi on April 06, 2014, 07:21:52 PM
The signal-to-noise ratio of his posts had gone way down in the past few months.
Quote from: Zeffy on April 07, 2014, 01:13:07 PMSometimes, it can cross the line. But I'm not sure how one does that.
yep, that's what got our mystery poster suspended. let's just say he referred to one of our admins as a member of the political movement most generally associated with a particular German state from the previous century.
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 12:36:22 PM
Pooing, in blawp's case, was not cool.
He also had a tendency to get very pissy when someone had a problem with the way CalTrans did things.
also the whole persona of "woman-objectifying misanthrope who desperately wants to find someone to fuck" didn't go over well with many.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 03:11:44 PM
yep, that's what got our mystery poster suspended. let's just say he referred to one of our admins as a member of the political movement most generally associated with a particular German state from the previous century.
Oh. Well then...
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 03:11:44 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on April 07, 2014, 01:13:07 PMSometimes, it can cross the line. But I'm not sure how one does that.
yep, that's what got our mystery poster suspended. let's just say he referred to one of our admins as a member of the political movement most generally associated with a particular German state from the previous century.
Sounds like his style, or lack thereof. I thought the whole n-word thing was rather over the top as it was.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 03:11:44 PMyep, that's what got our mystery poster suspended. let's just say he referred to one of our admins as a member of the political movement most generally associated with a particular German state from the previous century.
He called him a Spartacist?
Quote from: J N Winkler on April 07, 2014, 04:00:13 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 03:11:44 PMyep, that's what got our mystery poster suspended. let's just say he referred to one of our admins as a member of the political movement most generally associated with a particular German state from the previous century.
He called him a Spartacist?
I would've thought "Stasi", but that's the former East German Secret Police.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 03:11:44 PM
yep, that's what got our mystery poster suspended. let's just say he referred to one of our admins as a member of the political movement most generally associated with a particular German state from the previous century.
Weimaraner came to mind, but I guess that would be viewed as more of a canine insult.
Quote from: J N Winkler on April 07, 2014, 04:00:13 PM
He called him a Spartacist?
yeah, effectively. it was even a play on said admin's given name. like calling someone JN Stinkler, if that were a political persuasion, as opposed to a probable cartoon skunk.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 04:36:51 PM
it was even a play on said admin's given name.
You mean last name? I actually thought that
was his name too, until that night in chat.
Quote from: sammi on April 07, 2014, 04:51:54 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 04:36:51 PM
it was even a play on said admin's given name.
You mean last name? I actually thought that was his name too, until that night in chat.
yes, good catch. I was gonna say "biological name" but then I realized that would be an unwieldy sequence of A, T, G and C. but I needed something to differentiate from "online handle" and I chose the wrong term. family name, I suppose.
and yes, the admin known as "BertK4115" (name changed for privacy) really does have a first name of Bert, a last name beginning with K, and his credit card number ends in 4115. PM me for the first twelve digits and the expiration date.
if i'm reading correctly it would seem 2 members have been banned? one for a month and one permanently? as for the bi-polar user of recent conversation I looked at his recent posts prior to his ban on march 27 and it seems like he actually does contribute some good info. im assuming his offensive posts were deleted of course. strange all of a sudden one day he'd wake up and spew off like that. maybe having a bad day who knows. maybe this ban will make him realize he can't do stuff like that and he can come back and act normal.
Quote from: mass_citizen on April 07, 2014, 04:55:28 PM
if i'm reading correctly it would seem 2 members have been banned? one for a month and one permanently? as for the bi-polar user of recent conversation I looked at his recent posts prior to his ban on march 27 and it seems like he actually does contribute some good info. im assuming his offensive posts were deleted of course. strange all of a sudden one day he'd wake up and spew off like that. maybe having a bad day who knows. maybe this ban will make him realize he can't do stuff like that and he can come back and act normal.
no, just one. banned indefinitely. in 6 months he can apply for reinstatement.
I have no beef with the one who was suspended personally as he is knowledgeable about roads except when he lashes out like when I first joined and I made the statement of our local toll road agency, who added another toll plaza along FL 528 in Eastern Orange County that is a total rural area just after they consolidated another toll plaza nearby by demolishing it and charging the difference at another plaza to keep FL 528 an open road with limited stops.
I mentioned a suggestion made by a local radio show talent (who happens to be part of the stereotyped American talk radio) and he freaked out! He was implying that the existence of toll roads in Central Florida is part of the Democrat verses Republican propaganda locally in our area when in fact it is not! There is no partisan debate over the existence of toll roads in Central Florida whatsoever as both types of thinkers hate the toll roads and everyone in the Orlando area pretty much wants them either lowered in fares or abolished completely! Yet he made it sound like his Liberal thinking and others like Obama, Bill Maher, Alec Baldwin, Buddy Dyer (our Democrat Mayor of Orlando) believe that toll roads staying are their platform and that all Republicans oppose them and there has been an ongoing war about it.
Then I said the jughandles on NJ 35 and Laurence Parkway in Old Bridge Township, NJ was dumb and he right out said my posts on here were dumb only one week on this forum and unaware who I was at the time. Then later on I made a statement about Tampa Bay getting better funding for roads than the Orlando area, and he lashed out saying that US 19 has no relief route like SR 50 does followed by a name calling of severity. It was not a comparison between the two routes he suggested, but pointing out basic politics between two metro areas, but he made it out to be me debating two major arteries specifically.
Anyway, he may have good knowledge, but his respect for fellow humans with his attacks on character and on personal views leaves a lot to be desired. Plus the fact after hearing what he does for a living (which I cannot say for its hearsay) and if its true than he should be most humble and not brag how smart he is! I guess maybe I have a problem with him after all, but when he does give good knowledge to me I appreciate him still regardless of my feelings toward his mistakes. I was raised Catholic and am told to forgive, so I still tolerate (even though I want to scream at times with his remarks) him and be respectful to him as fellow man.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 04:53:18 PM
and yes, the admin known as "BertK4115" [...]
None of the admins have usernames that quite fit this pattern. SteveG1988 is the only one that comes to mind. :sombrero:
(I know which admin this is though.)
Also, I think blawp was the other one mass_citizen was referring to.
Quote from: sammi on April 07, 2014, 05:04:22 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 04:53:18 PM
and yes, the admin known as "BertK4115" [...]
None of the admins have usernames that quite fit this pattern. SteveG1988 is the only one that comes to mind. :sombrero:
(I know which admin this is though.)
Also, I think blawp was the other one mass_citizen was referring to.
ahh ok maybe that's who was referred to earlier. I was under the impression it was 2 recent bans, not just the one.
I've never used chat once (shame on me, right?), but I know who 'Bert' is, and I can guess with certainty what our mystery poster said to get him banned. (Now that I think about it, I remember reading a topic in the Offtopic forum made by our poster and I couldn't figure what the meaning was... well, now I know.)
Meanwhile, come chat with us!
Zeffy, I think he was just given a "time out", not a full ban, but my information may not be correct.
When do people usually chat around here anyway? I've yet to do so.
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 05:40:22 PM
When do people usually chat around here anyway? I've yet to do so.
Some of us are usually there around ~6pm, it's most active around 9~11pm, and pretty much everyone is gone around 1~2am. Most of us are in Eastern time, but most of the time there's also corco and Molandfreak.
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 05:40:22 PM
Zeffy, I think he was just given a "time out", not a full ban, but my information may not be correct.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 05:00:01 PM
banned indefinitely. in 6 months he can apply for reinstatement.
Quote from: Takumi on April 07, 2014, 06:41:57 PM
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 05:40:22 PM
Zeffy, I think he was just given a "time out", not a full ban, but my information may not be correct.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 05:00:01 PM
banned indefinitely. in 6 months he can apply for reinstatement.
Ah, then I was mistaken. I know that he had gotten time outs before.
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 07:07:17 PM
Quote from: Takumi on April 07, 2014, 06:41:57 PM
Quote from: Brandon on April 07, 2014, 05:40:22 PM
Zeffy, I think he was just given a "time out", not a full ban, but my information may not be correct.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 07, 2014, 05:00:01 PM
banned indefinitely. in 6 months he can apply for reinstatement.
Ah, then I was mistaken. I know that he had gotten time outs before.
It's one month, not 6.
Then this means that the 13 year old kid that once plagued some of the members here a few years back stayed off on his own. He has not been back as his main name Ethanman8675309 (or whatever his number was) has not returned as of yet.
Quote from: roadman65 on April 07, 2014, 08:28:14 PM
Then this means that the 13 year old kid that once plagued some of the members here a few years back stayed off on his own. He has not been back as his main name Ethanman8675309 (or whatever his number was) has not returned as of yet.
what
Quote from: Molandfreak on April 07, 2014, 08:35:34 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 07, 2014, 08:28:14 PM
Then this means that the 13 year old kid that once plagued some of the members here a few years back stayed off on his own. He has not been back as his main name Ethanman8675309 (or whatever his number was) has not returned as of yet.
what
yawn
Oh for those of you who were not here a few years back we had a 13 year old kid on here who used to ask a lot of silly questions. He was banned for something and he never came back since. Many were glad, of that ,as from what I read from the conversations this Ethanman took part of, the other users were weary and were telling him to use google to research the many questions he asked.
He got banned just a month or so after I joined, so I never got the experience to really deal with him first hand, but ask a lot of old timers here and they can tell you about him.
BTW, Steve I thought you would be the one to comment about him instead of the line your buddy uses when its been talked about before. As far as I have seen no one mentioned the 85 mph kid in a long while so its not trivial as you are suggesting.
The point of my "what" was that you changed the subject from being about one person to an entirely different matter, not that I don't know who Ethanman is...
Dude, Ethanman was strange, barely funny, not worthy of The Alan 360, and certainly what we were not talking about.
So...
Where's Lachlan Sims?
I like to think Kristin would be a well-behaved and well-liked member of the forum were she still alive...
Quote from: mass_citizen on April 07, 2014, 05:08:38 PM
Quote from: sammi on April 07, 2014, 05:04:22 PM
Also, I think blawp was the other one mass_citizen was referring to.
ahh ok maybe that's who was referred to earlier. I was under the impression it was 2 recent bans, not just the one.
Blawp has been banned for years... he just has pseudos pop up on occasion, that need to have their bans affirmed.
Quote from: Alps on April 07, 2014, 08:15:34 PM
It's one month, not 6.
I stand corrected. I reread the Super Secret Admin Forum Discussion and the information presented in this thread is now accurate.
except for Bert Spartacus's real name. it's actually Thomas Hatlerstick, so you can see where one can make a small change and turn it into something not polite.
OK, now I'm corn-fused.
It's easy to see now who's sitting in the corner in time-out, which I know has to be difficult for a certain mod who's a long-time personal friend of the offender. However, I'm clueless as to who "Bert" is.
Which leads me to something I've mentioned before. A lot of us know each other personally, but a lot of us don't. There are probably some people here with whom I've corresponded before, or maybe even have met, but do not know here on the forum because I don't have a real name to put to a forum user name. I don't know if Scott Kozel is here anymore or not, but he was here for a long time before I figured out what name he was using here. It also took me ages to figure out that the one currently in time-out had a name by which he was better known on MTR. Likewise for Anthony C's user name, which to me would indicate that he attended the same college as Christian Laettner. :-D
If NE2 got suspended for calling someone a Nazi, well at some point I'm sure I will get the BANanahammer, because I've been known to refer to the zealots who want to ban all cell phone use by drivers as "cell phone Nazis." If that particular N-word is verboten, please let us all know now so we will be aware of the line and not cross it.
For what it's worth, I've made a conscious effort not to take his bait in recent months, especially when he veers off-topic.
I know blawp and Ethanman are banished, but I figured the only one with a permanent ban was V'ger.
Quote from: J N Winkler on April 06, 2014, 10:35:19 PM
Jason Pawloski's last comment on MTR (in relation to the AARoads forum) was "It sucks," so I suspect lack of interest is the more relevant factor.
Because he wasn't able to get in, I suppose, was his reasoning for that post. I would post the "registration problems" board link on MTR for him to see, but that would require me logging out since members can't see that board. :D
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
However, I'm clueless as to who "Bert" is.
one of the admins.
QuoteIf NE2 got suspended for calling someone a Nazi, well at some point I'm sure I will get the BANanahammer, because I've been known to refer to the zealots who want to ban all cell phone use by drivers as "cell phone Nazis." If that particular N-word is verboten, please let us all know now so we will be aware of the line and not cross it.
general use of the word "Nazi" is okay. you can't refer to the AARoads admins as Nazis, or you will be banned. it's pretty elegantly fascist, in a manner reminiscent of the ruling party of Germany from 1933-45, except the admins don't kill Jews and honestly we're really, really behind on that autobahn to Danzig.
QuoteBecause he wasn't able to get in, I suppose, was his reasoning for that post.
I wonder what happened there. I'd like to think that the member approve/deny filters are mostly reliable, with the occasional erring on the side of letting in spammers or ethanmen, but much less likely to err on the side of forbidding a potential contributor.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 08, 2014, 06:56:21 PM
with the occasional erring on the side of letting in spammers or ethanmen
I thought they were blawps, not ethanmen.
Quote from: 1 on April 08, 2014, 07:02:59 PM
I thought they were blawps, not ethanmen.
there's both classes of scourges. blawp was a troll; ethanman was a straight-up moron.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
If that particular N-word is verboten, please let us all know now so we will be aware of the line and not cross it.
How about
all uses of the N-word? (Including the one referenced by HBelkins) Or better yet, all racial slurs. These are the worst words one can possibly use, so I don't care if they are referring to anyone in a jokingly matter, I think there should be repercussions to use of any word that is intended to refer to anyone in an extremely negative matter.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 08, 2014, 07:04:04 PM
there's both classes of scourges. blawp was a troll; ethanman was a straight-up moron.
What about TheAlan360? What does he fall under? :spin:
Quote from: Zeffy on April 08, 2014, 07:07:04 PM
How about all uses of the N-word? (Including the one referenced by HBelkins) Or better yet, all racial slurs. These are the worst words one can possibly use, so I don't care if they are referring to anyone in a jokingly matter, I think there should be repercussions to use of any word that is intended to refer to anyone in an extremely negative matter.
I'm pretty sure there's a world of difference between Nazi and - well, I'm assuming you're referring to a 6-letter N word that refers to black people. the latter is pretty unnecessary; and indeed the forum software automatically changes it to something else. I forget what. something like "sparkly pony" or something.
as for "Nazi"; well, if we took it out, we would have a fairly major hole in our vocabulary. "Q: who built Reichsautobahnen? A: the ruling party of Germany, 1933-1945, whose name shall not be printed." that would just be stupid; I think we are okay with the status quo: a bit of common sense and a bit of moderation.
QuoteWhat about TheAlan360? What does he fall under? :spin:
blasphemy. TheAlan360 will never fall. (seriously, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Alanland thread a few days ago!)
Quote from: Zeffy on April 08, 2014, 07:07:04 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
If that particular N-word is verboten, please let us all know now so we will be aware of the line and not cross it.
How about all uses of the N-word? (Including the one referenced by HBelkins) Or better yet, all racial slurs. These are the worst words one can possibly use, so I don't care if they are referring to anyone in a jokingly matter, I think there should be repercussions to use of any word that is intended to refer to anyone in an extremely negative matter.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 08, 2014, 07:04:04 PM
there's both classes of scourges. blawp was a troll; ethanman was a straight-up moron.
What about TheAlan360? What does he fall under? :spin:
TheAlan threatened us. That's a class that gets insta-banned.
Quote from: Alps on April 08, 2014, 07:51:44 PM
TheAlan threatened us. That's a class that gets insta-banned.
What if someone bribed one of the admins with say an original 1920s era US shield for some scandalous action? *
* I'm not implying anything here.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
Likewise for Anthony C's user name, which to me would indicate that he attended the same college as Christian Laettner. :-D
Y'know,
a lot of people make that mistake. I've even had NC Tarheel fans decide they didn't like me based on that false assumption. :pan:
For the record, the "Duke" in my username is in reference to Duke Nukem, the video game character. I first came up with this name waaay back in the day in order to create an AOL sign on... and at the time (bear in mind, I was in 4th grade) I had no idea that there was a college known as "Duke" or that it would create any such confusion.
What you say about knowing people in real life does create interesting circumstances, though, as that has not been true of any other forum I have ever been on... and indeed, historically the other members on public forums did not know my real name. People are more open about such things now (you can probably thank social media for that), but in the days when I started using the internet, common wisdom was that you should never post pictures of yourself or reveal your real name.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 08, 2014, 07:13:01 PM
I'm pretty sure there's a world of difference between Nazi and - well, I'm assuming you're referring to a 6-letter N word that refers to black people. the latter is pretty unnecessary; and indeed the forum software automatically changes it to something else. I forget what. something like "sparkly pony" or something.
Hep cat. I checked using the preview button (not the post button!).
There is also a distinction to be made between "nazi" as in "soup nazi" (cf. Seinfeld), "surf nazi," etc. and the sort of person whose attitudes or behavior evinces admiration for the historical Nazi party, broad agreement with its platform, or indifference to its crimes.
Quote from: Zeffy on April 08, 2014, 08:01:14 PM
What if someone bribed one of the admins with say an original 1920s era US shield for some scandalous action? *
* I'm not implying anything here.
If it's an Arkansas US 71, we'll talk ;) :spin: :evilgrin:
Quote from: Zeffy on April 08, 2014, 08:01:14 PM
Quote from: Alps on April 08, 2014, 07:51:44 PM
TheAlan threatened us. That's a class that gets insta-banned.
What if someone bribed one of the admins with say an original 1920s era US shield for some scandalous action? *
* I'm not implying anything here.
What ban?
Quote from: 1 on April 08, 2014, 09:39:36 PM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on April 08, 2014, 07:13:01 PM
I'm pretty sure there's a world of difference between Nazi and - well, I'm assuming you're referring to a 6-letter N word that refers to black people. the latter is pretty unnecessary; and indeed the forum software automatically changes it to something else. I forget what. something like "sparkly pony" or something.
Hep cat. I checked using the preview button (not the post button!).
Wonder if that means that you-know-who has actually been posting the N-word and the forum has been changing it to hep cat, since he uses that term so much?
Quote from: hbelkins on April 09, 2014, 10:13:15 AM
Wonder if that means that you-know-who has actually been posting the N-word and the forum has been changing it to hep cat, since he uses that term so much?
That's a valid point. I never noticed, because I don't know what the hell hep cat means, and if it's censoring a derogatory term, I have no interest in looking it up. Or maybe it's just made up. I don't know.
Still, I imagine that this suspension was not done lightly, for a member as prolific and knowledgeable as him.
Quote from: Zeffy on April 09, 2014, 10:25:22 AM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 09, 2014, 10:13:15 AM
Wonder if that means that you-know-who has actually been posting the N-word and the forum has been changing it to hep cat, since he uses that term so much?
That's a valid point. I never noticed, because I don't know what the hell hep cat means, and if it's censoring a derogatory term, I have no interest in looking it up. Or maybe it's just made up. I don't know.
Still, I imagine that this suspension was not done lightly, for a member as prolific and knowledgeable as him.
I asked him once for the definition of "hep cat", and I got back an answer with the n-word and an extra character in the n-word.
No, I cannot imagine it being done lightly, but I strongly suspect it was the last straw that finally broke the camel's back.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 09, 2014, 10:13:15 AMWonder if that means that you-know-who has actually been posting the N-word and the forum has been changing it to hep cat, since he uses that term so much?
I think it is much more likely the plaintext actually says "hep cat" (not the N-word) in the majority of instances, since he has made plays on it in the past, e.g. "hep kitten."
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
Quote from: J N Winkler on April 06, 2014, 10:35:19 PM
Jason Pawloski's last comment on MTR (in relation to the AARoads forum) was "It sucks," so I suspect lack of interest is the more relevant factor.
Because he wasn't able to get in, I suppose, was his reasoning for that post. I would post the "registration problems" board link on MTR for him to see, but that would require me logging out since members can't see that board. :D
Here's the link to that forum HB so you don't have to log out.
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?board=40.0
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on April 09, 2014, 09:01:16 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
Quote from: J N Winkler on April 06, 2014, 10:35:19 PM
Jason Pawloski's last comment on MTR (in relation to the AARoads forum) was "It sucks," so I suspect lack of interest is the more relevant factor.
Because he wasn't able to get in, I suppose, was his reasoning for that post. I would post the "registration problems" board link on MTR for him to see, but that would require me logging out since members can't see that board. :D
Here's the link to that forum HB so you don't have to log out.
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?board=40.0
The page does not exist.
Quote from: 1 on April 09, 2014, 09:04:16 PM
The page does not exist.
It's supposed to be off-limits to members. Logout or open it from an incognito/InPrivate/whatchamacallit window.
Cowvin
Quote from: roadman65 on April 07, 2014, 09:36:42 PM
Oh for those of you who were not here a few years back we had a 13 year old kid on here who used to ask a lot of silly questions. He was banned for something and he never came back since. Many were glad, of that ,as from what I read from the conversations this Ethanman took part of, the other users were weary and were telling him to use google to research the many questions he asked.
He got banned just a month or so after I joined, so I never got the experience to really deal with him first hand, but ask a lot of old timers here and they can tell you about him.
BTW, Steve I thought you would be the one to comment about him instead of the line your buddy uses when its been talked about before. As far as I have seen no one mentioned the 85 mph kid in a long while so its not trivial as you are suggesting.
Also, I can recall another guy called SR641 who was similarly annoying as Ethanman62187. Was he also banned or something?
Yes he was.
Bryant5493 is SouthernRoadgeek on Instagram and I am following him. He posts probably at least once a day so I know he hasn't disappeared off the face of the Earth, lol.
I don't think he is a member of this forum, but where is Scott Kozel at? It seems like his internet sites haven't been updated since 2012.
Quote from: MillTheRoadgeek on August 29, 2014, 10:16:52 AMI don't think he is a member of this forum, but where is Scott Kozel at? It seems like his internet sites haven't been updated since 2012.
He does have an account on this forum though he hadn't logged in for about a year the last time I checked. He is still moderately active on Facebook.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
I know Jason Pawlowski (I think I spelled that right) has tried to join numerous times but has never been successful. To me, he's certainly less offensive than a few I could name but won't.
I'm here I just post very, very infrequently. Last time I logged in I guess was March or something.
Quote from: 404inthe404 on September 23, 2014, 09:57:23 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 06, 2014, 04:18:42 PM
I know Jason Pawlowski (I think I spelled that right) has tried to join numerous times but has never been successful. To me, he's certainly less offensive than a few I could name but won't.
I'm here I just post very, very infrequently. Last time I logged in I guess was March or something.
Guess you're no longer missing, Jason.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
I know blawp and Ethanman are banished, but I figured the only one with a permanent ban was V'ger.
I've wondered what happened to V'ger. He seemed to be fairly active back in the day and his contributions seemed valid and helpful.
(Sorry to bump 3.5 years - although I've bumped a thread 9 years by mistake. Is that a newbie thing I should stop doing?)
Quote from: mrpablue on May 21, 2018, 12:29:01 AM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
I know blawp and Ethanman are banished, but I figured the only one with a permanent ban was V'ger.
I've wondered what happened to V'ger. He seemed to be fairly active back in the day and his contributions seemed valid and helpful.
He wrested control of the forum, banned the owners, admins, and moderators, and therefore became
persona non grata.
Quote from: mrpablue on May 21, 2018, 12:29:01 AM
(Sorry to bump 3.5 years - although I've bumped a thread 9 years by mistake. Is that a newbie thing I should stop doing?)
Generally, yes, bumps should be avoided:
Quote from: Alex on May 21, 2009, 10:34:10 PM
Bumping topics (responding to a post older than 120 days) is highly discouraged. Topics should only be bumped if there is new and relevant information to add (such as a old topic on a proposed construction project, where construction has recently begun). Simply posting the word "Bump" (or something similar) to force a topic to the top of a page will force a newer and potentially more relevant topic to drop from the first page of the forum. Continued abuse can lead to your posting privileges being curtailed or suspended.
Quote from: mrpablue on May 21, 2018, 12:29:01 AM
(Sorry to bump 3.5 years - although I've bumped a thread 9 years by mistake. Is that a newbie thing I should stop doing?)
This is generally frowned upon. Most, if not all established members would prefer that you spent some time reading and researching on your own. If all else fails, I'd suggest sending a PM to a senior member who's been here a long time and likely knows the ropes. For example, I've been a member here for 9 years (only a little less than this forum has existed). While my post count isn't all that high, I do read nearly everything and have spent a good amount of time researching and putting 2 and 2 together. I'd be happy to help you if I can. If I don't know or don't want to speak on a particular subject, I'll let you know. I'd be happy to help you, but please don't hit me with a ton of questions. Remember, try to help yourself first. Otherwise, feel free to ask; just acknowledge and understand that we all have lives away from the forum and it may take a little time for one to respond.
Quote from: formulanone on May 21, 2018, 05:11:09 AM
Quote from: mrpablue on May 21, 2018, 12:29:01 AM
Quote from: hbelkins on April 08, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
I know blawp and Ethanman are banished, but I figured the only one with a permanent ban was V'ger.
I've wondered what happened to V'ger. He seemed to be fairly active back in the day and his contributions seemed valid and helpful.
He wrested control of the forum, banned the owners, admins, and moderators, and therefore became persona non grata.
Marf is also on permanent hiatus, as are his sock puppets.
I was known as "Grover" on MTR, before picking up the entomological name I use now.
Used to think of Sesame Street's Grover character every time we drove by the Grover Cleveland service plaza on the NJTP.
Quote from: lepidopteran on May 22, 2018, 12:26:41 AM
I was known as "Grover" on MTR, before picking up the entomological name I use now.
Who was "A Hungry Crocodile" on MTR?
Quote from: Beltway on May 23, 2018, 10:46:31 PM
Who was "A Hungry Crocodile" on MTR?
Sounds like a strange Jeopardy question.
Quote from: kphoger on May 24, 2018, 12:38:46 PM
Quote from: Beltway on May 23, 2018, 10:46:31 PM
Who was "A Hungry Crocodile" on MTR?
Sounds like a strange Jeopardy question.
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http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/meanctr.pdf
Check out this link for a census map showing how the population center
of the country has moved steadily westward. It appears to be picking
up speed. It looks like it's left I-64 and is on I-70 (well, not
really).
If you don't have Adobe, you won't be able to see this.
ME! :bigass: