Rival PC forum member to transfer to AnandTech for good!

[StattlichPassat]

Hey guys, a very few of you might remember me from when I joined about a month ago. I'm the college student with the old Volkswagen GTI from the MaximumPC(.com) Magazine Commport forum. Ignorance is at an unbelievably all time high there and I'm about ready to get out. It's been flooded with punk high school kids who do nothing but go around the threads causing trouble. Lots and lots of trolls. My inbox is filled everday with these kids giving me grief about nothing. I never get to talk about hardware there anymore because I'm trying to defend myself or just keeping the E-mail auto-responces cleaned out hourly. It's insane.

ANYway, I recognize AnandTech as a much more professional website (the home page is a daily stop for me these days) and forum and am planning on kicking MaximumPC in favor of you guys. Those that I talked to were amazingly open and friendly to me when I posted for the first time. It was a great feeling, and more than anything I've gotten combined, x10, in the 1.5 years I've been with these other losers. Several of you being Volkswagen enthusiasts certainly helps too! I've got close to 3000 posts over there with them and am one of the 'Top 10' most popular posters. A veteran, and pretty well known. I intend to drop the ball on them within the next couple of weeks and have it hit hard. That place really needs a good cleaning. Just wanted to announce that you will officially have one more on board here soon, and I'm looking forward to getting to know more of you.

Cheers!
-Chris
http://chrisatkinson.net

 

[aphex]

Welcome to ATOT!

 

[Russ]

<< It's been flooded with punk high school kids who do nothing but go around the threads causing trouble. >>



Yeah, good thing we don't have that problem here.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Snuffaluffaguss]

I too, wish to extend a Welcome to Anandtech!

 

[Haribo]

this is sad

 

[mithrandir2001]

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<< It's been flooded with punk high school kids who do nothing but go around the threads causing trouble. >>



Yeah, good thing we don't have that problem here.

Russ, NCNE >>


That's right. We've got a bunch of retired conservatives here who shake their canes, LOL.

 

[bunker]

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<< It's been flooded with punk high school kids who do nothing but go around the threads causing trouble. >>



Yeah, good thing we don't have that problem here. >>

 

[Martin]

You'll like it here.

 

[StattlichPassat]

<< It's been flooded with punk high school kids who do nothing but go around the threads causing trouble.

Yeah, good thing we don't have that problem here. >>

Oh no, you guys aren't infected as well are you? :Q

 

[tm37]

<< That's right. We've got a bunch of retired conservatives here who shake their canes, LOL. >>



HAHAHAHA!:Q

 

[saltedeggman]

Don't listen to old farts with 1000+ post !!!

 

[Spendthrift]

you mean theres still places in the world that are infected?!?

in the words of Ralph from the Simpsons
"that's unpossible"

 

[ultimatebob]

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<< It's been flooded with punk high school kids who do nothing but go around the threads causing trouble. >>



Yeah, good thing we don't have that problem here.

Russ, NCNE >>



Let's hear it for the mods, they do a good job at kicking out the lamers!

 

[b0mbrman]

Aye. Welcome to ATOT

 

[StattlichPassat]

Thanks! And nice Passat!!! :Q

 

[yoda291]

it's sad...but max PC was one of the few PC mags I still read, tho recently, I got hooked on CPU. great reading. Too bad the forums are dying there. hardocp has a pretty good forum too. U should maybe play there some too.

 

[StattlichPassat]

Their magazine is going downhill too... they actually talk about porn and other sexually explicit stuff (or hint at it at least) in the articles like it's expected all their readers have a similar mindset. I won't be renewing in August- will be finding another one. Maybe PC World or something... I dunno. I'll have to check out CPU, haven't heard of it before! Hard|OCP is a pretty cool site too- I've been going here and there for reviews. Thanks for your help!

 

[etech]

That's right. We've got a bunch of retired conservatives here who shake their canes, LOL.


What makes you think that was a cane that I was shaking?


Anyway, welcome to the insane aslyum NightFlyerGTI.

 

[MaxDSP]

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<< It's been flooded with punk high school kids who do nothing but go around the threads causing trouble. >>



Yeah, good thing we don't have that problem here.

Russ, NCNE >>


That's right. We've got a bunch of retired conservatives here who shake their canes, LOL. >>




LOL...way to go mith

 

[cmdavid]

welcome to AT.. as you can see, there are plenty of people here with 3000+ posts, meaning they like it, or at least put up w/ it....

 

[StattlichPassat]

Hee hee, that's really cool- it may take me another year to get up to the almost 3000 posts I have over at MaxPC, but I'd rather start at the bottom of a great community than near the top of the ghetto.

Thank you all for your warm support- this is a coo place. You can count me in as a conservative who will shake his cane at any of the 'lamers' too, lol!

 

[amdskip]

welcome

 

[yoda291]

<< Hee hee, that's really cool- it may take me another year to get up to the almost 3000 posts I have over at MaxPC, but I'd rather start at the bottom of a great community than near the top of the ghetto.

Thank you all for your warm support- this is a coo place. You can count me in as a conservative who will shake his cane at any of the 'lamers' too, lol! >>



I'm wondering what your thoughts would be on the state of people who clamor for pics all the time...

 

[StattlichPassat]

"I'm wondering what your thoughts would be on the state of people who clamor for pics all the time..."

Hmm.. of other members? Babes? Cars?

 

[Geekbabe]

Hey welcome to the jungle dude !!!!