So where's the Mac forum?

[sparkyclarky]

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You still haven't contributed anything.

If I followed your example and started calling you names would that count?

Go for it. It'd probably be more interesting than your usual drivel.

Can't bring myself to do it, I'm older than 15. Sorry

Keep it up Gurck, you're giving the mods great ammunition for your upcoming vacation, which hopefully will be permanent.

As always, I'll continue to enjoy your continuous questioning of people's age. Quite the valid argumentative point you have.

BTW, where was your proof that iTunes is malware, resets file associations, and installs without user consent? Where is your proof that the iPod is 'actually one of the worst' MP3 players on the market, contrary to pretty much every single review on the web and in print? Where is your proof that all Apple users buy the platform based upon marketing and a Steve Jobs fetish?

Gurck, you deserve the worst the mods can hand out for your consistent negative, irrational behavior. You have intentionally mislead others in your posts regarding anything related to the Apple platform. I am no fanboy, as I willingly acknowledge the problems with Apple software and hardware. But, I also give credit where credit is due (beyond marketing, the sole area where you give Apple credit).

I have no doubt that you will respond to this post in your usual manner. Any member on these forums who has witnessed your previous posting habits will know exactly what I'm talking about. Contrary to what you'll claim, accompanied by an emoticon, you are not being logical or rational. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You are a troll. You post nonsense 99% of the time and when your mistake is pointed out to you, you do not provide evidence to back up your claim. Rather, you resort to petty insults. You are a true issue in this forum. Please leave, as you contribute nothing.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: sparkyclarky
BTW, where was your proof that iTunes is malware, resets file associations, and installs without user consent? Where is your proof that the iPod is 'actually one of the worst' MP3 players on the market, contrary to pretty much every single review on the web and in print? Where is your proof that all Apple users buy the platform based upon marketing and a Steve Jobs fetish?

I've gone over these things. It seems to be your MO to simply ignore points you can't refute.

I have no doubt that you will respond to this post in your usual manner. Any member on these forums who has witnessed your previous posting habits will know exactly what I'm talking about. Contrary to what you'll claim, accompanied by an emoticon, you are not being logical or rational. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You are a troll. You post nonsense 99% of the time and when your mistake is pointed out to you, you do not provide evidence to back up your claim. Rather, you resort to petty insults. You are a true issue in this forum. Please leave, as you contribute nothing.

I always back up my points, and I never start in on namecalling. If, as is so often the case, a young ipod fan calls me names for not sharing his enthusiasm for that DAP, I'll respond in kind; responding civilly would be like trying to discuss calculus with a chimp, and so would be kind of mean.

You're obviously a fanboy, and judging by your propensity to call names, obvious desire to moderate the board and unwillingness to acknowledge points which you can't refute, I'm guessing a very young one. I don't believe your claim of 22.

Btw, you're in the wrong thread, the one you're looking for is in the software forum. I believe it's titled something like "Itunes problem".

 

[sparkyclarky]

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: sparkyclarky
BTW, where was your proof that iTunes is malware, resets file associations, and installs without user consent? Where is your proof that the iPod is 'actually one of the worst' MP3 players on the market, contrary to pretty much every single review on the web and in print? Where is your proof that all Apple users buy the platform based upon marketing and a Steve Jobs fetish?

I've gone over these things. It seems to be your MO to simply ignore points you can't refute.

I have no doubt that you will respond to this post in your usual manner. Any member on these forums who has witnessed your previous posting habits will know exactly what I'm talking about. Contrary to what you'll claim, accompanied by an emoticon, you are not being logical or rational. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You are a troll. You post nonsense 99% of the time and when your mistake is pointed out to you, you do not provide evidence to back up your claim. Rather, you resort to petty insults. You are a true issue in this forum. Please leave, as you contribute nothing.

I always back up my points, and I never start in on namecalling. If, as is so often the case, a young ipod fan calls me names for not sharing his enthusiasm for that DAP, I'll respond in kind; responding civilly would be like trying to discuss calculus with a chimp, and so would be kind of mean.

You're obviously a fanboy, and judging by your propensity to call names, obvious desire to moderate the board and unwillingness to acknowledge points which you can't refute, I'm guessing a very young one. I don't believe your claim of 22.

Btw, you're in the wrong thread, the one you're looking for is in the software forum. I believe it's titled something like "Itunes problem".

Keep it up Gurck, you're doing swell. I'd refer you to that iTunes thread and have you note that you, not I started the name calling.

Don't believe my claim of my age. I don't need to prove to you that I started at UW-Madison in the fall of 2001 at the age of 18, that I just finished my fourth year there, and that the information in my profile is valid. I don't need to prove those facts, because unlike what you post, they are irrefutable facts, not worthless drivel. Gurck, I honestly hope that when the mods look at your case you are banned for not simply contributing nothing to these forums, but actually intentionally misleading people, thereby making the forums a much worse, less 'friendly' place. Although, having you around isn't entirely bad, as you provide comedy relief for those of us who are of the more sane persuasion. I actually don't worry that much anyways, as no sane individual would believe anything you spout off anyways.

And Gurck, you still have not backed up any of the claims you have made regarding Apple. Keep up with the trolling!

 

[Gurck]

You're hopeless. If you ever decide you want to discuss something rather than circle jerk over it with likeminded people, making character attacks against dissenters & calling them names, PM me with an apology & we can get talking. Till then, best of luck in this life - you'll need it.

 

[sparkyclarky]

Originally posted by: Gurck
You're hopeless. If you ever decide you want to discuss something rather than circle jerk over it with likeminded people, making character attacks against dissenters & calling them names, PM me with an apology & we can get talking. Till then, best of luck in this life - you'll need it.

Congratulations on trolling again! You win a prize. Let's direct you to your post at 12:25 AM in the iTunes thread. Mind you, previous to this I had called your anti-Apple bias laughable and annoying and told you to put up facts or shut up. You did neither. Instead, you responded, in typical Gurck fashion with an attack, the very sort which you accuse me of. Here is your post in full:

quote:
Originally posted by: sparkyclarky
Ah, but you stated that it installs without user consent, but clearly they are giving their consent not only by agreeing to the download requirements (which are not an EULA by the way), but also by picking and choosing a location to install quicktime in when the need arises. There is no foul play involved, no matter what you'd like to believe.


A BS excuse, and the courts would agree if it went to them. You're really going out of your way to argue, are you perchance up past bedtime?

quote:
And your attempt at associating quicktime with spyware still was just that. You can try to dig your way out of that comment all you want, but I'm sure the other members of the forum see it for exactly what it is: a comment that is patently false designed to denigrate a company by a poster who has repeatedly shown the inability to objectively look at Apple related software and hardware.


Forum members capable of reading will see it for exactly what it was. You too will learn these reading skills at some point. Stay in school.

quote:
You are still wrong Gurck, but it is quite entertaining watching you dig yourself in. I'm heading to bed for the night, as I think I've done my job here.


I see I was right about bedtime

As an aside, who pays you to be stupid? Or is it some kind of volunteer job?



In summation, Gurck, you are a troll. If you'd like, I can pull up dozens of posts of these sorts for you.

 

[Gurck]

You still trolling? You're not even in the right forum, much less the right thread.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: chcarnage

Originally posted by: Gurck
Thanks again, with the help of this mighty effort on your part perhaps we'll get our filter.. I mean, Mac forum

So you promise to never, ever visit the Mac forum?

Methinks a Mac forum would at least double my post count here

Me too, and I haven't owned a Mac since my first-gen 128k model! It'd be a real treat to know one forum was free from at least this particular douchebag.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Man Gurck, I didn't know you came with your own fan club. :Q

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Man Gurck, I didn't know you came with your own fan club. :Q

I'm loved the world over by people for being different DV's infatuation is so great he routinely searches for me by username to profess his love for me in a personal manner.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Man Gurck, I didn't know you came with your own fan club. :Q

I'm loved the world over by people for being different DV's infatuation is so great he routinely searches for me by username to profess his love for me in a personal manner.

As Woody Allen said in re. Soon-Yi, the heart wants what the heart wants . . .

 

[Dennis Travis]

How about an iPod or iAnything bashing sig and make Gurck the moderator?


Back on Topic, I do understand where NoC is coming from, but I still think a place here for the Anandtech Mac heads would be nice. I use Windows, Mac OSX and other NIX systems, but like the way OSX works. All the good points of the NIX OS's out there but a very nice interface also. It would be nice to be able to share things back and forth about Macs and OSX without a lot of bashing.

 

[Wahsapa]

ok i didnt read the whole thread because gurck starts trolling but yes


I WANT A MAC FORUM

iv been coming to anandtech for awhile now, 4 years? my post count isnt all that but it WOULD BE if there was a mac forum, seriously.

3% market share? and its NOT shrinking. make it now and save yourselves the trouble in the future.

if theres a mac tab at the top of the page there should be a mac forum.

yes it would get constant trolling from people like you know who but still, us mac people dont care. we really dont. we get it. we dont care if you dont. let us have our own little area.

come on noc, help a brother out...

i saw the programming example, which is a good point, all the mac programming stuff can be put in one place and people who actually KNOW about these things would have one palce to visit. instead of skipping over other pages to find a question they might be able to help someone out with.

if you know it or not anandtech has a huge presence in the knowledgeable PC community, and every other place pretty much has a mac section, ars, /. etc

ya it might not "fit" but then uhhh that kinda means a mac tab at the top of the page doesnt fit either....

and you know the only reason i visit the ars forums? they have a mac section... same with hardocp. come on man, if hardocp has a mac forum... and AT doesnt? thats wrong...

 

[n0cmonkey]

There's a tradeshows "tab" at the top, where's the tradeshows forum? There is a linux tab at the top, where is the linux forum?

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: Dennis Travis
How about an iPod or iAnything bashing sig and make Gurck the moderator?

Sorry, I haven't the desire nor the formal zookeeper training.

Originally posted by: Wahsapa
ok i didnt read the whole thread because gurck starts trolling but yes
yes it would get constant trolling from people like you know who

If you had read the thread, you'd have seen me state that I'd avoid it like P&N. I'd like to see it happen because I think it would have a beneficial effect on the rest of the forums, similar to how P&N does.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
There's a tradeshows "tab" at the top, where's the tradeshows forum? There is a linux tab at the top, where is the linux forum?

Trade shows are periodic events, it doesn't make much sense to create a forum about them, especially when they just exist to talk about products(which have their own forums). As for Linux, it sucks compared to the might of OS X, why would it possibly need its own forum? :beer:

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Mac OS X is as much a unix-like system as linux, and qualifies under the term "nix." So claiming the forums are full of nix users includes the Mac OS X people, so that isn't a reason to make a Mac specific forum.

I'm not saying we should have one at all. I'm just saying, the user interface is different than linux, who cares what the foundation is made out of. The floorplan is different.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: KruptosAngelos

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Mac OS X is as much a unix-like system as linux, and qualifies under the term "nix." So claiming the forums are full of nix users includes the Mac OS X people, so that isn't a reason to make a Mac specific forum.

I'm not saying we should have one at all. I'm just saying, the user interface is different than linux, who cares what the foundation is made out of. The floorplan is different.

Macs are more than an OS though, this is an apples to oranges comparison.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: KruptosAngelos

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Mac OS X is as much a unix-like system as linux, and qualifies under the term "nix." So claiming the forums are full of nix users includes the Mac OS X people, so that isn't a reason to make a Mac specific forum.

I'm not saying we should have one at all. I'm just saying, the user interface is different than linux, who cares what the foundation is made out of. The floorplan is different.

But the concepts are the same. Mac OS X specific questions fit in OS forum. :Q

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: KruptosAngelos

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Mac OS X is as much a unix-like system as linux, and qualifies under the term "nix." So claiming the forums are full of nix users includes the Mac OS X people, so that isn't a reason to make a Mac specific forum.

I'm not saying we should have one at all. I'm just saying, the user interface is different than linux, who cares what the foundation is made out of. The floorplan is different.

But the concepts are the same. Mac OS X specific questions fit in OS forum. :Q

I know that... :roll:

My point was that if people aren't getting enough responses in the OS forum, maybe they should try a site dedicated specifically to Macs. We certainly don't need a forum specific to it...

 

[Clauzii]

A Mac forum would also make space for exchanging hardware related Mac topics like OCing, GFX updating and so on...

I think It would be a nice addition, also because U can run a lot of Windows proggys on the Mac... (OK, virtual is not the fastest, but...)

By having a Mac forum @ AT would also save a lot of site-shifting

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: Clauzii
A Mac forum would also make space for exchanging hardware related Mac topics like OCing, GFX updating and so on...

I think It would be a nice addition, also because U can run a lot of Windows proggys on the Mac... (OK, virtual is not the fastest, but...)

By having a Mac forum @ AT would also save a lot of site-shifting

But why can't you do that all now? That's the question monkey and I have, since all these topics already have a subforum...

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: KruptosAngelos

Originally posted by: Clauzii
A Mac forum would also make space for exchanging hardware related Mac topics like OCing, GFX updating and so on...

I think It would be a nice addition, also because U can run a lot of Windows proggys on the Mac... (OK, virtual is not the fastest, but...)

By having a Mac forum @ AT would also save a lot of site-shifting

But why can't you do that all now? That's the question monkey and I have, since all these topics already have a subforum...

As it stands seeking out Mac info on this board is like looking for a needle in a haystack - while holding a lit torch. A separate forum would condense Mac-related information and those interested in it.

 

[Clauzii]

Just my answer

And hopefully the flamers, buhbers, and what name we else could call those guys not into Mac, will have a lot less sayings....

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: Gurck
As it stands seeking out Mac info on this board is like looking for a needle in a haystack - while holding a lit torch. A separate forum would condense Mac-related information and those interested in it.

Have you ever thought that might be because there's so few Mac users? Like I already suggested, go to another forum like macaddicts...

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: KruptosAngelos

Originally posted by: Gurck
As it stands seeking out Mac info on this board is like looking for a needle in a haystack - while holding a lit torch. A separate forum would condense Mac-related information and those interested in it.

Have you ever thought that might be because there's so few Mac users? Like I already suggested, go to another forum like macaddicts...

If this were true there'd be no multipage flamewars about Macs vs. PCs; we'd all be preaching to the choir.