I have learned a good deal from some of you. It's been fun for the most part.
Special thanks to: Huckelberry FINAplix, Lawnsaver, Genarr, PureExtract, Sigmund Roid, Canuck, Bouncer, Quadsweep, Macrophage69alpha, Nandi12, Ironmaster, HGH Man, Zyglamail and so many others. If I have left out your name, it's not intentional. There are a lot of good bros here and it's hard to list them all from memory.
I have decided to move on. This board has many good qualities and good people contributing but, IMHO, there is one problem that I can not reconcile. One can't really speak one's mind on this board without petty reprisals in the form of bad karma. I know that may sound a little petty in itself but hear me out. It's not the bad karma itself I object to. It's the point of the whole thing that gets me.
I used to think that the karma system was a good one. Give good and helpful advice, get good karma; give bad or dangerous advice, get bad karma. Unfortunately, it doesn't really work that way. Human nature I guess. Instead of earning karma points for good advice, karma is routinely given as a reward for saying what someone wants to hear. Simularly, bad karma is routinely used to 'punish' people for some offence (real or imagined). This has an oppressive feel to it that I really don't like. The number of karma bars by a person's name doesn't actually reflect the amount of knowledge that person has or how helpful they are. A lot of karma simply means that that person is well liked. Don't get me wrong. Being a likeable person is a good thing but when I ask a serious question about something important to my health and well-being, it would be nice to be able to gauge the knowledge of the people who answer without having to know them a long time first.
Anyway, I'm rambling. Just wanted to say thanks to all the people from whom I have learned. I hope I have been helpful to some. Anyone who wants to get in touch with me can do so by email ([email protected])
Later Friends
-Spidey
P.S. Any of you other yahoos out there feel free to bad karma me into oblivion. I won't be back to notice.
Special thanks to: Huckelberry FINAplix, Lawnsaver, Genarr, PureExtract, Sigmund Roid, Canuck, Bouncer, Quadsweep, Macrophage69alpha, Nandi12, Ironmaster, HGH Man, Zyglamail and so many others. If I have left out your name, it's not intentional. There are a lot of good bros here and it's hard to list them all from memory.
I have decided to move on. This board has many good qualities and good people contributing but, IMHO, there is one problem that I can not reconcile. One can't really speak one's mind on this board without petty reprisals in the form of bad karma. I know that may sound a little petty in itself but hear me out. It's not the bad karma itself I object to. It's the point of the whole thing that gets me.
I used to think that the karma system was a good one. Give good and helpful advice, get good karma; give bad or dangerous advice, get bad karma. Unfortunately, it doesn't really work that way. Human nature I guess. Instead of earning karma points for good advice, karma is routinely given as a reward for saying what someone wants to hear. Simularly, bad karma is routinely used to 'punish' people for some offence (real or imagined). This has an oppressive feel to it that I really don't like. The number of karma bars by a person's name doesn't actually reflect the amount of knowledge that person has or how helpful they are. A lot of karma simply means that that person is well liked. Don't get me wrong. Being a likeable person is a good thing but when I ask a serious question about something important to my health and well-being, it would be nice to be able to gauge the knowledge of the people who answer without having to know them a long time first.
Anyway, I'm rambling. Just wanted to say thanks to all the people from whom I have learned. I hope I have been helpful to some. Anyone who wants to get in touch with me can do so by email ([email protected])
Later Friends
-Spidey
P.S. Any of you other yahoos out there feel free to bad karma me into oblivion. I won't be back to notice.

Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below 










