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[cmjohnson]

I'm not seeing any SMPTE pics, either.

[racerxnet]

[cmjohnson]

What's even the point of posting such things on another forum?

When it comes to CRT there is only one forum that has any relevance and it's this one.

None of the others matter and I don't visit them.

[racerxnet]

[cmjohnson]

I USED to visit the other forums, such as AVS, and there was a time when it was the place to go for CRT, but things changed
and not for the better and that's why this forum even exists.

The other forum(s) became too political and too bound up in rules and restrictions and I much prefer Curt's site,
where you have to try really, really HARD to get banned...but it has happened.

With the CRT community as small as it has become today, it would make a lot more sense to me if we all ended up
on ONE site to share information rather than several.

But with there actually having been some people being banned at this site, I guess there is a need for a second place
for them to go to share their knowledge and opinions.

What causes people to get banned here? As I see it, it's when people start getting into wee-wee measuring contests
and arguing about whose mods are better and who is a better businessman. Or people who just go into flame mode and get
stuck there. Or, of course, commercial spammers, who SHOULD be banned, every time, all the time.

Let's stick to the enjoyment of the CRT hobby and post your best pics of your best projector's best images and then relax, don't worry, and of course, be happy.

[racerxnet]

[barclay66]

Guys,

He posted his screen shots in this forum too. It's just that he did this in the screen shot thread. Being Mike's playground, he almost immediately did post new ones of his own and Greg's got shifted upwards...

Regards,
barclay66

[mp20748]

[barclay66]

Hi,

Feel free taking it the way you want although it wasn't meant as an insult or accusation. The remaining fact still is, that any other person's screen shots aren't easily discernible between the vast amount of yours. And the thread's title doesn't read 'Mike's screen shot thread', or did I miss something?
I'm just stating facts. You know that I don't have a reputation being some kind of 'sh*t stirrer'. Of course, Greg could have posted his screen shots over here, just as the other participants seem to have expected it, but he chose to post them in the general screen shot thread, just as its title suggests it...

Regards,
barclay66

[mp20748]

[barclay66]

OK, whatever makes you happy again...

[greg9518lc]

[jbmeyer13]

I've stood by (quietly for the most part) and have watched this small CRT community dwindle down to barely a spark anymore. There's a lot of reasons why that happened in a short time and needless to say its complex. The sadest part is that a rift exists between two of the people who have done the most to move what's left of this hobby forward over the past few years.

Interesting that CJ talked about the politcal crap that stalled out AVS. The same stuff happened in the OT forum here and many individuals who were significant contributors were banned, have left or simply don't bother to post anymore. Unfortunately, I don't see this forum improving anytime soon.

[racerxnet]

[jbmeyer13]

[racerxnet]

[cmjohnson]

The very idea that someone would not want his mods shown on a particular forum, and the one that arguably represents the largest potential customer base, is frankly not something I can easily wrap my usually flexible mind around.

I don't claim to have made any contributions to the group of CRT enthusiasts that is as significant as (first) Mike Parker's performance enhancement modifications, or (second) the Moome cards, both DVI and HDMI, that have absolutely become the standard and mandatory accessory for any CRT enthusiast, but I have attempted to contribute anything I have found that even has the potential to deliver a better picture, the Frankenyoke concept in particular. While it is not always a concept that meets lofty expectations in every instance, that has been primarily because the Frankenyoke experiments have been, until only fairly recently, conducted under empirical evaluations rather than a more scientific basis for analysis. I have gained a better understanding of what is required to improve and optimize focus performance but rather than make money on it, at every step along the way I have been entirely free and open with my knowledge and findings. I have never seen Frankenyokes in any iteration to be a significant generator of revenue combined with a low labor commitment for me, so I've simply given it to the world.

I do find it quite funny that on another forum there's a guy who actually has the nerve, the gall, the chutzpah to be using the screen name FrankEnyoke and he never so much as even sent me a note and asked for permission.

Sorry, whomever you are, no, you didn't earn that screen name and you SHOULDN'T have taken it without at least sending me a note about it. I'd probably have said, sure, go ahead, I don't care, but that he didn't do that frankly kind of comes across as a bit of a (nickname for "richard" move.

[thewolfman]

[jbmeyer13]