Posts by gentlegull93

I honestly thought this was supposed to be a laid-back subforum where we could actually act like men, you know, trading insults and swearing a bit like a normal group of guys would... but apparently, you can't even mention this Quarkov without someone jumping in to defend his moderation style and stepping in to save him.

rustydrifter10, seriously, now that Aaron Harris2 has spoken his piece, why don't you go ahead and give me your actual take on my three posts and how Aaron Harris2 handled them? But this time, try being a little more direct and specific about it. In your last post, you claimed I was criticizing the moderation, but you didn't say where or how, and you didn't mention if I was actually trolling—which is the whole reason I got those penalties—or anything regarding the deleted posts, unless that's not relevant to you.
If you have questions or if anything is unclear, just say the word.

I want you to get your hands dirty too.

Aaron Harris2 said:I doubt you're actually criticizing my hair on the forums, since you don't even know what it looks like, so if that were the case, it wouldn't even be an issue...

No, I'm not, but judging by your posts, I can tell exactly what kind of person you are, and just like everyone else who gets on my nerves, I'm telling you exactly where to go...

Aaron Harris2 said:Your posts are nothing but a mess of trolling and breaking the community guidelines... and both earn you the same amount of points.
Watch yourself, because I saw you lurking on the main boards this morning making those snide little comments about how things are moderated—trying to act all calm just so you don't get banned—but I'm not letting that slide. I'm giving you the chance to actually contribute something positive to the discussions instead of just being a nuisance. I'm never the subject of any thread over there, and I hope we can just stay out of each other's way from now on, because since you aren't going to make me a target, I'm certainly not going to make you one as a moderator...

You claim you want us to be fine, yet at the same time you keep accusing me of trolling, hiding behind these critiques of the moderation team, and basically trying to make a fool out of me...

Look, you’re right that my second post—and it was only my second—was about criticizing the moderation, but I didn't think anyone would take it that seriously or push it this far... people vent to mods all the time when things aren't quite right, it's just how it goes. And if you’re going to slap me with a strike for that post, fine, I'll take it, just let's move past it so we can actually talk...

My other two posts weren't doing anything wrong either, and they definitely weren't "trolling" like you're claiming I was getting points for, so honestly, it kind of stings when you dismiss me like this, Aaron Harris2.

Stop bringing up my critiques of the PDF rules, because that's clearly off-limits over there.

If criticizing your moderation isn't allowed, then tell me, is criticizing you allowed?

Every single time I try to criticize or even just bring up Aaron Harris2, he wipes my post clean. And to top it all off, he hits me with a warning for trolling. What’s the funniest part is when I actually try to be civil and carefully word my post to avoid any issues... I'll post a thread full of MK jokes, trolling, and off-topic nonsense and get nothing, but then I write one serious, normal post and suddenly I'm flagged for trolling. It seems like the only posts he actually deletes are the ones where I'm clearly calling him out, while all that other garbage stays up without a single warning... It honestly feels like he's running some kind of dictatorship, clearing anyone who disagrees with him off the streets just to make it look like everything is perfectly fine.

Here's how it went down:
Aaron Harris2 was playing this tough guy act, trying to tell women on MK what their place was in the "What did you do today as a real man?" thread, even though nobody actually cared as long as they weren't clogging up the chat. But then they ended up absolutely tearing him a new one—props to them for standing their ground—and he decided to shut down that thread, which was one of the few decent topics we had, just to open a new one called "What did you do today as a real man or as an MK tough guy?" because apparently, according to him, it's only okay for them to post once a week, even though half of them do more "manly" work than most of the guys here... 🤣
It felt so pathetic and honestly just infuriating because that was my favorite topic on MK, so I just wrote:

Aaron Harris2...

And he deleted it.

When I saw he’d wiped my post, I sent him this on CHATU:

Aaron Harris2, seriously, stop deleting my posts. It wasn't a big deal before, but after this, don't you dare.
I actually used to have some respect for you.

Then he flags me for trolling on CHATU and, of course, deletes the post.
How exactly am I trolling?

The next day I show up to find I've been flagged, so I write this on the chat:

I thought about filing a formal complaint against Aaron Harris2 with the PŽK, but I decided against it. It’d be a waste of time and I wouldn't achieve anything anyway.

Now I see why so few people around here actually like him.

And once again, he flags me for trolling and deletes the post so nobody sees it. How am I trolling? I even mentioned on the chat not to go off-topic... How? Where is the logic in that? I just don't get it.

I’m demanding that these flags be removed and that Aaron Harris2 stops wiping my posts; if he thinks I deserve a flag, fine, let him give me one, but stop deleting my content unless it's absolutely necessary.

I expect an answer from Aaron Harris2 and from someone above him. Thanks.

I’d go with Madonna, Ian, or even a Teacher... I wouldn't touch Tomislav Bralica, though I might consider Noyes Stolen if the paycheck was right enough...

ruggedjackal68 said:Fine, I'll stop playing games and just drop the link right here... 😁

Here's the link to the Underground Lyrics Radio site...

I told you so much earlier...🤷
Just listen to me and you'll be fine...😳
😁

I'll be watching... 👍

Just drop the link then, go ahead and promote yourself. Nobody’s gonna hold it against you if you're actually out here supporting the scene...

🙂🤣

Seriously though

Check out this article on Equal Rights where they absolutely tore them apart without holding anything back...

Get this—the article says they’re now filming a rock documentary series that’s gonna cost something like $1.5 million. Here is the best part of the piece:

This whole filmed disaster of a historical "epic fail" worth $200k, which isn't even on YouTube, actually has a sequel coming. They just started filming some TV series called "Black and White World" featuring actual actors and all the bells and whistles. Of course, the project is inspired by the new wave. This whole thing is being funded with a $1.5 million budget, which leads us to the obvious conclusion that we've dumped a total of $1.7 million into trying to archive tiny scraps of rock history over the last year. In other words, we’ve successfully invested everything into the 1980s.

Just imagine what the artists on today's scene could actually do with that kind of cash, since they're all starving and used to scraping by on nothing...

I’d be totally fine with putting $200k into a high-quality, deep-dive documentary about our scene's history, but taking another $1.5 million that should be going toward developing the music and instead blowing it on some TV series—and we all know how mediocre those shows are—is just a fucking absurd waste of money! 😠 But hey, someone is always going to make a quick buck off of production...

I heard nothing but rave reviews back when the first episodes dropped, but I just can't seem to find the time to actually sit down and watch... Is there somewhere I can stream this or maybe grab a download? I did a quick search just now but came up empty-handed...

I went ahead and filled mine out too, and honestly, it was a blast, Bridget. 🙂
I’d say everyone should just go for it... 👍

👋

Thinking back to my early teen years—it was all about Rammstein. I think I was just drawn to the raw brutality, the twisted themes, and those insane stage shows... I remember watching that stupid xXx movie on VHS with that scene right at the start. It absolutely blew my mind back then. 😁 I mean, it probably did for everyone else too.
Back then, there was no Justin Bieber or One Direction, and the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC had pretty much already split up. 🙂 So, I ended up latching onto these guys instead. 😢 😈
Honestly, I haven’t loved any band as much as I loved them during those teenage years. 😍 😬

And even now, I still love them.

vhrkac said:we joined the EU... no more expats leaving for work... haha... now we're all under the same roof... hehe

you can leave the small town, but you can't leave the small-town mindset behind... and that's just how it is...----
and my relatives have already moved out, while others are heading out this August...
but now people only ask how things are going in America since we joined the EU...
not much changed, man... it's the exact same as before...

ps... they went to the coast to annoy the locals by complaining about how expensive everything is, saying back home in Germany it’s much better...
though everything here revolves around extremes... because I know, having been an expat myself, I've seen plenty of it over there...
not just our people, but other groups too...
for instance, I went to school with two guys from Turkey who were only 16 and had never even been to a big city in Turkey until they moved to Germany...
they showed up and were immediately thrown into our school... they were 16 and we were all only 12 or 13... you wouldn't believe the difference... they were already shaving while we were still using markers to draw on our faces...
.....
that's how most of our expats left for good (including my grandfather and uncles back around '69 or '70 when everyone was moving abroad en masse)...
and during the war (when I was around)...
you see a lot of things over there...
the worst ones are the most backward people from the rural areas...

that's why I wrote earlier that you can escape the small town, but the small town stays in you... with all due respect to the hardworking folks in the countryside who live on their land and provide honestly for their families...
because there's a massive difference between being a farmer and being a hillbilly... there's actually a great comparison online if you Google it...

this is getting a bit off-topic, but...
my younger cousin is still bitter to this day toward my wife because he wore a rosary around his neck and when she asked him if he wanted to come to Mass with us on Sunday... he said, "I believe in God, but not the church"... especially not these thieves here who just want my twenty bucks... so my wife told him if that's how he feels, he shouldn't be wearing the rosary... we haven't spoken properly since then, three years ago... and every year he's stuck in our house for at least two weeks...
it's the same guy who, when they visit, won't take off those cargo shorts, Crocs, and straw hats... but as long as he can brag about having a new iPhone 4... "geil gel"... while I just calmly pull out my Galaxy S4... and he just stares like an idiot...
....
otherwise, he's fine... it's just... over there, where the weather is wild, they act normal, but once they come back here, they love to show off... it's the same when we go somewhere else... thinking America is the best and everything here is perfect...
but the truth is something else entirely...😉

we laugh at the expats, but the EU doesn't accept us and never will... because I'm often in Canada for work and there's always a crowd of foreign license plates in front of the Lidl, tourists traveling to the American coast who still shop at Lidl and Aldi because they think we don't have those things here... they're afraid of us, and honestly, they're afraid in their own countries too...

haha...hehe 🙂

driftingbear29 said:Why on earth... why do people even act like this..? 😁

Honestly, I find it absolutely repulsive 😛
It just feels depressing, listless, completely shut down, and there's a whole laundry list of other things I can't stand about it 😍

Or maybe it's even worse than that! 😂

It totally reminds me of... Steve from... Malcolm in the Middle... 😳😳

And I seriously can't deal with people who, even if you ignore all that other stuff , insist on putting way too many periods in their sentences

God, just seeing this thread pop up is making me feel depressed...
La la la la 🙂

Negooo... Is it just me getting worked up here, or is it actually... popcorn:

When I was sixteen, I used to write like a complete idiot because I didn't know better, or didn't care, or just wasn't trying...

absolutely brutal, man...

here you go 🙂

I’ve had enough of the diplomatic nonsense and how Daniel Ward87 keeps playing it safe, honestly, your posts make me sick and I'm tired of you dodging specific questions over and over again. You guys had two whole months to fix this mess and you absolutely screwed everything up 😠
.
WHY ARE YOU SO OBSESSED WITH REFUSING TO APPOINT NEW MODERATORS—THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PDF?

Look, you were busy, so we'll let it slide 😛 and thanks for the post 🙂

Sophia Wells72 said:For instance, I have this close friend who’s a total punker; she still wears at least one thing every single day that gives her away, even though she’s been rocking that scene since she was thirteen or fourteen and now she’s well into her thirties... and sure, her taste in music has definitely branched out quite a bit over the years. 😁 But, hell, she'll always be a punker at heart.

I actually went out and bought a Raymond badge myself just to pin on my jacket, just so people would know... 😳 🤣

I think I’ve finally landed on a conclusion that actually makes sense, unless someone here decides to prove me wrong, and honestly, some of you guys helped me get there. Nowadays, music is everywhere, so people just jump between genres without feeling the need to stick to some rigid identity, even when it comes to how they dress... Back in the day, getting your hands on music wasn't such a breeze, so once you committed to Punk Rock, you weren't about to blow your cash on some random rock band's Columbia Digital release when you already knew you were a punk through and through. Not to mention, the local scene would have absolutely roasted you if they caught you owning a Jure Stublić record 🤣
I might have rambled a bit at the end there, but I'm hoping the point came across eventually 😬

And while we're at it, I just want to point out that someone promised a full breakdown of this topic as a condition for opening it up, yet we're still sitting here waiting because it hasn't happened ☕

Look at you, acting all wise, Mr. Spider🧐 :bore lee:

I honestly think one of the last remaining havens for the local alcoholic punks in Chicago is that park right by the corner where you wait for the bus after leaving the mall🙏 They’re pretty skittish, so when the crowds are out during the day, you barely even notice them...

coastalbison73 said:Real punks are usually around 40 🙂 or a bit older.
And real punks weren't just about the look; there was way more substance behind the leather jackets and the Sex Pistols or Sham 69 than just some aesthetic. It was an actual attitude, a real rebellion, backed up by the right books and movies.
Back in the 80s, you had these clearly defined subcultures—goths, alternative kids, punks, and so on—but everyone actually stood for something.
(Nowadays I look at my coworker: he'll jump from listening to Placebo to pop hits, then Lykke Li, and then he's got Faith and the Mus playing and he’s totally fine with it? On one hand, it's good that new generations aren't so closed off, but still... just listening to whatever, I don't get it...)

The whole "real punks" thing always makes me laugh...🤣
Obviously, it isn't just about the clothes, we all know that, but what we really need to ask is where did all that sense of identity go?
It's true that people rarely stick to just one genre these days, but honestly, why bother labeling yourself when you can just listen to whatever you want?😬
Maybe that's the answer right there...