Greetings, earthling.

[Steve Toy]

Yes.

[DSJR]

What a shame, we could have had some fun with this, had the free "tweak" been more gently put forward with none of the entrenchment that so often seems to happen with hobbies like this...

I must admit to not liking the visciousness that started on here these last few days as it reminds me of another large audio forum or two that can get really nasty on occasion.

Onwards and upwards

[Themis]

[Alex_UK]

I wasn't 100% convinced Paul/Shippy actually was Soundhaspriority, or this Robert Morein character, but this post on PFM does seem to confirm it -

http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/s...t=18144&page=3

"Shippy's" recent "bigging up" of the Sugden Connoisseur in our "Best Kept Secrets?" thread maybe just confirms he has a passion for the same turntable - or too much of a coincidence?

Also, he is (IMO) without doubt these people:

Jan Vigne on ecoustics.com

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/1/21154.html Scroll down to see the posts... Style look familiar? (says he's From Dallas, Texas, this time.)

He even does reviews:

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...77/156699.html

14,000 posts if you're bored... http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ed=0CBEQrQIwAQ

And do you see anything familiar in these posts by Posy Rorer on audioasylum.com?

http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mp...olation&m=1764
http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mp...olation&m=1769
http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mp...olation&m=2311

Unfortunately the Posts search doesn't work for that user, because the user has been deleted!

The search does work for this one, though May Belt! - so they've definitely known each other!

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/search...sortOrder=DESC

Oh, and no wonder Shippy came to us, doesn't look like anyone goes to him, to discuss Belt on his own forum:

http://advancedaudiophile.110mb.com/phpBB3/

As far as I can tell, only one other person has ever posted. So, if you're missing the Beltist Bleetings, you know where to go!

If anyone was feeling even the slightest bit sorry for "Shippy" (I'll admit at times I was, just a bit) then I can assure you that my research has confirmed that we are far, far better off without this trouble maker, though I do hope he takes the advice to get some help, because I genuinely feel he needs it.

[DSJR]

In the meantime, try his "tweak" even only for a giggle, and just see if there just "might" be a difference after all. I mean, all you need is a quarter of an hour, a sheet of thin A4 paper and a black (?) pen...................

[Themis]

I guess the best "tweaks" of this kind, is the ones we can imagine ourselves for our exclusive use ...

But, is it really necessary ? I wonder.

[Barry]

My first reaction was: "Thank goodness for that", as I was finding myself becoming both depressed and annoyed by Shippy's belligerent rants.

However, he did provide some amusement; for those who have not done so, have a look at his website and the links therein. I've haven't had such a big laugh for a while (well not since the Jokes and Funnies thread in AoS)!

At least he got himself banned by the moderators, rather than voted out; an idea I never liked.

Now all we need to do is to try and account for Neal's findings.

Regards

[aquapiranha]

I wasn't 100% convinced Paul/Shippy actually was Soundhaspriority, or this Robert Morein character, but this post on PFM does seem to confirm it -

http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/s...t=18144&page=3

"Shippy's" recent "bigging up" of the Sugden Connoisseur in our "Best Kept Secrets?" thread maybe just confirms he has a passion for the same turntable - or too much of a coincidence?

Also, he is (IMO) without doubt these people:

Jan Vigne on ecoustics.com

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/1/21154.html Scroll down to see the posts... Style look familiar? (says he's From Dallas, Texas, this time.)

He even does reviews:

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...77/156699.html

14,000 posts if you're bored... http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ed=0CBEQrQIwAQ

And do you see anything familiar in these posts by Posy Rorer on audioasylum.com?

http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mp...olation&m=1764
http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mp...olation&m=1769
http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mp...olation&m=2311

Unfortunately the Posts search doesn't work for that user, because the user has been deleted!

The search does work for this one, though May Belt! - so they've definitely known each other!

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/search...sortOrder=DESC

Oh, and no wonder Shippy came to us, doesn't look like anyone goes to him, to discuss Belt on his own forum:

http://advancedaudiophile.110mb.com/phpBB3/

As far as I can tell, only one other person has ever posted. So, if you're missing the Beltist Bleetings, you know where to go!

If anyone was feeling even the slightest bit sorry for "Shippy" (I'll admit at times I was, just a bit) then I can assure you that my research has confirmed that we are far, far better off without this trouble maker, though I do hope he takes the advice to get some help, because I genuinely feel he needs it.

Alex, I see you have gone a bit more in depth than I did! Funny how after I googled his user name for 10 minutes and posted the links I have suddenly been waging a two week non-stop campaign against him where I have spent every waking hour stalking him! He wishes he was worth the effort lol. this is exactly what he accused a member of PFM of doing when they dared question his beliefs. The guy has so much paranoia he must sleep with one eye open and a gun under the pillow.

IMO there is absolutely no doubt he has a mental issue, perhaps aspergers syndrome or similar.

Anyway he has gone now, I would love to say I told you so but....

[Alex_UK]

Alex, I see you have gone a bit more in depth than I did! Funny how after I googled his user name for 10 minutes and posted the links I have suddenly been waging a two week non-stop campaign against him where I have spent every waking hour stalking him! He wishes he was worth the effort lol. this is exactly what he accused a member of PFM of doing when they dared question his beliefs. The guy has so much paranoia he must sleep with one eye open and a gun under the pillow.

IMO there is absolutely no doubt he has a mental issue, perhaps aspergers syndrome or similar.

Anyway he has gone now, I would love to say I told you so but....

It doesn't take much effort, and I wasn't that bothered, (certainly not stalking him!) - and there's a lot more conjecture I could throw out there - but I just wanted to assure anyone who might have a doubt that he has "history"

[aquapiranha]

Quite. i had already 'had the pleasure' a couple of years ago and I could almost script what was going to happen. It must have looked to the casual observer that I had launched into an an unmerited attack, where as I say I had been there before. I know everyone should have their say, but the evidence shows time and again that this guy is actually the WORST advert for the belt hocus pocus he could ever have, and everywhere he posts ends up picking up the pieces.