This is really a shame. I got so much out of that site, I'm sure going to miss it. I'd only been a member for one year but was able to build two amps in that time, which wouldn't have happened other wise. I would like to say a big thanks to the Admin and Moderators of 18watt for all the hard work and effort they put into running that site, it will be missed.
Thanks
Raja
s2 wrote:
I think the BBQ Boy incident really put a bad taste in the mod's mouths
S2 - What was the BBQ boy incident......?
I just tried to log on and thought that there was in issue with the site.......damn that sucks. I asked and received lots of info there.
Todd
An 18watt member that also sold kits (PCB kits for a hint) allegedly badmouthed BBQ kits on the forum. BBQ got pissed off and sent his attorneys after the 18watt for allowing this to happen. The sight was down for over a week because of the fiasco.
gtrcollectr wrote:That sucks I had been following the Moore amps posts and that guy needs his ego put in check to.
End of an era......
Yeah Mr. Moore needs a serious kick in the head or 12!! He needs to chill out, learn how to play guitar, then learn what good tone really means. His amp clips were pretty bad, but I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. However, when you have an acidic personality like his, it's hard to back away and take the high road.
Anyway to block him from getting an account here?
It's a shame he shares his name with a great guitarist (Gary).
It's morning here now, first order of business when I roll into work is to quickly browse 18watt, it's usually interesting, however the attitudes have got a bit ugly there lately (see the power scaling - GM18 fiasco, and related arrogance), I hope that this isn't what shut it.
To the Mods and Admin volunteers from 18Watt, I want to say Thanks.... I have learnt a lot, I appreciate the resource you made available, and I'm sad that you felt it had run it's course.... Hope to see you 'round...
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Cheers and Beers.
I truly think Mr. Moore is a fake. The only thing he proved to me was that he couldn't answer one technical question I put to him without going off on a tangent or pussy footing around the question without answering the question. I think he found a bunch of stuff on the web somewhere and tried it in an amp and then made himself out to be some brain that was on a level far above anyone else on the planet. The guy has some serious problems when it comes to society and fitting in. S2 would have proven his stuff would not work as advertised if he had gotten the chance to follow through with his proposed tests. I just got tired of listening to his crap and gave up trying to make heads or tales of his double talk.
It's kind of like having to wash other folks' dishes every day for years -- after a while you just get tired of it. It wasn't any one thing, just a general weariness on the part of all the mods -- and complete lack of interest in anything VJ.
I first encountered Dr Phil on AX84.com a few years back; He designed the P1eXtreme featured there. He and some of the others can be found there, also www.hoffmanamps.com and now, hopefully here!
R.I.P 18WATT.COM