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roxygal9

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I am disgusted... I just expected more or better from the people here. I hope you did too RoxyGal.

Yea, I kinda did expect more, do a bit more brainstorming and then tag someone to do it. Kinda thought thats why this thread was started.

I will not send an email unless the forum thinks I should from my@army account. Though we know people will do what they want, when they participate in a thread that is obviously trying to gather ideas and make an intelligent effort to hit Steve up, going behind everyone's back and taking it upon yourself well definitely not a teamplayer!

Here is to new MBA at WWDC? I just want to get ny first Mac, but I do want to see what hand Apple plays with the MBA.

Not to worry!

:apple:
 

Scottsdale

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Scottsdale, I know you think I am here to bait you (not true, we used to get on fine) but just a few words to the wise.

Firstly, take a breath and pop a pill. If (by including an MR link) there is a more guaranteed method for getting an email addressed to Jobs deleted by one of his PR flunkeys then I have yet to hear of it. So relax Marathon Man, yes it IS safe.

Secondly, the added benefit for you is that Stevie will never read this thread and your posts herein, which means you at least have not ruined your dreams of ever getting a response from him. A little cringeworthy, not your finest hour.

Even leaving aside your emo rant at the kid who acted inappropriately (bad form I agree), you then used in all sincerity the word "disaster" to describe this scenario. Honestly, have a word with yourself in the mirror. You've stepped over the line and lost all sense of perspective. A disaster? Really? Pick up a newspaper or your new iPad my friend and read the global section.

I used to enjoy your musings, usually intelligent and thought-provoking. But I think you've crossed the line into pub bore/crazed nutter territory, and I find myself skipping the majority of your long-winded and ultra-intense posts these days. A shame but there you have it. I have no doubt you're probably a very decent guy in real life, but your persona on here has become too much for my stomach to bear.

I want an MBA as much as anyone here, but it's just an effing laptop at the end of the day.

In the grand scheme of life, I agree this is nothing. I have never said any of this matters to me the second I leave the forums, because it doesn't mean anything.

It is a lot better to argue a point by sensationalizing the act one is disagreeing with. I use it as my technique of driving debate and stirring emotional reaction. Hell, I often take two different sides of debates depending on what part of the forum or which forum I am in. I love debate, and I believe one has to be able to argue either side of the debate. The second I leave the forum I have no cares in the world about what I wrote here, and at least 95% of the time when there is sensationalism in my posts it is nothing more than a ploy to spark interest, reaction, and replies. So you're reading too much into this thinking that I somehow truly have feelings of devastation about it. I am merely trying to spark debate. I love debate in case you have never noticed.

Boring debate gets old, but it's easy to intentionally overreact to encourage newfound interest in either side of an argument... and it's really fun to create new arguments like taking a position that someone did something really wrong. In truth, I don't give a damn that the kid sent Steve an email with a link. Hell, it is all a big joke anyways. Would I like to know what's going on with the MBA, sure. But I realize we have about as fair a chance of winning the lottery as getting a reply or real information from SJ himself. I do believe there is a lesson to teach someone who does include a link and send a message though, and that's the only positive as the rest is pure entertainment.

In life, I have far too much time on my hands since I am dealing with health issues. I would much rather be doing business and teaching others how to succeed in business. Since I don't have the same stimulation everyday I am used to, I use this forum as an "out" to have fun and I encourage debate.

The thing is, there are so many lessons in life to learn and lessons to teach others. While sensationalism is often seen as "out there" it actually makes the debate more fun. I would rather make the person who sent Steve the link think about it from a sensationalist's viewpoint for a minute. Tell me it isn't more fun to try to spark emotion and passion in debates here? Does it mean anything once we leave the forum, NOT USUALLY. However, a few people learn life lessons because we over-sensationalize reactions to the ignorance of the positions... and sometimes it's just about fun.

Most people here have no idea what people are really like in life. The forum allows us to be something else... I don't care if someone thinks "Scottsdale" takes things far too seriously or is a raving lunatic, because that isn't who I am in life. Ever hear the song "Online" by Brad Paisley? It's the same concept but I don't get my kicks on being a cool dude online trying to get girls, I get my kicks by stirring passionate debate. Do you think someone like Howard Stern gives a damn about 95% of what he discusses on his talk show? No, he enjoys the debate and stirring the audience.

Everyone needs to get past thinking they understand who everyone is here. We can learn a few lessons but mostly we're here for RADICAL debate. If we all thought we were going to be personally judged for what we do here, we wouldn't be here or we would act a lot differently... at least I would.

I also get involved in political debate on various forums. That leads to a completely different "Scottsdale." One has to be rational when debating someone on a healthcare topic who has been truly affected by the political system. At the end of the day, the real me isn't any of my online identities. Just like I bet most of you wouldn't go out and make personal attacks in "real life" but it is tolerated here as normal.

I am just here to have fun. I believe most of you are here to have fun too. If we just wanted to read and learn, we would open up a magazine and dive in. If we just wanted to find out about rumors, we wouldn't need a user account to post what we think. Whether we all will admit it or not, none of us is who we project ourselves to be here.
 

Huubster

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In the grand scheme of life, I agree this is nothing. I have never said any of this matters to me the second I leave the forums, because it doesn't mean anything.

It is a lot better to argue a point by sensationalizing the act one is disagreeing with. I use it as my technique of driving debate and stirring emotional reaction. Hell, I often take two different sides of debates depending on what part of the forum or which forum I am in. I love debate, and I believe one has to be able to argue either side of the debate. The second I leave the forum I have no cares in the world about what I wrote here, and at least 95% of the time when there is sensationalism in my posts it is nothing more than a ploy to spark interest, reaction, and replies. So you're reading too much into this thinking that I somehow truly have feelings of devastation about it. I am merely trying to spark debate. I love debate in case you have never noticed.

Boring debate gets old, but it's easy to intentionally overreact to encourage newfound interest in either side of an argument... and it's really fun to create new arguments like taking a position that someone did something really wrong. In truth, I don't give a damn that the kid sent Steve an email with a link. Hell, it is all a big joke anyways. Would I like to know what's going on with the MBA, sure. But I realize we have about as fair a chance of winning the lottery as getting a reply or real information from SJ himself. I do believe there is a lesson to teach someone who does include a link and send a message though, and that's the only positive as the rest is pure entertainment.

In life, I have far too much time on my hands since I am dealing with health issues. I would much rather be doing business and teaching others how to succeed in business. Since I don't have the same stimulation everyday I am used to, I use this forum as an "out" to have fun and I encourage debate.

The thing is, there are so many lessons in life to learn and lessons to teach others. While sensationalism is often seen as "out there" it actually makes the debate more fun. I would rather make the person who sent Steve the link think about it from a sensationalist's viewpoint for a minute. Tell me it isn't more fun to try to spark emotion and passion in debates here? Does it mean anything once we leave the forum, NOT USUALLY. However, a few people learn life lessons because we over-sensationalize reactions to the ignorance of the positions... and sometimes it's just about fun.

Most people here have no idea what people are really like in life. The forum allows us to be something else... I don't care if someone thinks "Scottsdale" takes things far too seriously or is a raving lunatic, because that isn't who I am in life. Ever hear the song "Online" by Brad Paisley? It's the same concept but I don't get my kicks on being a cool dude online trying to get girls, I get my kicks by stirring passionate debate. Do you think someone like Howard Stern gives a damn about 95% of what he discusses on his talk show? No, he enjoys the debate and stirring the audience.

Everyone needs to get past thinking they understand who everyone is here. We can learn a few lessons but mostly we're here for RADICAL debate. If we all thought we were going to be personally judged for what we do here, we wouldn't be here or we would act a lot differently... at least I would.

I also get involved in political debate on various forums. That leads to a completely different "Scottsdale." One has to be rational when debating someone on a healthcare topic who has been truly affected by the political system. At the end of the day, the real me isn't any of my online identities. Just like I bet most of you wouldn't go out and make personal attacks in "real life" but it is tolerated here as normal.

I am just here to have fun. I believe most of you are here to have fun too. If we just wanted to read and learn, we would open up a magazine and dive in. If we just wanted to find out about rumors, we wouldn't need a user account to post what we think. Whether we all will admit it or not, none of us is who we project ourselves to be here.

Dear Scott. By all means, why did you write this wordy reply? What use?
Your background information has been in depth and informative for me...until this.
Is this about entertainment? About being who we would like to be or "who we are not in real life?"

For all I know this forum is about learning about the MBA and MBA issues. Nothing else.
 

Scottsdale

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Dear Scott. By all means, why did you write this wordy reply? What use?
Your background information has been in depth and informative for me...until this.
Is this about entertainment? About being who we would like to be or "who we are not in real life?"

For all I know this forum is about learning about the MBA and MBA issues. Nothing else.

First, know that I am a writer. The goal of any writer is to encourage the audience to believe his or her side of the story/debate/argument whatever. Anytime I am writing, I have a goal to make you want to read what I have written. I know some will like it and others will hate it, that's fine.

Everything I write about hardware is pro or con truthful. I share my observations about how technology works truthfully as there's no reason not to. That is not what I am talking about when I share as I have here.

When someone writes they love the iPad and the MBA is going to be EOL'd in the MBA forum, and I write back that the iPad isn't good at anything and it's nothing but a half-assed no good piece of "consumer electronics," it's meant to stir the debate. Do you get the difference?

I love the MBA, but I make that love seem more like obsession here. Being overdramatic creates more polarizing relationships with readers. Sometimes you will see me attack Apple and sometimes I will support it... on the same topics depending on where I am. When the topic is an OPINION, I always have the reader in mind.

I am fine with readers loving my posts or hating my posts... as long as it's one or the other, I have done my job. I would be disappointed if people didn't really care. I don't take anything personal until people call me names... I don't care if they don't agree with me at all, as disagreement leads to better debate.

When it comes to people talking back and forth, it is always about debate, stirring reactions, and hopeful to find a great conversation...

Know the difference in the fine line of love and obsession. When it comes down to "feelings" of obsession, it's a trap and it always is... don't ever believe in feelings that seem like obsession on the web. The person is usually attempting to stir emotions and create the ideal situation for debate.

I find that these forums offer some of the most obsessive outbursts ever possible over meaningless nothing that doesn't affect any of our lives at all. Who really cares what SJ thinks about this or that? Who really cares about most of this? When you see me reacting to others, I guarantee you I have no care in the world other than to spark debate. I don't lose any sleep over ANYTHING discussed on these forums, and nobody else should either!

Debate is fun! When it's no longer fun to spur debate here, I will quit coming... and I believe all of the people reading have the same feelings whether they partake in the debate or just like to read and side with others.
 

entatlrg

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I sent a letter to the sjobs email address myself a few weeks ago too, lol....

It's a GREAT idea ... EVERYONE should do it, then we'd have the MBA we want ... well, maybe :confused:

If you do send an email, I suggest you keep it short, professional and to the point.

My email had 'MacBook Air' in the Subject line and read something like this -

Dear Mr. Jobs,

This is a letter of support for the MacBook Air.

It's too much an amazing and cutting edge computer to have dated specs.

Like many MacBook Air fans worldwide I'm hopeful it gets an update soon. .

Best Regards,


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entatlrg

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In the grand scheme of life, I agree this is nothing. I have never said any of this matters to me the second I leave the forums, because it doesn't mean anything.

It is a lot better to argue a point by sensationalizing the act one is disagreeing with. I use it as my technique of driving debate and stirring emotional reaction. Hell, I often take two different sides of debates depending on what part of the forum or which forum I am in. I love debate, and I believe one has to be able to argue either side of the debate. The second I leave the forum I have no cares in the world about what I wrote here, and at least 95% of the time when there is sensationalism in my posts it is nothing more than a ploy to spark interest, reaction, and replies. So you're reading too much into this thinking that I somehow truly have feelings of devastation about it. I am merely trying to spark debate. I love debate in case you have never noticed.

Boring debate gets old, but it's easy to intentionally overreact to encourage newfound interest in either side of an argument... and it's really fun to create new arguments like taking a position that someone did something really wrong. In truth, I don't give a damn that the kid sent Steve an email with a link. Hell, it is all a big joke anyways. Would I like to know what's going on with the MBA, sure. But I realize we have about as fair a chance of winning the lottery as getting a reply or real information from SJ himself. I do believe there is a lesson to teach someone who does include a link and send a message though, and that's the only positive as the rest is pure entertainment.

In life, I have far too much time on my hands since I am dealing with health issues. I would much rather be doing business and teaching others how to succeed in business. Since I don't have the same stimulation everyday I am used to, I use this forum as an "out" to have fun and I encourage debate.

The thing is, there are so many lessons in life to learn and lessons to teach others. While sensationalism is often seen as "out there" it actually makes the debate more fun. I would rather make the person who sent Steve the link think about it from a sensationalist's viewpoint for a minute. Tell me it isn't more fun to try to spark emotion and passion in debates here? Does it mean anything once we leave the forum, NOT USUALLY. However, a few people learn life lessons because we over-sensationalize reactions to the ignorance of the positions... and sometimes it's just about fun.

Most people here have no idea what people are really like in life. The forum allows us to be something else... I don't care if someone thinks "Scottsdale" takes things far too seriously or is a raving lunatic, because that isn't who I am in life. Ever hear the song "Online" by Brad Paisley? It's the same concept but I don't get my kicks on being a cool dude online trying to get girls, I get my kicks by stirring passionate debate. Do you think someone like Howard Stern gives a damn about 95% of what he discusses on his talk show? No, he enjoys the debate and stirring the audience.

Everyone needs to get past thinking they understand who everyone is here. We can learn a few lessons but mostly we're here for RADICAL debate. If we all thought we were going to be personally judged for what we do here, we wouldn't be here or we would act a lot differently... at least I would.

I also get involved in political debate on various forums. That leads to a completely different "Scottsdale." One has to be rational when debating someone on a healthcare topic who has been truly affected by the political system. At the end of the day, the real me isn't any of my online identities. Just like I bet most of you wouldn't go out and make personal attacks in "real life" but it is tolerated here as normal.

I am just here to have fun. I believe most of you are here to have fun too. If we just wanted to read and learn, we would open up a magazine and dive in. If we just wanted to find out about rumors, we wouldn't need a user account to post what we think. Whether we all will admit it or not, none of us is who we project ourselves to be here.

WOW - for NOVELS here on this MacBook Air thread ... c'mon guys ... re-read your words, 'snap out of it' ... I'm amazed at the hours it must take to right these bantering replies, HOLY MOLY ...

Everyone has their own idea's and opinions, so what?

Would be so nice to see "normal" posts - > short, professional, and to the point <

We all love our MBA's, we all hope it continues to get updates and revisions, other than that why all the emotions and bickering = waste of time reading and posting ....:)
 

Zulu1

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I eat peas with honey,
I've done it all my life
it makes the peas taste funny,
but it keeps them on my knife.

Now can we please get back on topic?
 

Scottsdale

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I eat peas with honey,
I've done it all my life
it makes the peas taste funny,
but it keeps them on my knife.

Now can we please get back on topic?

I just got warned for being off topic and not adding anything to the thread for one of my few short replies ever... anyways this post reminds me of that warning. Be careful or they will get you too! JK.

Back on topic. I sent an email off to sir Steve following one of my "eight" possible ideas. I encourage everyone to send a message requesting a new MBA update and a "Not to worry" reply of encouragement!
 

miggitymac

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I just got warned for being off topic and not adding anything to the thread for one of my few short replies ever... anyways this post reminds me of that warning. Be careful or they will get you too! JK.

Back on topic. I sent an email off to sir Steve following one of my "eight" possible ideas. I encourage everyone to send a message requesting a new MBA update and a "Not to worry" reply of encouragement!

Wait...after all the grief...you sent your own, individual, anti-collaborative email to SJ?!

I seriously don't get you man.

And all that BS about how your goal is to inspire debate: translation = sh*t disturber with too much time on his/her hands.

Sorry to hear about your medical troubles, but still...it's one thing to waste your own life with pointless babble..it's another to tell someone you're "disgusted" with them...that's some harsh words to be spreading around. In other words, if you wanna dick around with your own life, that fine, but don't be putting down others with your accusations and guilt trips.

That's the stuff that douchebags are made of.
 

Scottsdale

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Wait...after all the grief...you sent your own, individual, anti-collaborative email to SJ?!

I seriously don't get you man.

And all that BS about how your goal is to inspire debate: translation = sh*t disturber with too much time on his/her hands.

Sorry to hear about your medical troubles, but still...it's one thing to waste your own life with pointless babble..it's another to tell someone you're "disgusted" with them...that's some harsh words to be spreading around. In other words, if you wanna dick around with your own life, that fine, but don't be putting down others with your accusations and guilt trips.

That's the stuff that douchebags are made of.

Quite frankly, I have given up on having any legitimate collaborative effort here because nobody can get along and work together. My message was just like one of the eight I said we should email on the third page. We have been talking about this for long enough. Any positive work has tapered off and the general idea of this thread has been ruined anyways. As long as others are doing whatever they want and linking back here, it's pointless to SHARE here.

I would encourage anyone that wants to write a letter to use the collaborative ideas here to write whatever they want.

If I get a reply I will send everyone here a PM with the reply details. I hope all of you can follow the same path.

Cheers.
 

diego2k7

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Quite frankly, I have given up on having any legitimate collaborative effort here because nobody can get along and work together. My message was just like one of the eight I said we should email on the third page. We have been talking about this for long enough. Any positive work has tapered off and the general idea of this thread has been ruined anyways. As long as others are doing whatever they want and linking back here, it's pointless to SHARE here.

I would encourage anyone that wants to write a letter to use the collaborative ideas here to write whatever they want.

If I get a reply I will send everyone here a PM with the reply details. I hope all of you can follow the same path.

Cheers.

Why constrain the spreading of news/joy to PMing a subset of people in the MBA community here? It would be nicer if everyone could share their replies by posting them to this thread.
 

Scottsdale

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Why constrain the spreading of news/joy to PMing a subset of people in the MBA community here? It would be nicer if everyone could share their replies by posting them to this thread.

But we have a mole here. A tattle-tale who cannot behave herself and whom we cannot trust to not backstab us, LMAO! Seriously though, I will PM everyone who has positively contributed to this thread if I get a reply. Then, someone will backstab that PM trust and report to all... JK.

The grand odds are we are not going to have to worry about a reply from Sir Steve.

I used the well health wishes, I love the iPad, and I really CANNOT wait for a new MBA position as I am the biggest MBA fan ever. If others take different approaches perhaps one of us will receive a short terse reply of some sort... maybe like "Fear not, for we will SOON mutually benefit by being the two biggest MBA fans ever... let's start a club!"

I have always secretly wished that the MBA is SJ's favorite Mac ever. I just hope he doesn't just have 8 GB of RAM put in his own MBA at the factory so he realizes how we all NEED more RAM - although he's probably not worried about running Windows 7 virtually either though... urgh! BTW, I left out needing more RAM for Windows 7, and I would recommend you all do the same - LOL!

Godspeed
 

robeddie

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But we have a mole here. A tattle-tale who cannot behave herself and whom we cannot trust to not backstab us, LMAO! Seriously though, I will PM everyone who has positively contributed to this thread if I get a reply. Then, someone will backstab that PM trust and report to all... JK.

Godspeed

How old are you anyway? Reading this forum has been amusing, like listening to a bunch of grade school dorks argue about how to craft a letter to santa claus.

Thank goodness a few people called you out on it.
 

hitekalex

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It is not about that... it's about someone being so inconsiderate to the other members here. Like I said before, if he wants to go email Jobs, I expect that... but I think it's really wrong and disgusting to link this page. This behavior will just make people not share here or trust the group anymore... not just about this about everything. It's like the person who goes and tells on everyone else to mom or teacher all of the time...

Hilarious stuff.. truly classic. Scottie, there is help out there. Seek it.
 

Scottsdale

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How old are you anyway? Reading this forum has been amusing, like listening to a bunch of grade school dorks argue about how to craft a letter to santa claus.

Thank goodness a few people called you out on it.

You again! Get over it! Asking me how old I am... old enough to respect my wife and family... old enough not to blame them for costing me $800 over an accident of spilled water... old enough to accept that I don't "need" to be correct if it means betraying my wife and publicly chastising her every "stupid" move... yes, I am that old. Years beyond you for certain.

And to call us "grade school dorks" is a million times better than what I think of YOU! So thank you. I appreciate you making another jab allowing me to remind everyone here EXACTLY WHO is criticizing us "grade school dorks." The criticizer is a hypocrite, because he cannot even be honest with himself for his own actions and words. We're all old enough to label the letter "Dear/Sir" and sign "Sincerely/Please," perhaps you could learn something here. Go prove how "correct" and OLD you are to someone who could learn from your lessons and out-lashings.
 

frimple

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How old are you anyway? Reading this forum has been amusing, like listening to a bunch of grade school dorks argue about how to craft a letter to santa claus..

Hilarious stuff.. truly classic. Scottie, there is help out there. Seek it.

I'd like to point out that not only are you both off-topic but that you're throwing personal assaults out.

Scottsdale is (as are both of you) opinionated posters and that's to be celebrated on these forums. ****** comments like yours aren't needed, I question how old you are hiekalex and robeddie because you're both acting like children.

I've consistently seen Scottsdale baited into arguments such as the ones in this thread by petty antics. He's a prolific poster so he (maybe to his detriment) posts more than he should, but he adds far more to the conversations than any provoker has.

In short (to keep it on topic) :apple: will do what they will with the MBA, and we will have little affect on their decision in this forum. So stop attacking people and keep your asses on topic! :mad:
 

robeddie

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You again! Get over it! Asking me how old I am... old enough to respect my wife and family... old enough not to blame them for costing me $800 over an accident of spilled water... old enough to accept that I don't "need" to be correct if it means betraying my wife and publicly chastising her every "stupid" move... yes, I am that old. Years beyond you for certain.

And to call us "grade school dorks" is a million times better than what I think of YOU! So thank you. I appreciate you making another jab allowing me to remind everyone here EXACTLY WHO is criticizing us "grade school dorks." The criticizer is a hypocrite, because he cannot even be honest with himself for his own actions and words. We're all old enough to label the letter "Dear/Sir" and sign "Sincerely/Please," perhaps you could learn something here. Go prove how "correct" and OLD you are to someone who could learn from your lessons and out-lashings.



Wow, that story gets more dramatic every time u tell it.

Frimple: The reason I have a problem with Scottsdale is that he has essentially waged a one-person fillibuster on the Macbook air forums. He writes a dozen or more posts a day, many of them multiple paragraph musings/rants that are repetetive ("I want my 4 gigs of ram!").

I've been a member of these forums since 2003, and I've never seen anyone with the kind of self-righteous hubris. So I do admit, when I saw how he's annoying other members here, it struck me that I am hardly alone in my opinion, and I shared my own thoughts.

Back to topic (as Scottsdale likes to say the many times he goes off topic): I'm sorry but I do think the idea of this thread is silly: Let's all try to find the 'right' words to get a response from SJ!
Let's see, the odds of any one letter getting a response are somewhere in the 1 in a million range, and it's comical to read the first 3 pages of this thread with Scottsdale and others spending days bickering about what phrasing will work the best and get his attention. Pu-lease.
 

entatlrg

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Wow, that story gets more dramatic every time u tell it.

Frimple: The reason I have a problem with Scottsdale is that he has essentially waged a one-person fillibuster on the Macbook air forums. He writes a dozen or more posts a day, many of them multiple paragraph musings/rants that are repetetive ("I want my 4 gigs of ram!").

I've been a member of these forums since 2003, and I've never seen anyone with the kind of self-righteous hubris. So I do admit, when I saw how he's annoying other members here, it struck me that I am hardly alone in my opinion, and I shared my own thoughts.

Back to topic (as Scottsdale likes to say the many times he goes off topic): I'm sorry but I do think the idea of this thread is silly: Let's all try to find the 'right' words to get a response from SJ!
Let's see, the odds of any one letter getting a response are somewhere in the 1 in a million range, and it's comical to read the first 3 pages of this thread with Scottsdale and others spending days bickering about what phrasing will work the best and get his attention. Pu-lease.

Thank you for saying this, it needed to be said. This novel writing and bickering back and forth is what keeps me away from the MacBook Air forum.

It is ridiculous.
 

PsyD4Me

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Dear Scott. By all means, why did you write this wordy reply? What use?
Your background information has been in depth and informative for me...until this.
Is this about entertainment? About being who we would like to be or "who we are not in real life?"

For all I know this forum is about learning about the MBA and MBA issues. Nothing else.

Because he has the right to respond to emails that question his logic/thoughts pertaining to the matter dealing with the MBA....and by the way, yes Steve will not read this thread however just seeing the topic takes away from the novelty of another email send in the near future....

The actions of the poster were impulsive and that never wins a prize
 

Huubster

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This thread has run it's mind boggling course already a while ago.

Since people can attack individuals on this forum without any moderation, I would like to mention a famous saying instead.

Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the wise.

Dear Scott. By all means, why did you write this wordy reply? What use?
Your background information has been in depth and informative for me...until this.
Is this about entertainment? About being who we would like to be or "who we are not in real life?"

For all I know this forum is about learning about the MBA and MBA issues. Nothing else.

Because he has the right to respond to emails that question his logic/thoughts pertaining to the matter dealing with the MBA....

Agreed. However, let me explain my intentions.
I was mostly worried that the insulting and personal attacking by various forum members would continue. And so it did.

Anyway...this thread continues to be a lost case and it should have been locked quite a while ago.
 

hitekalex

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the idea of this thread is silly: Let's all try to find the 'right' words to get a response from SJ! Let's see, the odds of any one letter getting a response are somewhere in the 1 in a million range, and it's comical to read the first 3 pages of this thread with Scottsdale and others spending days bickering about what phrasing will work the best and get his attention. Pu-lease.

And that's really the point, isn't it? As someone said earlier, reading this thread is like watching a bunch of kindergarteners crafting a letter to Santa Clause. And then when hit with reality that Santa isn't real and will never read their letter.. they throw a hissy fit and threaten to take their toys and go home.

It's just mind boggling to me that a group of adults engages in this type of behavior..

I have been a proud own of MacBook Air since day one, and I want Apple to keep it updated as much as the next guy.. However.. at the end of the day.. it's just a friggin' laptop. SOME people on this forum need to seriously get out and get some perspective.. :rolleyes:
 

Scottsdale

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Thank you for saying this, it needed to be said. This novel writing and bickering back and forth is what keeps me away from the MacBook Air forum.

It is ridiculous.

Thanks for your words of encouragement. I will write here as much as I want. It's none of your concern... what you can do is decide not to read my posts if you don't like them.

Robeddie
Wow, that story gets more dramatic every time u tell it.

Frimple: The reason I have a problem with Scottsdale is that he has essentially waged a one-person fillibuster on the Macbook air forums. He writes a dozen or more posts a day, many of them multiple paragraph musings/rants that are repetetive ("I want my 4 gigs of ram!").

I've been a member of these forums since 2003, and I've never seen anyone with the kind of self-righteous hubris. So I do admit, when I saw how he's annoying other members here, it struck me that I am hardly alone in my opinion, and I shared my own thoughts.

Back to topic (as Scottsdale likes to say the many times he goes off topic): I'm sorry but I do think the idea of this thread is silly: Let's all try to find the 'right' words to get a response from SJ!
Let's see, the odds of any one letter getting a response are somewhere in the 1 in a million range, and it's comical to read the first 3 pages of this thread with Scottsdale and others spending days bickering about what phrasing will work the best and get his attention. Pu-lease.

Well, I get far more appreciation messages than negative messages. So you're in the minority. Certainly people aren't here to read your concept of what are "grade school dork"... so I suppose any positive message about the MBA no matter how repetitive is more on track than calling people childish or asking how old they are. I definitely realize I am 10X the person as you, and it's obvious by how you cannot stop getting over how much smarter or older you act than everyone else. Honestly, I can sleep at night because I don't publicly call my wife stupid, I don't call forum members "grade school dorks" and I refuse to allow someone who is classless to act so condescending to me and other forum members who actually ADD CONTENT AND DISCUSSION on these forums. No matter whether you agree with it or not, we're all adding to the topic of Apple products, and I cannot say the same of you.

Count my daily posts if you wish, but I add more to these forums than many and I don't believe there's a problem until someone like you gets off topic. If you don't want to read my posts, then don't read my posts. Every time you attack, I am going to defend myself by reminding others the quality and integrity of the person attacking me.
 

robeddie

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Well, I get far more appreciation messages than negative messages. So you're in the minority.

Ah, it's a popularity contest! Cool! (I had a feeling your self esteem was wrapped up in these forums - so that's no surprise that you feel that way)

I definitely realize I am 10X the person as you.

But for the people you 'respect', it's only 2x or 3x, right?

I can sleep at night because I don't publicly call my wife stupid

Never said that. You whine and ask for help from the moderator when I tell you what I think of you, but you feel it's fine to misquote and take me out of context and slander me every single time you respond to me. Why don't you make it easier on yourself and incorporate that slander on me in your signature. It would save you some time!

I add more to these forums than many

Yeah, once again that bloated sense of self importance showing. And I guess all your 'contributions' make you think you have the right to judge others and completely dominate the conversation on every macbook air forum.
 

Scottsdale

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For Now, maybe.



No secret you thought that. But for the people you 'respect', it's only 2x or 3x, right?



Never said that. Once again you have to distort and slander and feel it necessary to repeat that every time. Why don't you make it easier on yourself and incorporate that slander on me in your signature. It would save you some time!



Yeah, once again that bloated sense of self importance showing. And I guess all your 'contributions' make you think you have the right to judge others and completely dominate the conversation on every macbook air forum.

Oh well...

You have no clue who I am.

Everything you have posted about me must be your self reflection or feelings of your own inadequacies. I mean you took the Einstein quote in my signature and came to the completely false accusation that it's showing that I think I have a superior mind and I think everyone else has a lesser mind. You should probably read the origin of a quote such as this one and determine what the quote truly pertains to rather than reacting irrationally coming to your own conclusion of the meaning. All of that lead to your perception focused on finding some way to accuse me of this self-diagnosed assessment of "superiority" which you have completely fabricated.

You better go look up the definition of "slander." I don't think you understand the meaning or use. I have simply pointed out that I don't respect it when people disrespect their own spouse publicly, who think and act superior to their spouse and blame them for being stupid and costing them money, who always have to be correct and use their spouse's inadequacies as proof of their superiority. I have never called you a name only pointed out your own actions and words on these forums. Look at the names you have called me multiple times and accusations you have made of me... this is ridiculous, as you are clueless and know NOTHING about me.

If it makes you so mad that you don't feel you can reply because I have already replied and "dominated" the conversations on these forums, then ignore my posts. There is no rule about adding TOO MUCH thought and insight into threads on these forums. I mean this is all coming from someone who calls me names both publicly and privately and tells me off in a PM and then blocks me from replying... whatever.

I consider the source... and here the "source" is someone who cannot even respect his own spouse. Based on your actions, statements, treatment toward others and name calling, there is no reason to believe your arguments toward me aren't actually a self-assessment of yourself. You have proven that point time and time again.

Now, I am not going to leave these forums nor participate less to please you. I know I spend a lot of time here, but that time is not spent to intentionally piss two forum members off because I write "too much." You call it rant and domination of conversation, but that's not the intent. When I either die from cancer or beat it and go back to work, I will spend a lot less time on these forums. When that time comes so be it, but I am going to keep writing as long as I enjoy it here. We all have our own ideas and opinions, and sometimes those ideas conflict, but I am not spending my time here to fight or encourage others to call people names and be downright rude. I am going to defend myself from others, because my mission here is good natured, and I know I am a great person. Do I write too much, maybe for you. Do you have to read my writing, NO you don't. So why don't you just ignore my posts. If you don't write about me or call me names, I will not retaliate and defend my reputation from you. I am always going to defend myself, and I am always going to use facts to show character of anyone attacking me.

I love writing, debating, reading, and thinking with you all here at Mac Rumors. I believe we all could have a much better experience if we left the name calling out of it, or if we at least TRIED to leave out personal attacks and keep on focus of all Apple products, our opinions of those products, and realize that we're all people not just usernames. I don't feel like most would go off and call names and etc if we were all meeting face to face... let's realize that and learn how to make the experience better here at MR.

Now, cannot we all just write about the MBA, dream about what we want from the next MBA, and share with others everything MBA related?

To all interested in writing SJ a letter, start sending them. Let's not let a few negative members get in our way, call us names, or tell us how stupid we are. So what if some think we're grade school dorks, we know what we really are can be summed up as die-hard MBA fans. We obviously know the chances of a reply are slim, but the chances are ZERO if we don't try. We all would love a reply from SJ like, "I know you will love spending your retirement savings on a new MBA soon enough. Not to worry!"
 
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