Anyway, give it another chance if you are still interested in the hobby. The comparing of the 2 forums is just my opinion, they are both great and serve to fuel my 2 hobbies (arcade machines and the 2600). I have seen a few pissing matches, but Maclemore (however you spell it) keeps a pretty good forum as far as I can tell. Of all the forums I have frequented in the last 10 years, this one is hands down the most laid back, welcoming, and affable of them all. I can’t believe you would even compare AtariAge to KLOV in this way. I apologize if you were personally offended by what I said, but I’m not just making things up for the good of my health I’m giving you a candid outsider’s impression of the vibe I got there and elsewhere. I admit my comment might have been a bit harsh and might have unfairly painted a large community with a broad brush, but as with most communities, the bad apples are always the ones that leave an impression. Coincidence? Maybe, but I’m inclined to doubt it. It’s worth noting that I have three major hobbies in my life currently with others in my past, and I have frequented at least one internet forum for each of those hobbies, sometimes more, and the only forums I have ever felt the inclination to “walk away” from were related somehow to arcade stuff. Maybe I just happened to drop by at a bad time, but KLOV isn’t the only arcade-related site where I’ve seen such things. If you do everything by that book, you’re golden if not, look out. It’s like, there was this palpable and ubiquitous “code of ethics”-or dogma if you will-looming over the forum on how one must collect, treat, play, sell and talk about arcade games. After lurking for a few days, all I saw were pissing matches over trivial things, sarcastic/dismissive treatment of newcomers, obvious cliquey circles of “know-it-alls”, etc. How can it be me if I never registered and never posted? All I’m saying is that I heard about that site somewhere a few years ago when I became interested in arcade games, thought it sounded like a cool forum, and promptly headed over there to check it out. Edited Decemby MxyzptlkĮDIT: I have vouched for 3 members here and they are as far as I can tell, are doing well on KLOV. answers to their questions no matter how silly the question is.ĮDIT: I have vouched for 3 members here and they are as far as I can tell, are doing well on KLOV. Even new guys get straight forward no-B.S. Maybe it's just you? I have seen harsher treatment here than on KLOV. Give me an example of where we come off as "dogmatic assholes" or "the worst good-ol-boys club the internet has ever seen". Where the hell did that come from? I have been a member there for years and have no clue why you would post that. I'm also hoping to meet some new people that are into the same things I am into.
I have no doubt that KLOV will be a great place to find some of the information I will need to do so. I do have arcade games, and am working to fix them up(as I can afford to). However, I haven't seen very much of the forums, so I can't argue with you on that point, either. I have been lurking on the forums there for a couple of weeks, and honestly haven't noticed what you're describing. They just want to make sure that you're there legitimately. I'm a forum moderator on, and even we have issues with spammers(for a little-known Half Life 2 modification, that's saying something). I understand why they have the rules in place. Hell, I'm still paying off the Super Pac-Man loan I made last month. I wouldn't mind going that route, but I'm still unemployed, and money is really tight right now. There are several ways to do it, one is to have someone already known to "vouch" for you. I never thought I'd actually feel a sense of relief that arcade collecting doesn't interest me, but my lasting impression of KLOV is exactly that.īasically, you need to be "validated" to have posting access. Needless to say, I was disappointed to find that the community comes across as a bunch of dogmatic assholes in the worst good-ol-boys club the internet has ever seen. Seriously, what is it with arcade collectors? A few years ago I made the mistake of lurking a bit over at KLOV, naively thinking it might be a cool place to just talk about old arcade games with fellow affable nerd-types. Why am I not surprised you need to be "vouched for" at that forum.
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