I take offense to that!!!!! :angry-smiley-038:

We have more mods now then when Steve owned the site, back then it was only 3 of us.... Me and the other mods do one hell of a job - we have a very fast reaction time to report to mod emails!

:drink: LOL - thanks Airpacker!!!! I needed that!

Ha Ha Airpacker!

Three minutes???????????????? You're getting slow :)

I was typing an email to IB.... :lolhit:

Geez Air, she does have a job! :D You know, the kind you get paid to do. :D

Actually, I think most people tend to forget that being a mod isn't something these folks get paid to do. They volunteer to mind the store for a bunch of us boating nuts because they enjoy boating and the board. They get drawn into things they would probably rather not be and have to play referee when grown-ups forget their manners. And there are times they take a lot of chit without a lot of thanks.

Have you thanked your Mods today? :D

:ernaehrung004:

I missed this thread over there. http://www.seriousoffshore.com/forum...ad.php?t=17708

"Finally made the switch from OSO to SOS, the ugly"

And posts over there keep disappearing? Amazing what some will do to get better Google results.

I think he was joking Speedy. :D

You were still slow! :party-smiley-004:

That sanctimonious tool has been using the 'poke the bear' theme for a long time- it's a way for him to come across like a tough guy without actually making a threat. :rolleyes:

You're very close to the truth about the playground thing- board members have told me that he posted all day, every day in the boardroom on practically every subject that ever came up. Too bad he was/is so self-absorbed that he didn't realize that everyone else was sick of his tiresome drivel.

Add that to the fact that he bought your Apache to impress his multi-Apache-ownin' idol and it's easy to see that his little world has been turned upside down.

Breaks my heart- let's get back to the star of the show.

From my point of view that's fine and well.. There's a bunch of websites out there other than OSO, SOS... A few that come to mind are Boatfreaks.org, Speedwake and ScreamandFly, all of which I'm a member of.

One thing I do remember, before SOS was created, there was a mass exodus of members and they joined Boatfreaks.org.... After they joined (I won't say names), they began making demands to the Boatfreaks moderators that certain functions "must" be added (like chat for instance) in order for them to "hang out there." With that being said, the moderators and folks behind the scenes who own the site, MADE IT HAPPEN... Then SOS came along and they completely abandoned ship, even though their "demands" were met... That's a pretty f'ed up thing to do, no? Sounds like they wanted their "own" playground...:drink:

I never felt welcomed at Speedwake, no biggie, I don't add content there. I felt welcomed at SOS, because I was invited by someone I respect, even though I never really cared much for Sunkin but that's just me. But I do admit, there was a certain SOS "clique" I wasn't a part of and I think every forum has it. I later learned a lot of my OSO friends were hanging out there, so I began adding content but then started seeing the writing on the wall a year ago and some of my good friends were being pulled into "deals" that had no legs.. I began to question further and noticed all the pieces didn't add up.

If you research some of my posts here on OSO and there on SOS dating back quite a ways, you'll see I had questions all along the way... They were subtle questions, not drawing any alarm, but it was my own way of doing checks and balances.

Then when things started to surface I began asking direct questions of Chris early this year, of which my posts were deleted and even received a nice nasty gram from Sunkin to cease and desist... Even the moderators, who now left called me and asked me to be quiet because they wanted to salvage the site... Because I was asked to be quiet by Craig, I kept quiet on the forums and let it take its course.

At that point I put SOS out of my mind and moved on, never adding content since around late March early April timeframe? But the issues were in the forefront well before I stopped contributing... Some of those issues with my friends are still not closed but it's not my place, so I remain silent.

Will I go back to SOS? I don't know... Not now, that's for sure... Maybe at a later date when this all blows over...

For now I'm just going boating and spending time with my new family and keeping my internet boating to a minimum.:drink:

I was being completely facetious and sarcastic. Eventually, you may learn my sense of humor.

Yes, he sounds very bitter. Maybe he's realized he really didn't want a boat but now is stuck with one and may not have anyone to play with.

You know what Frank ... thats one thing thats always bothered me too ... the mass exodus to Boatfreaks and then the exit. The guys that run Boatfreaks are great guys and were more than generous to everybody. I still wear my Boatfreaks apparel proudly .... burnt my Serious shirt over a year ago :D Some of us never planned on leaving OSO and didnt ... even through all the changes and moves to other places.

Anyway, I want to take this opportunity to apologize to the guys at Boatfreaks. I hope you never felt slighted because of me - and if you did I am truly sorry :kiss:

On behalf of all us BOATFREAKS Appology accepted darlin..:kiss::drink:

Just trying to find a reason to call you Jake the Snake (Roberts)

Thanks Jake!! :coolcowboy:

Lots of "Jake the Snake" around. Was called that when I was in the Marines many years ago. Then a Bartender at a local pub started calling me "Rattlesnake Jake" and it stuck.:drink:

http://seriousoffshore.com/forums/sh...ighlight=chris

I finally found the thread that made me think this guy is possibly telling some stories. It just seemed out of place and fake.

Perhaps you should think of a way to make it up to me:kiss::kiss: Oh wait, you werent talking about me anyway. I just got lost in the possibilities. There might be a little drool at the corner of my mouth right now:party-smiley-004:

He was one of my favorite wrestlers, especially when he seduced "the Lovely Elizabeth" away from Macho Man

Lets see it!

That's an understatement, they really have proven their love for the sport/hobby, play nice with other forums and have provided me with excellent unbiased technical information over the years.

The lobbying for Chat;
http://forums.boatfreaks.org/showthr...highlight=chat

People say I should forgive and forget a little more but I find it difficult....I think it's a good part of my constitution...can't get dupped twice. :drink:

Your picture in our shirt is STILL the wallpaper on my computer!!!

stalker!!!!:evilb:

Thanks to both of you. I (and all of Boatfreaks) appreciate it!!! I also get that everyone finds a site that they call "home" For what ever reason. Thats why there are multiple sites out there. There is room for all of us, and thats why we try to play nice with everyone. After all, all of us are here first because of our boats, and through them, we all made friends. Thats a good thing

no need to apologize you are always welcome on Boatfreaks as is everyone that wants to be there . We will be around long after MR. Sunkins SOS is gone. :evilb:

A quick question......I went to look but couldn't. Why do you have to register to even look at a thread?

When the board was started, we wanted to try and get people that were interested enough to sign up, not just type in a URL and look at everything and leave. Over time, we have been lucky enough to have a few unique to Boatfreaks pictures that again, we wanted people to have to be members to see, not just do a fly by. The concept being that if someone was willing to take the 5 minutes to register, that they would spend some time on the site, and then come back again.

EDIT: I could have set it so that you could see posts, but not pictures, but we wanted people to be able to see everything or nothing.

search Racegirls picture on Boatfreaks.:cheer::cheer::cheer:

LOL - Thanks for the smile :kiss::D

You are such a sweetheart :kiss: Thanks!! :drink::D

Very weird, uncomfortable.......strange. We need a OSO shrink to interpert that.........it's deep in weirdo land!

Thanks Jay

That effort paid off. All, well almost all, did a great job over there and should be proud of the site, it was what the founders set out for it to be. And then...:hitfan:

Thanks Rob. I'll give it a whirl, what could possibly go wrong? It is the internet after all. :fish::fish::fish::fish::fish:

There are some great boating sites out there and they all have there place in internet boating.


That's the best idea I've heard/read on all 108 pages of this thread! :boat:

please!!! it was actually quiet a funny thing

Ummmm.............it probably DIDN'T happen (just like everything he has posted) and he made it up just to get attention and "boat guy" respect. That is the SICKO part. Guess it worked on you? :D Did you miss one of the threads where he felt funny (or something like that) watching his daughter and friends at the pool parties at home? They don't have a pool by the way......! :drink: Someone else here can properly quote the SICKO.

Well your initial post referred to the content of the supposed text. No where in your post did you refer to it not happening. You implied the content itself was the sicko part.

Whether or not it happened, I dont care, but it was funny. Maybe when your hatred of the scumbag eases you too may develop a sense of humour ;)

LOL! :drink::drink: Not to worry.....I've got a good one of those. :evilb:

The question being, what would make someone "invent" a story like that? Surely it would indicate a much deeper mental issue than just patholigical lieing wouldn't it?
Combined with that really weird post about being excited by young girls and (non existant) pool parties, it kinda sends up some distress flags for me.