DVDRhelp Pet Peeves

[Will Hay]

posted in error, sorry

EDIT: Yes John Coleman, this is how I up my post count, remember?

[lordsmurf]

"Once upon a time ... blah blah blah ... my kids .... blah blah blah ... back in my day ... blah blah blah ... I believe .... blah blah blah .... and by the way, where can I buy OPTODISCS? Thanks."

JESUS you're a miserable bastard at times smurf-kisser.
God forbid anyone ever gets close to you.
What is wrong with a little common decency once in a while?
Does it hurt to be pleasant, or friendly even?
Bugger it, I think I'll add you to my list (you know, the same list you have)and I know, I get it, you don't give a shit...
...neither do I pilgrim.
Will

Calm down, friend. Smile.

It's all about efficiency. When people start talking and talking about nothing, or writing and writing about nothing, the blood runs out of my face and I start to drift off. I quit caring.

Get to the point, or get out. My background is different than yours. I know it is. That's all.

I'm probably not as mean as you think. :P

And none of my posts are about you. Your family comments are here, I know, I never really read them, but they are not in the way. You don't open a video post with. "Hi ... blah blah blah ... my kids .... blah blah .. etc .. etc.. and finally, can you help with this." You're good about that.

[Will Hay]

I'm sorry, truly.
I'm a little bent out of shape at the minute over other things here and apologise.
I think, for once, I'll follow the advice of 'offline' and go away and come back.
You're good for this site, I just sometimes have trouble getting your matter-of-fact nature down my ill-equiped throat.
Like I say, you're right (again)
Will

[VCDHunter]

My point is that people such as yourself waste far much of your own time and the moderators time provoking these idiots.
WHAT IS THE POINT, what do you gain?
The simple premise is that you don't discuss it, period, nothing else.
The AUP clearly states this site is here to help you convert, amongst other things, downloaded clips to play on your standalone DVD player.
I've seen many a comment by moderators that until you disclose then there's no problem, a sentiment echoed by Baldrick.
. . . . but the simple fact is you have no business discussing these issues with the members who you feel are probably contravening the AUP, it's none of your business.
I'm sick and ******* tired of banging on about this.
I too have absolutely no time for the idiots that show their stupidity and clearly state their actively involved in downloading warez, but we're not talking about those people.
Whether the others are downloading warez or not is no concern of yours.
As I say, I'm ******* sick of this, I need some guidance from a few moderators and whatever the outcome I'll happily accept.
After all, this is not my board, nor my rules and this is my opinion, maybe I'm wrong.

Egg-*******-zactly. I couldn't have put it better myself. I have seen numerous posts recently asking about "how I burn this vcd ISO" and people jumping in to immediately start banging the no warez drum before there has been any mention of warez, with some instances the only mention of warez has been the flamer.

Maybe some people just have too much spare time.

[bugster]

To all those of you discussing what you should do when you suspect a post comes under the 'no warez' rule. The answer is simple, report it and let the mods decide. Bashing/flaming a user because you think he may have obtained his/her source material illegally is not the way to solve the issue. It is up to the moderators and Administrator of the site to Police the forums, not the users.

[Faustus]

Still going though the thread, but my most hated of all time happens on every forum.

You post question like Ok guys, I did A like you suggested, then B, and so far everything is great but I need help with C, how exacly do I do it?

And someone replys "Dont do it that way its not as good, start over and blah blah balh..."

[tgpo]

Pet peeve?

People who yell and scream at us and only have 3 posts

People whose first post is a plug for their website

People who bump a topic the same day it was posted

People who get mad when you catch them talking about warez, then say the entire site is warez

That Naked Geek Guy

People who ask questions that are answered in the guides

People who PM me for serials

People who waste a post to correct someone's grammer (I'm guilty of this one )

Flame Wars

Flame Wars over stupid crap (which is 99% of them)

When people go to the mac forum and reply with "On a PC..."

[SLK001]

People that give a list of credentials like I actually give a shit. "I'm a lawyer. I have an IT job. I'm a chemist. I'm A+ certified. I'm a video pro. I have a degree. I have fifty degrees. I am God." Blah blah blah blah blah. STFU.

People that don't like the honest answer, so instead whine, gripe and moan. Or worse, bash. "What do you mean I need a TBC? The product is supposed to help me illegally convert all the rental tapes."

People that ask "what is best" as if there's some master list somewhere.

People that think DVD-R is a MINUS symbol. Bought any CD-MINUS-R discs lately? Follow me class "DEE VEE DEE ARRRR" and then the other one is "DEE VEE DEE PLUS ARRR". Really hit those ARRR's like Captain Hook would do.

People that unduly blame a product when it's really just an error between the chair and the keyboard. Especially when it's a well respected product. "My DVD minus are burner made a bad burn. This format must be bad. I hate it. You all suck. You're all wrong. Losers. Wahhhh. I want my mommy."

Spell checkers. And spell checkers that misspell while trying to correct.

People that report warez when it's vague at best. "He said XVID, so it must be illegal. He said Kazaa, the sky is falling!"

Newbies that know everything, yet ask the dumbest questions. "I helped invent MPEG. And I have a big pecker. Now then, what firmware let's me turn my CD-RW drive into a DVD-RW drive?"

Which brings to mind another one: people that think I care about the dimensions or attributes of their genitalia. Keep your magic wand in your pants.

People that PM me their life story. "My little girl did the cutest things today, blah blah blah blah." STFU. Brief, dammit, brief. Else I hit DELETE.

People that write novels instead of posts.

People that ask me to upload files, samples, software, etc to my site, as if I had unlimited bandwidth and nothing better to do with my time.

People that make no donations and then bitch about features found (or not found) on this site or mine. Free, *******, free! Beggars can't be choosers. Want more? Stuff money in my face, and watch me work.

People that have crap for hardware, and then get mad that their video experience is not as enjoyable as mine. "My P2 with an ATI AIW 4MB card won't run ATI MMC 9.0. Help! You're my only hope."

People with no sense of humor. Go away, you depress me.

PEOPLE THAT TYPE IN ALL CAPS. Fix the CAP LOCK key you idiot!

People that type ONE HUGE paragraph.

People that have not found the punctuation symbols on the keyboard.

Ppl uzng rong wrds. Thngs liek l8r & pls. USE ******* WORDS! Go back to your chat room with the other teenagers.

Asking for my "IM" or "AIM" or "ICQ" address for "faster communication" ... as if I'm you're personal tech tutor and am always online to serve. I hate chat, that junk is not on my PC. Maybe if somebody paid me $75 or more per session I'd rethink that approach.

"Can I send you an attachment?" I don't think so. Upload it, and send me a link. Cannot do that? Tough.

"What guides?" I'm in such disbelief at this that I never know what to say.

Asking questions that could be answered by searching the forum, searching the site, or even just browsing a glossary or guide.

People that give bad reviews for a product because "it didn't make a good Princo burn" or "the color is too silver for my tastes" as if the product is to blame for the boneheaded actions of the owner.

People that burn a 4x DVD at 8x and then blame the media for a bad burn. Well, as my sister used to say, NO SHIT SHERLOCK!

People that care about post count. I have what... 3700 posts or so? And it means... what? I'm an expert? No. I have no life? No. I have too much free time? Maybe, but no. IT ONLY MEANS ONE THING: That I asked a question, answered a question, or made a general comment exactly 3700 or so times. Nothing more. Nothing less. Those that are angry at high or low posts are probably the same guys that look between their legs and measure with a ruler, as if anybody really cares.

IMPATIENT PEOPLE! I hate them. I hope they NEVER get what they want. Have a little patience, and good things will evntually come your way. My life to date has been an exercise in patience, and still is. So this just rubs me the wrong way. This often include those that BUMP within the same day.

I think I'm done venting.

I like the "People that write novels instead of posts" one in this post!

EDIT: Sorry, I was reading sequentially.

[indolikaa]

People who PM me for serials

You're kidding?

There are people that stupid around here?

[tgpo]

People who PM me for serials

You're kidding?

There are people that stupid around here?

Yeah man. I'd say I've had a total of about 10 people ask me for them.

[indolikaa]

PM'ing a moderator for serial cracks...

Now THAT is funny.

[bugster]

People who PM me for serials

You're kidding?

There are people that stupid around here?

Yeah man. I'd say I've had a total of about 10 people ask me for them.

I have had a few e-mails asking similiar things!

[FulciLives]

I get PM'd like this sometimes, "I see you post alot about PAL to NTSC so you must be an expert. So if you don't mind me asking just how do you do it. Thanks! - Dumb Shit P.S. Please e-mail directly to DumbShit@hotmail.com"

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[tgpo]

I also hate it when people pm me telling me to e-mail them. If they wanted to e-mail a question, then e-mail me a question. I'm on the forum to post on the forum.

[indolikaa]

i have a whole bunch of movies i want to download off the internet but all i have is a 56k modem and my mom only lets me on the internet for one hour each night so i was wondering if anybody out there would download them for me and author them to dvd and send them to me because i dont have the time or the money to do it myself and im tired of having to shoplift what i want when i could just as easily get em from the net and not have to worry about going to jail so if you can help me out let me know and maybe we can trade some music or something but it will have to be on cassette because my allowance isnt enough to afford a cd burner but if you want i could send you the music and you could burn it for me that would be great thanks in advance

[northcat_8]

Hey I just downloaded Halo 2 for the PS2....but I need a crack for it, does anyone know where I can get one?

I have not gotten emails for serials or cracks but those guys are annoying and you know they'll be back in the computer forum asking questions about how to get rid of spyware or dialers.

Another thing that annoys me is people who think encoding should take 30 seconds and are constantly asking questions about why it takes so long.

[FulciLives]

Another thing that annoys me is people who think encoding should take 30 seconds and are constantly asking questions about why it takes so long.

Which brings us to threads like, "Which is faster TMPGEnc or CCE?"



- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[indolikaa]

TMPGEnc is faster. And a better encoder. And anybody who says otherwise doesn't know shite about what they're saying. :P

[FulciLives]

TMPGEnc is faster. And a better encoder. And anybody who says otherwise doesn't know shite about what they're saying. :P

Hitting the crack pipe again are we?

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[indolikaa]

Crack pipe?!


Hell no! I don't need a crack pipe. The smell of vinyl is enough to get me wasted anymore.

Of course I'm sure you realize that comment was thrown out with no intent. I have an Athlon 1200. Would I even notice a speed difference bewteen the two? I mean, after sixteen hours, who's counting?

[offline]

Pet Peeve?

Those who do not automatically bow down to the superior
beings that are us.. your moderators.

Actually, the worst is breaking up a dog fight
and getting bitten in the process. Some people cannot
help but transfer whatever they are suffering onto
you - as a mod u cant exactly get in the gutter and give
them some back can you? No you have to be
mister nice guy

I also hate posters who reply to a topic about their own
success story without a) reading the topic, b) providing
the poster with a useful answer, and c) not pertaining to what
the original poster is using.

[indolikaa]

Pet Peeve?

Those who do not automatically bow down to the superior
beings that are us.. your moderators.

Bite me.

Actually, the worst is breaking up a dog fight
and getting bitten in the process. Some people cannot
help but transfer whatever they are suffering onto
you - as a mod u cant exactly get in the gutter and give
them some back can you? No you have to be
mister nice guy

I disagree.

I think if somebody reaches out and bitch-slaps a moderator, I think the mod should have every right to bitch-slap back. And then book 'em for the misdemeanor.

I also hate posters who reply to a topic about their own
success story without a) reading the topic, b) providing
the poster with a useful answer, and c) not pertaining to what
the original poster is using.

Never happens.

[FulciLives]

I also hate posters who reply to a topic about their own
success story without a) reading the topic, b) providing
the poster with a useful answer, and c) not pertaining to what
the original poster is using.

Never happens.

I know exactly what he means ...

QUESTION
"I am trying to convert VHS to my computer using a PCI type TV tuner card but I have having trouble getting the settings correct in iuVCR can someone help me?"

ANSWER
"Well I have had great success with cable TV sources using a Dazzle USB 2.0 box to capture direct to MPEG-2 using WinDVD Recorder and I couldn't be happier!"



- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[Will Hay]

Actually, the worst is breaking up a dog fight
and getting bitten in the process. Some people cannot
help but transfer whatever they are suffering onto
you

I suppose it all depends on how that assistance given is actually given, and in what context.
Some moderators have better people skills than others, some have better video skills, some have better medical skills, some have better MAC skills etc.
Will Hay

[tgpo]

Actually, the worst is breaking up a dog fight
and getting bitten in the process. Some people cannot
help but transfer whatever they are suffering onto
you - as a mod u cant exactly get in the gutter and give
them some back can you? No you have to be
mister nice guy

I think I'd rather them attack me. At least then it wouldn't be with another forum member and would probably be less publically discussed in the forum wasting space and having to be broken up every other week.

[offline]

Thanks FulciLives.. that is EXACTLY what I meant.

I suppose it all depends on how that assistance given is actually given, and in what context.
Some moderators have better people skills than others, some have better video skills, some have better medical skills, some have better MAC skills etc.

@ Will

No I disagree. It is human nature plain and simple. If you are
in the police force, a judge or even a referee you are up
for a dose of transference by putting yourself between
protagonists. It may be unpleasant, but you deal with it.

@ TPGO

If you are for real then you are a better person than I could
ever be. BTW I don't disbelieve what you say, either.

[indolikaa]

I also hate posters who reply to a topic about their own
success story without a) reading the topic, b) providing
the poster with a useful answer, and c) not pertaining to what
the original poster is using.

Never happens.

I know exactly what he means ...

QUESTION
"I am trying to convert VHS to my computer using a PCI type TV tuner card but I have having trouble getting the settings correct in iuVCR can someone help me?"

ANSWER
"Well I have had great success with cable TV sources using a Dazzle USB 2.0 box to capture direct to MPEG-2 using WinDVD Recorder and I couldn't be happier!"



- John "FulciLives" Coleman

I was, of course, being a total smart-ass!

Hello, I am capturing some VHS tapes using an ATI 9000 card and I was wondering if there was an option to capture the audio in PCM format instead of the default MP2 format?"

Get a WinTV PVR card and stop wasting your time with ATI."

Those cards suck. Get an ADVC-100 and do it the right way.

I wrote a guide on how to use the PCM capture ability. Let me find the link and I'll show you how to do it.

Yeah, I know what you were talking about.

[offline]

indolikaa wrote:
I wrote a guide on how to use the PCM capture ability. Let me find the link and I'll show you how to do it.

False advertising I cry!

more like:

Q. I am a cute innocent little deer, lost in the woods. Can you tell
me the way home. My name is Bambi

A. (indolikaa) You warez whore! Lost in the Woods is not out yet!
dumb ignorant deer like you
should be aborted at birth. Look what you made me do, bust
the other testicle! You dumass. With all respect for that clutz
offline and the other idiot mods (and I have none) , you suck you idiot.
<sounds of boot being put in>

[indolikaa]

indolikaa wrote:
I wrote a guide on how to use the PCM capture ability. Let me find the link and I'll show you how to do it.

False advertising I cry!

more like:

Q. I am a cute innocent little deer, lost in the woods. Can you tell
me the way home. My name is Bambi

A. (indolikaa) You warez whore! Lost in the Woods is not out yet!
dumb ignorant deer like you
should be aborted at birth. Look what you made me do, bust
the other testicle! You dumass. With all respect for that clutz
offline and the other idiot mods (and I have none) , you suck you idiot.
<sounds of boot being put in>

WHOA! ROTFLMAODTAIG!

Am I that transparent? Really? :P

Can't...stop...laughing...need...oxygen...quickly. ..


Actually, I did write a guide (more of a pamphlet) on how to access the PCM Audio function on ATI cards.
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=208762

I did it all by myself. Really I did.

[Will Hay]

No I disagree. It is human nature plain and simple. If you are
in the police force, a judge or even a referee you are up
for a dose of transference by putting yourself between
protagonists. It may be unpleasant, but you deal with it

I was simply making the point that if advice/policing/moderator-ing is delivered properly it will bring about the desired effect.
Let me give you an example.
I recieved a private message today from a moderator who asked me to tone down my language.
I accepted the courteous request, apologised and also edited most of my recent posts where I'd been, a little extravagant, shall we say.
Now, had a I recieved a...

tone down the language or you'll be getting a yellow, understand?

I wouldn't have taken kindly to this.
Yes, I'd have taken the suggestion on board but not edited my posts.
You see?
Like I say, some moderators are better at people skills than others.
Will Hay