Our Relationships with other forums.

[edhunter]

I was banned from here 8 years ago for asking if the mods were from San Francisco or Provincetown.

 

 

Nothing's changed. Stay the f**k over here you buncha pansies!

[OldRUSHfan]

Only person worse that I've come across is someone named JARG but I don't think he posts there anymore.

 

There's a guy on this forum who goes by the name "JARG". I guess he moved here.

 

Yes, I got tired of being attacked all the time. CP is full of bullies.

 

He's also a BIG LIAR!!! :syrinx: :P

Edited August 8, 2014 by OldRUSHfan

[OldRUSHfan]

Well, we have lasted here for 10 years. I was wondering, how many Rush Forums have come and gone over the years? The other forum I'm aware of is The Counterparts Forum and from what I've seen is that they have hard feeling against us.

This is from last year when the board was down for a day.

 

"Buy it! That would be hilarious, but we'd have to deal with the Mickey Mouse Club of Rush forum people coming here..."

 

"What if some of them complain?"

 

"f**k 'em. This ain't their board..."

 

 

I don't see them in any posts around here. What's your opinion on them? Anyone here from both forums?

 

Remember the words of Rodney King: "Can't we all just get along?"

 

I think I joined both this forum and Counterparts Forum simultaneously...but I ended up siding with this forum because cause whoever was running CP Forum at the time took their sweet ass time giving the OK to my account, whereas this place, I was able to sign up and post away almost immediately. Also, I like the vibe of the people here and enjoy interacting on here (didn't like what I saw on CP Forum tbh), and the layout here is easier on my eyes.

 

Too used to getting stuff on the internet done in .3 secnds? I bet you're a pretty angry person, then.

 

"Buy it! That would be hilarious, but we'd have to deal with the Mickey Mouse Club of Rush forum people coming here..."

 

 

 

Actually, that could be viewed as a legitimate criticism of the blinkered contempt that the rampant fanboy section on here display towards the wider community, even if it is couched in less than generous terms.

 

Indubitably.

 

The CP thing is kind of a joke. Originally, counterparts was much busier and was a much rowdier place. It also was very cliquish. After the big crash it seemed a lot slower. Hell, I had to reregister since my original profile was lost. What you really want to hear about is tri-net. I was there for a while. The admin was a guy named Rudy who moderated it with the style and enthusiasm of hitler. If you criticized him, rush, or just pissed him off you were banned. If you asked where a banned member went you were banned. A lot of former tri-net people ended up here. That board imploded for obvious reasons. Fortunately I was turned on to this place by a member named music in the abstract who posts more over at CP.

 

Mita is still around, and Roody was 'The New Hitler' in terms of RUSH Message board Admin. Counterparts, (known as 'The Biker Bar of RUSH message boards') has always been a place of freedom of speech and 99.9% toleration of opinions about almost everything. I'm comfortable there, and when I find something I disagree with, I IGNORE IT. However, some of the people here don't seem to be able to grasp that concept.

 

The CP thing is kind of a joke. Originally, counterparts was much busier and was a much rowdier place. It also was very cliquish. After the big crash it seemed a lot slower. Hell, I had to reregister since my original profile was lost. What you really want to hear about is tri-net. I was there for a while. The admin was a guy named Rudy who moderated it with the style and enthusiasm of hitler. If you criticized him, rush, or just pissed him off you were banned. If you asked where a banned member went you were banned. A lot of former tri-net people ended up here. That board imploded for obvious reasons. Fortunately I was turned on to this place by a member named music in the abstract who posts more over at CP.

 

 

Rudy of Tri-Net was a paranoid megalomaniac, and if memory serves, he even suffered legal consequences due to his pathological behavior regarding Rush, the band, and their promoters/managers/record label.

 

Some former cohorts of Rudy broke away to form Counterparts. They, in turn, acted like dysfunctional children in running their site. They devoted much of their time and bandwidth to perpetuating their feud with Rudy. Their site was, not surprisingly, the opposite of the oppressive Tri-Net in that they held an "anything goes" moderation philosophy. In short, conflict was GOOD. They enjoyed and even contributed to any and all arguments - in-house as well as outside. Counterparts was/is the Jerry Springer Show; no class, trashy, and an embarrassment to all Rush fan organizations everywhere.

 

Those sites are irrelevent. All that matters is THE RUSH FORUM - a truly outstanding website with awesome administrators. :haz: :haz: :haz:

 

 

Counterparts RUSH message board is at least as relevant as this site or any other. Sorry to disenfranchise those of you here, but we love our board as much as you love this one. I used to come here when I needed a RUSH board (if CP was down for whatever reason) and it used to be a place to go for CP news for the same reason. I have nothing against this board, only some of the closed-minded people here that follow the need to 'HATE' something they really know nothing about. Please. Can't you see that is why the world is the way it is today? Give Patience and Understanding a try, K?

 

I had never heard of any other sites until I got on here and people starting talking about another forum called Counterparts.

 

From what I've heard, the CP forum is full of assholes. Never ventured over there to check, because like others have mentioned it's much easier to stick to one.

 

Also, the important reason: TRF has YBG.

 

You've HEARD??? Don't do what others tell you to. Find out for yourself! My guess is you'll find it different, but you may find stuff you like, also. I've been there since the beginning week, in Feb. of 2000, through the 'Board Wars' with Roody Toody and all the Hosting company shenanigans, and it's still alive and well. Come and check it out for yourself and see. :codger:

Sorry that some of you have had negative experiences, or heard negative things about CP. Through the years I've been a member, a moderator and an admin over there, and any negative comments about TRF that you may have come across at our forum are from a few vocal individuals, and don't represent a forum wide attitude about TRF by our membership or administration.

 

I know that Julie and Ken, the founders of Counterparts, have always had a friendly, cooperative arrangement with the folks that run your site here, and have never said anything but positive things about TRF, it's admins, and membership in general. All of us have formed friendships outside of the board world in "real life" with TRF members, and any perception of ill-will is greatly exaggerated.

 

Yeah, we've got some pretty interesting characters over there, but once the shock of the "Free Speech Zone" policy of the site wears off a little, it's pretty entertaining. I hope you give us another shot sometime!

 

~ Casey

 

Confirmed: CP is full of assholes!

 

JARG is mentally handicapped. Trust NOTHING he says.

[edhunter]

Please take ORF. PLEASE!!!!! We'll even take JARG back! We'll throw in the 2220010 guy too!

[JARG]

Please take ORF. PLEASE!!!!! We'll even take JARG back! We'll throw in the 2220010 guy too!

 

I heard there was a guy so obsessed with JARG that after one of the board crashes the guy actually created his own JARG account...I think the guy's handle is something like All The Wieners

[ILSnwdog]

Can we start a non classy jerry springer fight?

 

Ok...here goes: My girlfriend cheated on my with a ham sandwich! Is this the father of our baby?

With a ham sandwich? I would have thought she would have had better luck with a knockwurst.

[edhunter]

Please take ORF. PLEASE!!!!! We'll even take JARG back! We'll throw in the 2220010 guy too!

 

I heard there was a guy so obsessed with JARG that after one of the board crashes the guy actually created his own JARG account...I think the guy's handle is something like All The Wieners

 

I heard that he was just one of the first people to re-register after the board crash, and he decided to hi-jack someone else's id for a gag. He originally went with Slim, but then realized Slim was born without a sense of humor, and wouldn't see the fun in it. JARG was the next guy who came to mind. I, errr, I mean he had to get permission from the Fenderjazz guy.

 

Shoulda went with ORF. That would've been a show!

[ILSnwdog]

I've been a member of this forum since 2006 and can't imagine belonging anywhere else. I visited Counterparts a couple times over the years and each time was treated with no respect. One idiot in particular named Feverish Flux (thanks for ruining a great song!) insulted me and my mom using very course language! Only person worse that I've come across is someone named JARG but I don't think he posts there anymore.

 

Anyway, nothing but TRF for me! Sorry LaFellaStangiato.

Not that JARG asshole! Did you spell a word wrong or use one out of context?

[ILSnwdog]

Only person worse that I've come across is someone named JARG but I don't think he posts there anymore.

 

There's a guy on this forum who goes by the name "JARG". I guess he moved here.

 

Yes, I got tired of being attacked all the time. CP is full of bullies.

:pussy:

[JARG]

Only person worse that I've come across is someone named JARG but I don't think he posts there anymore.

 

There's a guy on this forum who goes by the name "JARG". I guess he moved here.

 

Yes, I got tired of being attacked all the time. CP is full of bullies.

:pussy:

 

You should go see for yourself. Man up!

[Principled Man]

The CP thing is kind of a joke. Originally, counterparts was much busier and was a much rowdier place. It also was very cliquish. After the big crash it seemed a lot slower. Hell, I had to reregister since my original profile was lost. What you really want to hear about is tri-net. I was there for a while. The admin was a guy named Rudy who moderated it with the style and enthusiasm of hitler. If you criticized him, rush, or just pissed him off you were banned. If you asked where a banned member went you were banned. A lot of former tri-net people ended up here. That board imploded for obvious reasons. Fortunately I was turned on to this place by a member named music in the abstract who posts more over at CP.

 

 

Rudy of Tri-Net was a paranoid megalomaniac, and if memory serves, he even suffered legal consequences due to his pathological behavior regarding Rush, the band, and their promoters/managers/record label.

 

Some former cohorts of Rudy broke away to form Counterparts. They, in turn, acted like dysfunctional children in running their site. They devoted much of their time and bandwidth to perpetuating their feud with Rudy. Their site was, not surprisingly, the opposite of the oppressive Tri-Net in that they held an "anything goes" moderation philosophy. In short, conflict was GOOD. They enjoyed and even contributed to any and all arguments - in-house as well as outside. Counterparts was/is the Jerry Springer Show; no class, trashy, and an embarrassment to all Rush fan organizations everywhere.

 

Those sites are irrelevent. All that matters is THE RUSH FORUM - a truly outstanding website with awesome administrators. :haz: :haz: :haz:

 

 

I want to clarify something about what I said. There are many GOOD people who belong to the Counterparts website. I've met some of them, and they were great. I had many entertaining conversations with people at Counterparts, so it was definitely not a total trainwreck. It's just unfortunate that the actions of SOME members and administrators made it so Jerry Springer-like. If you could stay clear of the trashy parts (and keep your Ignore List well stocked), you could definitely enjoy the website.

 

That's pretty much all I have to say about the past. I wish them all well, and I return now to the present and the future, which is THE RUSH FORUM. :haz: :haz:

[ILSnwdog]

I've been on CP a couple of times. Not used to navigating over there, and since I've found everthing I need here, this is the only place I visit.

 

Plus, I've made a lot of really good friends here. :haz:

[ILSnwdog]

Only person worse that I've come across is someone named JARG but I don't think he posts there anymore.

 

There's a guy on this forum who goes by the name "JARG". I guess he moved here.

 

Yes, I got tired of being attacked all the time. CP is full of bullies.

:pussy:

 

You should go see for yourself. Man up!

I have barely enough free time to keep up with this place!

http://www.stargroup1.com/sites/default/files/uploads/nobodytime.jpg

[Lorraine]

This is the only forum I belong to. Don't like to scatter myself about.

[EagleMoon]

This is the only forum I belong to. Don't like to scatter myself about.

 

Like dust in the wind? :)

[Lorraine]

This is the only forum I belong to. Don't like to scatter myself about.

 

Like dust in the wind? :)

 

All we are is dust in the wind. :)

[Pars123]

Those guys made a thread about us! I knew they would! Haha did anybody say that they suck? No! Were just discussing our relationships with other forums! They insulted us! Oh well ;) just the internet ;)

http://rushmessageboard.com/index.php?/topic/2162-the-nerve-of-those-people/#

A Rebel and a Runner told them that we called them the Jerry Springer of forums hahaha! But he also did say that it's not just about CP!

One guy called JARG a (and I quote) "A f***ing little shit-stirring punk" interesting. I have nothing against them! This thread was just supposed to be about people who are also on other forums, or were on other forums.

Edited August 8, 2014 by Pars123

[edhunter]

JARG is a shit-stirring little punk. That's why we banned him.

[JARG]

JARG is a shit-stirring little punk. That's why we banned him.

 

Up yours, buddy boy...I found me a new home.

[Pars123]

JARG is a shit-stirring little punk. That's why we banned him.

I didn't say whether or not I agreed it disagreed with what you guys said. Because i don't know. I have not seen JARG say anything wrong here. I just was stating what I read on the Counterparts Messageboard. Also, Are you an Iron Maiden fan? Ed hunter?

Edited August 8, 2014 by Pars123

[Principled Man]

Those guys made a thread about us! I knew they would! Haha did anybody say that they suck? No! Were just discussing our relationships with other forums! They insulted us! Oh well ;) just the internet ;)

http://rushmessagebo...-those-people/#

A Rebel and a Runner told them that we called them the Jerry Springer of forums hahaha! But he also did say that it's not just about CP!

One guy called JARG a (and I quote) "A f***ing little shit-stirring punk" interesting. I have nothing against them! This thread was just supposed to be about people who are also on other forums, or were on other forums.

 

Here's a suggestion, Pars123. Let's all STOP the gossip and trash-talk about Counterparts and especially about specific people. I'm just as guilty as others, so I'm not adding anything more to this thread.

 

This thread is quickly becoming a very nasty one. Let's stop it now before it gets worse.

[edhunter]

JARG is a shit-stirring little punk. That's why we banned him.

 

Up yours, buddy boy...I found me a new home.

 

I know Larry sure misses you.

[edhunter]

Those guys made a thread about us! I knew they would! Haha did anybody say that they suck? No! Were just discussing our relationships with other forums! They insulted us! Oh well ;) just the internet ;)

http://rushmessagebo...-those-people/#

A Rebel and a Runner told them that we called them the Jerry Springer of forums hahaha! But he also did say that it's not just about CP!

One guy called JARG a (and I quote) "A f***ing little shit-stirring punk" interesting. I have nothing against them! This thread was just supposed to be about people who are also on other forums, or were on other forums.

 

Here's a suggestion, Pars123. Let's all STOP the gossip and trash-talk about Counterparts and especially about specific people. I'm just as guilty as others, so I'm not adding anything more to this thread.

 

This thread is quickly becoming a very nasty one. Let's stop it now before it gets worse.

 

It's sorta like this:

 

CP:

 

TRF:

 

http://youtu.be/7QBPGXJE86I

[Pars123]

Those guys made a thread about us! I knew they would! Haha did anybody say that they suck? No! Were just discussing our relationships with other forums! They insulted us! Oh well ;) just the internet ;)

http://rushmessagebo...-those-people/#

A Rebel and a Runner told them that we called them the Jerry Springer of forums hahaha! But he also did say that it's not just about CP!

One guy called JARG a (and I quote) "A f***ing little shit-stirring punk" interesting. I have nothing against them! This thread was just supposed to be about people who are also on other forums, or were on other forums.

 

Here's a suggestion, Pars123. Let's all STOP the gossip and trash-talk about Counterparts and especially about specific people. I'm just as guilty as others, so I'm not adding anything more to this thread.

 

This thread is quickly becoming a very nasty one. Let's stop it now before it gets worse.

I want this to stop too, but I'm just going to add I didn't trash talk anybody.

[JARG]

JARG is a shit-stirring little punk. That's why we banned him.

 

Up yours, buddy boy...I found me a new home.

 

I know Larry sure misses you.

 

Larry rarely misses, and when he does, it can usually be remedied with a little wiggling.