Or_Gro
Well-Known Member
I think to be fair, sunni, he wasn't asking for free handouts but for people to send him LED products to test. He's invested a lot of good money in light-testing equipment, which is a valuable resource, IMO. I sent him some boards and even offered to let him keep them, but he didn't want them - he only wanted to collect the data so we could all share it. He's offered to do this for free and I'll get everything back when he's finished.
Is it a form of self-promotion? Well yes and no. Yes, he is promoting what he can do, and yes he has strong opinions, but I haven't seen any evidence of spamming. I've seen him arguing with the odd sponsor, but it's not unusual to see sponsors arguing amongst themselves! Also, the Aussie lexicon can be a bit of an acquired taste at ties, and not always taken with the pinch of salt that's usually served with it . . .
Yeah, that's us. OK, he's a Kiwi, but you get the gist
Alright, I admit TEKNIK didn't help his cause. I think he could have handled himself a bit better - chilled a bit more - and stopped poking the proverbial hornet's nest . . . But it also looks to me like maybe things escalated further than they should have.
You've always struck me as a pretty fair admin, sunni, so I know you wouldn't have done this lightly. But it's a shame things can't be worked out, because I believe he does add value to the forum and, well, there's always the ignore button. I know I've been put on a few ignore buttons over the years.
I also know about the "Miserable User" hack in the admin cp - I've been on both ends of it, lol! It's not very nice
Anyway, I'm not sure if it's too late, or of there's even a way to resolve this - maybe just lock him in the LED forum for a while until he plays nice - but if there's a way, then I support giving him another go. No Miserable User, just lock him in here with the fellow LED nerds for a bit. We can sort the wheat from the chaff.
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Well said crustacean from the land down under...
Please Sunni?