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[Anonymous]

Things got screwy with Eric and the Garden Railways fellows. It kind of turned into a lil' old flame war!! Wars which obviously should not be held on the ineternet, that cause fights!!!!! It looks as if the GR fellows were clashing with "our" place!!!!

OK, I'll admit, I'm back!!!!! LOL

[Noah Hofrichter]

I got to agree with Alec's sentiments, Eric has gone over board one too many times, and this time I am definately glad to see him gone. And I hope he listens and stays away this time too. He was really starting to tick me off, as "our" place here was awfully nice until he started things....

Alec, Yeah, the SD40-2 is on the WSOR property. It was reported in Janesville around a week ago, and it went up to Horicon shortly after that. I posted about it on your forum, but you must have not seen it before it went down. And congrats on the new girl friend too.

Did you guys have a bunch of snow up there too? it sure came down in sheets around here.

Tangarine Jack, thanks much for the compliments, you saying that stuff does mean a lot to us here. I think we all understand that not everyone on the Garden Railway forum is like that, and I know I am glad to see someone actually tell us that though, it reassures me.

Alexander, No reason for you not to be here just because you live in Australia, it's always good to have people who can give us info on railroads in other countries!

Richard, Why the new user name?

Well guys, glad to see things have cooled off. And I say we get this place back to more like it was in the first 15 pages. I'm willing to let things go, assuming Eric doesn't come back.

Things are all good here in WI. I had a snowday thanks do about 5 inches of snow, and it's still falling! I got a good amount of work done on the module too, which is nice. I've been working on a fasica for the front of the layout, and it's comming well. I'm waiting for something to dry now, so I thought I'd stop in here again. I'll have to get pictures of the module progress up sometime soon.

Well guys, I think I'm going to head out again, and see what else is going on. I just wi***hat BBforfree would come back on, I want to get to the Wi railroad, CTRG, and NTRES forums again. I think the last time I was involved with a forum on BBforfree, it went down one day, and stayed down for a few months! The forum I belong to just finally moved to a different free forum place. I sure hope the forums come back up this time though.

See ya around,
Noah

[Anonymous]

Noah, I was booted along with Eric!!!! Don't ask why!

Alec, easy on the hatred!!! Eric is a good person!!! Talk to him every night!

Chris, thanks for the settlement!!!!

Matthew, where've ya been?

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[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by alexander13

Could someone bring me up to speed with this garden railway thing? i have only been here a couple of days. now this brings me to some other stuff. i have been living in australia for a year whitch is why my post times have been a little wired. now i was going home very soon, but my mom has deceided that we are going to live in australia for a little while longer. if you want to kick me out because f this you can, but i would like to be able to stay here. you all seem like a nice bunch of people, and it would be a great dissapointment if you wrer to kick mo out just becaise of this.
bye for now

Hi everyone,

Just like TJ (aka tangerine jack) mentioned, I'm also way past the teen stage.
And like TJ I have no problem with teens, matter of fact I have interesting conversations with them on an almost daily basis. Some of you got an email from me with an explanation of why I showed up on the TEEN RAILFAN PLACE, but others didn't get the drift.

OK in a nutshell, Eric, aka 4-8-4 UP Northern, showed up on the GR Forum and right off the bat was shooting off his big mouth. Well we humoured him for a little while, 'til one member decided it was "put up or shut up" time. At which point Eric decided to do the "poor misunderstood me" act. Of course that didn't cut it; we may be old, but we're not stupid. His biggest mistake was barging in and telling us that we needed a Coffee Shop! Well we have one, it just isn't named that. Anyone who takes the time to read a few posts and follow a few threads will find it in no time. But reading and following threads is perhaps not Eric's style and he is a bit slow on the uptake, otherwise he would have noticed what the replies to his initial post meant.
He didn't get any smarter when he sent out a SOS to his buddies when he got a bit of a dressing down. His buddy "alstom" had the gall to make threatening noises, started to call people names etc. etc. Next I get an email from Eric that reads

QUOTE: Hello RhB_HJ

You received the following message from: 4-8-4 UP Northern
([e-mail])

At: http://www.trains.com/community/forum/

Shut the f..k up!!!!!!!!
Sent lovingly from 4-8-4 UP Northern
Notice that I spelled loveingly correctly so shove it up your a.s.


Kalmbach Publishing Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53186

The dots in lieu of letters have been edited by me.

My reply to him was

QUOTE: Hi there,

Hmmmmmmmmm how about that anger management??? :-)))

Did you know that the GR moderator likes to get
messages like yours forwarded?
Do you have any idea what happens in the next step?

No??? As a rule you get one warning by email, next
infraction and you're banned from the GR Forum! Yep,
no patience for nonsense.

Just keep that in mind when you send more "friendly"
messages. As I mentioned on the Forum, we don't get
upset or mad, but boy oh boy do we get even.

Cheers

HJ

PS I also run and moderate four fora, lots of
experience with the unruly. ;-) Figured I mention
that, not that you're under the false impression of an
old fool sitting at the other end. Eh!!!

To which he replied

QUOTE: Hello RhB_HJ

You received the following message from: 4-8-4 UP Northern
([e-mail])

At: http://www.trains.com/community/forum/

Again, shut the f..k up you son of a b..ch, and yes, I am talking about
your mother. By the way, she really needs to get her fat a.s off of the
corner.


Kalmbach Publishing Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53186

and this

QUOTE: Unruly, unruly, you are the one that is insulting me. What you can't take what you dish out is that it? In closure I would like to say, if you play nice, I'll play nice.

My reply...

QUOTE: Hi again,

Well, let's get one thing straight: you sent two
emails with a lot of swearing and obscene suggestions
to my address. Neither smart, nor nice! Not to mention
the posts on the Trains.com fora!

Now, as I mentioned I don't get upset or mad, insults
don't work with me. I just get even.
I have no idea how much you know about the Internet,
but I know some youngsters are really savvy! If you're
one of them, you should be aware that there are plenty
of traces left on the Net even after you edit your
posts. ;-) Some of us "Old Guys" actually store
complete threads on our HDDs, just as soon as the bad
language starts. And Bergie is a really good guy, but
he has little patience for nonsense. Generally that
means guys who start using foul language and insults
get the hook rather swiftly.

I really don't care what you think of me or the rest
of the "Oldtimers" on the GR Forum, all I can
recommend; tone it down and play nice. ;-) It's up to
you!

BTW I'm not interested in what you discuss on the Teen
Forum, but I can tell you that I met some very
intelligent teens, both while teaching model
railroading, as well as at the shows where we exhibit.
Interestingly they don't swear in a face to face
conversation, perhaps you should try that approach.

Cheers

HJ

Sooo as you can read it was a somewhat one sided conversation.
Eric and his buddy "alstom" pushed just a little too hard on this one, BINGO they're gone!
And it isn't that I and others didn't tell them what would happen, they just didn't believe it!
BTW it wasn't me who reported the "nice" posts to Rene and Bergie. On the GR Forum we have a rotation system to take care of matters like that. [;)][;)][:)][:)]
Yes, any teen is welcome on the GR Forum, the only thing we expect is some civility. That isn't too much to expect, is it??

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSX 4685

Noah, I was booted along with Eric!!!! Don't ask why!

Alec, easy on the hatred!!! Eric is a good person!!! Talk to him every night!

Chris, thanks for the settlement!!!!

Matthew, where've ya been?

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Richard,

If you don't know why, just ask Bergie.
I'm sure he'll explain it to you in detail........ errrrrrrrr I think he already did in the email he sent you. Copy available!![;)][}:)][:)][:)]

Read my above post and things will be crystal clear!

[Anonymous]

RhB_HJ!!! I'll ask you the same thing I asked to Bergie. Please forgive me, and give me a second chance!!! Bergie, I hope that you read this or get my email!! I'm sorry I had to rudely return, but I couldn't bare being locked out watching my friends post!!!! RhB_HJ, I'm sorry for yelling at you and your friend. (Can't think of his username currently) and I'm also sorry for the havoc me and Eric caused. I would appreciate your forgiveness! Bergie, you too, please, give me a second chance!!! I know I was a little "hot-headed" as alstom and a little too harsh and I'll change!! My locking really did speak to me and taught me a lesson.

1. I swore too much
2. I didn't show too much caring
3. I was affiliated with too many flame wars
4. Was just down-right "mean"

RhB_HJ, could you please not report me this time? I will not yell or fight with you again! I'm willing to resolve with you, as I explained in my email to Bergie!!! I'm so, so sorry I ever yelled at you, I was just sticking up for my friend!!!! And again, I'm really, really sorry!!!! Please, oh man, please, forgive me, I learned a terrible lesson!!!!!!! Thanks,

Richard

P.S.)- But really, quit complimenting everyone on their spelling and grammar mistakes. I probably made a few throughout this post!!!!

P.S.S.)- Are you willing to resolve, beacause I'm more than willing!!! Let's be friends??

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP!!!!!

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[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: [i].............................................

Well guys, I think I'm going to head out again, and see what else is going on. I just wi***hat BBforfree would come back on, I want to get to the Wi railroad, CTRG, and NTRES forums again. I think the last time I was involved with a forum on BBforfree, it went down one day, and stayed down for a few months! The forum I belong to just finally moved to a different free forum place. I sure hope the forums come back up this time though.

See ya around,
Noah

Noah,

You can go to www.phpBB.com and download a free copy of the phpBB software. All you need is a host with a decent service record, register a domain and you're in business with your own forum.
And if you guys are as eager as you say, you could chip in a few dollars each.
For a good deal with excellent service try these guys http://www.geohost.ca/index.html

Have fun, eh!!

[Anonymous]

Glad this place causes so much DRAMA lol for a train forum, i should have some pics posted of the NC Transportation museum over the week end it will be about 5 or 6 pics! They will be in link form! any one else from around my area? (North Carolina) jus curious!

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSX 4685

RhB_HJ!!! I'll ask you the same thing I asked to Bergie. Please forgive me, and give me a second chance!!! Bergie, I hope that you read this or get my email!! I'm sorry I had to rudely return, but I couldn't bare being locked out watching my friends post!!!! RhB_HJ, I'm sorry for yelling at you and your friend. (Can't think of his username currently) and I'm also sorry for the havoc me and Eric caused. I would appreciate your forgiveness! Bergie, you too, please, give me a second chance!!! I know I was a little "hot-headed" as alstom and a little too harsh and I'll change!! My locking really did speak to me and taught me a lesson.

1. I swore too much
2. I didn't show too much caring
3. I was affiliated with too many flame wars
4. Was just down-right "mean"

RhB_HJ, could you please not report me this time? I will not yell or fight with you again! I'm willing to resolve with you, as I explained in my email to Bergie!!! I'm so, so sorry I ever yelled at you, I was just sticking up for my friend!!!! And again, I'm really, really sorry!!!! Please, oh man, please, forgive me, I learned a terrible lesson!!!!!!! Thanks,

Richard

P.S.)- But really, quit complimenting everyone on their spelling and grammar mistakes. I probably made a few throughout this post!!!!

P.S.S.)- Are you willing to resolve, beacause I'm more than willing!!! Let's be friends??

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP!!!!!

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Richard,

Whatever! [sigh][sigh] You figure it out with Bergie!

On the spelling mistakes, they are only worth mentioning when you guys get a bit too loud.[;)] There are plenty of adults who can't spell either. [;)][:)] They get ribbed, too, when they get too loud or personal. Usually makes their day, since they don't look all that smart anymore.

[oscaletrains]

hey guys, whats up with all the comotion about??? i breafly looked over the forms and saw somthing about a garden railroad. whats going on??? i like garden railroads but i thought the form was for teens. and then i see this guy saying im not a teen by a long shot!

if you know about hobby lobby it's a great place to get train set's i got my mom and dad to get me the bacman overland limmited (sweet set) for christmas. altho im an athern fan this set is COOL!!! a union picific locomotive with a vanderbilt tender ,9 train cars and a caboose, all katiees. i got it today with my dad unfortunalty it's DO NOT PLAY WITH TILL
X-MAS type thing so im going to be in pain till christmas wating to play with it. i cant wait!!!!!!

what's your ones oppion on trains under the tree?

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to make it up to you, trying to be nice. Forgive Eric too, please, he is a southern Texas kid, what do you expect?? LOL (Hope he doesn't read this [;)][:P])

Anyways, NO HOMEWORK!!!! Raise the roof!!!! Buckle down's were collected today!!!!!! HAHAHAHA, don't know why teachers are being so nice lately, but I like it!!!!!

P.S.)- RhB_HJ, are you a teen? Just curious, you seem to be sticking around?

[Anonymous]

It is good to hear you have no problems with me here. i think i will stay here, just as long as this garden railways thing cools down. i reckon a good rule is if you don't got anything good to say, keep it in your head. bye for now (My model trains are sitting idle, and i want to use them)

[oscaletrains]

im a teen!! dude go to back to 68 or69 my decription is on there some where.

[Anonymous]

I hope I get back to my normal self on here soon!!! Anyways, from now on, I'm situated, so let's talk trains!!!!!!

Alec, I see you down there, speak up!!!!! Relax!!! The GR war is over and things are settled!!!!

The same goes for the rest of you so enjoy!!!!

Counting down the days baby!!!! 4 days till my next cab ride!!!!!!!!!!!!! And 3 days until I go to Berea again!!!! Can't wait, another railfan-packed weekend!!!! Don't ya just love em'????

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSX 4685
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P.S.)- RhB_HJ, are you a teen? Just curious, you seem to be sticking around?

Richard,

I forgot to mention, pushing imaginary buttons doesn't work with me either.

Anyway, the last time I was a teen was 42 years ago.[;)][:)]

Over and out!