Taking a break from EHF

Zarcon

Good Grief..I am absolutely amazed at most comments I have read here. I didn't think I would have to do this, but this is all I will say (sorry for the long post).

When I first started here, I was pretty active and posting. I really enjoyed it. Yes, building social websites in one of my favorite pastimes (I've said that before), I thought of how cool it would be to have one for Eggers and share it with others. Everyone here is a member of more than one website and possibly even another 'Egg' related site, I'm sure. That is not a bad thing. Most people enjoy having multiple outlets to get information and/or participate at. Yes, some people joined mine, so what. What if a member made a post and said they were going to start focusing more on their cooking blog and shared it with you? I suppose they are done for too. 

I have tried to be respectful and appreciative for all of the comments I have received on my postings here. I make a topic called 'I'm taking a break from EHF' and all hell breaks loose. Never once, NOT ONCE did I say 'I'm leaving', 'I quit', 'I'm deleting my account', 'My site is better', or nothing.. I said a BREAK. Have I really become this 'Piece of crap' all because I want to focus on my site for a while to fix some time consuming kinks?

But now, I have conned everyone, I am the bad guy now, nothing but 'Zarcon Vomit'. All because I made a post saying I was going to work on my site and that I may not be posting much here for a little while.. Really? @DMW was right.. I should have never posted this. I never forced anyone to join nor did I slip anyone the kool-aid. I simply shared a idea with ya'll that I 'thought' would be kinda neat & different. One of those 'multiple outlets' I mentioned earlier.

Some have now went as far as deleting their account? Why? All because of a post that I made about taking a BREAK for a little while? My post made you so mad, shamed, or 'dirty' that you felt the need to delete your account? It's sad to see that you can pretty much post anything here, but make a post saying you are going to focus on something like your website and you are toast. And just to clear any confusion, my website is NOT a forum. Never meant to be, never will be. It's a social networking site that just so happens to have a forum as one of the many, many other features it has. 

Damn, I feel like I can never even post here again. Judging by most of the comments here, they're basically telling me I would be better off to just never come back. This was totally not what I expected. Thanks.

Jeremiah

Hey Zarcon, I for one am not sold on the conspiracy theory. But most seem to be. So-- just let it go, and post some cooks. It'll all pass in time. As will most of us I'm sure. :-bd

SkinnyV

Don't get hurt, take your break and come back. Btw change your avatar and I guarantee 75% of the people wont remember who you are if they are anything like me when it comes to forums.

Eggcelsior

@TigerTony‌ I didn't see it as offending either, which is why I put the word in parentheses. I did recognize why others may though. To each their own.

tarheelmatt

The only thing I found odd is why post about it. Just go MIA and come back when you have time... But that is me and I feel to each his own.

gator_egger

It is NOT a forum, so just ignore that the homepage of my website is the forum.

bcsnave

@zarcon

 

please remove me from your forum

 

caliking

oh come on, folks... the undies need to be unbundled.

What's the point of starting the thread? Not sure. Does it deserve the backlash? Don't think so. He had an idea and implemented it, and the site actually has some neat features. As far as stealing away folks form this forum is concerned, people will hang out at whatever forum/website they choose to, for whatever reason they want to. No big deal.

@Zarcon - Relax a bit, work on what you need to, swing back if you want to. Things will settle down. Flame wars, trolls, drunk posts, etc. all fade after some time. The Big Green Craig fella is a good example - he's taken some heat for selling some things on here, but he has been pretty good natured about it. He posts cooks and all is well.

This is what happens when winter sets in and the cold-climate eggheads can't cook for a while

gator_egger

"The BGE Nest was designed to give it's members a taste of what a real Eggin' site should be, in the social environment we are used to. Come check it out!"

 I am clearly here to troll but I am uncertain why you are here.

DMW

@gator_egger

You seem to be a habitual troller. I think we would get along just fine. 

>:)

dldawes1

I think Gator Egger is Zarcon undercover.

shtgunal3

I don't have time to keep up with this forum let alone another one too. I really hate self promoting and you (Zarcon) seem to do a lot of that on here. That is the main reason for me deleting my account. No hard feelings dude. Just thought I'd let you know why.

NPHuskerFL

Funny I can read a Liebert, Carrier, Trane, Mitsubishi, ElectroFreeze, Etc schematic like nothing but, when it comes to certain forum and web sites it befuddles me and thus frustrates me. Thus my deletion. I don't want to have to think too awfully hard while cooking and drinking adult beverages. FWIW I enjoy the forum and all the delinquents that inhabit it. )

JRWhitee

I don't understand all the backlash either. It is just an internet web site for crying out loud. @Zarcon post when you can all is good here. I have more important things to worry about like Where the Hell is Cazzy....

:o3

ksmyrl

I've only been around here for a few months so what do I know? I know I've learned a lot from this forum and I appreciate that help. I know it's fun to post cooks and have others comment. I know it's fun to comment on other's cooks. I know it's fun to have a group of folks to chat with who have similar interests. We all have passions beyond egging, @Zarcon happens to like building sites, big deal. He's always been respectful and never been negative (that I've witnessed) to anyone. I wish I could say that for all of us, there is enough hate to go around without hating a dude who created a site about cooking.

Lastly, I know this forum got less fun today.

Can we get back to talking about egging, bourbon (or whatever your choice is), and making fun of folks who are already seeing snow?

Later-

gator_egger

@ksmyrl‌ Less fun? I think several bags of popcorn were popped tonight. Popcorn only happens around these parts when fun is happening. To each their own.

Grillin_beers

@ksmryl good point. What kind of bourbon are you sipping these days? I've been partial to Knob Creek lately.

Zmokin

 I ain't got time or care to learn another forum/blog/whatever to do what I can do here.

I used to be on a different smoking forum, but it had no livelihood.   This forum meets my needs and satisfies my desires.

ksmyrl

@Grillin_beers I'm currently on Four Roses Single Barrel. One of my favorites. My local liquor store bought their own barrel. They sell it for substantially less than regular priced Four Roses single barrel.

Grillin_beers

Damn that's a sweet deal. I do love 4 roses but it's not always easy to find.

ksmyrl

It is pretty sweet. I also like Buffalo Trace. I bought a client a $90 bottle of Orphan Barrel Rhetoric for a gift recently. He opened it that night and it was good. But to be honest it wasn't $90 good. I mainly switch between Four Roses and 1792 Ridgemont Reserve. Both are great, reasonably priced and readily available down here in Atlanta. Come to think of it, I'll pour a glass now...

SoCalTim

Hey. Chris, I won't turn my back in you. Your a good guy. Hope to see you back here soon.

Fred19Flintstone

Ok @Zarcon‌ - Your avatar sux ! There I said it. I enjoyed it when the Lions beat your Falcons last month in London. That was sweeeeeet!!!!

grege345

ksmyrl said:

I've only been around here for a few months so what do I know? I know I've learned a lot from this forum and I appreciate that help. I know it's fun to post cooks and have others comment. I know it's fun to comment on other's cooks. I know it's fun to have a group of folks to chat with who have similar interests. We all have passions beyond egging, @Zarcon happens to like building sites, big deal. He's always been respectful and never been negative (that I've witnessed) to anyone. I wish I could say that for all of us, there is enough hate to go around without hating a dude who created a site about cooking.

Lastly, I know this forum got less fun today.

Can we get back to talking about egging, bourbon (or whatever your choice is), and making fun of folks who are already seeing snow?

Later-

Agreed

gator_egger

The league is riddled with PEDs and wife beaters, it is rather difficult to watch. These men are nothing like my 15-0 1972 Dolphins. The only positive is I get to celebrate our championship every year.

JohnInCarolina

gator_egger said:

The league is riddled with PEDs and wife beaters, it is rather difficult to watch. These men are nothing like my 15-0 1972 Dolphins. The only positive is I get to celebrate our championship every year.

The only thing particularly special about that team was their luck. I think their average opponent that year had something like a 0.300 record. Nobody in their schedule made the playoffs. 

 
Well, that and Larry Csonka. I'll give you Csonka.

SmokeyPitt

ksmyrl said:

@Grillin_beers I'm currently on Four Roses Single Barrel. One of my favorites. My local liquor store bought their own barrel. They sell it for substantially less than regular priced Four Roses single barrel.

Amen brother. Two liquor stores by me have done this and it is excellent and very reasonable. I think it is under $30 a bottle and I would gladly pay over $40.

fence0407

Well that was some good reading \:D/

HendersonTRKing

Oh, the drama.  

I have to admit, I clicked on the link to Zarcon's site that he embedded at the bottom of his original "taking a break" post . . . along with the "ultimate social network" tagline/come-on.  As a relative newbie, I'm looking for more information about my hobby so why not check it out?  I've spent (wasted?) plenty of time on Naked Whiz looking at pictures piles of lump and reading about the qualities of a zillion different bags Naked Whiz, so what possibly would be the harm in checking out Zarcon's idea of the better mousetrap?    

Well, it took no more than 2 minutes of clicking and navigating to see that the site was clunky, difficult to navigate and, in the final analysis, not particularly useful -- hardly the immodestly self-described "ultimate" that was billed.  

This doesn't mean I resent him for setting it up.  Nor am I particularly interested in helping him make it work better (there's a link for that on there, too -- just not interested).  To the contrary, being on there even briefly served as the perfect reminder of how awesome it is here, even in the deepest depths of OT silliness, inside baseball, and personal jibes.

At bottom, this site and forum adds a ton to the eggsperience.  We've got it great here, warts and all, and maybe we should thank Zarcon for the reminder!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

gator_egger said:

The league is riddled with PEDs and wife beaters, it is rather difficult to watch. These men are nothing like my 15-0 1972 Dolphins. The only positive is I get to celebrate our championship every year.

Agreed. We should celebrate when teams did it the right way! I mean, these thugs today and their PED's are nothing compared to the great mercury Morris of the 1972 Dolphins and his multiple felony convictions for cocaine conspiracy and trafficking!

I'm sure the rest of the guys were pure as the driven snow too. No wife beaters, anger issues, drug habits. 100% great guys....except for the cocaine trafficker )