I did and the swell kinda died from there. They had similar base but we're slightly shorter and had more rake comparatively.
That's cause Yankee is a "Made Man" of SI. He sits on Mt. Olympus and pisses on mere mortals like you.
Could be a long, long night for you gnome.....go find your white helmet & tune in the defcon hate that Carter is about to unleash upon your ewe grille.
Clearly you can't read 1- I said I know you responded calmly by suggesting to sand the fin. I'm saying if you said there a difference in boxes and that's why it needed to be sanded, things would of went down differently. 2- I did say you were provoked. I see that. I see you didn't start the name calling. But your the one selling fins, not them. You stooped down to there level instead of dropping the info and shutting people up that way. 3- I was actually going to buy a fin depending on the reviews. I was a potential customer and never gave you any abuse. Just my opinion. 4- I also said I agreed with you that sanding/shimming a fin isn't a big deal. Please point out my inconsistencies. Actually don't. I don't care enough. I'm not intrested in the fin anymore anyway.
Clearly I can. You got that one wrong. I did say precisely that: that there is a difference between boxes from different manufacturers... and i repeated the advice to sand down the base, which was repeatedly ignored. The person to whom i gave 5 fins then became agitated and called me an asshole and a crappy fin maker. I 'dropped' the info many times and it only made people more abusive. A clinical 'F*ck you' at that point is an appropriate response in my opinion. I doubt that it is shocking to the posters here. As for selling fins actually I am giving them away. Nor did you receive any. I got that message yes. You incorrectly stated that I should have dropped the information as then things would have turned out differently. I had already dropped the information several times and the result was not different. I also mentioned that my opinion differs from you regarding the moral status of my response to the abuse received. Therein lies the real reason: lack of interest. I'm nor responsible for that. I've been making boards come hell and high water for over 20 years and my enthusiasm has never been quenched by anything, least of all a bit of heated argument. For that reason I am indifferent to those whose interest is so slight that they shy away at the first opportunity. My primary motivation is to create, selling is secondary. Let's face it, no one conversing in the physical world would expect to get away with abusing a shop owner or shaper without running the risk of being told to F off. I'm a real person who says what he thinks not some smarmy corporate customer services robot.. who in any case would call security if some idiot hurled abuse. It's all very well to pose as a 'potential customer' but as far as I'm concerned it's all hot air. Trying to say that I'm going wrong because my posts might reduce my sales is laughable.. you don't care about my sales and I'm not worried about it either...nor did I ask for advice. Realise also that if some people are put off others have the opposite reaction and appreciate my honesty. I'd rather have them as customers anyway. .
Ruoy, don't you be giving lip to upstanding Swellers like BassMon. Honestly gnome bro, why do you come here? According to you, we are all vapid, homeless vagrants squabbling for your charitable handouts. So...if you really think nothing of us, and you don't want our sales in lieu of our respect, what the hell are you seeking here? Aside from loving the sound of your own voice and being the focal point for better or worse, it's hard to believe you desire no validation from this community. There are plenty of other surf forums to patronize and victimize. Really, why are you here?
He's either on them now or been kicked off. Roy is a master, he's basically made a name for himself trolling surf forums. Look at this thread! 40-some pages, and to an outside observer Roy would look like the reasonable one.
Bro. There's another tread well over 100 pages. 40 is rookie league in comparison. And no, a minimum of reading would make it apparent to any reader that Ruoy is a mentally ill menace to forum society. ...W...H...A...T......A......K...O...O...K...
He's not mentally ill, he's a troll, he's done it all over the internet, and he's clearly good at. He's internet-surfing famous, and who would have heard of him otherwise?
Also, he looks like one hell of an irl troll, can you imagine if a dude paddled out next to you with that board, that wetsuit, and a helmet?
Haha it's all good emass. I didn't even get through his whole response. It's pointless arguing with guys like that. I was just voicing my opinion, this being my first impression of Roy. This is a forum after all. I got to say I am a bit disappointed though, 20 pages back I even said I'd split the cost with other guys to pass the fin around. I was very intrested. Sure he mentioned sanding the fin but he didn't mention the difference in depth between USA and AU boxes until what 2 or 3 days later? Mentioning that from the get go would of made him come off much more knowledgeable, in my opinion. I'm still intrested in the review but my interest in buying is long gone. I'm actually looking for a new fin to try out on my 6'3 single fin. Got a tru ames greenough 4A in there now and really like it. Just looking for something diffrent, I like to switch things up and try new things out. While we wait for more reviews, if anyone's got any suggestions I'd like to hear them.
RoyBuoy, how bouts you go over to S**ndUpZone.com and start hammering away at that forum losing your sh!t and screaming at them too? Your good bud rcarter is about to start an invasion over there. Hey, isn't it a freedom of Swellers to go to whatever damn forums they choose?
So I have come up with a plan for us to invade and conquer New Zealand. It is time for the Swellites to rise up and destroy the land of Gnome Trolls. The Gnome Troll leader will be easy to spot as he wears a bright orange prison suite and a white helmet. Upon arrival we will storm his compund, destory it and take the Gnome Troll hostage. We will move on to NZ's capital (somebody look that up cause who the hell would already know something that useless) and plant the flag of SI on it! Resistance will probably amount to a few locals throwing fruits and vegetables at our forces and the Gnome Trolls own clan of minions hurling serated surfboard fins. Given the general pu$$yness of the New Zealand army and the Gnome Troll we should only need a force of 8-12 Swellites to secure victory. Who's with me?