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when will killington be sold?

mondeo

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I agree... Bring back GSS! He did his time. This site could use a little more GSS, especially in the Summer.
Were these last two trolls kicked out for what I can see or for something that got deleted? It seems like bitching about Killington is business as usual around here.
I think for being 2nd and 3rd accounts of the same person.
 

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I'm with ya 2knees... a little entertainment is a good thing.

For summer entertainment Nick should unban GSS….he could be idiotic at times and irritating…but he was basically harmless and entertaining in his own narcissistic way. Some mods had an ax to grind with him, but I’d bet the vast majority of members would like to see him back. If he caused problems it would be easy to ban him again…what’s the so hard about that? Its been almost 2 years...sentence served...he did nothing to deserve a life time ban.

I personally don’t like to see people banned unless they are threatening members or their presence is so obnoxious it makes it impossible for the forum to function…GSS was a long way from that.

Agree on all points. GSS definitely provides entertainment value, served his time, and I am sure the vast majority of members would like to have him back. It would certainly make for a more entertaining Summer around here.

However, I think those mods with an axe to grind will prevent this from happening for now. Of course it is Nick's decision, but it doesn't seem he wants to rock the boat too much in his first few months of ownership. Can't blame him for that. Hopefully in time he will assess the situation for himself, and proceed accordingly.
 

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If I remember right GSS doesn't take anything except skiing seriously. He was banned essentially for being insensitive about 9/11. He has bad taste, that much is clear. I think it's a mistake to moderate that, but it's not my site to moderate.
 

wa-loaf

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If I remember right GSS doesn't take anything except skiing seriously. He was banned essentially for being insensitive about 9/11. He has bad taste, that much is clear. I think it's a mistake to moderate that, but it's not my site to moderate.

The personal insults might have had something to do with it. Funny, people always seem to forget that part when bringing him up ...
 

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The personal insults might have had something to do with it. Funny, people always seem to forget that part when bringing him up ...

I don't recall GSS insulting anyone without being insulted first. I literally used to find it comical how someone would attack him, he would respond in kind, and the mods would jump down his throat! GSS took more abuse than anyone I can recall on here and took most of it in good spirits. Like Bobbutts said, I think the only thing he took seriously was skiing.
 

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Maybe a new website and forum could be created. All the banned AZ members could be allowed there. I'm sure it would be a huge success.
 

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I don't recall GSS insulting anyone without being insulted first. I literally used to find it comical how someone would attack him, he would respond in kind, and the mods would jump down his throat! GSS took more abuse than anyone I can recall on here and took most of it in good spirits. Like Bobbutts said, I think the only thing he took seriously was skiing.

You don't remember so I guess it never happened.:spin:
 

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Actually you have it backwards. It never happened, so I don't remember it, nor could I. You clearly have a distorted memory on what happened.

The dude resorted to nasty insults not just to the people he was arguing with, but their spouses and posted some really mean stuff on the facebook page too. If you want to go ahead and rewrite history be my guest. :smash:
 

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The dude resorted to nasty insults not just to the people he was arguing with, but their spouses and posted some really mean stuff on the facebook page too. If you want to go ahead and rewrite history be my guest. :smash:

One of you has River in his name and the other has Loaf in his name. Not surprising that you guys are at eachothers throats.
 

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This is the internet afterall.... if one can't handle personal insults dissed out online, they should go play in a different playground.

I really don't care if GSS comes back or not, but it got particularly nasty, not just haha you're a jerk stuff. I'm just pointing out that the GSS fanboys seem to sweep that stuff under the rug whenever he comes up.
 

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The dude resorted to nasty insults not just to the people he was arguing with, but their spouses and posted some really mean stuff on the facebook page too. If you want to go ahead and rewrite history be my guest. :smash:

Actually you are the one rewriting history, but we could go back and forth like this all day, and that would be a waste of time. As much as it may seem otherwise, I honestly couldn't care less about GSS. This site was just a lot more entertaining when he was posting here, so whenever the issue comes up I throw in my 2 cents.
 

deadheadskier

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This is the internet afterall.... if one can't handle personal insults dissed out online, they should go play in a different playground.

disagree

think folks should treat others online the exact same as they would in person.
 

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One of you has River in his name and the other has Loaf in his name. Not surprising that you guys are at eachothers throats.

Could explain wa-loaf's animosity??? River skier's however (myself included), love the loaf. It is a one sided rivalry and for some reason many loaf skiers hate the River and feel the need to argue about how much better their mountain is all the time.
 
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