Where did Richie Knuckles go?

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Im not trying to stir up old crap...Just watching his webcast tonight and was told that he got banned. I can't seem to find why here. Anyone?
 
Z3K3 was fucking with him and talking shit about the kong off and his ebay auctions. He claims Richie threatened him over PM so Richie got banned, then they banned Z3K3 too. I think it was only for 2 months, but IDK.
 
He's another in a long line of unfortunate victims of the ridiculous and ever evolving "ruleset" of this here forums.
 
Z3K3 was fucking with him and talking shit about the kong off and his ebay auctions. He claims Richie threatened him over PM so Richie got banned, then they banned Z3K3 too. I think it was only for 2 months, but IDK.

He openly threatened him in the thread a couple of times, but those got deleted.
 
The new guy trolled him pretty hard. He was begging Richie to react. Richie reacted and was banned. Then the newbie troll strutted around, untouched by a ban himself, only until another KLOVer pointed out the uber-unfair behavior, resulting in the final banning of the troll as well.

New guy: Z3K3

Richie: RKnucklez

just type those into a search, and you'll probably find the threads where they attacked each other.
 
I only see one back on April fools day. Nothing that bad in it though. Must have got deleted. Pretty weak if you ask me. Someone can troll you and then you get banned for sticking up for yourself...and they get to hang around?
Someone told me his wife got banned too? Is this true? What did she do?

I had a mod here take sides a month or so ago during the Kalan thing.
After another guy here was slamming him and me for defending him. The mod told me to knock it off...and I said why could the other guy get away with saying what he was....and the mod told me to only worry about myself...or else. I thought it was funny.
 
I only see one back on April fools day. Nothing that bad in it though. Must have got deleted. Pretty weak if you ask me. Someone can troll you and then you get banned for sticking up for yourself...and they get to hang around?
Someone told me his wife got banned too? Is this true? What did she do?

I had a mod here take sides a month or so ago during the Kalan thing.
After another guy here was slamming him and me for defending him. The mod told me to knock it off...and I said why could the other guy get away with saying what he was....and the mod told me to only worry about myself...or else. I thought it was funny.

Yeah, in the real world, instigation is a mitigating factor. For example, if someone runs their mouth and they get punched in the face, it is a different scenario in court than if you punch someone for no reason. It is especially a different scenario if they punched you first. I get a kick out of moderators/administrators (not just on this forum) that smugly pull that "only worry about yourself" card, as if they have all the good sense and reason in the world on their side, when in fact, it is simply absurd. In the real world, it does matter who "started it".
 
I only see one back on April fools day. Nothing that bad in it though. Must have got deleted. Pretty weak if you ask me. Someone can troll you and then you get banned for sticking up for yourself...and they get to hang around?

It was far from being this simple and it was definitely more than just the situation with Z3K3. That thread has since been HEAVILY edited to say the least. :) I saved the original. (Don't PM me because I won't send it...) He was writing some pretty spicy stuff, troll or not.

Plus, he was posting everything from items for sale to promoting his own events right in the main section. Nobody else gets to do that. I would love to post stuff for sale in the main thread and get everybody's attention, but its just not fair to the forum and everybody else.

And sure enough, without any threads on here about his items for sale, his latest auction didn't sell at all:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ain_0&rt=nc&si=8YstKRYRGKp2f9x6RdzBxnprnes%3D


Someone told me his wife got banned too? Is this true? What did she do?

I saw him posting under his wife's account at least once after he was banned. I think they just banned her account so he couldn't keep posting in her name.

I think that your view on the situation boils down to whether you like him or not. He tends to garner a very polarized opinion on here.
 
And sure enough, without any threads on here about his items for sale, his latest auction didn't sell at all:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ain_0&rt=nc&si=8YstKRYRGKp2f9x6RdzBxnprnes%3D

That probably had something to do with the $4000 starting bid. The other ones sold for like $3K didn't they? I'm surprised that those sold for that kind of money. I might consider paying $3K for a DK if it was still in its original, never-opened Nintendo crate (though I'd much prefer an NOS Punch-Out).

I guess I don't view guys from the Twin Galaxies forums as celebrities, even if they were in a glorified YouTube video (King of Kong), nor do I assign any historical significance to something that not only happened yesterday (relatively speaking), but was also uneventful (1 million points wasn't even reached, much less a new record set) and arranged by some guy from KLOV.
 
Plus, he was posting everything from items for sale to promoting his own events right in the main section. Nobody else gets to do that. I would love to post stuff for sale in the main thread and get everybody's attention, but its just not fair to the forum and everybody else.


I think that your view on the situation boils down to whether you like him or not. He tends to garner a very polarized opinion on here.

Whatcha talking 'bout Willis?

I can't tell you how many hundreds of threads I've seen in the General section regarding ebay listings or CL ads. I rarely saw RKnucklez doing that there. Maybe once or twice- and usually accompanying an event that he had. I really don't see what's too bad about self-promoting events you're having- IF- your events are arcade related. I mean isn't it the general arcade discussion forum? I've seen other guys list their events like Gary Vincent, Arcadia's opening, and quite a few podcasts.

I guess my dog in the fight here is that I do side a bit with RKnucklez. I can see how his punk-rock attitude may rub people the wrong way, but he genuinely has a passion for the hobby (especially in the competitive sport of the hobby) which he is struggling to bring out of the basements and nooks of society and back into main stream culture. Small steps at first. He can't change it all himself overnight. So the guy tries to sell a game here and there to keep the movement going...surprised more guys here don't cut him just a shred more respect. And I said respect (not fellatio). You don't have to be the guy's bitch in order to realize his efforts and hard work.
 
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The new guy trolled him pretty hard. He was begging Richie to react. Richie reacted and was banned. Then the newbie troll strutted around, untouched by a ban himself, only until another KLOVer pointed out the uber-unfair behavior, resulting in the final banning of the troll as well.

New guy: Z3K3

Richie: RKnucklez

just type those into a search, and you'll probably find the threads where they attacked each other.

Z3K3 is not a newbie.
 
A lot of us side with Richie. What he's doing for the scene is commendable. It's easy to nitpick little things if you're not paying attention to the big picture.
 
I missed the entire RKnuckles drama here on KLOV... must've been a hoot!

I've never been to his business, and don't know him personally, but certainly respect what he's trying to do with his place. Hopefully the "Kong Off" was a financial coup for him and it certainly seemed to go over well with the KLOV community as a whole.

I wish him nothing but the best of luck, and hopefully he'll end up being a regular participant here again once the ban has expired.

Of course, I'd totally understand if he wasn't interested in doing that as well.
 
Plus, he was posting everything from items for sale to promoting his own events right in the main section. Nobody else gets to do that. I would love to post stuff for sale in the main thread and get everybody's attention, but its just not fair to the forum and everybody else.

And sure enough, without any threads on here about his items for sale, his latest auction didn't sell at all:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ain_0&rt=nc&si=8YstKRYRGKp2f9x6RdzBxnprnes%3D

Tons of people and other arcade related businesses post about their auctions and new products.

I could see how his personality might turn some people off, but I like it. He is doing some great things for the hobby.

He openly threatened him in the thread a couple of times, but those got deleted.

I didnt see the posts he made, but when youre a douchebag like Z3K3 I have no problem with it.
 
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Richie does a lot to help out the community, I'm happy that he's put so much energy into the high score events, etc, and I think stuff like the Kong-Off is awesome. That stuff is all fantastic and welcomed.

Some of the things he's done that don't help the community include threatening users of this site (it doesn't matter 'who started it'), using multiple accounts to try and circumvent temporary bans, and ignoring requests to cool off. Sometimes posts (read as: threats, insults, etc.) get edited or removed from public view to keep situations from turning into full-fledged shit storms.
 
Sorry, I didn't mean brand-spanking new to this site. I kinda meant in comparison to Rknucklez longer record here and and in the community in general.

z3k3 is really well-known and respected amongst a great many arcade collectors stretching back into the mid 90s. Like many of us who were around pre-KoK/KLOV forums/etc, he just doesn't post that much. This is not the only place where arcade collectors communicate.
 
z3k3 > rknucklez

KLOV itself is the 'new guy' of arcade collecting forums.

The new guy trolled him pretty hard. He was begging Richie to react. Richie reacted and was banned. Then the newbie troll strutted around, untouched by a ban himself, only until another KLOVer pointed out the uber-unfair behavior, resulting in the final banning of the troll as well.

New guy: Z3K3

Richie: RKnucklez

just type those into a search, and you'll probably find the threads where they attacked each other.
 
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