Ladies and gentlemen, meet my #1 stalker, firemodel55. He knows all the details, history, and shortcomings of my gear, even tho he has never played any of them. Creepy...
His life mission is to destroy my name at all costs, without any provocation. Why and how does he get away with it? Your guess is as good as mine, but it certainly makes this place an off-putting mess for people like me who go here to talk shop instead of talking sh*t.
Sorry to add fuel to the fire and feed the troll, but in doing some back-reading here, I have noticed that Alex's and his alter-nic's posts can be deemed personal attacks.
I have been on this board for over 4 years and have fought with him several times. And never has he answered a call. When the deadline approaches, he changes the rules and makes excuses. He has mastered the side swipe technique as well as the hit and run method. You point out 6 arguments against him and will he only choose the weakest one, then make his strongest point. You argue about fingers, he will point out that the elbow is made of plastic. This may be good in an intellectual, thought provoking debate but he breaks all the rules.
While his critiques are substantial in the language and in the form, his intentions are without honor and tainted with malice. While I am but a simple member of this forum without a professional musician's resume (neither does he for that matter), I never stoop down (or raise my chin higher than my nose) to belittle or malign anyone's technique, heritage, nationality, origin of purchase, type of wood, source of tubes or circle of friends.
We all know this guy. And I know he will never stop.