i've had enough

[lack of grace]

Blah blah blah blah blah......Forums arnt counsilers or diaries. Complain to someone who cares how you feel.

[Star_Base_CGI]

Huh?

[FalconGuy016]

Cody, I like paintball, therefore, I do not like things that will hinder paintball. If you do the same, then stop talking

[breg]

OK!
Not to be a jerk about this:

1. Internet forums are for posting information and sharing ideas. If I want to post my anti-SP views and others want to agree or disagree, then that is our business, and if you don't want to read it... don't it's that simple.

2. We feel that by trying to patent the electro marker, SP is putting a serious hurting on more than just other companies, but paintball in general... if you don't agree then don't read the thread.

3. From what I've heard and saw, the momenet that we heard about this, several of our members hit up the Patent Office website and did a lot of research, and then posted the inforamtion. That seems like a little more than pointing fingers and hiding behind keyboards. Not to mention, when this all was going down, how many messages of support did we leave Tom, and the other manufacturers? Quite a bit. Trust me, it means a lot when you know that people care.

4. No one cares?

i've been noticing alot lately that everyone has been trying to boycott smart parts and have been making smartparts symbols that change into swastikas (nazi symbol for the daft)

I think you just shot yourself in the foot on that one. If no one cared, then why in the world do some many folks have those in in thier sig pics? No one cares? I think you are worng. If we wish to take a proactive stance, we will. Some people feel that the sig pics are the only way that they can. And, didn't I read "trying to boycott Smart Parts?" Isn't boycotting more than just "hiding behind a keyboard and pointing fingers?"

Those are my thoughts,

Breg

[lack of grace]

easy

I've noticed its easier to just tell people to shut up and go away. It's also just as effective

[Mega Man]

lol well i like smart parts still, infact they're in my sig...

[WARPED1]

Re: i've had enough

Originally posted by cody_wild
i've been noticing alot lately that everyone has been trying to boycott smart parts and have been making smartparts symbols that change into swastikas (nazi symbol for the daft) and i've frankly had enough, the only thing u people are doing is taking up space in the forum, no body cares what you have to say and all your doing is making yourself look stupid, if u wanna make a difference actually DO something, dont just hide behind ur keyboard and point fingers, unless ur trying to be a coward, well thats all i have to say. leave ur thoughts

I concur with this guy! Well, the brainless morons here on AO(not everyone, just some), will believe anything Jim Drew says.............and using a Nazi symbol to represent a pb company, is just f@$#ing stoo-pid. Nazi's killed 6 million jews! SP is just a company that produces stuff for a game!

[bornl33t]

but you guys got it all wrong it's not about representation, it's about expectations.

We know nazi and smarts parts have little to do with each other, they represent eachother in no way. But we expect Smart Parts to suck as much as the Nazi's. I'm sure you've heard the term "the homework nazi" or "the Toilet paper nazi" ?

ok, now, everyone needs to reach up on their shoulders find a chips that should be setting about 3-4 inches aways from the neck. Pick it up and give it a good toss accrost the room

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

Put yourself in Smart Parts shoes. They have declined sales, struggling company, and has a patent that's not being enforced. Well, appearently, they are in some kind of financial situation that's not good, so they decide to start enforcing the patent, thinking they will get what they want. Right now, I'd say the chances are about 15% sucess from SP. Now, if somehow they pull this off, one of the two things will happen: 1)Most companies will go bankrupt or stop manufacturing electronic markers and 2) the companies will pay up, all gun prices will raise, and smart parts will keep their prices the same, therefore being cheaper then everyone else. Personally, if I owned Smart Parts, I'd do it. Now, since I don't own smart parts, I don't like the idea that they are doing these lawsuits, but hey, it's buisness. They aren't working to make people happy, they are working for the money, to make a living. I hope that their lawsuit isn't sucessful, but you never know when you may be paying $600 for a Black dragun, or 2500 for an angel.]


(PS: 500th post!!)

[Taco]

its just buisness just let them handle it nd go bak to ur donut eating tv watching lives nd leave it alone... i wuz just about to buy an impulse today.. but then got a better deal on an eclass.. but an impulse from sp witha full freak kit... te point is just leave it alone nd they cnt win its like 10 companies

[FooTemps]

Hahaha, I bet the guy who started this thread is regretting it now.

SP pissed me off big time with that lawsuit. Then I saw that sp still copied some stuff in the 03 shocker. ugh, they need to learn how to be original

[sharpshooter1286]

jerks...there all a buncha JERKS (smart parts)
for some reason i thought of the simpsons when they get a horse and homers like if hes not good enough we're taking a trip to the glue factory...and he's not coming!

[Brak]

Originally posted by Prairie
...

You aren't any better.

k.

[rikkter]

Originally posted by Taco
its just buisness just let them handle it nd go bak to ur donut eating tv watching lives nd leave it alone... i wuz just about to buy an impulse today.. but then got a better deal on an eclass.. but an impulse from sp witha full freak kit... te point is just leave it alone nd they cnt win its like 10 companies

well the first part of that wasn't too smart considering i had to read your post twice to understand it, and its not 10 companys. its about ICD and their design thats similar to what the SP's guns are.

this whole SP hate thing is just getting old. of course i'm mad about the whole thing, but the whole SP nazi sign(someone said we sound like morons when we say nazi sign) thing is just getting old. relating to how the nazi party murderd jews, criples, gays, and more is just getting old and is totally uncalled for, theres no need to bring THAT into paintball. its just dumb.

i agree with most of you about both sides, its just dumb now. i think its wrong, and right on what they're doing. but like TK did, he could of patented the use of HPA, but he looked beyond that and looked for the greater of the sport. SP should do that also. my 2 cents.

[PsychoBaller]

All of you Cry Me A River..... and cut it out before this thread ends up on Lock Down due to Flaming...