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Whatever happened to Johnsteed, Slotster, vinylweatherman, Simmo! (and a few others)?

Simmo is still around and busy with his venture so doesn't participate much nowadays. I still speak to him as no doubt a couple of others here do.

Vinyl - well I last saw him in London about 7 years ago at the MM, he disappeared from the forum shortly afterwards.

The other two - who knows?
 
Don't know Johnsteed or Slotster's output, I guess every five years or so brings its own cycle and vibe, which changes the complexity of the site.

Not to mention each era's 'world events' influencing the mood of the time. I've been blessed enough to engage in all things Trump, Brexit & Covid- related, and I wouldn't change it for the world!*

But I guess the poster whose timeline I missed would have been Nifty. Man, did he sound like a spicy sausage!
 
Yeah - Simmo! is still around, but to busy and too important to be dealing with us happy few. VWM? I don't know. He disappeared a while back and I tried reaching out to him, but never received a reply. I hope he's well.

Same with the others. Unfortunately, as with life - all of us come and go.
 
Casinomeister said:
Yeah - Simmo! is still around, but to busy and too important to be dealing with us happy few. VWM? I don't know. He disappeared a while back and I tried reaching out to him, but never received a reply. I hope he's well.

Same with the others. Unfortunately, as with life - all of us come and go.
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I bet the average word count on the forum dropped when VWM left. Good old days!
 
Well, Harry BKK left for different reasons. He had a business disagreement with a member here that was not resolved, so I put that account to rest

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Well, Harry BKK left for different reasons. ...
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I think it may have been the other way around Bryan.

He was owed money and did not get it, in fact although not 100% sure, It may be from one of your staff!

Sorry to throw this out here like this, however I have been good friends with Harry for a long time now and he always pays his dues. I believe he did a lot of work (content writing) on the promise of payment which he never received. (This was long before the particular staff member joined CM)

I still speak with him to this day via Skype and I am sure he would be horrified to hear that you think this is the case with him.

Apologies upfront if I have this wrong but I am pretty confident I am right.
 
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Casinomeister said:
Well, Harry BKK left for different reasons. He owed $$ to a member here, didn't pay it, and I put that account to rest.
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Sorry Bryan think you are getting mixed up. Harry left through posts in political thread and few comments that were made. He decided time for a break and left o his own account as he was fed up with the site at the time.

Definitely nothing to do with him owing money to anyone.
 
Harry was one of the more valued members of the forum and it's hard to believe he'd be a person who didn't pay someone if he owed them money.

An example of his character is the remarkable CM community thread. How many members have done anything similar here? The forum lost a lot when he decided to move on.

I agree with other posters above. You might have wrong info here @Casinomeister.
 
paul7388 said:
Sorry Bryan think you are getting mixed up. Harry left through posts in political thread and few comments that were made. He decided time for a break and left o his own account as he was fed up with the site at the time.

Definitely nothing to do with him owing money to anyone.
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Sorry to disappoint you , but I was in the middle of it all, and really don't want to discuss this in a public setting. He made a bad business deal with another senior member here, and we felt it was best that he moved on. He was not fed up with the site - it was quite the opposite. This all happened when he stopped posting.

It's a crying shame that people think that he left because he was fed up. That is not the truth.
 
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Sorry to disappoint you , but I was in the middle of it all, and really don't want to discuss this in a public setting. ....
It's a crying shame that people think that he left because he was fed up. That is not the truth.
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I was only going by what I knew was happening at the time. That was Harry had a few disagreements with many in the political thread myself included and he posted he had had enough and was going to take a break from here. So I sort of apologised in PM and we were fine but he said way things were going he had just had enough and was not changing his mind.

So he stayed around for a day or two saying his goodbyes to people. Which is why I presumed he left on his own accord as he did not suddenly disappear and I would have thought if you had reason to get rid of him it would have been done quick and maybe banned not him taking a few days to go and now just having his account show dormant.

But looks like I might have been wrong if it was yourself that made him go.

But I do know he is friends with several members away from here so I know it is your site but not really sure after the time that has passed that it needed mentioning he owed someone money. Really surprising as he would be first to give others money if they needed help.

But anyway guess you never much about anyone apart from what they say. And for you to say that is the reason then no reason to doubt it as not likely you would make it up.
 
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Well, I didn't make him go - if he could have resolved the issue with the other member there would not be a problem, and he'd probably still be here. And yeah there is always crap going on the The Attic threads that can seem to get out of hand - and I try to intervene when I can (or are aware) but I think it is rather unfair for someone to give the half truth and state that they don't like the forum "environment" when there are other things more nefarious going on - his doing. He probably tried to save face by complaining about other folks, or about me and the moderation, or some other distraction.

That is a shame - because he may have convinced others to think the same thing by manufacturing problems. It was problem he was unable to correct. Again, I think it's inappropriate for me to go into details - but I will defend this forum and its community as much as I can.
 
Jono777 said:
I think it may have been the other way around Bryan.

He was owed money and did not get it, in fact although not 100% sure, It may be from one of your staff!

Sorry to throw this out here like this, however I have been good friends with Harry for a long time now and he always pays his dues. I believe he did a lot of work (content writing) on the promise of payment which he never received. (This was long before the particular staff member joined CM)

I still speak with him to this day via Skype and I am sure he would be horrified to hear that you think this is the case with him.

Apologies upfront if I have this wrong but I am pretty confident I am right.
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Having met all the staff here many a time I would be very surprised at that! As far as I know they're all solvent, honest and if that was the case I couldn't see Bryan allowing such a situation to fester without resolution. If you were staff and had ripped a member off, well you wouldn't be staff. Mmmm...
 
bamberfishcake said:
I think its a shame you mentioned it @Casinomeister

I have the utmost respect for you and your site, but posting like that is inflammatory and not cool when the other person is not here to defend themselves.

As you said yourself, inappropriate to mention this in a public setting.
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Then again, not mentioning something could lead to rumour, inaccuracy and suspicion. Not having been a party to this I can't comment. What I can say is that any work personally I have done for CM or any past and present staff has always been settled and paid in most cases promptly. Same with people here from the membership who've helped with the GAG slot surveys.
 
Casinomeister said:
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Wow just wow, I really don't agree with posting this publicly!

Surely this was a personal matter, outwith the forum, that should have been resolved between two people opposed to involving the forum and in the process discrediting a valued member (yes he may be an ex member) but he was a valuable contributor whilst here.

It totally baffles me why this had to be made public.

I am in the same position, someone here owes me money but I would never name and shame, or threaten to do as such, I loaned the money, took the risk and it is my responsibility to resolve.
 
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bamberfishcake said:
I think its a shame you mentioned it @Casinomeister

I have the utmost respect for you and your site, but posting like that is inflammatory and not cool when the other person is not here to defend themselves.

As you said yourself, inappropriate to mention this in a public setting.
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He can come back and defend himself all he wants. I mentioned it after two members were sorrowful that he was gone - him giving the reason that he didn't like the direction the forum was going. That is not cool. He should have been upfront and explained why he was not posting anymore.

greylady said:
Wow just wow, I really don't agree with posting this publicly!

Surely this was a personal matter, outwith the forum, that should have been resolved between two people opposed to involving the forum and in the process discrediting a valued member (yes he may be an ex member) but he was a valuable contributor whilst here.

It totally baffles me why this had to be made public.

I am in the same position, someone here owes me money but I would never name and shame, or threaten to do as such, I loaned the money, took the risk and it is my responsibility to resolve.
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He didn't owe me any money - but he screwed over one of our senior members. And I am the first person to say that I won't go into detail about it. But I do not think he deserves the praise you are giving him, when he should have been honest in the first place and not manufacture excuses for leaving.
 
dunover said:
Having met all the staff here many a time I would be very surprised at that! As far as I know they're all solvent, honest and if that was the case I couldn't see Bryan allowing such a situation to fester without resolution. If you were staff and had ripped a member off, well you wouldn't be staff. Mmmm...
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Hear you loud and clear mate.

I am only repeating what I was originally told and only doing so with pretty high confidence that I am correct also.

I am useless with the search functions on here but this may have also briefly been discussed on the forum a couple of years back, it could have also been in a multi person PM hence my uncertainty over this point.

I also vaguely recall an agreement being made with potential staff member agreeing a way forward for them to repay Harry.
 
Jono777 said:
I think it may have been the other way around Bryan.

He was owed money and did not get it, in fact although not 100% sure, It may be from one of your staff!

Sorry to throw this out here like this, however I have been good friends with Harry for a long time now and he always pays his dues. I believe he did a lot of work (content writing) on the promise of payment which he never received. (This was long before the particular staff member joined CM)

I still speak with him to this day via Skype and I am sure he would be horrified to hear that you think this is the case with him.

Apologies upfront if I have this wrong but I am pretty confident I am right.
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I just reread this. NO! This had nothing to do at all with one of the staff. This is a member that you all know well - nothing to do with staff.

And just to underscore one thing, the ball is in Harry's court - both me and the forum member have asked him to resolve this numerous times, but he has gone into silence mode.

Believe me - I was shocked as much as you are. But this is, in my opinion, not as serious as a member like VWM vanishing. I can only assume the worst here.
 
Jono777 said:
Hear you loud and clear mate.

I am only repeating what I was originally told and only doing so with pretty high confidence that I am correct also.

I am useless with the search functions on here but this may have also briefly been discussed on the forum a couple of years back, it could have also been in a multi person PM hence my uncertainty over this point.

I also vaguely recall an agreement being made with potential staff member agreeing a way forward for them to repay Harry.
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I do think this should be put to bed now Jono. Bryan was reasonable, he amended his original post and without evidence from either side, it is down to us as indiviudals to make our own judgements and conclusions.

Harry isn't about now so I think its best to put it top bed and let the thread continue on track :)
 
greylady said:
I do think this should be put to bed now Jono. Bryan was reasonable, he amended his original post and without evidence from either side, it is down to us as indiviudals to make our own judgements and conclusions.

Harry isn't about now so I think its best to put it top bed and let the thread continue on track :)
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Fair enough :)

I shall now not bring this up again nor participate any further in this part of the discussion,

Hoping that you are well :D
 
Well, I have added what I do know about missing names and that's all I can contribute here. And seeing Bryan in no uncertain terms has confirmed what I thought, that no admin or staff owe people money I am happy with that and rather relieved. :thumbsup:
 
goatwack said:
Won't mention it here, but I'm sure Vortran still owes me 36 Euro, tinned bastard
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Wouldn't surprise me, the metallic miser could peel an orange in his pocket.
 
Harry and I had many 'attic' debates, never struck me as guy to welch on a debt, (not seeking further details or elaboration here) I regard him still in a fond way despite our differences of opinion about various topics. Wish he was here to share his thoughts on the ukraine/russia conflict.
 
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This topic went from 0 to 100 pretty fast...
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It's a for sure this.....
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I'm pretty sure I remember PMing VWM near the end of his time here and he said something along the lines of "need to spend more time with the family". As I recall I asked if all was well but I guess he'd already moved on and I never got a reply.

FWIW my 2 cents on the Harry discussion here is that Bryan needed to clear the air because there had been the suggestion that it was CM issues and not ... other things that brought Harry's time here to an end. Once that suggestion was made it needed to be addressed head on, IMHO. Not looking to stir the pot, just saying that if Bryan hadn't done the necessary I would have.
 
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I remember some great tournaments with Vinyl - it was me and him fighting it out for the £4000 in a lot of them - playing all 1000 games.

I also remember great service from Mark at 32red - was a sad day for me when I lost club rouge after 6 years getting a bonus everyday - would still be playing with them but have not gambled since I lost it - just about to start having a flutter again.
 
sscrabble said:
I remember some great tournaments with Vinyl - it was me and him fighting it out for the £4000 in a lot of them - playing all 1000 games.

I also remember great service from Mark at 32red - was a sad day for me when I lost club rouge after 6 years getting a bonus everyday - would still be playing with them but have not gambled since I lost it - just about to start having a flutter again.
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Mark is still here, albeit with a different username. :)
 
Having accidentally veered off towards some old posts while searching for something completely unrelated, I can say with absolute certainty that some of the aforementioned posters were indeed big hitters.

Reading eg some of Johnsteed's prose was certainly illuminating, as was the care taken to formulate their posts, a far cry to some of the EQ-deficient keyboard-thumping we see today.

That's not to say name-calling wasn't prevalent, and general tit-for-tat, because it clearly was. But the calibre of posts seemed better, due in no small part to a greater spread of balanced posters, and better 'temperament'. Only one I see stuck in the midst of some of those convos was KK, so he'll have to regale that zeitgeist!

So there you have it, that was my nostalgic share. Thankyou for listening.

Long live the past!

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goatwack said:
Having accidentally veered off towards some old posts while searching for something completely unrelated, I can say with absolute certainty that some of the aforementioned posters were indeed big hitters.

Reading eg some of Johnsteed's prose was certainly illuminating, as was the care taken to formulate their posts, a far cry to some of the EQ-deficient keyboard-thumping we see today.

That's not to say name-calling wasn't prevalent, and general tit-for-tat, because it clearly was. But the calibre of posts seemed better, due in no small part to a greater spread of balanced posters, and better 'temperament'. Only one I see stuck in the midst of some of those convos was KK, so he'll have to regale that zeitgeist!

So there you have it, that was my nostalgic share. Thankyou for listening.

Long live the past!

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Alas you be right but also the whole landscape of UK gaming has changed. I used to love the discussions on bonuses - the multitude of casinos available - the different software - example RTG casinos VS MG download clients. Those were the days when a game release actually meant something and was looked forward to with Anticipation and the BDBA was classed as extreme volatility and the holy grail was getting 5 scatters on TS1 . Where a 100% bonus would be moaned at for have 30 times play through ;) and 32red give out Bonus I think every Friday. And of course getting VIP status - which actually did mean something! Such as when MG actually built slots which were fun and exciting to play - I remember waiting for the release of TS2 at 32red who were generous with a Deposit bonus. These days I don't even notice or bother to follow new releases.


So yeah there was much to talk about and much to moan about. But it was pretty good.

Fast forward to 2022 : Extreme KYC - no auto play (still cant believe that one) no bonuses to speak of. Vips are classed as something to be avoided or you get 5 "free spins every month. Limited casinos in the UK with a whole minefield of rules - and 200 new slot releases daily mostly with ridiculous variance - and of course not really viable for the UK player without Bonus buys (NLC comes to mind)

And then the very draining posts from those nobs who try to beat the system by either claiming the casino fell foul of RG policies or try to somehow get such things to work in there favour. All of this I think changed much of what used to be discussed here on CM. Dont get me wrong its still the number 1 gaming forum and the only place I really visit and trust.

But what can I contribute ? as I don't play UK casinos at all any more and when I do give in to my degenerate behaviour it is always offshore and always crypto and even that now is showing danger signs. And I never ever will give into any kind of KYC other than name and email and will never ever do another SOW for anyone.

But yes I miss the "old days" but alas I think they will never return.
 
I miss getting a bonus email while at work (2010-2015 era) and knowing my evening was nicely set up, because you could low roll for hours if not days on 100 quid + 100% match.

Drive home, quickly make something to eat and then settle down to raid Lost Island. Wizard Of Oz, Beach, Lunaris and IRhino. Chugging madly on an e-cig (when they were new and exciting).

Simple pleasures, now denied. When the offshore route inevitably closes to UK players, that will be me done.
 
slot_zombie said:
Simple pleasures, now denied. When the offshore route inevitably closes to UK players, that will be me done.
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Which I think it will do - the UKGC seem determined to stamp out all forms of gambling online. Crypto is becoming more of a risk right now - plus with prices being in free fall - its a gamble within a gamble. Coin-base banished me ;-) but I knew the risk - used Luno for a few small transactions - which are fine but very simple set up and lack of major liquidity could be a concern for some. So for now I will watch and wait to see how it goes with offshore.
 

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