Sunrise, I feel hurt by you stating that we are bashing Sunrise products. Nothing could be further from the truth. I tried to explain it to BiFi, I'll try to explain it to you as well: the GFX9000 is a great product. I only had the feeling that GhostwriterP was only looking at the possibilities of adding extra colors with the GFX9000, whilst the GFX9000 has many other interesting qualities to offer. I was only pointing out that, in that light, I'd rather see a bit less colors in a GFX9000 game, revealing those other qualities.

As for the megapoll: as I posted as a reaction on the newspost over here, megapolls aren't meant to be taken that seriously. It's not a ranking list, but only a quick and dirty way to find out which one is to be considered the most important newspost of all. The unlucky newspost that met the final winner in the first round, didn't stand a chance. That doesn't mean people don't like it, it only means that people like the other news more. If you want to take any emotion out of it, please take pride in the fact that all Sunrise related news of the year was nominated.

I've known Ruud vd Moosdijk for many years now, and I'm absolutely positive that the outcome of the mega-poll does not change his motivation to finish or not finish part 3. It might have been a big boost if Arranger Platinum had turned out to become the absolute winner, but apart from that... I'm sure he can handle it. (Right, Ruud?)

As for mars2000you: sigh... MRC pretends this, MRC not objective that, MRC conspiracy bla... you're getting predictable...

Snout, you are also very predictable !

So, it means that I must extend the contents of the MSX blue site ...

...it means that you should show true colors one day, mars2000you. You behave this way against the MRC because you like the fuzz, because it's easy to state all those meaningless conspiracy stuff without any solid argumentation whatsoever because it leads to heated discussions and visitors to your website. Both your website and your enthusiasm for MSX are big enough to be able to do without those. Please, just for once in your life, think about the 40 people spending a lot of spare time in making MRC what it is. The only bashing I see going on in this thread, is not pointed to Sunrise, my dear friend...

This poll isn't about how good Arranger is. The poll is about what the most interesting news is. Quite a difference!

Snout, you are overreacting as this is usually the case !

You say yourself that the MRC method for the mega-poll 'is not a ranking list, but only a quick and dirty way to find out which one is to be considered the most important newspost of all".

So, it's my freedom to say that a better objective way can exist. For the rest, read correctly my position : I agree with Wolf on one point and with Sunrise on another point.

But the reality is that MRC is always thinking that only the MRC way is the good way. That's the REAL problem.

I'm not thinking the MRC way is the good or only way, I'm thinking that the current way serves its purpose just nicely. If we were to create a ranking list of MSX games, news, music or game covers, indeed: your proposal would be the right way to do it. But we're not ranking, we're having a poll with the purpose of finding out the #1. And for that purpose, it's as objective as it can get. In that, this megapoll is in no way different from the previous ones.

The reason I'm 'overreacting' is because MRC is in my blood. It is my hobby and the point of having a hobby is to have fun while working at it, and every now and then the way you formulate your opinion on the MRC gives me quite a hard time of having any fun at all. Sentences like "something must be done to make the mega-polls in a better objective way ! If MRC doesn't want to do that, then I should eventually create a new section on MSX blue" and "But the reality is that MRC is always thinking that only the MRC way is the good way. That's the REAL problem." really don't improve my mood or motivation, mars2k.

Well, that's very enlightening : if someone (me or another MSX fan) suggests an improvement to the MRC way, there are 2 options : or the suggestion is accepted and everybody is happy, or the suggestion is not accepted and MRC attitude is really on the defensive : the MRC "Castle" is in danger !

So, my today decision is very simple : no more suggestions on this forum, but if I can do something better or different or new on MSX blue, I'll do it. No more time for discussions, time for action !

mars2k: so far we have implemented many suggestions from MRC visitors, suggested through mail, forum or contact us. And we do appreciate people sending in those suggestions. But you do agree that we are free to judge every suggestion ourselves and implement it - or not - based on our own judgements? Just as you are free to implement and not implement on MSXblue what you like and what not. And indeed, there are quite a few suggestions we have not implemented (yet). Not implementing a suggestion has nothing to do with being defensive, it has got everything to do with making choices.

I get the impression that you are trying to force your opinion on the MRC. Once again, you are bending my words just so that you can make an 'MRC is evil' statement out of it. I think this is quite enlightening indeed, mars....

No, I don't say that 'MRC is evil', it's your interpretation of my words.

We have indeed the right to make choices that can be different.

That's also the 'raison d'être' of MSX blue.

I hope to answer with my site to some requests from the MSX community. The goal is not to 'destroy' MRC, but to simply offer a greater choice to the MSX fans.

I have the feeling when you answer me that you are still in 2005 with another problems between me and you. Since november 2005, the page is over for me as I had explained on another forum. It's maybe not over for you, but that's no more my problem. That's also a choice !

It seems we should've had this discussion quite a bit earlier, as at least we're starting to agree on things. Let me try to explain a bit why I react(ed) the way I did. A few posts ago you stated 'something must be done to make the mega-polls in a better objective way ! If MRC doesn't want to do that, then I should eventually create a new section on MSX blue'. Even with the smiley that followed this statement, and even if this had been your very first post on the MRC fora, this feels more like a threat than a suggestion to me.

And indeed, it does not help that I have seen you behave like this before. I might be wrong, but I have the impression that you like putting your opinion in strong terms, and that you like causing conflict and keeping conflicts alive. And no, on that note I'm not only referring to the GuyveR800-situation. When someone from MRC (e.g. me) has an opinion different from yours, you often react with a 'see? MRC always reacts this way' and I don't think we deserved that, and proved you wrong on that note on countless occasions. I am more than willing to make the choice to start with clean sheets, but if you keep expressing your opinions in the tone you used in e.g. this thread, I might 'overreact' every now and then.

Well, we have all feelings and if I feel encouraged in my opinion, I add something more that I think funny or provocative, but it can be indeed viewed as too provocative.

In this discussion about the megapolls, I think that Sunrise feels the same problem than me. Apparently, you don't feel the problem, because you have another approach of the megapolls. And before you had answered, I knew already your answer ... Yes, I'm very intuitive and that explains also my provocative attitude before your answer.

But it does not mean that I want to 'destroy' MRC. It simply means that other opinions and requests can exist and must receive an adapted answer : some additions to my site could be the answer, so finally there's also a part of reality in my provocative attitude. I know I'm very complex, but it's 'my complexity' !

I don't have the feeling you're trying to 'destroy' MRC, I do have the feeling that your provocative remarks aren't always a good contribution to the atmosphere on the MRC, though. Perhaps you should work a bit harder on the 'funny'-part of them ;P

The solution is very simple as I have today decided that I will no more suggest anything here on MRC.

So, you will no more see remarks from me that could give you a bad feeling.

It's maybe extrem, but it's my solution !

Snout, just close this website will ya. We don't give a shit. really. It's your passion to make a thing like MRC possible. It is you who donates free time and prolly some mony and ofcourse your best effort. But do you?
Just close this darn fuck and be happy with the fact that you've done something great but ppl just don't give a shit.

(big sarc ofcourse)

Why can't "they" just leave you alone, man you give ALL the best and still get suckered down. MRC is a fairly objective MSX portal to me. I've got opinions, every body's got them. If you're the man, then I'm the man aswell. So the other white meat can point his fucking finger up his ass. (excuse my french)

Why the big fights'n stuff. IF ya don't like it, get the fuck out. (quoting Eddy Murhpy )

big cheers mates.

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