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fo

54 posts

WA, 54 posts

12 Aug 2006 4:51am

Maxxl, Phillipp, Moritz,

(sorry I couldn't help but give you the hope you were unknown to me as Maxxl) I bet you were salivating...

hehehe

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One must mind his these and those...

speaking of proper etiquette:

What ever happened with your 9m and 12m crossbow2 seam failures

Did you have to send both kites back to Cab?

Have you got your kites back/fixed/replaced yet?

were they nice to you?

Keep us updated...

Thanks
fo

On the vest thing, though a philanthropic endeavor by Steve, (he's most likely in integrous- counseling Today) the common man /kiter needs a bit of incentive to be as kind, even to himself,...

That's why I think the price break is such a natural...

Save a great vest, and some hard earned dollars...sweet !

I'm sure Steve will list the max savings for us whren he gets back from class..

He really cares about us, he's always reached out to us.

I know this thread has touched me, perhaps the good many of us as well...

G'on ya mate, as they say d'wn un'dr

user

1140 posts

user

WA, 1140 posts

12 Aug 2006 6:16am

I doubt this is the REAL Fo.

Lets assume for a moment it is.

Fokiten is banned from Kiteforum for abusing Steve at every opportunity.Constant personal attacks,attacks on his business and fammily.
So,this has nothing to do with impact vests,but a personal,vindictive agenda.

Once again an informative and usefull post has been hijacked for ulterior motives.

If Steve can get more riders using impact vests,good for him!

Its about safety isn't it?

fo

54 posts

WA, 54 posts

12 Aug 2006 6:34am

Careful,

Libel is not only wrong, it can see you in trouble.

Please check your facts:
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Toby
Very Frequent Poster

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Joined: 24 Sep 2001
Posts: 12047
Location: Europe (webmaster)

PostPosted Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:11 am Post subject

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did I ever said he (fokiten) was banned?

Read my posts, I never did!

go figure
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User,

Personal attcks are not my style, a record of all posts exists on kiteforum.

That record is availible to you, to me, or to anyone.

The Record speaks in my behalf.

(see above)

Perhaps you'd like to review it?

Please be more careful.

Regards anyway though
fokiten

I didn't quote your post as a courtesy, feel free to edit the slanders from your post until such time as you can back them up.

Posting untruths is no way build your cred....

No Biggy, I forgive you,, do carry on.

Now how many vests do you want to promise?

waveslave

4263 posts

waveslave

WA, 4263 posts

12 Aug 2006 7:07am

If Rip Curl vests have been such a strong seller in Kitepower stores in the past (his quote),
why is Rip Curl so reluctant to manufacture without guaranteed orders ?
It doesn't make sense ?

Do they have the same policy with wetsuit orders ?

Maxxl

75 posts

Maxxl

WA, 75 posts

12 Aug 2006 7:57am

Little Fo, why are you dragging me into this sh1t. I just want to observe and enjoy. Go on with whatever you do best and leave me out of your little sand box wars.
It flatters me though that you believe I am so many different users. Do not think that just because you have many user names that everyone has the same.
I will let it go this time. No biggy.

fo

54 posts

WA, 54 posts

12 Aug 2006 9:38am

I do not recall asking you to post Maxxl?

I'm a bit baffled by your insistance that I had.

And you, user and steve, are the only ones with abusive posts here?

Rather puzzling eh?

Perhaps it's something in the water way down there that prods you toward mytho persecutions?

I'd hoped a change of venues would tidy up your attic a bit.

I'm remain hopful...

On the vest thing,,

I think we really need to nail down the discount price if this forum is expected to sanction a now tenuios possibly cancelled production of this crockproof vest.

(save the vest thread)

Afterall, sponsorship comes always at a price...

How many vests will you promise Phillipp?

And what the story on your defective crossbow kites?

Did they take care of you?

You know bob (tautologies) has the best warrantee record on Cab, he replaced chemo's blowed up contra, maybe try there if you've haven't had satisfaction from your shop?

Keep us informed,,
thanks
fo

FreeFerty

NSW

169 posts

FreeFerty

NSW, 169 posts

12 Aug 2006 11:54am

What's the big deal, KP is a good shop with great service. They have fixed kites for me on the spot just to help get me on the water. Second hand kites that I hadn't even purchased from them. Guess where I got my next kite from?

Any warantee issues have been no fuss and they gave me demo kites to use while mine was away.

Went in to chat about new kites coming out the other day, a staff member spent nearly an hour showing us what was new and what changes have been made. No rushing us out of the store because we didn't have cash in hand.

I can get kites a couple of hundy cheaper overseas but I go to kp for the service.

No one put me up to write this and I'm not sponsered but them or anything either.

Kitepower Australia

NSW

4382 posts

Kitepower Australia

NSW, 4382 posts

12 Aug 2006 1:40pm

G'day FreeFerty

Your name reminds me of beeroclock for some reason??
Thanks for the words of support!

Don't worry about the vengeful words of spite from my dancing dead, sadly suicided, mangy, grumpy, old cat, and it's slave.

Together they are doing a fantastic job of keeping my thread about the great Rip Curl vests at the top of the front page.

User is correct, the username "Fokiten" which is short for "Moderated", is fully banned on Kiteforum.com!

Myself and a few others helped the deluded one to get himself banned for sure, because he is so abusive and added nothing of value.
I won some beers on a bet about that too, Fakitten is the best remedy for boredom and a lack of laughter.

Now he has been forced to post under some insanerthanjane name, and that cracks me up everytime I see a desperate "look at me, look at me" post from his new/old fake ID.

Lets all help insanerthanjane involuntarily contribute to an easier going workplace, LOL's!

Cya and

Good Dancing

Steve McCormack

glaucus atlanticus

122 posts

glaucus atlanticus

122 posts

12 Aug 2006 12:32pm

Once in every blue moon I check to see what`s happening in here and LOL....... What do ya know the same ol` f u ck w i t s sprouting the same old crap.

Have fun I going to ride my longskateboard to make better use of my time.

fo

54 posts

WA, 54 posts

12 Aug 2006 1:01pm

quote:
Originally posted by fo

So kind one, integrous,,,let's put some lip-stick on this pig...

fill-in the blank:

If I Steve, can secure promises for 200 vests we all can benefit by saving a WHOOPING $______ off of last years price of $169.

for the record, neither I or my username fokiten are banned from kite forum.

Not that it matters, I post there with Toby's blessing.

Kiteforum even sells fokiten tee shirts..They're Hot Sellers

When I read these slander type posts, I just see fear and desperation.

I think It’s the need mince words that paints it so contrived, and so of course desprerate, as it is patently false...

The truth is out there...

I'd recommend counseling.

Regards
fokiten

waveslave

4263 posts

waveslave

WA, 4263 posts

12 Aug 2006 1:49pm

Steve,

If I promise to order a kook impact vest,
can you throw in a white Gath helmet and a Reel leash for free.

Deal or No Deal.

fo

54 posts

WA, 54 posts

12 Aug 2006 11:10pm

I'll just quote this one and put it on file with the rest on them.

Hmm,, yet another clearly personal attack: direct defamation of my character, a statement proclaiming I'm a boon to his business interests; an admission of collusion with others to do harm to me...

Pretty dumb Steve.

All and all an addmission of guilt...

The sad thing is it reflects negatively on seabreeze...

The record of all posts exists, there are hundreds of these actionable, personal attack posts, propogated by "Kitepower" already in my file....

Now what to do I want to about it?

I still would just like to see Steve get some counseling...

Think it over Steve, for your own good, and for kiting's good.

The record exists I could hang you with it.

Now dream-on, see you on kiteforum
fokiten

quote:
Originally posted by Kitepower Australia

G'day FreeFerty

Your name reminds me of beeroclock for some reason??
Thanks for the words of support!

Don't worry about the vengeful words of spite from my dancing dead, sadly suicided, mangy, grumpy, old cat, and it's slave.

Together they are doing a fantastic job of keeping my thread about the great Rip Curl vests at the top of the front page.

User is correct, the username "Fokiten" which is short for "Facking kitten sh1t brained paranoid delusional revenge seeking as$hole", is fully banned on Kiteforum.com!

Myself and a few others helped the deluded one to get himself banned for sure, because he is so abusive and added nothing of value.
I won some beers on a bet about that too, Fakitten is the best remedy for boredom and a lack of laughter.

Now he has been forced to post under some insanerthanjane name, and that cracks me up everytime I see a desperate "look at me, look at me" post from his new/old fake ID.

Lets all help insanerthanjane involuntarily contribute to an easier going workplace, LOL's!

Cya and

Good Dancing

Steve McCormack

silviu

VIC

663 posts

silviu

VIC, 663 posts

13 Aug 2006 3:11pm

Just returned from the wilderness, and found this mess.
Gee, guys, if I’d be the Rip Curl's, or any other water sport equipment manufacturers MD, I would not put a cent in the manufacturing and marketing Kitesurfing products after reading this thread.

To have a go on Steve, whilst he is trying to service the community (OK he has to make a leaving too) this is in my opinion, gross, unfair and rude!!

160 bucks for a vest which I do believe is a must, especially for long down winders, wave kitesurfing, wake style and unhooked style is not much! You don't have to have a new one every year, I have mine for 5 years already and still going!

As I said before, controversy means progression, however, what we have here is just cheap, low level winging!!!!

user

1140 posts

user

WA, 1140 posts

13 Aug 2006 1:49pm

quote:
Originally posted by fo

I'll just quote this one and put it on file with the rest on them.

Hmm,, yet another clearly personal attack: direct defamation of my character, a statement proclaiming I'm a boon to his business interests; an admission of collusion with others to do harm to me...

Pretty dumb Steve.

All and all an addmission of guilt...

The sad thing is it reflects negatively on seabreeze...

The record of all posts exists, there are hundreds of these actionable, personal attack posts, propogated by "Kitepower" already in my file....

Now what to do I want to about it?

I still would just like to see Steve get some counseling...

Think it over Steve, for your own good, and for kiting's good.

The record exists I could hang you with it.

Now dream-on, see you on kiteforum
fokiten

quote:
Originally posted by Kitepower Australia

G'day FreeFerty

Your name reminds me of beeroclock for some reason??
Thanks for the words of support!

Don't worry about the vengeful words of spite from my dancing dead, sadly suicided, mangy, grumpy, old cat, and it's slave.

Together they are doing a fantastic job of keeping my thread about the great Rip Curl vests at the top of the front page.

User is correct, the username "Fokiten" which is short for "Facking kitten sh1t brained paranoid delusional revenge seeking as$hole", is fully banned on Kiteforum.com!

Myself and a few others helped the deluded one to get himself banned for sure, because he is so abusive and added nothing of value.
I won some beers on a bet about that too, Fakitten is the best remedy for boredom and a lack of laughter.

Now he has been forced to post under some insanerthanjane name, and that cracks me up everytime I see a desperate "look at me, look at me" post from his new/old fake ID.

Lets all help insanerthanjane involuntarily contribute to an easier going workplace, LOL's!

Cya and

Good Dancing

Steve McCormack

I WAS right!

Funny how that idiot tried to wriggle out of it!

Pathetic worm !

stamp

QLD

2800 posts

stamp

QLD, 2800 posts

13 Aug 2006 9:04pm

silviu

Australia
300 Posts
Posted - 13/08/2006 : 1:11 pm
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"Just returned from the wilderness, and found this mess.
Gee, guys, if I’d be the Rip Curl's, or any other water sport equipment manufacturers MD, I would not put a cent in the manufacturing and marketing Kitesurfing products after reading this thread.

To have a go on Steve, whilst he is trying to service the community (OK he has to make a leaving too) this is in my opinion, gross, unfair and rude!!

160 bucks for a vest which I do believe is a must, especially for long down winders, wave kitesurfing, wake style and unhooked style is not much! You don't have to have a new one every year, I have mine for 5 years already and still going!

As I said before, controversy means progression, however, what we have here is just cheap, low level winging!!!!"

thank god you're back silviu, to sort out everyone's problems and steer us all straight again. it was a tense few days while you were gone

fences

VIC

89 posts

fences

VIC, 89 posts

13 Aug 2006 9:18pm

Yes as am I,
I had passing moment where I almost did not don my helmet, vest, safety sunnies, gloves, booties pfd and flares. Thank god you're back again silviu.
Regards,
Phil

drinksronu

16 posts

drinksronu

WA, 16 posts

14 Aug 2006 4:22am

quote:
Originally posted by fo

Maxxl, Phillipp, Moritz,

What ever happened with your 9m and 12m crossbow2 seam failures

Did you have to send both kites back to Cab?

Have you got your kites back/fixed/replaced yet?

were they nice to you?

Keep us updated...

Thanks
fo

They were "fixed" under warantee but one fo them was so bad it needed a patch so not much hope of getting a decent resale price for it, even if anyone was interested in CB2s,,, I think everyone is waiting for the SB2 in september..

drinksronu

16 posts

drinksronu

WA, 16 posts

14 Aug 2006 4:40am

quote:
Originally posted by stamp
.. have a go on Steve, whilst he is trying to service the community .

... like my grandpa's bull used to "service" the cows ;)

elsurfs

24 posts

elsurfs

24 posts

14 Aug 2006 5:22am

ripcurl are making (or have made) a kite wetty I saw it at torquay two seasons ago.
Basically a steamer with leg velcro and a kite badge

El out

Kitepower Australia

NSW

4382 posts

Kitepower Australia

NSW, 4382 posts

14 Aug 2006 7:51am

quote:
Originally posted by fo

I'll just quote this one and put it on file with the rest on them.

Hmm,, yet another clearly personal attack: direct defamation of my character, a statement proclaiming I'm a boon to his business interests; an admission of collusion with others to do harm to me...

Pretty dumb Steve.

All and all an addmission of guilt...

The sad thing is it reflects negatively on seabreeze...

The record of all posts exists, there are hundreds of these actionable, personal attack posts, propogated by "Kitepower" already in my file....

Now what to do I want to about it?

I still would just like to see Steve get some counseling...

Think it over Steve, for your own good, and for kiting's good.

The record exists I could hang you with it.

Now dream-on, see you on kiteforum
fokiten

Whats even funnier User, is that he has a file on me, probably on you too!!!!

ROFLMAO!!!

He uses multiple fake usernames and somehow thinks he needs to build a "FILE" of evidence, to protect the good name of an abusive fictitious character.

And the now banned from kiteforum mangy, grumpy, catty, kitten character has built a file of angry vengeful posts many thousands long.

So until the lights go out for good, there remains a file, on his own verbal bile, on several forums across the net.

Sue me Fo, that would be a funny day, funnier than this one for sure!

LOL's

STEVE

Kitepower Australia

NSW

4382 posts

Kitepower Australia

NSW, 4382 posts

14 Aug 2006 8:16am

For User,

Posted by Fokitten on kiteforum yesterday,

Thanks for that spidermatic,,

That's what I was hoping to say but failed.?

You / I / all you guys, cannot blame Toby for giving the paying advertisers a bit of a hedge against the forum at large,,,

But at the same time Toby allows everyone to get "it" out just the same...

Bottomline, Toby's a pretty good guy...

Look at me,

I'm still here, he tossed the paying customer a wee bone,,,

inactived my fokiten login, made someone's day,,eh?

He plays both sides, with a savy that's to everyone's including his,,
best interest...

Don't worry Bill

Toby will see you get your chance to reply to the mud buds...
Right-on

Rock-on with yo mod cap on Toby

Cheers
fokiten

Whats the difference between a lie and a cat?
The cat only has 9 lives!!!
Mark Twain

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve McCormack

ottisgrey

38 posts

ottisgrey

WA, 38 posts

14 Aug 2006 6:26am

I think the joke is on you Kitepower.

Fokiten is obviously "still posting" on kiteforum, and with just a few posts here, has made you abandon your topic, and has you dancing and posting all about him.

Impressive !

You have you hand it to him.

He's got you wrapped around his little cat's foot.

LOL

How much for all two hundered vest?

ottis

waveslave

4263 posts

waveslave

WA, 4263 posts

14 Aug 2006 8:31am

Hmmmm.....back on topic.

Is it possible to wear a waist harness with the Rip Curl impact vest ?
(IMPACT vest, such a negative term hey).
The industry would probably prefer a name like 'kite jacket'....
or 'float coat'....or 'wind-cheater'.

Kitepower Australia

NSW

4382 posts

Kitepower Australia

NSW, 4382 posts

14 Aug 2006 10:37am

Oh I get the joke ok Ottis, this has been a very amusing thread.
Fokitten has been forced to use an insanerthanjane new username, now thats funny.
You chose to post in this thread, and bumped it up the top, again, thats funny
Fokitten is sending katty kooky private messages to me, and you think I'm dancing, thats funny.

Cya and

Funnywinds

Steve McCormack

quote:
Originally posted by ottisgrey

I think the joke is on you Kitepower.

Fokiten is obviously "still posting" on kiteforum, and with just a few posts here, has made you abandon your topic, and has you dancing and posting all about him.

Impressive !

You have you hand it to him.

He's got you wrapped around his little cat's foot.

LOL

How much for all two hundered vest?

ottis

ottisgrey

38 posts

ottisgrey

WA, 38 posts

14 Aug 2006 8:44am

From the picture, it looks like that's a negative on the waist harness option.

How about smack jacket?

or flop top?

quote:
Originally posted by waveslave

Hmmmm.....back on topic.

Is it possible to wear a waist harness with the Rip Curl impact vest ?
(IMPACT vest, such a negative term hey).
The industry would probably prefer a name like 'kite jacket'....
or 'float coat'....or 'wind-cheater'.

drinksronu

16 posts

drinksronu

WA, 16 posts

14 Aug 2006 12:48pm

quote:
Originally posted by Kitepower Australia
Fokitten is sending katty kooky private messages to me, and you think I'm dancing, thats funny.

how can you get private messages from a user name that has been deactivated?

fences

VIC

89 posts

fences

VIC, 89 posts

14 Aug 2006 8:19pm

Possibly only if steve replied to the personal message before fokiten got banned

silviu

VIC

663 posts

silviu

VIC, 663 posts

14 Aug 2006 9:02pm

quote:
Originally posted by stamp

thank god you're back silviu, to sort out everyone's problems and steer us all straight again. it was a tense few days while you were gone

You welcome, any time.

waveslave

4263 posts

waveslave

WA, 4263 posts

14 Aug 2006 7:15pm

quote:
Originally posted by drinksronu

quote:
Originally posted by Kitepower Australia
Fokitten is sending katty kooky private messages to me, and you think I'm dancing, thats funny.

how can you get private messages from a user name that has been deactivated?

Discussing private messages over the public forum is poor etiquette.
Codes of conduct and civil forum behaviour requires a certain awareness.

Drinksronu = Kitepower

Carry on.

Maxxl

75 posts

Maxxl

WA, 75 posts

14 Aug 2006 11:41pm

This is getting out of hand. Poor Stevey is all alone against the Slave, the Kitten... And he only wanted to help the Curl. You guys know how to slag a shop owner trying to make a living... But bring it on... it's fun to watch.

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