Anyone else miss Mastermind? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JackKerouac1989 · 12-15-2010, 09:52 PM

I have read several pages of threads on this boards and I always found Mastermind's comments intelligent and insightful.
I really wish he would post again.

TracyLynnS · 12-15-2010, 10:49 PM

Yep. I don't know what happened to him.

He mentioned he was taking a break from here for a while and was going to spend some time at the Zodiac Killer boards.

He later came back, saying that there wasn't much activity over there. I haven't seen a post from here in a while.

Does anyone email with him or know him better than just those of us who interact with him on the boards? I'm hoping he's just taking a temporary hiatus and there's nothing serious going on.

dks64 · 12-16-2010, 12:40 AM

I do! I'm a noob, but I always like Masterminds posts in the old threads.

wiseguy182 · 12-16-2010, 02:04 AM

I will avoid answering that question, but I'll just simply state that I think the odds of him coming back at some point are good. Everyone has stuff going on in their lives, so it is pretty common for people around here to take a break at some point, and return later. My job has gotten alot busier in recent months, and I've been doing a good bit of trading lately, so I haven't had the time to get on here like I used to. I've noticed that some people who have been gone here for several years, have come back.

Smokescreen · 12-16-2010, 08:15 AM

(raises hand)

I just hope he's keeping well

and maybe he'll return at some point

-I've always liked his posts and insight

Hambone2421 · 12-16-2010, 10:13 AM

I do. He had said at one point that he was concentrating on the Zodiac case but then he came back and then re-disappeared. I just hope he's ok.

burbqueen · 12-17-2010, 02:40 PM

He is the reason I stop lurking and joined. so yes i miss him...

Corky Kneivel · 12-17-2010, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackKerouac1989

...I always found Mastermind's comments intelligent and insightful.

Those are so not the words I would use.

Hellz yes I miss the guy. As much as I disagreed with him, time and time and time again, he was definitely committed to the board and made it fun to check back in posts I had looked at a dozen times before. Even when I was totally frustrated with what he said I appreciated the fact that he took the time to say it. It has been my experience that even the best of message boards can die off without dedicated posters.

But he's not really gone though right?

TheCars1986 · 12-17-2010, 08:23 PM

Do I smell another mystery brewing? Perhaps he's here using an alias?

I miss any one of the regular posters who stop posting after awhile. Mastermind seemed to always have an opinion on every case, and I find that admirable alone.

mozartpc27 · 12-21-2010, 06:12 PM

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...29#post4458929

MegtheEgg86 · 12-24-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mozartpc27

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...29#post4458929

That is easily one of my favorite threads of all time.

I miss Mastermind as well. His posts were difficult for me to follow sometimes, but I could appreciate that in a sense. He had a focus on minutiae that was consistently interesting and fresh.

Rabbitman · 12-24-2010, 02:54 PM

Mastermind is THE reason i got into mysteries. I would not be the investigator I am without him. He is my mentor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Old School TV · 12-26-2010, 12:59 PM

Like any poster they come, go, come back, or never come back. During the time i posted i remember names like Greatgarret, Spaceinvaders, Beetlejuice, Thiusiat, Lookslikericci, Dynoguy, Awsidooger, Treeman, Kadmass, Siberiankiss, Joshpiano, ToddMueller etc.

It is important to note that a message forum thrives by having different discourse of ideas and opinions. A poster if Mastermind even if you disagree with them helps the exchange of idea. If all opinions are consolidated without much variation it makes things mundane. That is atleast what i like to promote on my own site for the last two years.

MissFit29 · 12-29-2010, 09:12 PM

He never missed a single angle of a story to examine - even when he was blowing my scatterbrained theories out of the water, I appreciated his comments. I'm surprised he hasn't made an appearance in months, but I thought he mentioned at one point that he had some health issues that kept him from sitting at a computer for extended periods of time.

VikingsGal · 01-03-2011, 12:01 AM

Not that I am a super regular poster but I can try to post a little more. It does get a little confusing (and this my issue, not the board) when there are multiple threads for a certain topic.

Any way to combine some?

Don't want the thread to die out - I was SO obsessed with UM in college. I arranged any evening classes I had to take around this show.

12-15-2010, 09:52 PM	#1
JackKerouac1989 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 18, 2010 Location: nj Posts: 78	Anyone else miss Mastermind? I have read several pages of threads on this boards and I always found Mastermind's comments intelligent and insightful. I really wish he would post again.

12-16-2010, 02:04 AM	#4
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	I will avoid answering that question, but I'll just simply state that I think the odds of him coming back at some point are good. Everyone has stuff going on in their lives, so it is pretty common for people around here to take a break at some point, and return later. My job has gotten alot busier in recent months, and I've been doing a good bit of trading lately, so I haven't had the time to get on here like I used to. I've noticed that some people who have been gone here for several years, have come back.
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12-17-2010, 02:40 PM	#7
burbqueen Master of My Domain Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 11, 2009 Location: texas Posts: 160	He is the reason I stop lurking and joined. so yes i miss him...
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12-21-2010, 06:12 PM	#10
mozartpc27 Vigilante Logician Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 924	http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...29#post4458929
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12-15-2010, 10:49 PM	#2
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Yep. I don't know what happened to him. He mentioned he was taking a break from here for a while and was going to spend some time at the Zodiac Killer boards. He later came back, saying that there wasn't much activity over there. I haven't seen a post from here in a while. Does anyone email with him or know him better than just those of us who interact with him on the boards? I'm hoping he's just taking a temporary hiatus and there's nothing serious going on.

12-16-2010, 12:40 AM	#3
dks64 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 02, 2010 Location: California Posts: 373	I do! I'm a noob, but I always like Masterminds posts in the old threads.

12-16-2010, 08:15 AM	#5
Smokescreen Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 16, 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 125	(raises hand) I just hope he's keeping well and maybe he'll return at some point -I've always liked his posts and insight

12-16-2010, 10:13 AM	#6
Hambone2421 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 08, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,066	I do. He had said at one point that he was concentrating on the Zodiac case but then he came back and then re-disappeared. I just hope he's ok.

12-17-2010, 08:23 PM	#9
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	Do I smell another mystery brewing? Perhaps he's here using an alias? I miss any one of the regular posters who stop posting after awhile. Mastermind seemed to always have an opinion on every case, and I find that admirable alone.

12-24-2010, 02:54 PM	#12
Rabbitman Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 16, 2010 Location: S.E. Asia Posts: 27	Mastermind is THE reason i got into mysteries. I would not be the investigator I am without him. He is my mentor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12-26-2010, 12:59 PM	#13
Old School TV Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 31, 2006 Posts: 104	Like any poster they come, go, come back, or never come back. During the time i posted i remember names like Greatgarret, Spaceinvaders, Beetlejuice, Thiusiat, Lookslikericci, Dynoguy, Awsidooger, Treeman, Kadmass, Siberiankiss, Joshpiano, ToddMueller etc. It is important to note that a message forum thrives by having different discourse of ideas and opinions. A poster if Mastermind even if you disagree with them helps the exchange of idea. If all opinions are consolidated without much variation it makes things mundane. That is atleast what i like to promote on my own site for the last two years.

12-29-2010, 09:12 PM	#14
MissFit29 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 526	He never missed a single angle of a story to examine - even when he was blowing my scatterbrained theories out of the water, I appreciated his comments. I'm surprised he hasn't made an appearance in months, but I thought he mentioned at one point that he had some health issues that kept him from sitting at a computer for extended periods of time.

01-03-2011, 12:01 AM	#15
VikingsGal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 05, 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 202	Not that I am a super regular poster but I can try to post a little more. It does get a little confusing (and this my issue, not the board) when there are multiple threads for a certain topic. Any way to combine some? Don't want the thread to die out - I was SO obsessed with UM in college. I arranged any evening classes I had to take around this show.