UE forum down

[JERRY2KONE]

Hey Chris wats up? So give your uncle Robin a call and see why UE has been down for so long. ha ha ha ha. Good to see you here with the rest of us. I actually though with UE down that I would be able to save some money, but a few of our members from over there have been selling off some of their gear here since they cannot do it over there.

[respirologyrc]

hi guys i'm still here haha

[Nitronaught]

Well Happy Christmas and New Years to my fellow UEphites....

I think the UE forum has been stolen by the Grinch, thinking the UEphites will not have a happy Christmas without it....

I don't know who is supposedly helping Robin with this problem, but I wish I did. That way I could ensure he never works for me....

Holy Moses I could have built an entire Network Operations Center in the time it's taking to bring this back up.

I could have written all the code for the sql database without a compiler for the entire forum in the time..... And I'm terrible at that!!!!

Hey Robin,,,, if you are watching these posts,,,, we want to come back home!!!!

Jerry, Lito, Chris, everyone,,, Happy Holidays....

Goodbye 2011 please do not return!!!!!

[JERRY2KONE]

I am not one of the IT geeks around here, but maybe there is more to this than just a simple IT problem. Maybe he finally reached his point of no return where money is concerned for keeping the UE forum viable. I have no idea what it is costing him to keep the forum up and running even without IT problems, but I doubt that anyone could keep one up for very long without having some source of income to maintain it. Maybe someone else from our forum who might be able to lend some technical assistance should reach out to him and offer some level of IT support. Robin has not answered my last two emails, but he did ship off my last UE store order so we know he is in there doing something. I just figured it might be tie to gather up what is still left that I can use, and at the same time infuse his company with a little cash flow in case it might help in some way.

It is sad to think that the UE forum may never come back up, but only he knows for sure whats in store for us UE fans. If the doors are closed for good all of our UE gear has become worthless to some, but priceless to others. I can see how it would be difficult to invest in any product when there is no support left to give one a good feeling, but at the same time it is pretty cool to own custom engineered R/C hardware that just cannot be found anywhere else. Kind of like restoring an old 1:1Baracuda, or an old Corvette Stingray. One has to admire the shear artwork, design, & engineering thought put into these items. Plus they look better than anything else on the market in quality hands down. I have lots of RCM gear as well and it works great & holds up just fine to the riggeres of our hobby. For the cost in comparison it is simply a better choice for the average hobbiest as well. But to own rigs made up of mostly UE parts is quickly becoming a real R/C collectors dream. Even after UE is long gone these trucks will live on with great respect within our hobby. I plan to play with my trucks well into my twilight years, and I am sure that my boys will love having them as a memory to all of the time we spent builiding the together.

[texazbadboy]

If that is Robins intentions to keep the forums down for whatever reason.I think we should see if he would let us take over the forums pages while he maintains the store pages.I would be willing to shell out a few buck a month to help cover the expense.

[JERRY2KONE]

This sounds like a good idea, but like I said unless someone reaches out to him and one finds out what the problem is, and two offers to help overcome the problem then we are going to get nowhere. I know there are quite a few people who would love to see this matter fixed so we can get back to our daily routine of communicating with each other on the UE forum. It does not do much good for us to talk about it on here without communicating with him. I sure hope that someone does something soon.

[George16]

I think Rob offered to help but I' m not sure it he did or not. Robin needs to come down from his self-made pedestal and quit being an arrogant sob. Personally, I could care less about his crap since I don't even run my trucks anymore.

I do would like it back up so I can communicate with each of you.

Anyway, have a happy and prosperous new year to all of you.

[sweetride4me]

I agree with George. Let UE RIP. It's been fun and great to have met everyone from there and make some lifelong friends, but it seems like it's it's time to be done and for life to move on without it.....

[texazbadboy]

I think my idea has been taking in the wrong direction.I know i have been absent from the forums for awhile but i'm sure there are others from the UE forums that are not on Monsters forums.These are the ones that we should have a way to keep in touch with.My idea was meant for the benefit of us and not Robin.Let him rot in the depths are hell for the way he has treated the loyal members of his forums and the number of dollars we have put in his pockets from us pushing and introducing his parts to the newer generation looking to become one of the Supermaxx Clan.
Another thing to consider there are some members that still would like to build their fleet of supermaxx's but don't want to deal with flea-bay.The B/S/T threads was a good way to keep these parts in the "UE Family" seeing how we are the one who truly enjoy these trucks for what they are.If all the parts are sold on flea-bay there's no guarantee you'll get the winning bid so you would be stuck building a truck without parts.
This is just my 2 cents in the matter.Alot of what we talked about and did on UE wasnt directly tied to Robin.It was for "US"!I'm not trying to stur up any bee's just would like for us to look at the over-all picture of the situation not "what Robin thinks or how he acts.I'm no computer wiz or web site creator but i think Rob said he would be willing to help if we could get control of the forums.I don't know about others but to keep this tight nit family together i would be willing to pay a monthly subscription fee to cover the expenses so that we could keep it up.

[sweetride4me]

Originally Posted by texazbadboy

I think my idea has been taking in the wrong direction.I know i have been absent from the forums for awhile but i'm sure there are others from the UE forums that are not on Monsters forums.These are the ones that we should have a way to keep in touch with.My idea was meant for the benefit of us and not Robin.Let him rot in the depths are hell for the way he has treated the loyal members of his forums and the number of dollars we have put in his pockets from us pushing and introducing his parts to the newer generation looking to become one of the Supermaxx Clan.
Another thing to consider there are some members that still would like to build their fleet of supermaxx's but don't want to deal with flea-bay.The B/S/T threads was a good way to keep these parts in the "UE Family" seeing how we are the one who truly enjoy these trucks for what they are.If all the parts are sold on flea-bay there's no guarantee you'll get the winning bid so you would be stuck building a truck without parts.
This is just my 2 cents in the matter.Alot of what we talked about and did on UE wasnt directly tied to Robin.It was for "US"!I'm not trying to stur up any bee's just would like for us to look at the over-all picture of the situation not "what Robin thinks or how he acts.I'm no computer wiz or web site creator but i think Rob said he would be willing to help if we could get control of the forums.I don't know about others but to keep this tight nit family together i would be willing to pay a monthly subscription fee to cover the expenses so that we could keep it up.

I agree with the UE members left without a home as well, and the BST there was always a pleasure from my point of view as far as the ppl and the parts obtained for very good prices. I'm just sick of Robin and the way he has treated us, his customers and the people that helped keep UE going during its last few years..

On that note Happy ney year to all... keep it safe and have a blast!!!

[linc213]

Happy New Year to all, at least there are some of the UE family here...Chris good to see ya around.....my thoughts are the UE forum is/was dying a slow death.....the only thing that kept any activity at all going was BST, even with some of "new" members the only thing they were looking for is parts. Not friendship or advice, just parts. No one really cares anyways, just the few die hard UE guys and the other crowd that tells you, your stupid for "buying" into the whole UE thing....Don't get me wrong, I love my UE trucks, I have enough spares to keep them going for awhile, heck, I got enough parts to build another Thunder........

[texazbadboy]

In any case it sucks that it had to end this way if thats the case.You know if Robin was truely tired of messing with the whole"UE" thing it would have been nice if he could have turned over the site to someone that could have kept it up for us die hards.We could have weeded out the idiots and just had our tight knit group together.Its a shame to see how some people can turn into real chicken-shit once they make some money,when before they we're no better off than we are.I see alot of these type of people every day working for a moving company.Its sad because without the money they would just be another "nobody" it this world.

On a brighter note it is now 2012 and i hope everybody prospers in this new year!!!

[JERRY2KONE]

Man so many bitter and unhappy people with nothing better to do but bad mouth others. All the bad mouthing towards Robin just like before is not going to do anyone any good. We keep this thread going because there is still hope that the UE forum might come back from the ashes. Regardless of what you may think of Robin the UE brand will still reign as the top of the food chain for most of us. All that hating in the world is not going to change that fact.

Now I do agree that it would be nice if someone was able to take the UE forum over and keep it running for all of those who care to remain a part of that family. Life is too short to waste time wishing bad on anybody. I doubt that Robin really wants to end it here, because he still has a store full of UE gear that needs to be sold off. I would suspect that at some point he will want to hold a huge sale and sell off what he has left at cost or maybe with a small % of profit just to clear out his stocks. He just moved from his old shop and store into a new location with the prospect of reorganizing (downsizing), and opeing up a new store. So I don't believe that he is done just yet. Whatever his issues may be I hope for his sakes and ours that things work out for the best. I know that I am not finished with my UE projects and builds and could still use some of his unique items fund nowhere else in the market. So trash Robin all you like, but this is about UE products period. That is why most of us have stuck with the forum as long as we have, not for Robin. His personal issues are his problem not ours. All I want to see is the UE forum back up and running so some of us long time R/C friends can keep up with each other and wht happening in all of our lives with UE at the center of most of our conversations. So please if you are one of the haters go over to TRX and dump your bitterness on them, because they're moderators thrive on it.

[linc213]

Jerry, I don't think anyone is bitter.......I think alot of it has to do with the lack of communication and broken promises so to speak.....I know that is what bugs me the most. You should remember when he posted his new place and even asks the forum what we would like to see.....whatever became of that? Whatever became of all of the parts he had found and was going to put up? Nothing, not even a kind word to let us all know how he is doing. You already posted all of that....how long has it been? Almost 2 years now? I am not bashing Robin, UE to me will always be the top of the food chain as you put it. I did not invest $1000's because I did not believe in the product.

[texazbadboy]

Originally Posted by linc213

Jerry, I don't think anyone is bitter.......I think alot of it has to do with the lack of communication and broken promises so to speak.....I know that is what bugs me the most. You should remember when he posted his new place and even asks the forum what we would like to see.....whatever became of that? Whatever became of all of the parts he had found and was going to put up? Nothing, not even a kind word to let us all know how he is doing. You already posted all of that....how long has it been? Almost 2 years now? I am not bashing Robin, UE to me will always be the top of the food chain as you put it. I did not invest $1000's because I did not believe in the product.

Exactly my point! i'm not per-say bashing him just they way he conducts himself.I too have spent alot of money buying his products and along with the others that have spent more.Its really shady to do us this way.