Care to comment on these items? Why would a great member of the community do these things? Collin lays out the cliff notes well.

I can't wait to tell my Photoshop professor Monday morning that's he's a psychopath. He does the same thing with quick succession word repetition.

The best part is that his diagnose was free on the Internet.

Yea, the cursing rants wouldn’t play well at all with coworkers or clients. Pointed commentary is fine but he should have held his language and any personal digs in check. I’m good with some cursing for effect around friends, but would never put anything on-line that would undermine my professional or family reputation. Not sure what’s going on with Kaneda’s employer but see no reason he couldn’t continue the podcast if he would keep it respectful. And you can be opinionated and controversial without saying things you’d regret your family or co-workers hearing.

#654 Yep, I have added to the stupidity that is k-chit!

Don’t forget, K backed out of a deposit with Cointaker regarding a 2nd Magic Girl for his collection. The details are pure slime and were mentioned on his podcast.

Then there was the time he swore Alien remake was 30 days away. 100% guaranteed to happen in the short term ... that was 9 months ago. There might have been a challenge by K to get a tattoo if it didn’t happen. Well it didn’t and he didn’t, and that was the last straw for some. There is a big difference between someone wanting to do something in pinball and them succeeding. K-man should have been able to discern the difference and see through the Pinball Brothers smoke screen. Instead he was sucked into Iceman’s vapor trail and he never saw the rumor engulf himself. K acknowledged it wasn’t going to happen in podcast 499, yet he claimed he had been partly right. Sorry, he was 100% wrong.

hilton, many times when you disagreed with someone, your so called 'opinions' were nothing more than pot stirring tripe, lies, and character assassination with the intent to incite others in an effort to get a fellow poster moderated and/or ejected. it would have been nice if you could have offered up a real counterargument. instead you chose to fight many of your battles by reporting/encourage reporting, leaving the moderation staff to judge those unable to defend themselves. through the use of such tactics, you are responsible for the communitys loss of certain posters insightful and constructive criticism.

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if only you had owned a smart phone in 2016,
maybe none of that would have happened.

Relic of the old KLOV days before he had a meltdown was banned after people gave him shit for spending $32,000 turning his apartment into an arcade.
Still my favorite Kanada photo.
I can see where he gets his nostalgic inspiration for TMNT.

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Haha, the old photos keep on giving. You wanna see a Ninja in training?

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Ha turn you room into an arcade....what a loser

This is unfair to say. While I get that you indicate it’s your opinion, your initial statement reflects as fact.

Your pseudo-diagnosis ignores Bayesian logic and falls right into the error of the prosecutor's fallacy.

What amazes me is that many of you guys/girls seem to know each other in real life and talk shit about each other, on the internet. Why not handle it and get the shit talking over with?

Read the article from wired back then.
There’s a few real choice quotes.

https://www.wired.com/2014/05/arcadia/?mbid=social_fb

for all of you that miss your good buddy. here ya go:

When I joined pinside I had to do research into the entire kaneda, Hilton, Skit B, Andrew heighhigh, Choddard...because there was rarely a thread that didn’t mention it, albeit some secret code of it.

As a third party I could suggest that Hilton’s contribution in the kaneda/Hilton ballad was posting in nearly every thread with high frequency of posts. His supporting Andrew heighhigh and skit b vigorously. Hiltons support there Eventually muted or had other pinsiders moderated, when questioning the integrity of said manufactures. Specifically the license of predator by skit B. The blind cheerleading here prohibited questions by people especially Kaneda that could have averted many people from losing money.

Now please, someone correct anything I got wrong

What makes you think we don't talk shit to each other in real life?

I reread it after commenting. You say it's an opinion, but you wrote it as fact. It reads almost exactly like a diagnosis.

I would be careful labeling people with a condition as serious as this without a proper one-on-one diagnosis.

You're a fucking alcoholic.

How'd I do?

Some of Hilton’s posts do seem to partake in satisficing - that’s one thing I don’t agree with. That being said, he does bring value to the pinball community.

As someone who put $1,500 down on an Alien without receiving the pin, I would have welcomed additional voices and perspectives that may have made me think twice.

Very, very perceptive.

With your smarts, I'm guessing lawyer. Maybe even a US District Attorney who also minored in neurosurgery on the weekends.

Don't worry Taylor - no one thinks you do. It's just inability to actually be factual or avoid exaggerated claims is a hallmark of the faithful. They'll carry the torch where the leader can't.

Don't forget the flat out hate/rage emails about pinside moderators and robin that ultimately lead to the guy who will give anyone unlimited chances... to finally say enough is enough and ban him.

Or the number of episodes that were so foul that he'd delete them.

Why doesn't someone dig up the deleted episode where Chris himself read the emails he sent to robin? People should listen to those and see if that's the kind of person you want to be rally around.

They were the best ones. Ahh the memories. Anyone manage to keep a copy of those? No question Kaneda kept them....he should release a bootleg series.

I have a number saved to my podcasts app on the iphone.

No I don't order LEs thanks

Hilton's cheerleading was nauseating... but... Hilton's actions pretty much were just posts on a hobby site. Chris's actions were down right harassment and a sick obsession. The endless pranks to get attention (such as using fake ebay auctions) continued even up until recently. Again, as much as his cult think going to the guy's boss is over the line... Chris smashed through that line countless times before with his antics to flat out slander, harass, stalk, and defame numerous people. His antics were deplorable and the willingness of many to 'laugh along' as he boasted about them is just as disturbing as his moves themselves.

I mean $100 or 2 on 3 months?

I wish he would... as it seems most of his followers have no idea what he's actually done.

When you listen to a monologue - you only hear their spin...

It's slightly annoying when all your arguments are us vs. them. I don't think ANY of his "followers" 100% agreed with any of his stuff (maybe not even 50% agreed) but that doesn't mean there wasn't some really good stuff to be heard. The topic of listening to him isn't really isn't as black and white as you perceive.

But as a listener to a variety of shows, I know exactly what he has done that no other podcast did consistently—held manufacturers and designers accountable to some of the BS we've been seeing recently.

Now that that's gone get ready to rein in the era of monthly DLC subscriptions (10% off to Stern Insiders of course), and the fabled $1K topper. Coming soon!

Thats not what he was saying at all? He's saying its ok to sell whatever he wants at whatever price because of capitalism but its not ok for manufactures to do the same. Price and value are the same thing. Stern thinks what they are selling is a good value, so is someone reselling Lebowski for 16k.

That's incorrect, but I finally understand the confusion with K's monologue now. Some in the industry don't understand there's a difference. Maybe if it's said by someone other than K, it will make sense.

Forbes article below for the full rundown, but to sum it up: "Price is what you pay; value is what you get." VERY different.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2018/01/04/the-important-differences-between-price-and-value/#1d85f7624237

Since we're going down memory lane, one thing that no one (including Chris) ever talks about was when he talked JPop into making him the Public Relations guy of Zidware.

He even had two accounts on Pinside; Kaneda and ZidwarePR.

Well you certainly reenforced the stereotype... the dillusion around his uniqueness or innovation. I use the labels because those who rush to defend him exhibit many common behaviors - making it easy to lump people together.

Just because you find some other podcasts to be shills or whatever... doesn't make all of them that or Kaneda some beacon of counter movement. People have been critical of manufacturers and designers online for decades.. including here. You could list podcast after podcast that ISN'T what Kaneda paints the hobby to be. This is just yet another of the narratives that he spins and beats into people to the point that they start to believe it.

You'll find there are countless numbers of people in this hobby making criticisms and communicating with manufacturers and getting action -- they just don't record themselves boasting about their influence several times a week and try to make themselves into some champion for the masses.

It's actually one of the cool things about this hobby/industry... in that the actual industry people WERE so accessible... and that many were able to join the industry from simple public/industry engagements like expo... and RGP in the day. There was direct interaction between the DOERS in companies and the enthusiasts... not just the big buyers (the distributors). Much of that has been strained and evolved as 'online' has changed to every monkey with a keyboard.

Or in hindsight... how it shows only JPOP was dumb enough to take him up on his services...

Pretty sure it was a case of dumb and dumber.

I just wanted to hear you admit that you quantify groups using stereotypes. I wasn't sure if I was correct there.

I used the word "consistently." A podcast being critical once every 10 podcasts⁠—"I think that ramp could have been moved a scootch to the right, but other than that the pin is perfect!"⁠—is not being critical, especially while the quality around them continues to decline.

And here we are.

When the shoe fits...

I used the word "consistently." A podcast being critical once every 10 podcasts⁠—"I think that ramp could have been moved a scootch to the right, but other than that the pin is perfect!"⁠—is not being critical, especially while the quality around them continues to decline.

Get out more

Cheers I’ll have a listen now that my go to pin podcast has gone

What else are people listening to apart from Slam Tilt, Pinball Profile and This Flippin? What podcast is this Cory guy doing?

It's a different kind of show to Kaneda's. Kaneda's was a solo show, with a kind of shock jock vibe. The Super Awesome Pinball Show is much more polished and it has the classic 3 host structure, all with very different personalities, so they kind of work together. It's a bit like a US version of the old Pinheadz Podcast. Chris Franchi is the lead host and I kind of like his sense of humour. He's definitely not as controversial as Kaneda but will throw in a bit of constructive or tongue-in-cheek criticism now and then.

I used to listen to heaps of pinball podcasts but I gradually let most of them go. Only ones I listen to now are The Super Awesome Pinball Show and Eclectic Gamers. Eclectic Gamers is not for everyone but I find it kind of comforting for some reason. The first half is pinball and the second half video games. I usually turn it off after the pinball part.
I just saw that Ryan C is back on a new show called "Jesse Jay's Pinball Adventures" so I may check that out. Problem is it's part of the "Pinball Network" and they don't let you subscribe to the individual shows. So you end up with a whole lot of other podcasts which you have no interest in clogging up your feed. Not sure if it's worth the trouble.
By the way, this is a really useful database for finding pinball podcasts:
https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/pinball-promoters/?ms=&t=has_podcast&ob=post_title&o=ASC

ah another Professor with a degree from google!

Going commando is true freedom! However you're more likely to ring your own bells.

Kanedas Facebook and Soundcloud seems to be delted?
He mentioned in his episode 499 that we still can listen to his old stuff.

dood, quit it with your a hard man nutcase act. we all know you are the lovable mascot of pinside

I respect K for what he's achieved in life. I also applaud him for having the courage and ability to create hundreds of hours of pinball content. He was entertaining and on-point with many valid opinions. I could relate on many levels because we are the same age, so we grew up on the same things. I also share some of his business / customer-first views.

HOWEVER...

1) He was kicked out of a pinball event. In my opinion, that's like getting hit by a parked car. This is the most laid back hobby with the coolest mofos. What does this tell you?

2) K reminds me of a certain U.S. President. He would whine about how unfair it was when he was "attacked" on Pinside ("attack" = someone expressing their opinion of him). He would tell these people to come on his show or to email/FB him to clear whatever air, yet he never practiced what he preached. He put several people in his scope (including myself) and fired away without engaging them first. He'd then stick his Pinside fanboys on them to defend him (for example, Rascal_H, who came at me out of nowhere via PM like Damien Thorn's Rottweiler in "The Omen").
Hypocritical much? He basically used his "forum" to go after people, but he didn't like when it was done back to him.
Let's be real. His podcast was often an outlet for childish tantrums, which was definitely his right. He shouldn't fault people for being defensive about his commentary.

3) Imagine having the President/CEO of your company listen to an audio clip of your work that begins with the Muppet Babies theme song.
Yikes!
I would bow my head in shame and immediately commit hara-kiri right on the spot.

"When your room looks kind of weird, and you wish that you weren't there." - Kermit (Muppet Babies)

One of the most "influent personality" in the pinball community have 1 pinball.. in the past 0.

He is always so negative, he is not a real pinball lover, no one need him, Bye

Anybody with atleast an ounce of education in psychiatry, do know that you can't be narcisstic and psychopathic. It's almost as contradictionary as it gets.

Anyway i like his podcasts and think it's a miss for pinball if he's gone.

Edit.

Adding fuel to the fire!

Agreed with Shapeshifter & Dr Pin... although BPD can be difficult to treat, dialectical behaviour therapy combined with medication and psychologist counselling has made a profound improvement with my family member with the condition.

Irrespective of your views on Kaneda, please be respectful on this forum, rather than targeting/labelling mental health disorders via the internet. BPD and those diagnosed with the condition isn't something that should be made light of, or fun of.

Pinball is just a hobby at the end of the day