Congrats on 6 happy months together, and really awesome that you guys have a White water machine! It's a super addictive game with a wonderful playfield. I think Dennis Nordman really outdid himself with both Scared Stiff & White Water.

I've gotten my husband at least mildly addicted to pinball since he's been here, and I think we might have to buy ourselves a Funhouse at some point because every time we go to Add-A-Ball he goes right up the stairs to it. I really appreciate Seattle's queer-friendly pinball scene, without it I don't know if I'd have actually gotten into pinball at all given how many of the locations here are bars. It's great to have such a welcoming community!

I didn't know that you were married! That's sweet, trunchbull. Seattle sounds like a happening place. While I'm in a heterosexual relationship, I identify as Pansexual and my boyfriend as Polysexual (for those not familiar with labels, essentially we're both Bi). Been together over a year, and my boyfriend's favorite machine also happens to be White Water. Maybe I can convince him to join pinside at some point in time.

Hearts, not parts.

White Water is amazing and definitely a pin I'd love to own. I've even got my initials up on the one at the Pinball Museum here (GC!).

Thanks! We got married just this summer, and Seattle's pretty cool! A little pricey, but a totally hopping pinball scene.

Oh my gosh, that's so cute. I'm in the land of rain, bicycles, no sales-tax & "keeping it weird". Since it's just over the river, I'll definitely have to visit Seattle sometime.

Hey, we have to be all inclusive to the Qs too!

LGBT...Q

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Nothing cements a relationship like Whitewater.

Congrats to the both of you!

"Welcome to Wet Willie's!"

You guys should totally post some high scores, it will give my boyfriend & I something to shoot for. TBH, I wish I was as *good* at pinball as much as I like it.

Great material

Well your BF already has us beat. Looks like we'll be trying to crack 600M as our goal.

Hi from Georgia. My husband and I have one hobby that we really both enjoy and that's pinball. After 17 years together, our love for each other and for pinball never wanes.

Neither my boyfriend and I are too loaded, I will shamefully admit that we're playing White Water on Pinball Arcade (Blasphemy, I know) Hey, At least we're playing on an Xbox One S with 4K scaling, locked camera angle and dim lighting.

Looking to pick up a White Water machine hopefully by the end of this year.

I definitely enjoy going out on location, but there's nothing like the convenience of having the machine at home. There's a million Adam's Family & Attack from From Mars around, and a Tales from Arabian Nights insanely close too which is probably our favorite that's only minutes away.

Nice collection, d0n. If you could pick a favorite, or a couple of your top picks which would you guys choose?

Do we need a club for every specific orientation, political affiliation, eating disorder, mental handicap? Can't we all just get along and play some damn pinball?

I can't remember my WH20 score, but if there's a MM in your area, try beating my 110mil GC! Now THAT was a rush. I think I spent most of the game in multiball just staring at the flippers.

just wanted to extend an invite to anyone that wants to play in Madison. If you are ever in the area then hit me up.

Were the bars not gay friendly or are there gay bars with pinball and you feel more comfortable in those? Just trying to understand what you meant.

Then drain the thread and move along or open a mod feedback thread to discuss your feeling with mod team. Here, in the open thread, is not the place for your complaint.

Lol.

Woo! What a cool thread. While I'm not part of the LGBT community directly, I do consider myself an ally. My very close friend, Blake, just became married this last December in a very beautiful ceremony. For anyone living on the east coast, you'll remember just how warm it was around that time. The reception was originally supposed to be indoors, but we moved it outside at the last minute since it was 65 degrees that day. What are the odds of that happening in December?!

Anyway, he and I love pinball and go to shows together. His husband, on the other hand, is not so keen on the hobby, but Blake and myself are trying hard to show him "the way of the silver ball" and convince him to let Blake have more than just one game.

Its a work in progress

Same thing here. Always welcome in my garage. If Stargate isn't enough, you can play Spaceballs and tell me how shitty of a game it is right now, because it is.

Right on! Good to see this thread up and running on the main forum. Obviously some discussion took place so thank you to those who did

Not LGBT myself but definitely "allied."

Can't stand racists, sexists, homophobes, islamophobes, xenophobes, etc.

Live and let live, baby.

So what you are saying is that rather than be open and discuss a valid point in the venue it is posted, we should privately discuss with a mod? I can think of a few political systems which use similar tactics, but that would just get my post moderated. Guess I will just do as you suggested and drain.

Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying. I make the following observations:

1) A mod feedback thread allows you to discuss what concerns you with the mod team en banc (our entire panel), rather than just those here reading this thread. Not all mods read all threads or all the posts in the threads they do read, I'm the mod reading this thread at the moment but comments you make to me may never be seen by the entire team. If you feel you have some valid points to make, wouldn't you want them made to our team en banc so they can best be heard?

2) This group almost assuredly doesn't want you discussing whether they should have their own group / club thread (they certainly feel they should have their own thread, the mod team had a good deal of discussion with them before they opened this thread, if you disagree with the decision we made then you have the option to do so quietly and privately in a mod feedback thread...we will respond to your concerns, you will get feedback).

3) Regarding your point on venue: You selected this group as the one to bring your complaints in, this group should not have to endure the discussion here...they want to enjoy their thread without this type of discussion, we'd like them to enjoy this thread without this type of discussion. Just because you selected this "venue" for your discussion does not mean we are going to engage with you in the discussion here, we elect to have the venue be a mod feedback thread.

Anyway, this is the entire discussion we will have on this matter, you are not being moderated but this is a final warning. Please open a mod feedback thread to address our entire team.

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Message to members of this group : Please carry on with the thread gang. There is no need to opine on dung's comment yourselves...that only leads to possible thread derailment and we'd like your thread to not be derailed...

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Sorry, I couldn't help myself an

I wish I was that organized, label makers FTW.

In multiball I generally stare at the flippers and don't take serious efforts at skill shots unless just a single lonesome ball is down by the flippers. Gotta' keep em all in play, babe.

Dang -- impressive. I have several similar containers but I'm not organized enough to label snything or actually sort them in a way that makes sense. Jealous!! Every time I need a part it's a long search through bins and boxes

Does this club have shirts, or just a sew-on embroidered patch??!

Count me as an ally!

Love is Love is Love. However, all the pinball machines that I love, are better than the pinball machines that YOU love!

High Fives all around!

Any night owls up? Plans for the evening? Just got back from the Pacific NW music festival to see Ween. Was awesome.

Those darn Gofers! Always laughing at me.

Sleep well, mcc. ^_^

I mean the bars here are typically more queer-friendly than in more conservatively-minded towns, like the one I grew up in, which makes them more inviting and less threatening.

My husband got to Smaug multiball on TH and spent the whole thing hunched over the flippers. He actually did really well, and when it was over he turned to me and said "GOD that's intense!".