Quoted from beelzeboob:

Agreed. But the guy tries to start a repair thread and people were just nasty about it. No need for that. This is a family forum, man!

Quoted from PoMC:

Sounds like Steve might be the problem then. I mean, if a guy needs hundreds of posts about how to deal with him, then maybe it's understandable that someone might have a glitch dealing with the dude.

Quoted from DennisDodel:

You know, if the kid had just asked for help to get a sump pump, I probably would have offered to lend him the cash with an easy re-payment schedule. My basement collection has been flooded. I know what hell that is. But he asked for handouts and would give no thought at all to maybe selling a few of his games to help himself.
Plus, in at least one case, someone who did send him some cash did not even receive a thank you. Or an offer to pay them back when he could. Then shortly thereafter he does some work, makes a little cash, and instead of offering to repay some of the people who GAVE him money, he goes to a pin show to buy more pins! I'm sure most of the donors would refuse taking the money back if he offered. But that's not the point. The OFFER to pay back is the point.
Combine that with his lack of respect for us old time enthusiasts, and it leaves a very sour taste in my mouth.
As far as Steve Young goes, I've known Steve for years. This Parts Nazi stuff is a fun game to him. He thrives on it. For Steve to actually ban someone from buying parts from him is pretty much unheard of unless someone stiffed him on a parts order. This guy had to be a real prick for that to happen.
We all made many, many mistakes when we were young. But hopefully most of us learned hard lessons from them. And thanked the people along the way who set us straight.