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Restoring vs. Maming a cabinet - The complete rule book
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protokatie:
Ok, I am not going to be making friends with my response, but here it is:

1. If you want to restore an arcade cab to its origonal (or as close as possible) condition, please do so.

2. If you bought it, you do with it as you see fit. (This could include everything from "MAMEing" it to making it into a fish tank, or even firewood). I know this goes against "ethics" and "morality" here, but lets face it, when it comes down to it, if you buy it, it is yours!

Personally, if I came across a rare cab and had the ability to buy it, I would atleast try to restore it. But you cant knock people who do other "things" with the cabs. They own them, and they have their own idea about what to do with them. If you have an objection, then try to buy the cab off of them before they "mod" it.
fixedpigs:
'sweet...did you just buy the last dodo...?'
'yup...i'm roasting it up tonight...want to join me for dinner...?'

just because you can do something...doesn't mean you should...
protokatie:

--- Quote ---just because you can do something...doesn't mean you should...
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Dont get me wrong, I DO want to see classics preserved! But at the same time, we can't demonize people who choose to do what they want with their cabs. It is a big grey area, and the "ethics" and "morality" are as abstract as they can be.

I just hope people here understand I am rooting for all people involved, and that I realize that there is more to the arcade culture than preserving the past.
Fozzy The Bear:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 03, 2008, 07:37:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on February 03, 2008, 07:20:34 pm ---Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

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Best Regards? Really Fozzy?  ;)

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I really must remember to change that sig line......  ;)  :laugh2:

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
Fozzy The Bear:

--- Quote from: protokatie on February 03, 2008, 08:32:31 pm ---It is a big grey area, and the "ethics" and "morality" are as abstract as they can be.
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It's not at all abstract.... Look at it this way:
Take a genuine 1780's sailing ship and drop a 2000HP Diesel engine in it, cut the masts off, because they're no use any more... Oh and while we're about it lets just fit it with air horns and some go faster stripes down the sides.

You wouldn't do that, nobody would do that...... It's exactly the same thing!! and just as barbaric and disgusting.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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