Clip-clop-BANG! That's an Amish drive-by.

'm gttng sd t hstrnc rspnss whn sk th mscl qstn s t why s mny "Stmpnks" dn't gt ff thr Mm's sfs nd d smthng bsds sy "wll dn" whn flks lk Jk r Dtmncr pll ff rgnl rt. sk ths ftn, frqntly ftr rdng svrl hndrd " hv n ds, cn y gv m n" thrds. Th rspns s strtypcl t bst, pthtc t wrst.

Plyng drss-p fr fn ds nt sbcltr mk, ny mr thn rnnng rnd shtng "st phsrs t stn!".

Cory may not remember a previous BB notice on municipal wireless, but I designed some of the PCBs they use; Agent 86, if you have a CD or DVD player, there's a better than even chance it was mastered on equipment I helped design (yes, a long and varied career, including cutting the first working DVD ever made, by DCA in collaboration 4M, in 1992. Toshiba's original 10GB format was superior). But I digress...

Sniping at Steampunk? I'd not do that, I like the genre. Snpng t thmblss fn-bys (nd grls), ky, tht 'll d, f nly bcs thy pt n sch rs fr smply lkng smthng.

Not to go there or anything, but "she'yea".
Though belabored, the satirical video Merlin posted was sorta funny (if you like a slow-build on obvious jokes).
As far as the bulk of the self-identified "Steampunk" subculture, well... "show me something" is all I ask.
Cripes, Jake, at least you've done something! I may quibble on whether your 'copper plating' is worth a crap, but at least you did SOMETHING!
Wht hv th vst mjrty f th "Stmrs" ccmplshd (s ppsd t, sy 'Trkkrs', fr nstnc?).
"Stmrs" clm sbcltr, yt sk t lst sm f thm t shw sm gmptn, nstd f "m-t"sms.
h, lk! hv slly ht! 'm s stmpnk nw!
Prncr, Dncr, Dshr nd Vxn... s n.

hp y ll cn tk ths n th sprt dlvrd, but CRIPES!

bnch f hngrs-n, "dtt-hds" t bst, ds nt sb-cltr mk. nythng ls s "Psr Cnvntn", nd thr r s vry mny "psrs" clttrng th lndscp.

Thmbs nd crtns, r f*ck ff, sy. W'r nt ll 'mkrs', bt w cn't ll b Stmpnks, thr. Lf s nt fr.

Jake, I wish you well, bt m srsly cncrnd bt flks clmng sbcltr stts whn thy cn't vn mk thr wn prps.
Mght s wll ll wr strng ts, wrk n ffcs, nd vt fr 'Dby'.