Steam cleaning records 2

Johnbrown--I have to say I completely agree. I stumbled on to this thread a few months ago and thought it might contain some useful information about cleaning and taking care of our prized records. However, it must be an axiom regarding Internet forums, but it's pretty obvious this thread is really about egos and political posturing--and worse, when challenged, some individuals become completely unintelligible. This exact thing happened a recently on another forum I belong to regarding some planar speakers. I don't understand it, but it is fascinating. For some, the ability to remain lucid and coherent is completely lost when when agitated or challenged. Someone in academia needs to publish a well researched paper on why this happens, especially on Internet forums focusing on hobbies. It's a mystery!

This thread long ago became one lonely mans search for relevance in a in a world that long ago left him behind. The need for attention and adulation would be better served in a forum dealing with mental health issues.
Curiously the laws of chaos and order landed this soul on a lp steam cleaning thread making this an exercise in curiosity and comedy rather than anything regarding the salvation of recorded music as implied.

This attack on a fellow Audiogoner is a sham and is plain embarrassing. I have not met crem or any of the other posters here on this thread in person so i surly would not write or say anything to attack them. What a shame that some have to keep pouncing on a person because he may be out spoken and get possibly creative in writing at times so what. From all of crems posts nothing was said thats going to cause any harm to your vinyl that i read. Which the theme of this thread is about STEAM CLEANING VINYL, not lets gang up on someone. Comments like i think we finally got him are in bad taste and dont belong here. I guess your closets are clean and all of you are choir boys. Its to bad for sure and if your all happy now good for you mission accomplished.

I could give a rats who came up with steaming or who has gold stars on the wall. I would like this thread to continue because i believe STEAM CLEANING is the best answer to getting your vinyl records to play with the best sound and least amount of noise. Can we move on now to finding better ways of vinyl playback by steaming or other ideas out there of getting our lps as clean and noise free as possible.
Mike

I have to agree with Stltrains. I don't know Crem1 personally either, nor have I corresponded with him by email. I'm not even that invested in this thread, having posted here only twice before. Never-the-less, Crem1's ideas about steaming have been useful to me. My records now play better and quieter than before. Had it not been for this thread and the previous one, I would not have found out about this method. Crem1 has not contacted me for any financial renumeration for the use of his ideas. I doubt that he ever will. I'm glad he contributed here freely. There is no need for the personal attacks regardless of whether one agrees with the validity of steaming or not.

Those of you who think steaming is worthless, well, just don't steam. Use your VPI, N-G, Loricraft, or whatever and be happy.