Did all the Ricoh cameras stop working?

At least paper and glass are talking about the cameras and/or manufacturer, or lack thereof, which is what this forum is actually about.

Metal on the other hand is discussing, questioning and/or judging other forum users instead.

Paper is just the solitary strident troll, as you point out already, who doesn't even own a Ricoh camera but keeps wanting to tell everyone why for some reason.

Oop, there I go myself becoming metal and discussing other forum posters instead of the cameras or lack thereof. This is a metal thread after all.