I tell ya, I'm about ready to drop this forum. I hate social media, this has been as close as I get to it. It seems to me there is a reoccurring theme on here lately, and it seems to be jumping on the new guy, who many times is totally lost and trying to find his way through the car hobby. It seems there is one guy who always shows up and comes across as a complete jerk, whether he means to or not, and turns the tone of the conversation. Then all the groupies join in and come to his aide when the offended OP returns the smart comments.
I just have to wonder if we were a bunch of guys hanging out in person, if the tones and comments would be the same. When new guys come on here and ask questions, sometimes they are just looking for conversation about their ideas and they start that conversation through questions. There are several people on here who are very helpful and give great advice, but I have to think there are many being turned away by a few, mainly one.
That one started the smart comments in post# 3, Mike. You are a gifted car builder and a great story teller, but lighten up a little. If you don't like the post, don't respond. I literally probably read a tenth of the new posts because I have no interest in them. Please continue to share your knowledge, but do it in a loving manner, not the "I'm here to show you how little you really know" manner.
Said with as much respect as I can...
Joe
And I hear you Joe..and this reply is to you. like you, I'll bypass 2 dozen of these posts every day.when there's a simple question in the op. There are scores of guys here who'll rush in to answer that question no matter how many time it's asked. And, I'll cop to throwing out a smart assed comment early in the thread..but post 3 was the same as saying...." Gee, not another how much power" thread for the 700th time.
And if somebody was standing in a group of us that asked the question out loud,..there'd be the same few that will rush in an start trying to answer dudes question, and then there'll be me,..looking at the guy, listening to him, and sizing him up to determine whether he's seriously trying to learn, or just full of sht.
Whether or not you find it constructive, the advice I actually gave the guy in post 18 was sound, albeit a little snide. I don't mind helping people that help themselves, but I got a short fuse when they start making dumb ass statements, can't be bothered to do their own homework, and the advice given them is roughly equivalent to talking to a tree.
You're a racer Joe....just answer a simple question........would you put a full spool on a street car? What would you tell somebody who stated that as their intention. And after you answer that, see if it's any different than what I told this guy.
It may look like to you that this is the SOP here,..but I see it differently. The people who used to frequent this forum get tired of the same tired rehash of the same tired topics. Save for a few, Nobodies building anything here,..people who claim to be doing one have nothing to show except talk, which quickly proves to be smoke.
Maybe we should have a big boy talk forum, where people who claim to do stuff, show off their actual progress, and a dreamer talk forum where everybody who participates can post pics of the car they built on their X box, or ps4. I promise I'll never go into the dreamer forum and try to talk sense into anybody there.
