What happened to Zeke's thread

[mb911]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

The entire forum has gone downhill over the last few years. If it were to shut down I would not miss it.

It used to be full of good, civil, reasoned, people. Those days are long gone. It's a microcosm of a bigger problem that no one knows how to fix, or even cares to, they just know who to blame.

It's absolutely unreal. I hang out on 914world.com most of the time and 99% of the folks are very considerate. Rarely are folks as flat out mean over there as they are here. Rennlist seems to be fairly nice folks as well.

[thor66]

it's caused by anal leakage from PARF

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by thor66

it's caused by anal leakage from PARF

And lack of concerted moderating. Mr. Dudley hasn't logged on since 6/15 last I checked. That leaves Z-man and I'm sure he's overwhelmed.

I tried but my vision was not the popular one. It's too late now. Habits are formed and hard to break. Lot of bad habits here.

[black73]

I blame QAnon. I remember reading that after Jan.6, Q instructed the faithful to venture out into non political places on the internet on a Evangelistic Crusade to get out their "truths".

Along about that same time, Pelicans long lost QAnon leaning Prodigal Son returns to resume his Moderating duties. And soon after that, Pelicans QAnon leaning Patron Saint returns to the board to lead the charge of political topics in OT with blatant QAnon inspired titles such as "Opinions please - runaway inflation coming or deflation by economic collapse?"

And the Prodigal Son turns a blind eye. So here we are with PARF in OT. I'm sure none of this really happened and these ramblings are just a product of my overactive, conspiracy driven imagination. I'm also sure this post will be removed or get me banned or both and I'm Ok with that.

[chapo]

I find it amusing that people complain about a free service that quite frankly probably causes more issues than what its worth. Pelican wants you to buy stuff, shutting down OT is probably a blessing for them . They can get by with the free classifieds, engine building, etc that actually ties in to what they offer.

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

The entire forum has gone downhill over the last few years. If it were to shut down I would not miss it.

It used to be full of good, civil, reasoned, people. Those days are long gone. It's a microcosm of a bigger problem that no one knows how to fix, or even cares to, they just know who to blame.

Nothing has changed. Nothing ever changes.
Every car forum is a cesspool of bitter, judgmental and critical people with massive chips on their shoulders.
Car guys are arrogant know-it-all types.
They are constantly insulting everyone else.

• Corvettes suck, Mustangs suck, Camaros suck.
• 70s cars suck. 80s cars suck. 90s cars suck. All modern cars suck.
• Porsche AG sucks. BMW AG sucks.
• Automatic cars all suck. PDK sucks. SMG sucks.
• EV sucks. Elon sucks.
• Magnus sucks
• Driving fast sucks. Driving slow sucks.
• Turbo sucks. 4-cyl sucks. V8 sucks.
• Front engine sucks. Mid engine sucks. Rear engine sucks.
• FWD sucks. RWD sucks. AWD sucks. 4WD sucks.
• Honda sucks. Nissan sucks. Subaru sucks. Ford sucks. GM sucks. Benz sucks. BMW sucks. Hyundai sucks.
• Stealerships suck. Your indy sucks.
• Hot hatch sucks. Land barge sucks. Lotus sucks for DD.
• DIY sucks. People who don't DIY suck.
• Yellow cars suck. Brown cars suck. 70s colors suck.
• Modern car colors suck. All 4 of them.
• Miatas are for hairdressers, Boxsters are for secretaries,
• BMW sucks. Old BMW suck. New BMW suck.
• GTI sucks. Focus RS sucks. Golf R sucks. BRZ sucks. New Supra sucks.
• Japanese cars all suck. WRX STI sucks. Ricers suck.
• Camber Tuner Modders Stance bros all suck
• Snowflakes suck. Millennials all suck. Anyone younger than me sucks.
• Everything sucks, except me and my car!

[oldE]

Sugarwood, that was an excellent example of some of the mindless crap which one sometimes has the misfortune of encountering on a public forum.

Best
Les

[LEAKYSEALS951]

you forgot snowtires

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by thor66

it's caused by anal leakage from PARF

Best description yet of what's happened to this forum.

[mb911]

Not all car guys are know it all types. In fact quite the opposite. I have a vast background but still ask when I don't know something.

To the point I made though is we all should exercise a little class. No I am not an uptight person rather just considerate of others.

It is probably my years of educating 1000s of welders and having also my own business that has reminded me that you need to be a people person in all avenues of life.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

I work for TXRX Labs www.txrxlabs.org, a non-profit which is now the anchor tenant and co-owner of the East End Maker Hub www.eastendmakerhub.org
The EEMH is comprised of 70 or so suites of various sizes and capabilities, which are filled by start-ups and small businesses. They're required to be a producing facility of some kind (no software app stuff, no VCs, etc), they need to be pretty local, and they need to preferentially hire from within our district, a historically minority but manufacturing area in Houston.

TXRX Labs is a makerspace gone professional, we teach classes and certifications on a growing number of trade subjects (ASE, welding, machining, QC, etc). We also do design and prototyping for companies, especially the tenants in the EEMH, and we still do classic makerspace stuff, like have memberships and teach night classes on nearly every type of manufacturing or crafting that exists. Our core values are DIY, trades, skills, and the idea that we can't Buy American until we can Build American, and that won't happen until we Train American.

Wow - that is spectacular. Give me hope for the future!

[thor66]

Originally Posted by mb911

Not all car guys are know it all types. In fact quite the opposite. I have a vast background but still ask when I don't know something.

To the point I made though is we all should exercise a little class. No I am not an uptight person rather just considerate of others.

It is probably my years of educating 1000s of welders and having also my own business that has reminded me that you need to be a people person in all avenues of life.

and BTW, thanks for your mufflers

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Best description yet of what's happened to this forum.

Agree 100%, a few PARFers aren't getting enough attention over there so feel the need to disrupt here by spoiling threads with their political rhetoric

Guess their daily lives must lack enough stimulation or social interaction, I feel sorry for them

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Every car forum is a cesspool of bitter, judgmental and critical people with massive chips on their shoulders.
Car guys are arrogant know-it-all types.
They are constantly insulting everyone else.

Do tell. Did this come as a sudden flash of self awareness?

[VINMAN]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Do tell. Did this come as a sudden flash of self awareness?

Right Pat?

I did find that rather ironic and comical, coming from the most arrogant and bitter poster on this forum.


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[Zeke]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

Right Pat?

I did find that rather ironic and comical, coming from the most arrogant and bitter poster on this forum.


.

See, here we go....

This fuuuuuucking place is hopeless.

[ramonesfreak]

don’t forget eating in restaurants sucks

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Nothing has changed. Nothing ever changes.
Every car forum is a cesspool of bitter, judgmental and critical people with massive chips on their shoulders.
Car guys are arrogant know-it-all types.
They are constantly insulting everyone else.

• Corvettes suck, Mustangs suck, Camaros suck.
• 70s cars suck. 80s cars suck. 90s cars suck. All modern cars suck.
• Porsche AG sucks. BMW AG sucks.
• Automatic cars all suck. PDK sucks. SMG sucks.
• EV sucks. Elon sucks.
• Magnus sucks
• Driving fast sucks. Driving slow sucks.
• Turbo sucks. 4-cyl sucks. V8 sucks.
• Front engine sucks. Mid engine sucks. Rear engine sucks.
• FWD sucks. RWD sucks. AWD sucks. 4WD sucks.
• Honda sucks. Nissan sucks. Subaru sucks. Ford sucks. GM sucks. Benz sucks. BMW sucks. Hyundai sucks.
• Stealerships suck. Your indy sucks.
• Hot hatch sucks. Land barge sucks. Lotus sucks for DD.
• DIY sucks. People who don't DIY suck.
• Yellow cars suck. Brown cars suck. 70s colors suck.
• Modern car colors suck. All 4 of them.
• Miatas are for hairdressers, Boxsters are for secretaries,
• BMW sucks. Old BMW suck. New BMW suck.
• GTI sucks. Focus RS sucks. Golf R sucks. BRZ sucks. New Supra sucks.
• Japanese cars all suck. WRX STI sucks. Ricers suck.
• Camber Tuner Modders Stance bros all suck
• Snowflakes suck. Millennials all suck. Anyone younger than me sucks.
• Everything sucks, except me and my car!

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Zeke

See, here we go....

This fuuuuuucking place is hopeless.

But … I finally posted something that someone agrees with!

[thor66]

posting about stuff that sucks sucks