How come our community is so nice compared to others?
 

I've been thinking about this for a while:

On most forums its a battle of "my dick is bigger than yours."

Here, we're all friends for the most part. We've never met and don't know that many people's real first names even - but we help, listen, disagree but understand.

I won't name specifics, but I am on other automobile maker forums and it is disgusting. Whether its the "know-it-all" who everyone looks up to and whom talks down to others...or the parts dealers who are all in seeming collusion. Here we don't have these issues (knock on wood). The question I pose is: why is this forum so unique in the vast internet age?

My guess- Maturity and/or education level of members

I don't know But I like it

QUOTE: "why is this forum so unique"
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...because we all know enough to sit at the feet of the 'Rug Doctor', remain silent, and learn.

Just go into PARF, you will see the real name calling and mud slinging.

The moderators keep the OT pretty clean. Thank You moderators one and all.

They are still poopyheads...

no, you arehttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/blah.gif

Except for Todd, and Zoltan, and, maybe you are right

Yup. For whatever reason Porsche seems to appeal to a slightly older and more adult crowd (generally speaking). I'm 30, and very rarely see anyone younger than I am driving a Porsche. Maybe it's the price of entry and parts, I dunno. Though I've been on Audi, BMW, and Mercedes forums that seem to be mostly populated by illiterate ricers.

Frankly, I think it's because I add a touch of class to the place.:cool:

Because we are all Porsche owners and therefore all have small wieners?

SmileWavy

It's not just because it is a Porsche forum. There are other Porsche forums that are full of snobs, wannabes, and ricers.
It might be that the DIY air cooled crowd is a different demographic?

Because many of us are old farts with a healthy amount of life experience, wisdom and self moderation.

Because classic air cooled Porsche owners have what it takes to own such fine vehicles: That is taste, class, education, modesty, and the brain that goes with true engineering abilitiy. These fundamental qualities also are reflected in all non-Porsche related discussions ;).

I don't know exactly, but it works. Maybe it is the all around great sense of humor found here. :)

ever notice how NICE people are at a GUN RANGE?




for the most part, most of us are older and ARMED TO THE TEETH! LOL!

I am with Livi on this, along with the last part from OddJob ARMED TO THE TEETH!

Samba seems as good

I think Wayne was smart to create PARF - it cleaned up OT quite a bit.

Because Wayne and the moderator run a tight ship... if you want to view porn... fine, there are a few thousand websites for that... but not here.

No threats of inflammatory language allowed.

We are a very diverse group, we have liberals and conservatives, college age and retired, people posting from all over the states and all over the world.

and we are all latent homosexuals.

you are such a sweetie. and I understand your buttocks are magnificant.

but tell us- how did you know?

cause mama taught us well..............

Fixed it for ya ;).

Yes... yes... it takes a special breed of person to post here, people of intelligence and sophistication...

I said breed... huh.. huh-huh...

Maybe because we've all been to the other sites, realized they weren't for us, and then lighted here. That, and we do tend to run off the "chaff", while we take care of our own.

Not that there's anything wrong with that:cool:

I've been here for 8 years and I find something here that I can't find anywhere else online...

I think it's a combo of all of this. I've been here for 11 years, seems like forever. The people I have actually met here (quite a few) are the ones I never have trouble with. The ones that have been trouble here are people no one has actually met, or are rejects from other sites. It seems the worst ones hide behind bluster and self-rightousness.

The anonymous factor comes to play as well. Trolling or flaming is easy for someone who is relatively anon. The really bad ones are still on the no-fly list, thank God.

Truly a great group for the most part, and the best part? we all drive the same type of cars.

What about us water-cooled heathens? :p

Its ok Matt, we are the sensible ones... The guys smart enough to know that air is not a proper cooling mechanism...

Speak for yourself TinySmileWavy I have a 930 but there are lots of guys here that are looking for their first car or are between rides or have moved on but the bottom line is we all love these cars.

livi said it best

Well I don't take part in any of the childish antics on other forums but I read them all the time...perhaps thats why our content here is so good - nobody decides its a good idea to post rubbish.

Nonetheless, I am just happy to be a part of this community. Thank you, all.

It's the Cars!

And the bikes...

And the 'spoons'...

And the airplanes...

And more cars...

And the relationships...

And the Kids...

And the Docs...

And the Random Picts...

And...
And...
And... I could go on and on, but it really is a diverse groupe here with a LOT of combined knowledge.

I bet if we put our collective wisdom together, we could have solved the ancient Israel - Palestine conflict over afternoon tea (with just a drop of Jaegermeister).

If we're nice, we can get free medical advice.

..from a durn for´ner! :D

Pelican is my favorite.


KT

Same here and it's your last name.

I'll let you in on the real secret.

There are just enough Canadians here that our niceness is rubbing off on the rest.

Would have told you earlier, but we're too humble.

Now you know.

Have a nice day, Everyone.SmileWavy

Seriously though, I agree with the 'older crowd that for the most part is happy to turn their own wrenches and isn't afraid to learn something new' theory.

Les

Who you calling old?

Con sarn diggity dang whipper snappers!

and get off my lawn!!!!

I own a small cigar shop and this forum always reminds me of a day at the shop. We have doctors, lawyers, garbage men, all walks of life. They all get along, they all love to sit and enjoy a great smoke together.

Speak for yourself!!!!

Wow now thats a dream job! You're now going to have to make a post with pictures and details! Do online orders?

You're right it is a great job. Smoke cigars, drink coffee and shoot the breeze with the customers and get paid to do it.

Bernie