You and me both. The "technical forums" over there remind me of a clique of high school girls all bragging about their expensive new clothes, only it's the same guys over and over bragging about how much money they dumped into their aging 20-year-old cars. There's very little objective technical information passed around anymore, which is sad. It used to be quite informative. No more, now it's just a cheerleading session for Vitesse and Rennbay and their other sponsors. Nothing against those guys, but it'd be nice to hear some HONEST, OBJECTIVE criticism - not just the same old "OMG they're wonderful" crapola. Everytime someone tries to say anything that isn't glowing about a sponsor, they're either chastised or banned. The "groupthink" mob mentality over there is really tiresome.
OT over there is totally worthless. RandyV is the worst moderator I've ever come across on any forum. How he still holds that job after the piss-poor job he does is beyond me. Maybe he's got some dirt on John or something - who knows. Blatant favoritism, selective rule enforcement, inaccessibility, hiding behind his title, etc. It's ridiculous. Maybe he's a good guy in person or whatever but he completely sucks goat balls as a moderator - especially on a PAID forum. I haven't been over there in months and don't miss it a bit. My only regret is that I wasted so much of my time there to begin with. I do miss a lot of the people though - there were some really great individuals on that board, but I suspect if any of them wanted to chat, they could find me. I occasionally PM someone over there, but I'm done posting and I won't be renewing my membership. It's $17 I'd rather blow on beer - I'd get more use out of the beer anyway.
Pelican rocks. Way better crowd here overall - maybe it's because people (generally) tend to be maybe a bit older or more mature or whatever, but I love this place - and I support Wayne's business as a result.