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Originally Posted by Matt Monson
(Post 8036442)
Dude, you really have some anger issues. Just put me on ignore and be done with it.
Yes, you said "I", but you are giving advice on the internet. The assumption is that what you would do is what you are suggesting to others.
I did ask for part numbers on the shifter. It contradicted what I had been taught and contrary to your claims I don't like spreading bad information. I wanted to find the right answer and to be perfectly honest, even with 20,000 posts I don't take you as an expert. That many posts just means you talk a lot.
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I've never put anyone on "ignore" here. That's what pussies do when someone hurts their little feelings on the internet. Yes, you are maddening with your BS but I'm still laughing. :)
I do spend too much time on this internet cafe and have for many, many years. As for who is "an expert", (I prefer the term knowledgeable), you have to do a search on the tech board only and see who has knowledge. We used to have members, sadly most have passed on, who have unbelievable encyclopedic knowledge of air-cooled 911s. One German guy who worked at the factory in Stuttgart including on race projects who was such a savant that he probably could have run the production line by himself. Another guy who had just read factory manuals until he practically had them committed to memory.
I don't for a second think that my knowledge of Porsche cars rivals people like this but when someone like you starts dropping incorrect info about something I know for a fact, (because for instance I worked at the dealer when the car was new and remember), it's a no-brainer to correct you. I've also spent way too much time in this life obsessing about mechanical objects in general and Porsche cars specifically, I do know too much about them most likely. It's not useful info in the big picture. :)
The tech board is where the experts are, (at least they used to be), as well as plenty of people dropping wrong info. Why does it matter? Because this BBS and the info on it are part of a permanent, searchable record that will live forever. I contribute when I know something. I know what I know and I don't guess. If I don't know about the particular subject being discussed, I sit back and listen and decide who I think knows what they're talking about. Sometimes it's useful to do independent research. It's no different than studying anything else on the internet.
There is also a thing known as an opinion or a preference offered in an internet discussion. Those are fine, as long as they are not presented as facts. It's important to recognise the difference, words such as "I want/would not want" or "I like" are dead giveaways. :)
I'm not sure what this board is really about-it's ostensibly for discussing the value of used cars on the market because Wayne, (or really a particular moderator), decided a long time ago that people commenting on other's For Sale listings was rude. I never agreed, thought it was ok to offer opinions on price, etc., but it's not my board and it's not a democracy. Somehow, this has become the 911 tech forum light, with all kinds of half-educated info being printed. It makes sense that someone new in the market for a 911 would not have huge knowledge about the cars but there are long time owners over here who have it wrong sometimes. It's important for the old fkers like me who started reading Pano in the '70s to offer corrections, IMO. :)