Loosing my tolerance. (Page 3/7)
stimpy JAN 20, 05:07 PM

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Originally posted by SCCA FIERO:
I remember when Stimpy made his debut . There are lots of folks that have left, good folks. (batboy, Monkeyman, Songman, Patrick and lots and lots of others)

Come on now, I didn't run ALL those people off!

Seriously, there are no easy fixes. But if people start getting banned and/or censured every time they said that was annoying or offensive to some "senior" member (as is often the case, no one complains when a newbie gets checked) then I know my a$$ would have been kicked out of here a long time ago.

A note to SmoothGT, hey man, didn't mean to tweak you that hard. But if someone has to tell themselves (and you) that they are a "respected member of the forum" then they are obviously seeking apporval their mothers never gave them. All I'm saying is that God put moronic little punks on this earth. You can either use them for your enjoyment, or let them get under your skin.

Cristian_Slater JAN 20, 05:09 PM
Well I think i'll be keeping my comments too myself , you think the flames here are bad ive seen car forums with "A Fight Club", they attack each other for no reason eather!

I have been the root of many flames , which ive stopped in my tracks since I was banned once , now i just get people picking fights with me , which now im just going to ignore.

well thats all!

2xsess JAN 20, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by SCCA FIERO:
I remember when Stimpy made his debut . There are lots of folks that have left, good folks. (batboy, Monkeyman, Songman, Patrick and lots and lots of others)

You don't see many people that were registered in '99 anymore. I have stuck around, been in a fight or two, took a break, then returned. (I always visited, but stopped posting for a while).

Not sure what I would do if this place shut down.


I was wondering what happened to those guys. Don't think stmpy was responsoble for all that though. lol.

I rememeber when it used to be that almost everytime Archie posted someone bashed him.

Times, they are a changin'

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84Bill JAN 20, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:
Need to add a few more cents. .

Me too
Anyone have change for a nickel?


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First I would like to flame myself a bit. Threatening with closing the forum is wrong. Plain and simple.

I got some fresh marshmellows
I wont argue with that
Now pass me the stick and grahmcrackers please.



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Here I am, complaining that only a few people can ruin it for the rest, then I single-handedly decide that I'll shut it down if nothing changes. That can't be right, can it?


More or less it is not right but anyone with a shread of respect knows YOU are at the helm and YOU provide this as a free service to all of us. I dont think you would allow evil to triumph at the expense of all the good.


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The problem is that I (like most other people) can't see the forum apart from myself. When the forum is attacked, I take it personally. When I'm attacked, I bring the forum into the fight. And I have a few more weapons to fight with (like closing/deleting threads, banning people). That ain't good. I think.


Yes many feel that way too and I think thats why flames get going. You do have the power to bring the forum (with severl thousand members) into play. Weapons are good if used properly and decissively.


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Second, I sometimes forget I'm kinda like a high profile member. I sometimes would like to rant like any other person on here. But the problem is that my rants are taken much more seriously - especially when I post them in the "Announcement" section. Like it's something really important. It always scares the sh!t out of me when I post my rant and an hour later I see all the replies I get. I'm always going like "whoa!".

No.. we all dont take you seriously Anyhow maybe it's because you seem obscure and mysterious, to me you seem like a VERY busy person and don't have much time to spend piddeling around the forum posting stuff but it's nice to see it when you do.

I may have found a bug or something because I could not post this all together.. My reply continues below

[This message has been edited by 84Bill (edited 01-20-2002).]

84Bill JAN 20, 06:13 PM

I would like to be the first in line to play point / counter point with you. As far as posts you make in the Announcements it IS a big deal, something is afoot, the silent all powerfull one has spoken.
Now Now Don't be scared, yeah there is only 4000+ of us and only one of you but 99.98% of the members are on your side.


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Anyways, yes, we do seem to have much more flamewars than we used to have. But like some people say, it's still a whole lot less than on most other car forums. And most people are unaware there's even any flaming going on here.

Yup even since I have joined there has been an increase in flame type activities ( go ahead, I set myself up for that one) but with 4000 members it's great! Currently there is only 1 member that does seem to attract trouble and a realitivly new one that seems to be itching for it. I'll PM you shortly.
Most of us are afraid to bother you with email and PM just because ...well ... we don't want to be ummm "whiners?" Smooth seemed to be.. shall we say pissed. I would not have done what he did but then again I'm not as mad as he was but then again I still would not have done that. I could say a crapload of bad things about C_S but I wont because he deserves a chance.

Lemmon square anyone?

SCCA FIERO JAN 20, 07:01 PM
Stimpy is the root of all problems. Where were you the day J.F.K. was shot? Go ahead, tell 'em.

Just kidding, maybe

No really, I just put those words in the wrong place. Didn't mean to imply you ran those people off. We all love Stimp. If we didn't, he would kick our arses!

FieroMaster88 JAN 20, 07:51 PM
I just figured I would say THANK YOU for giving us the forum!
mrfiero JAN 20, 08:28 PM

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Originally posted by SCCA FIERO:
You don't see many people that were registered in '99 anymore.


I'm still here......Stimpy didn't run me off!

Patrick's Dad JAN 20, 08:47 PM

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Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:
Threatening with closing the forum is [b]wrong...Here I am, complaining that only a few people can ruin it for the rest, then I single-handedly decide that I'll shut it down if nothing changes. That can't be right, can it?...When the forum is attacked, I take it personally...And I have a few more weapons to fight with (like closing/deleting threads, banning people). That ain't good. I think.

Second, I sometimes forget I'm kinda like a high profile member. I sometimes would like to rant like any other person on here. But the problem is that my rants are taken much more seriously - especially when I post them in the "Announcement" section. Like it's something really important.

Anyways, yes, we do seem to have much more flamewars than we used to have....[/B]


Cliff, as you have said, this is not a free country, because this is not a country, it is your personal (professional) domain. The proper framework is that this is your house, and 4K people stop by every day. Some talk about superchargers and Dodge Neons and Finale kits, and some people talk about downloading MP3's and the ACLU and broken donuts. We sit and eat your food (bandwidth), which you happily let us do. A few of us express our gratitude.

Sometimes there is a fight. Although no furniture gets broken, the luster of the Forum gets tarnished, just a bit, and you do have every right to take that personally. Personally, I have no issues with you venting at us in any room of the house, be it in Announcements, which is probably the kitchen, or O/T, which is probably the can. I know that I've posted some things that I expected to be called on, but the e-mail never came. I also have very low tolerance for a couple of members (can you guess who?), and as such, I have no qualms with showing my disdain (again, I have gotten no e-mails).

I can't really offer good advice, so I'll just say thank you. I laud you for your patience and your wisdom. Hopefully, I'll get my Formula complete (ETA 3-4 years) before you close the doors.

84Bill JAN 20, 09:10 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick's Dad:
O/T, which is probably the can.

I just want to understand why it is that you (and many others) feel that T/OT is the can?

I find it valuable and interesting and at times yes, annoying. There is life beyond the other two forums GFC and TDQ. T/OT fills the gap and rounds out the forum nicely. Now this is just my lowley opinion.