Last night I lifted my cradle impaired '87 Fiero up by the holes in the trunk brace so that I could put a dolly under it and move it deeper in my shop (need to make room for my '86 GT that's getting a new transmission). I picked up that tip here on the Forum. You have given me life after my wife died. Since I joined the Forum I've bought four Fieros. I feel confident that I can repair them. Before then, they were just another good looking car that had been abandoned by the factory. I never go into the O/T nor feel the need to argue. My post number is small but I sure am learning about Fieros. If this Forum was shut down, so many projects would come to a halt. I need it. I'm addicted. I want to see how Artherd's N* dream car comes out.

Usually, about three times a day, I want to quit teaching ninth graders science. Dealing with people is tough. That's we have the biggest brain to body mass. Perhaps if you can work out a way to share the administrative load, you will enjoy this incredible forum more. PFF a great gift to the Fiero community. If you shut it down, the good folks would suffer mightily.

There have been many good points brought up in this thread. The last one by Westtexas is the one that inspired me to put in my two pennies worth.

This place has helped me beyond compare many times. You have done what the leaders of nations have not been able to do. You bring people from all over the world together in one place and help them help each other. All for the sake of an automobile that without this place would have gone the way of the dinosour. Not to say that this place is the be all and end all of the Fiero world, but it does seem to represent the center of the "hardcore" Fiero fans.

You give us a place for information and experience sharing, that otherwise would not exist. There have been new friendships forged here that otherwise wouldn't be. Countless cars have been saved from the crusher because of this place. You give people like Archie and Pat a new place to show their stuff, and offer new products to the Fiero community in general. This is a rallying center and we sure need all of that we can get these days!

I'm sure there are many Fiero owners out there, that have never heard of this place, but sooner or later, they will vist, if not be here on a regular basis. For those that don't even own a computer, or want to, they will have a friend who has a friend who knows this "online site" that could provide the answer they need. With it, we have the option of brainstorming any situation on a global level. Without it, we are left to our personal experience and/or the mercy of local shop mechanics.

The trouble makers are generally very young inexperienced loud mouths, who just don't understand yet, or grumpy old opinionated farts, that have to have the last word on everything, both of which can be overlooked by the group in general, you know, like the tv: if you don't like what's on, change the channel. Some just like seeing their words in print, some disagree just for the sake of disagreeing. All have the luxery of anonymity afforded by the internet.

Where you have this many people together in one place, you are going to have opposing views, just goes with the territory, but one way or the another, the waves calm soon enough for most of us to enjoy the ride.

To know that someone who has lost their life partner comes here for solace and comfort as well as information, should be enough in itself to keep it going.

I could go on, but there's no need. I haven't said anything that you didn't already know. Could have summed up my feelings in much shorter fasion by just stating:

Good show, keep up the good work!
(That's still my favorite smiley!)