Fu%#it, even I’ve done it, but as Adam and others have said, there is a place, a time and an extent to which it should be taken, and the thread I’ve linked to earlier, the Downpipe thread was a perfect example of what I was talking about, and it just so happened for it to be concurrent with the events going on at the time.
As some members also have said, this place as it sits now is in pretty poor shape from organizational stand point, car talk stand point or even useful information, and brining me back to my original point, they said they wouldn’t even be here or stick around if they weren’t doing me a huge favor by sticking around.
A forum is supposed to be a place where people WANT to go and talk, not where they do a favor to the owner by coming back.
Granted it’s quite a unique combination of location, members and rules that all fell into the melting pot of the forum. However one of the basics of us being an automotive culture is that at least all the auto threads should stay ontopic.
Every once in a while put yourself into somebody else’s shoes. Let’s say you’re new to town. Don’t know anybody. Just heard about the site and visiting. You click 5 random threads and all you see is bickering, swearing, name calling and NSW material.
Would you come back? I don’t think so.
For regulars here, adjusting a little bit wouldn’t be too hard, but a small change for regulars can make a world of difference for new comers. And if new comers stick around, we will have more balls to bust which makes it more benefitial for the entire community.