I haven't really noticed it being that bad, to tell you the truth. I hope my head's not too far in the sand, or maybe that I'm one of the ones you're referring to. Anyway, I still check in more than once a day! Have a nice weekend!

CFOT....now that place get's downright nasty.

 

Would that be a Lager99 family reunion?
GM

 

Point this kind of post out to a mod so they can take care of the individual. After all this is against forum rules.

 

And then some ..............

 

I must add that I have been lurking on this forum for several months and am anitcipating a c6 purchase in the near furture. This forum is one of the most civil I have ever followed. I have a 350z and those forums are really bad. I do appreciate this forums tone for the most part. C6 fourm is awesome, count it fortunate. thanks for all the insight guys & gals.

 

Well stated. Honest and to the point.

 

I know that I got on you pretty hard a few weeks ago when you got pulled over for really no reason at all. Sometimes I can be overly passionate about things and I hope that people don't take it wrong. I really do enjoy this forum and all of the people on it, and I will try to be more polite because I realize that there are times when I'm not. Thank you for the wake up call.

 

Well said Stan. I've read alot of posts and just shook my head and said to myself what a bunch of jerks,then you read somemore posts and you realize there are really some very nice and considerate people that really care and want to help.

 

I agree with you Stan. I have learned so much from this forum. Without it I probably would have paid a lot more for my C6. Would not have experienced the museum delivery and I have learned so much about the C6 Corvette. I also agree that the forum is better today than a year or so ago but it could be better. I just try to ignore the few bad apples.

 

Trust me, that's the last thing you have to worry about. The Cruise-ins are a blast. The ones who act like jackasses are the anonymous keyboard warriors who hide behind the anonimity of the internet. The people who show up "in person" to the Cruise In and other local Corvette type events are some of the nicest and funest (is that a word?) people you will ever meet.

Stan, in reponse to your post, the CF was a very civil, fun place to hang out 6 years ago when I joined. But it was a small group with the C5 section being the largest. Eventually, the C5 section became large and we had our share of jerks. That's one of the reasons I migrated to the C6 board. But the C6 section has grown and the lack of civility is one of the downsides to a large population. At least the ashwipes are still a small minority.

 

Timely post, Stan. I have only been a participating member of this forum for about a year. I immediately noticed the trolls but lately a few respondents have really gotten under my skin. Civility in daily living has definitely declined over the years but is more pronounced when people can remain annonymous. Overall this forum is made up of quality people. The expertise so often exhibited is impressive but even more important is the genuine character that shows through in many responses. Unfortunately there is no easy solution to weed out those with no character but making note of it as you have certainly doesn't hurt.

 

Thanks for your post Stan. I know I have recently made some responses that were very opinionated and not kind at all.

I apologize to anyone I have offended.

This is a great forum and has been very helpful to me as a new Corvette owner.

 

Jerks are everywhere!

That's why I stay on 17meters and off of 80meters.

 

I've seen more contentious fora, for sure, including some that I wouldn't expect to be. But there are times we could be nicer.

Certainly this is a place where people feel free to vent frustrations and there are topics that bring out strong feelings. And there is often a fine line between a spirited discussion and an argument.

There's nothing wrong with a good rant, and sometimes it's better than a trip to the shrink. Most if not all of us have been frustrated by a dealership, someone who hit our car, or whatnot. And most everyone settles down a bit once they've gotten it off their chest.

I think that what I've seen more of lately is jumping on the new guy who's asking questions, especially to the C6 veterans who've already been through this and learned the answers - sometimes the hard way.

Now reading the FAQs and searching are good techniques and should be recommended. But there are limitations to the search facility, and sometimes we have a person who's feeling pretty nervous because they have a problem with their new, expensive car. It doesn't hurt to give them a break, and gently direct them to the appropriate FAQ or thread. But this is an excellent source of information for C6 owners or prospective owners - I've certainly benefitted from the advice found here many times.

Of course there are the recurring questions - so how old are we, anyway? But noone has to post a response to this sort of thread. That's sort of how this thing works - threads noone is interested in just die off.

 

We have 100,000 registered members and only a hand full of mods and we depend on our members to report post. So familiarize yourself with our guidelines and when you see a bad post click on that red and white triangle under the offending users name and let us know what's going on.

 

I try my best to be nice. I really have not noticed anything too rude but I get a little tired of the Z-51 vs. the other suspensions type of arguments. I also get tired of the questions of "when can I get an 05 or high mile 06 for around $30K? But all in all its a good forum or I wouldn't spend so much time here.

 

more than willing to help..

 

I agree. I find myself quite often not finishing a thread and moving to another because the tone turns hateful or there are nothing but smartass responses that do nothing more than up someones post count.

 

 

Couldn't agree with you more. I was called a dumb *** by a member when I posted a picture of my car with stripeing that the person didn't like. Not very classey.