EvBot DET
06-20-2013, 02:15 PM
I know I'm probably asking to get flamed here, but whatever...
I know master techs who didn't know "righty tighty, left loosey" when they started doing oil changes at 17 years old. The owner of a once successful East coast drifting team learned how to drive manual playing Ridge Racer before he got his first s14. I thought a Prelude would be just as cool as an s13 until I actually drove both of them when I was 19. We all start out knowing absolutely nothing and dreaming about big/unrealistic projects.
The point is everyone with any amount of experience or knowledge around here seems so jaded and annoyed at the apparent stupidity/laziness of newbs that the first instinct is to talk shit until they leave forever.
But this goes completely against why a lot of us got into 240s and drifting in the first place. Drag racing dudes all seem to view each other as enemies and aren't accepting of newcomers. Auto-X guys are too nerdy and OCD to have fun. Drifting is awesome because guys just want to have fun and help each other out, and that's why it's more fun/approachable than other motorsports. But you wouldn't know it if you were 18 years old and just registered here.
Yes, some people sign up and immediately post retarded "let me google that for you" questions in the wrong section and break rules... They're inconsiderate; they probably aren't interested in the community for what it is. I can understand scaring them off because they probably have nothing to contribute.
But others might just post hilariously unrealistic requests in the WTB section because they want to make an awesome car. Why is it everyone's job to tell them to go fly a kite? This place is for sharing useful information, not laughing at the expense of newbs. It says right in the rules not to trash someone's thread if you have a problem with what was posted. Flaming them instead of sending a quick PM just shows that you're not interested in helping or contributing so why bother?
When I first got my 240 I met some really cool people who answered all of my stupid questions with patience, helped me wrench on my car, etc. And when I would try to offer compensation they'd just tell me to pay it forward and make sure to help out the new kids showing up at the track. That's the true culture of this scene and one that we should all do our part to preserve.
Just seems like a waste of time to go on the attack every time you see an ignorant or ill-informed post. Not to mention you're just bumping what you consider to be a useless thread. Why not just let it drop with zero replies? If the OP has any common sense they'll figure out that it was a dumb-ass post, do some research and come back with a more informed question hopefully.
That's my rant. This place is great and it'd be even better if we weren't so quick to judge each other.
I know master techs who didn't know "righty tighty, left loosey" when they started doing oil changes at 17 years old. The owner of a once successful East coast drifting team learned how to drive manual playing Ridge Racer before he got his first s14. I thought a Prelude would be just as cool as an s13 until I actually drove both of them when I was 19. We all start out knowing absolutely nothing and dreaming about big/unrealistic projects.
The point is everyone with any amount of experience or knowledge around here seems so jaded and annoyed at the apparent stupidity/laziness of newbs that the first instinct is to talk shit until they leave forever.
But this goes completely against why a lot of us got into 240s and drifting in the first place. Drag racing dudes all seem to view each other as enemies and aren't accepting of newcomers. Auto-X guys are too nerdy and OCD to have fun. Drifting is awesome because guys just want to have fun and help each other out, and that's why it's more fun/approachable than other motorsports. But you wouldn't know it if you were 18 years old and just registered here.
Yes, some people sign up and immediately post retarded "let me google that for you" questions in the wrong section and break rules... They're inconsiderate; they probably aren't interested in the community for what it is. I can understand scaring them off because they probably have nothing to contribute.
But others might just post hilariously unrealistic requests in the WTB section because they want to make an awesome car. Why is it everyone's job to tell them to go fly a kite? This place is for sharing useful information, not laughing at the expense of newbs. It says right in the rules not to trash someone's thread if you have a problem with what was posted. Flaming them instead of sending a quick PM just shows that you're not interested in helping or contributing so why bother?
When I first got my 240 I met some really cool people who answered all of my stupid questions with patience, helped me wrench on my car, etc. And when I would try to offer compensation they'd just tell me to pay it forward and make sure to help out the new kids showing up at the track. That's the true culture of this scene and one that we should all do our part to preserve.
Just seems like a waste of time to go on the attack every time you see an ignorant or ill-informed post. Not to mention you're just bumping what you consider to be a useless thread. Why not just let it drop with zero replies? If the OP has any common sense they'll figure out that it was a dumb-ass post, do some research and come back with a more informed question hopefully.
That's my rant. This place is great and it'd be even better if we weren't so quick to judge each other.