[Edited on 16/6/11 by violentblue]
If you know NOTHING about the subject or have no experience of anything to do with it WHY do people feel compelled to post a reply along the lines of
'I know nothing/have no experience about/of it but I think it's wrong/right' (delete as applicable)........ WHO CARES!!!! and no one
in real life is impressed if you get to be one of the top 10 posters on Locostbuilders especially if most OF YOUR POSTS ARE T*SS
and relax........... oh and if you flame me for saying this well..........you need to get out into the real world - the internet is a tool not an
alternative reality........lol
[Edited on 16/6/11 by D Beddows]
I really cant comment on that sort of thing, I don't have any experience dealing with this, but if you want my opinion these sort of people just
feel the need to be heard, even if what they have to say is drivel. But thats just my uneducated opinion on the subject.
[Edited on 16/6/11 by violentblue]
Oh dear who rattled your cage
Can't you guys sleep, no wonder your all rattled being up at that time of night.
Can't you guys sleep, no wonder your all rattled being up at that time of night.
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Originally posted by violentblue
I really cant comment on that sort of thing, I don't have any experience dealing with this, but if you want my opinion these sort of people just feel the need to be heard, even if what they have to say is drivel. But thats just my uneducated opinion on the subject.
[Edited on 16/6/11 by violentblue]
Freeks or freaks??? Sorry couldn't help myself
the answer is: drink beer and forget about it
I find this works with almost any problem lol
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Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
Oh dear who rattled your cage
quote:
Originally posted by mrwibble
To be fair I do understand the frustration when you ask a question because your missus is annoyed that this thing that's broke is going to cost
too much to repair, and the first three replies you get are:
Don't know anything about it
Have you tried switching it off?
Wear a coat!
I have no experience of this, but I think it's pretty much spot on.
Worse still, are those who want you to think they know, and post an answer they found on Wikipedia, or another forum.
Most will know how this winds me up, particularly when I am looking at utter garbage written on the screen in front of me.
Misleading and grossly irresponsible at best, downright reckless and dangerous at worst.
Cheers,
Nev.
There's a guy over on ppcmag.co.uk/forum who has single-handedly diluted any useful info into pages of crap. He asks random questions then posts
up his own answers. He post shed loads of ebay links of stuff he's not buying and then posts more telling folks what he would do with whatever it
is he's not buying. And his favourite most annoying trick is exactly the OPs case, he gives 'advise' based on whatever
'knowledge' that happens to be in his head/lifted from wiki.
He says his replies may be plentyful but its for the benefit of lesser-talented folks who need a push in the right direction when using the search
facility. So why post up ebay links that woll be gone in a few weeks?!
Now don't think I want these forums to be 100% encyclopedia stuff and I may occasionally wander off topic but because of this bloke, I rarely
look over on ppcmag anymore.
See? You've got me started now.....
Peace out my friends.....
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Originally posted by D Beddows
the internet is a tool not an alternative reality........lol
]
I treat this forum like it was a conversation in a pub... a lot of the info is excellent, some is total cobblers, most members contribute good stuff,
a very small number are time-wasters. The trick is to do what you do in the pub - pay attention to the interesting people, ignore the pillocks, and
double-check anything that looks useful before acting on it. A decent amount of silliness and humour is also welcome! 
I've asked questions in the past and have had answers that were just plain wrong - but they've inspired a bit of lateral thinking that led
me to the correct answer. Thinking about it, this has happened very often over the years, and I've ended up doing stuff that I would never have
thought of without the 'incorrect but inspiring' answers.
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
... and double-check anything that looks useful before acting on it.
quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
........ WHO CARES!!!!
i'm sorry this all appears to be my fault for having an opinion. i won't do it again....
Bloody hell Blake... it's ALWAYS you!
Go and stand on the naughty step with just your underpants on!
don't think i should, i mean i've had no experience of it before, so i don't know if its the right or wrong thing to do...
i mean imagine i said all rapists should be set free to free up space in prisons, or heroin is the best medicine! where would we be then? instead i
said i don't see the appeal of mx5s, i didn't even say they were wrong! just its not something i've ever been interested in, much like
heroine. i'm sure we'll all agree herion's bad, but how many of us here have tried it? lol i haven't so i can't have an
opinion ha ha
Hi there Blake,
I don't know that the OP's remarks were directed at you, but I'd bet a 2011 shiny 5p piece that if they were, then you are nowhere near
the main culprit!
I have said the same a while back when I thought someone was posting a whole load of tosh for purely sensationalistic reasons.
And I've never been one to have much patience for the "Look at Meeee" type of person...
On the other hand, I've also commented on a thread where someone (as described above) would post something as a question, then when enough people
had replied with decent answers, he'd say that they were all wrong and his way was the right way! Why ask in the first place then? Well, I know
why, because he really didn't know the right way - and then he'd ask questions about something when working on other psople's stuff and
therefore in a position of responsibility when it comes to their cars etc, yet the question and following argument was of the most fundamentally basic
knowledge..........
Sometimes a rant is needed I guess?
Naughty step... underpants!
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
I treat this forum like it was a conversation in a pub...
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Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I treat this forum like it was a conversation in a pub...
yes, because it goes better with beer
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I treat this forum like it was a conversation in a pub...
yes, because it goes better with beer
Absolutely!
And we get some daft postings when members have had one (or five) too many!
Oi... I am here you know!
Yeah it was Blake that got me started - sorry mate, had my annoyed head on and you popped up with a completely uniformed opinion............ ah well,
that's the internet for you Sorry Blake 
, get that pickup finished (it's actually one of the most interesting builds on here tbh) and
enjoy driving it - BUT if it doesn't work I hear MX5's are quite cheap and go round corners rather well.......
quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
not from scootz thought - he just goes and buys something expencive on ebay
Now what was this thread about, me and Joel?
actually that's an interesting point - I was looking at the list of top posters after I started this and, although most of you probably need to
get out a little more , people like you and Joel (and the vast majority of the list tbh) don't stand out as being extreme posters - probably
because if you do post something it usually adds to the thread rather than looking like you feel that you have to reply to every thread whether or not
you know anything about the subject........
Anyway, as mentioned elsewhere I'm bored of being controversial again so I'm back off into my cave
[Edited on 17/6/11 by D Beddows]
quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
...and, although most of you probably need to get out a little more
I was going to say that I had nothing to add but I've just added this
[Edited on 17/6/11 by Richard Quinn]
I think that when you have a high post count, its more on your mind that you dont want to be the guy who posts a load of shite. I find misinformation very annoying myself, but even noobies can get stuff wrong. I dont ever really get annoyed by people posting excessively, i find it more annoying when people are rude, and especially the people who clearly are obnoxious drunks at 6pm! Without naming any names, has anyone else noticed out of character posts?!
Hey Joel, you're my best mate!! Naargggh! Comeonthenhaveagoifyouthinkyourhardenough. Hic!
Hmm kebab...........
I suppose my post count is creeping up... and I guess the majority of it is sh*te. That said, I've never proclaimed to be an expert at anything
to do with cars... in fact, I'll happily admit that I know the square route of b*gger all! I do most of my learning either on this site, through
my (many) mistakes, or via a couple of mates who spanner for a living (and do it well!).
I know what I like and I know what I don't like and I'm happy to state my opinion freely. If folks don't like it, then tough...
we're all big boys and girls and will all survive!
quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Hey Joel, you're my best mate!! Naargggh! Comeonthenhaveagoifyouthinkyourhardenough. Hic!
Hmm kebab...........
Contrary to what I suggested earlier, I do have a life...
...in fact, I've just returned from the pub!
So... is this the room for an argument?
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
So... is this the room for an argument?
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Contrary to what I suggested earlier, I do have a life...
...in fact, I've just returned from the pub!
So... is this the room for an argument?
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Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
So... is this the room for an argument?
No, f**k off!
quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
actually that's an interesting point - I was looking at the list of top posters after I started this and, although most of you probably need to get out a little more
The 1st page of this thread went well..... , suppose I deserve the 2nd page
do I care.? nah......it's only the internet
[Edited on 18/6/11 by D Beddows]
quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
The 1st page of this thread is good..... , suppose I deserve the 2nd page
Tried to thing of a witty post but could not be arsed. Also could not be bothered actually Reading other posts. The ones I did read I did not
understand so they must be poo. Being incredably stupid and a total lack of education also helps.
She-who-must-be-obeyed is on 5th new MX5 and I do sneak a drive when nobody is looking but it is not a patch on the dynamics or driver delight of my
old 150k oil burning ford - so there I must be better than you lot.
Not that it's a compensation for something you understand.
Cheers and enjoy the drivel
finally sorted my computer after a grim virus i got thursday nite lol
its boredom more than anything else for me. out of work 6 months, applied for poo loads of jobs, and only had 1 interview for a job i didn't
get.
its something for me to do and think about (the cat is crap for a conversation, and i can only see my girlfriend at the weekend because she lives in
glasgow, and i can't afford the petrol too often, and all my friends are 20 minute drive away) without costing me anything.
can't think of a time i've claimed to be an expert on everything. offered opinion perhaps, or queried other ways of doing something.
but there are a few members on here who claim to be experts on something, then another 'expert' disagrees with the first, get into a big
arguement, and the original post goes unanswered. i don't go in for that.
look at this thread for example, how many of the replies are of relevance? less than 25% perhaps?
is the original post of any mind blowing use to everyone building a car? erm... well, no.
if anyone doesn't like what i post, feel free to not read it. you have my blessing
i don't want to be top poster, i don't post for attention. i don't get into big long drawn out arguements with anyone. i'm not
that bad am i?
[Edited on 21/6/11 by blakep82]
No we are just taking the pi55
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Hey Joel, you're my best mate!! Naargggh! Comeonthenhaveagoifyouthinkyourhardenough. Hic!
Hmm kebab...........
its ok mike, 8pm is the threshold in my books
I have a knack of posting and not getting replies, any of yous after the answer how I do this, apply within.
2 sugAr cornet 99s please with juice.
And relax........