Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: 44D6PAKCUDA]
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09/24/20 05:17 PM
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gtx6970
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What about BeepBeep (Joe)? He is one that took me under his wing years ago.He PM'd one time with his phone and asked to call him.He liked the kind of questions I asked and he knew I wanted to make my car correct as possible and I thought his knowledge was off the charts. Agreed Joe was a wealth of information . We talked offline many many times on the phone or in person when he showed up at Carlisle one year. Same as Snoopy, Neither have posted in years. I seem to remember a snippet a few years back that Snoopy passed away a few years ago? ,,,,,,I hope I'm wrong
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: gtx6970]
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09/25/20 11:04 AM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 18,165 Mass
DAYCLONA
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I Live Here
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What about BeepBeep (Joe)? He is one that took me under his wing years ago.He PM'd one time with his phone and asked to call him.He liked the kind of questions I asked and he knew I wanted to make my car correct as possible and I thought his knowledge was off the charts. Agreed Joe was a wealth of information . We talked offline many many times on the phone or in person when he showed up at Carlisle one year. Same as Snoopy, Neither have posted in years. I seem to remember a snippet a few years back that Snoopy passed away a few years ago? ,,,,,,I hope I'm wrong Joe still "reads" here on Moparts, just prefers PM's to communicate, Earl/Snoopy was very ill, I haven't heard about/from him in years....
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: jcc]
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09/25/20 02:38 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,389 Planet Earth
RoadRunnerLuva
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I sometimes think of the members that used to post a LOT that have been scarce lately. AMXautoX.....Wasn't his name Tom? He hasn't posted since December. He used to be here all the time. OZHemi.....That guy posted a lot. Where is Doc Fiberglass? Not that I like the guy but JohnRR used to be a frequent contributor but has been conspicuously absent. Cal Gecko used to post about his Dart and post some great pictures. Wes Hutchingson, Street Van Dan, In the Pink, Paint it Black, MickM, Sandy in NS...... I expected to see more activity with all the shutdowns and such. My takeaway from the 2016 "poltical Moparts Experiment", many learned a lot more about follow members then they were comfortable with. As much as the experiment was challenging, it became rather pointless. I want to think I am the last person in the world to want to restrict exchange of ideas, but it degraded way beyond that, and why the current Part 2 redo, I from the get go, resisted. I suspect others felt it best to just move on. So far, it appears they are smarter then me, as little has changed. Meaning, the political forum initially boosts forum traffic, but at the cost of most just getting frustrated and their feelings hurt, and then going AWOL. Yup...too much "weeping and knashing of teeth"..on that political forum. People being REALLY UGLY to each other, is just not worth it, to even read anymore.
Plymouth Makes It!
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: RoadRunnerLuva]
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09/25/20 09:00 PM
09/25/20 09:00 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 25,050 Texas
GoodysGotaCuda
5.7L Hemi, 6spd
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I sometimes think of the members that used to post a LOT that have been scarce lately. AMXautoX.....Wasn't his name Tom? He hasn't posted since December. He used to be here all the time. OZHemi.....That guy posted a lot. Where is Doc Fiberglass? Not that I like the guy but JohnRR used to be a frequent contributor but has been conspicuously absent. Cal Gecko used to post about his Dart and post some great pictures. Wes Hutchingson, Street Van Dan, In the Pink, Paint it Black, MickM, Sandy in NS...... I expected to see more activity with all the shutdowns and such. My takeaway from the 2016 "poltical Moparts Experiment", many learned a lot more about follow members then they were comfortable with. As much as the experiment was challenging, it became rather pointless. I want to think I am the last person in the world to want to restrict exchange of ideas, but it degraded way beyond that, and why the current Part 2 redo, I from the get go, resisted. I suspect others felt it best to just move on. So far, it appears they are smarter then me, as little has changed. Meaning, the political forum initially boosts forum traffic, but at the cost of most just getting frustrated and their feelings hurt, and then going AWOL. Yup...too much "weeping and knashing of teeth"..on that political forum. People being REALLY UGLY to each other, is just not worth it, to even read anymore.
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: GoodysGotaCuda]
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09/25/20 10:09 PM
09/25/20 10:09 PM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 6,429 S.E. Missouri
AeroMonte
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I sometimes think of the members that used to post a LOT that have been scarce lately. AMXautoX.....Wasn't his name Tom? He hasn't posted since December. He used to be here all the time. OZHemi.....That guy posted a lot. Where is Doc Fiberglass? Not that I like the guy but JohnRR used to be a frequent contributor but has been conspicuously absent. Cal Gecko used to post about his Dart and post some great pictures. Wes Hutchingson, Street Van Dan, In the Pink, Paint it Black, MickM, Sandy in NS...... I expected to see more activity with all the shutdowns and such. My takeaway from the 2016 "poltical Moparts Experiment", many learned a lot more about follow members then they were comfortable with. As much as the experiment was challenging, it became rather pointless. I want to think I am the last person in the world to want to restrict exchange of ideas, but it degraded way beyond that, and why the current Part 2 redo, I from the get go, resisted. I suspect others felt it best to just move on. So far, it appears they are smarter then me, as little has changed. Meaning, the political forum initially boosts forum traffic, but at the cost of most just getting frustrated and their feelings hurt, and then going AWOL. Yup...too much "weeping and knashing of teeth"..on that political forum. People being REALLY UGLY to each other, is just not worth it, to even read anymore. I agree with this too. I learned allot about the character of many people here during the last election. It turned me off to the point that I mainly just look for cars or parts anymore. I really don't care to talk with most who post. The unmoderated forum is full of angry old men with ugly attitudes. The only reason I still frequent this site is because I love Mopars and there are some very smart people here when I need tech help. I have thought about leaving but I've been here almost 20 years so...
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: Kern Dog]
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09/25/20 10:38 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,650 Harm City Md.
Dan Halen
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top fuel
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Streetvan Dan sold the van and changed his moniker to Dan Halen a few years ago, still lurks every so often.
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: AeroMonte]
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09/26/20 09:57 AM
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Joined: Dec 2003
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jcc
If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
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If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
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I agree with this too. I learned allot about the character of many people here during the last election. It turned me off to the point that I mainly just look for cars or parts anymore. I really don't care to talk with most who post. The unmoderated forum is full of angry old men with ugly attitudes. The only reason I still frequent this site is because I love Mopars and there are some very smart people here when I need tech help. I have thought about leaving but I've been here almost 20 years so...
Yea, "character" is a better foundation for friendship then ANY political position, but obviously that is not a widely shared value.
" All sorts of things can happen when you are open to new Ideas" Inventor of Kevlar
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: moparmarks]
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09/26/20 12:15 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 16,094 Central Florida
larrymopar360
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Stud Muffin
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You can't let the political part let you be so offended you quit the site. Shoot, I've had people all but call me stupid in the tech section for asking a question that I guess was to simple for most. I don't let it bother me though, I just kind of make a mental note to try and stay away from that member. But going away only hurts yourself. Nobody else really cares. Same here, I've had members called me an idiot or stupid for some answers or questions I posted, I just kinda let it slide, life goes on, no need to run home to momma..lol! it's all water under the bridge in a few minutes, hours anyway...if you let it bother you, you have bigger issues Mike Well you know some people came out of the womb with all of the knowledge in the world while the rest of us humans had to acquire it along the way. Lol perfect way to state it
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: topside]
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09/27/20 03:32 PM
09/27/20 03:32 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,714 Shopping @ HoBo Fright
340SIX
Doc Flappergas's Evil Twin
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I am one of them. You also get tired of Opting Out then you also get ads in the middle of the post. I also help run and moderate a web forum that caters to guns mostly, hunting and fishing, and also talks of current events like the one just set up here. So that is a lot of my time there. It is one of the 10 largest sales so it keeps me busy. I think others that have moved on also have other interest as well. I was a member here since late 1998 and found it on Heminet.com I see JohnRR at a site like that I am a member of and used to see PrimeDuster {Cameron} at one like that in Cali as well. So think that it is just another interest that has taken members away as well when you look at Boating and other things we could be into . I know some guys who access the site via smartphone are really PO'd about the Infolinks deal. Some I'd guess are just doing other things for a variety of reasons, bickering among them. I was shocked to see my post count the other day...
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: AeroMonte]
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09/28/20 10:10 AM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,025 S.E. Michigan
ZIPPY
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People being REALLY UGLY to each other, is just not worth it, to even read anymore. Yep, I looked in there and it was definitely a mistake. Ended up losing a whole lot of respect for folks due to their attitude and the way they treated others, some who I previously thought would be cool to meet someday and shake hands with really turned out to be the opposite. Personally I was taught as a child that one of the most important skills of being a decent human being is developing the ability to communicate wherever it is you stand, on any topic at all, without trashing anyone else. Apparently that's not in style anymore so I'm out. There was a time when importance and cool factor was pretty darn high. I've definitely made friends here (99.9% in entirely a different era), and I transitioned from a broke musician to a career automotive guy partially as a result of my posting tech info on Moparts, so it'll always occupy a place in my heart. But these days, there is really no reason to ever go too far in depth as information isn't archived the way it was several years ago. Nobody really tries to save anything or pays much attention because they think they can always find it later by searching for two seconds (believe me, that's not always true). I'll crawl out from under my rock and post a bunch of pics to maybe get a conversation going....I will start threads about whatever project I'm working on and hopefully get some kind of a constructive conversation and exchange of ideas started....maybe inspire someone in some small way...but other than that stuff, I'm pretty sure nobody wants my advice or really cares what I have to say anymore anyway LOL. I keep trying to learn something here as I did in the '90s and there is less and less of that available...and it sure as HECK ain't because there is nothing left to learn, far from it. You know, if you hang around for awhile, the same people usually post mostly the same things over and over anyway (myself included). Everyone repeats themself to a pretty fair extent. It's usually alot more constructive to get someone on the phone or preferably in person and have a real conversation.
Rich H.
Esse Quam Videri
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: ZIPPY]
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09/28/20 12:01 PM
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mopars4ever
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I Live Here
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People being REALLY UGLY to each other, is just not worth it, to even read anymore. Yep, I looked in there and it was definitely a mistake. Ended up losing a whole lot of respect for folks due to their attitude and the way they treated others, some who I previously thought would be cool to meet someday and shake hands with really turned out to be the opposite. Personally I was taught as a child that one of the most important skills of being a decent human being is developing the ability to communicate wherever it is you stand, on any topic at all, without trashing anyone else. Apparently that's not in style anymore so I'm out. There was a time when importance and cool factor was pretty darn high. I've definitely made friends here (99.9% in entirely a different era), and I transitioned from a broke musician to a career automotive guy partially as a result of my posting tech info on Moparts, so it'll always occupy a place in my heart. But these days, there is really no reason to ever go too far in depth as information isn't archived the way it was several years ago. Nobody really tries to save anything or pays much attention because they think they can always find it later by searching for two seconds (believe me, that's not always true). I'll crawl out from under my rock and post a bunch of pics to maybe get a conversation going....I will start threads about whatever project I'm working on and hopefully get some kind of a constructive conversation and exchange of ideas started....maybe inspire someone in some small way...but other than that stuff, I'm pretty sure nobody wants my advice or really cares what I have to say anymore anyway LOL. I keep trying to learn something here as I did in the '90s and there is less and less of that available...and it sure as HECK ain't because there is nothing left to learn, far from it. You know, if you hang around for awhile, the same people usually post mostly the same things over and over anyway (myself included). Everyone repeats themself to a pretty fair extent. It's usually alot more constructive to get someone on the phone or preferably in person and have a real conversation. yep I agree. same here.
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: ZIPPY]
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09/28/20 03:07 PM
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Joined: Dec 2003
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jcc
If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
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If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
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"i agree Yep, I looked in there and it was definitely a mistake. Ended up losing a whole lot of respect for folks due to their attitude and the way they treated others, some who I previously thought would be cool to meet someday and shake hands with really turned out to be the opposite." This is the conundrum of the internet. many want one to speak to another as if they were sitting in your living room, and another school of thought is best if one speaks honestly, and then we really find out who it is and the character of the one speaking, while the message seems to get overlooked. We really unfortunately, can't have it both ways. On the "repeating", if there wasn't much turnover, there would be really little need, and its maybe presumptuous to assume everybody remembers and has read previous sharing. I can tolerate it. Besides, its informative to see how much the stories change over time.
" All sorts of things can happen when you are open to new Ideas" Inventor of Kevlar
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: jcc]
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09/28/20 06:17 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,894 Between Houston & Galveston TX
SattyNoCar
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Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile
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Posts: 16,894
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The only time repeating annoys me is when it's on the same page the same day. How friggin' hard is it to scroll down? I've met a few (very few) members from here over the years. Only one 'bad' meeting but they haven't been here in over a decade. I wish I had been better able to interact with people back then, I'm a LOT more out going now than I was back then. Shoot, I met ZIPPY back when he had his .....'Mongolian Battle Wagon' (I think that was the name he gave his old wagon ), much to my embarrassment the more calm and relaxed I tried to be, the more star struck I felt. Back to topic, who remembers Carl? He may have been a wealth of info, but from my vantage point, seemed like he was trying to take over the board.
John
The dream is dead, long live the dream.......😥
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: SattyNoCar]
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09/28/20 07:43 PM
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Joined: May 2003
Posts: 6,616 Downtown Roebuck Ont
Twostick
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Still wishing...
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The only time repeating annoys me is when it's on the same page the same day. How friggin' hard is it to scroll down? I've met a few (very few) members from here over the years. Only one 'bad' meeting but they haven't been here in over a decade. I wish I had been better able to interact with people back then, I'm a LOT more out going now than I was back then. Shoot, I met ZIPPY back when he had his .....'Mongolian Battle Wagon' (I think that was the name he gave his old wagon ), much to my embarrassment the more calm and relaxed I tried to be, the more star struck I felt. Back to topic, who remembers Carl? He may have been a wealth of info, but from my vantage point, seemed like he was trying to take over the board. Carl, was that the Burger King guy that thought he was actually King? Kevin
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Re: Frequent posting members
[Re: Twostick]
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09/28/20 11:18 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 16,631 On the run…
BloFish
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What ever happened to S&MCuda?
It really doesn't matter whether you win or lose… as long as you look good doing it!
‘65 A100 ‘69 ‘Cuda ‘73 Vega GT ‘06 Mega Cab ‘14 Mercedes SLK
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