Why do people buy Omega's? I am curious to know why in particular the younger gerneration do because they do cost a large amount of the readies to maintain and run. Is it the sheer amount of power they have under the bonnet and maybe because they have been blasted past in their hothatches by an oldie in his miggy? Where does the truth lie?
OOOMV6 made a rather irrational, partially veiled insulting comment about 'moaning old gits' and although I am old I do not really think his newbie over the top irrational comment was justified. Probably like many of us older members I have little doubt that it will be the same moaning old gits with the experience that will be expected to solve or advise on any of his problems when his time comes. Please give a little thought to comments and how they will make other members react before posting things worded like that one was. To those who show respect I give respect and that is the way of the world the members should adopt and make the forum remain being the best one around.
As for the forum in general, yes it contains many different views but there again no two people are alike and that is what makes this forum the best there is around! After all, those who do not like it can always go elsewhere but no doubt will soon return when they find that the help they crave is not available in such quantity or on experiences based on personal real life events as it is on this one.
Whatever forum you go on, and I am a member of quite a few, there will always be those who believe they are more knowledgable than others but few who are actually time served apprentices or technitions whose advice will be vitutually always correct or based on practical experience by having done the job themselves and not just assisted somone else with it! I base that particular comment on experiences I have had in replies to my own questions which when acted on cost me money that I need not have spent because the advice was partially incorrect or just plain wrong so it cannot be disputed. Quite a lot of it I reckon is down to trying to achieve a high post count to raise their own self esteem or forum value. That comment does NOT apply to the General Discussion area but it does apply to the General Help one where serious questions for help should be met with replies of the same seriousness.
I have no doubt that this post will bring a large share of replies from those of whom the cap fits well as they try to get me to justify or aplogise for my comments. If so they will be wasting their time.
To those who treat this forum with the respect it rightly deserves I raise my glass! Yes Daz, its another one down the hole and perhaps many will join me in the toast.........who knows?
The only other comment I can make
without wishing to raise the dead on the forum issue is the obvious one of being curious as to who is responsible for overseeing the moderators and their actions when on very rare occassions they are questionable. Perhaps a referendum of the more regular posters, or a new panel of members would be the way to go because it is the regular posters who keep the forum going even if everyone does not like their posts. I dare say that there would be a massive list of applicants, I would not be one of them, and could probably name a lot of them too. Perhaps there might even be panel of proven apprenticeship served 'experts' too to weed out the poor ocassional advice....that is probably wishfull thinking though
Maybe I should take up writing novels.............
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