Thoughts on car community - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mottor · 12-12-2012, 01:34 PM

SouthrnFresh posted this today and I think it's something that warrants a share on here. Our community has been by and large more supportive than some of the other forums I frequent, but I've seen enough flaming and negativity that I think it's something we can all be mindful of.

http://southrnfresh.com/wordpress/20...-superhighway/

DarkSunrise · 12-12-2012, 01:47 PM

Good thoughts. I do see a lot of negativity on some car internet boards, but this one seems pretty tame IMO.

6-Shift · 12-12-2012, 01:48 PM

Good article. From what I've heard the Subaru WRX forums are horrible, I'm hoping that this forum stays relatively friendly

The only case of all out flaming I've seen has been on the guy who put 20's on his FR-S...personal taste, y'all, respect it.

Turbowned · 12-12-2012, 01:48 PM

Typical forum behavior. As a "senior member" (how did I get that title? I've been on here since March), all I ask is that you use the search feature, young Padawans. If you don't find what you're looking for, the rest of us are happy to help.

In regards to flaming, I try to hold my tongue in most instances, but if I don't like someone's car or approach to modding/driving/general behavior, I'm gonna tell them. I'll tell them in the nicest way possible, but they're gonna know. Freedom of speech, ma dudes!

empower-auto · 12-12-2012, 01:54 PM

Good read.

Hachiroku · 12-12-2012, 01:57 PM

Everyone can help keep the community here a respectful and supportive one by using the report post feature for any disrespectful, insulting, or derogatory beahvior/posts you may come across. Thanks!

mottor · 12-12-2012, 01:59 PM

Yeah, luckily our forum is really good about being friendly and respectful. I posted the link as much to say thank you to everyone who already makes this a good place to share ideas as to remind everyone how things are elsewhere. Hopefully it'll stay this way.

JoeBoxer · 12-12-2012, 02:01 PM

If you think the forums are bad you should read the facebook comments i see on pages like StanceNation, Version2Labratory, etc some people get extremely worked up and 95% of them don't have a clue what they are talking about.

Turbowned · 12-12-2012, 02:05 PM

^^ So true ^^ The misinformation on some of those is absolutely staggering. I usually try to steer way clear of those, lest a keyboard war ensue...

Calidrifter · 12-12-2012, 02:10 PM

Yeah but some peoples builds are just rediculous.

Razz · 12-12-2012, 02:50 PM

Best thing to do is to stop being a fan boy and acknowledge the short comming of the car. Also to stop bragging how good it is when it has several faults.

Anytime you acknowledge someone's opinion, it pretty much stops any flame war.
Anytime you acknowledge someone's opinion, it pretty much stops junk threads from being created dead at the first few post.

Then members can concentrate on compliments and helping each other, including informing those who are not ware of the real great features of the twins

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dabocx · 12-12-2012, 02:53 PM

So far i think this is a great board, people are not taking opinions to heart and other than the F/I board its very chill.

I hope it stays this way as the board grows

Jeong · 12-12-2012, 02:58 PM

while i frequent these forums alot and its my fav out of all the gt86 forums we are still the same people that the article points out. i see a lot of flaming based on other peoples styles and preference of there cars. and new guys with questions always get bashed

ive been a vicitim of that having been interested in cars for less than a year. i know theres a search key but maybe they want fresh answers.
we just have to learn to police each other and handle situations better.

Celica00 · 12-12-2012, 03:11 PM

i think when someone sees the culture as being a smartass to each other, the person who'd normally be nice will just be an asshole to be like everyone else. fortunately, this place has minimal issues w/ that besides some threads here and there.

12-12-2012, 01:34 PM	#1
mottor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: BR, LA Posts: 125 Thanks: 23 Thanked 45 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thoughts on car community SouthrnFresh posted this today and I think it's something that warrants a share on here. Our community has been by and large more supportive than some of the other forums I frequent, but I've seen enough flaming and negativity that I think it's something we can all be mindful of. http://southrnfresh.com/wordpress/20...-superhighway/

12-12-2012, 01:54 PM	#5
empower-auto Kouki-Monster Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 11 Thanked 562 Times in 261 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good read. __________________ Rich Anderson EMPOWER AUTO

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mottor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: BR, LA Posts: 125 Thanks: 23 Thanked 45 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, luckily our forum is really good about being friendly and respectful. I posted the link as much to say thank you to everyone who already makes this a good place to share ideas as to remind everyone how things are elsewhere. Hopefully it'll stay this way.

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JoeBoxer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,154 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,627 Times in 997 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you think the forums are bad you should read the facebook comments i see on pages like StanceNation, Version2Labratory, etc some people get extremely worked up and 95% of them don't have a clue what they are talking about.

12-12-2012, 02:50 PM	#11
Razz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Fast Location: United States Posts: 480 Thanks: 64 Thanked 101 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Best thing to do is to stop being a fan boy and acknowledge the short comming of the car. Also to stop bragging how good it is when it has several faults. Anytime you acknowledge someone's opinion, it pretty much stops any flame war. Anytime you acknowledge someone's opinion, it pretty much stops junk threads from being created dead at the first few post. Then members can concentrate on compliments and helping each other, including informing those who are not ware of the real great features of the twins .

12-12-2012, 02:53 PM	#12
dabocx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: United States Posts: 1,267 Thanks: 564 Thanked 261 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So far i think this is a great board, people are not taking opinions to heart and other than the F/I board its very chill. I hope it stays this way as the board grows

12-12-2012, 02:58 PM	#13
Jeong Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: pet dragon Location: orange county/san diego Posts: 222 Thanks: 43 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	while i frequent these forums alot and its my fav out of all the gt86 forums we are still the same people that the article points out. i see a lot of flaming based on other peoples styles and preference of there cars. and new guys with questions always get bashed ive been a vicitim of that having been interested in cars for less than a year. i know theres a search key but maybe they want fresh answers. we just have to learn to police each other and handle situations better.

12-12-2012, 03:11 PM	#14
Celica00 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 86 Location: utah Posts: 1,156 Thanks: 842 Thanked 798 Times in 434 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	i think when someone sees the culture as being a smartass to each other, the person who'd normally be nice will just be an asshole to be like everyone else. fortunately, this place has minimal issues w/ that besides some threads here and there.

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