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Originally Posted by synth19
I'm the photographer of this feature. I don't know why people care so much about something they don't know about or even involved in. That thread on jdmchicago was closed 4 years ago. AC did some stupid shit back then. Shit, I even banned him from the site. He even had an anti-jdmchicago sticker on his s13 from what I remember. The "issue" was resolved by both parties involved. They don't hold any grudges and I even spoke to the other person a few months ago to make sure things were cool. Everyone moved on. I got sick of the same people using fake names and emails to troll, hence the reason why I closed/moved the thread. I'm about giving second chances to people. Life is too short. Car looks cool IMO so I decided to snap a few pics. If you don't like my blog, that's fine. I hand pick every car and most of the owners are very happy to be featured.
Cheers,
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Hey Synth,
I find it hard to articulate the proper words to explain what I, and probably a lot of us feel. Your photos are fantastic, and really not the source of much of the angst. Keep up the good work.
That being said, The car scene, as you know from being around it for so long is based on respect. Respect for each other, and the work and effort they do. It speaks a lot that you guys are willing to go to bat for him, however, he has shown nothing but disrespect and contempt for a lot of people on the scene. It isn't much different than when he had his 240 from what I hear, and it's not from one source, it's from many sources in different circles. Just take a few minutes and read this entire thread from the start. You'll have missed out on a few of his posts that were deleted, and there was another thread or 2 that he started flaming and insulting people (including admins,) that warranted his prior ban. Dave is letting his new account slide, giving him another chance, but he's still clearly combative.
That's what has lead to such a large backlash from his peers, and people outside of the Chicago circle. He still has a lot of growing to do and maybe earn some respect down the line, but until then, people won't be able to overlook his past or respect what he does.