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BTW not just the tone but the honesty! :grin: and willingness to confess to mistakes.
 
Of course how many times have we adjusted the points or otherwise opened the dizzy and the motor wont start. Until we finally find that rotor laying on the bench that belongs inside.
 
I also agree with all that's been said. One forum I was on started taking what I felt was a sex demeaning slant. When I objected to the art and comments I was called a lot of disgusting names. I really felt violated. I realize that the site was predominantly male but still. I simply left the site. I am pleased to say I have never felt 'less than' in this forum. Thanks Basil for a great experience. And thanks to you guys as well.
 
judow said:
I also agree with all that's been said. One forum I was on started taking what I felt was a sex demeaning slant. When I objected to the art and comments I was called a lot of disgusting names. I really felt violated. I realize that the site was predominantly male but still. I simply left the site. I am pleased to say I have never felt 'less than' in this forum. Thanks Basil for a great experience. And thanks to you guys as well.
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I think the people who throw those nasty barbs on other sites are predominantly cowards; they hide behind the comfort of their keyboards and spew words that probably wouldn't be said in person. I'll take the civility of forums like this always.
 
Gliderman8 said:
I think the people who throw those nasty barbs on other sites are predominantly cowards; they hide behind the comfort of their keyboards and spew words that probably wouldn't be said in person. I'll take the civility of forums like this always.
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People like that are far and few between on BCF. When they do show up, they usually don't last long.
 
Gliderman8 said:
I think the people who throw those nasty barbs on other sites are predominantly cowards; they hide behind the comfort of their keyboards and spew words that probably wouldn't be said in person. I'll take the civility of forums like this always.
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Indeed, and, sadly, not just forums most of life it seems. One of the unintended (I hope unintended) consequences of the interweb is the increasing speed with which we can talk without thinking.
 
JPSmit said:
Indeed, and, sadly, not just forums most of life it seems. One of the unintended (I hope unintended) consequences of the interweb is the increasing speed with which we can talk without thinking.
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I'm not certain the blame falls entirely on the net. We all know people that begin to spout-off without having all the facts or worse yet, not even taking the facts into account even when they have them.
 
Gliderman8 said:
I'm not certain the blame falls entirely on the net. We all know people that begin to spout-off without having all the facts or worse yet, not even taking the facts into account even when they have them.
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True but the net makes it easier and quicker. And more people get to "benefit" from it. There is also the "advantage" of anonymity and not having to say things to people's faces.
 
JPSmit said:
True but the net makes it easier and quicker. And more people get to "benefit" from it. There is also the "advantage" of anonymity and not having to say things to people's faces.
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I can't argue with what you said or I'd be "one of those people".
 
JPSmit said:
So, what are you looking for?
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Sorry, been away for a while I guess. I am looking for a Porsche 924 turbo or S, Fiat X1/9, Saab Sonett, or maybe an Alfa GTV6 something different than what I have owned and worked on before, or even a small, unusual foreign car like a renault 10 or Saab 96.
 
Never really made the connection, but that kind of looks like an early Saab 92 doesn'the it? Sure if you see a Tatra for sale in the Midwest that I can pick up for 3-4k let me know, I will be all over it...
 
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