Vintage forum a refuge from the cold, cruel world
02-10-2004, 06:10 PM
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Lately with all the gratuitous attacks I've been enduring on other places on S2Ki.com, it's a marvelous relief to come to the Vintage forum.
Am I just imagining that we have more members who make slanderous condemnations of other members because they can hide behind the anonymity of a board name? It's just seems that the pace and intensity of the incivility has gotten out of hand.
It makes me appreciate the Vintage forum all the more, as well as the decorum and thoughfulness of Vintage members.
Am I just imagining that we have more members who make slanderous condemnations of other members because they can hide behind the anonymity of a board name? It's just seems that the pace and intensity of the incivility has gotten out of hand.
It makes me appreciate the Vintage forum all the more, as well as the decorum and thoughfulness of Vintage members.
02-10-2004, 06:25 PM
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Originally posted by Rick Hesel
It makes me appreciate the Vintage forum all the more, as well as the decorum and thoughfulness of Vintage members.
It makes me appreciate the Vintage forum all the more, as well as the decorum and thoughfulness of Vintage members.
02-11-2004, 02:23 AM
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Rick, I commend you and your partners on your resilience. It seems there are WAY too many ungrateful people on the board. I agree that the anonymity of a board name seems to make for some very aggressive name calling.
Hang in there.
Hang in there.
02-11-2004, 03:08 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rick Hesel
Lately with all the gratuitous attacks I've been enduring on other places on S2Ki.com, it's a marvelous relief to come to the Vintage forum.
Lately with all the gratuitous attacks I've been enduring on other places on S2Ki.com, it's a marvelous relief to come to the Vintage forum.
02-11-2004, 03:08 AM
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I think you are right, Rick...and I do sympathize with you about the attacks you endured from a disgruntled customer. I tried to emphasize the message versus messenger point but doubt it got much notice in that thread. But it was nice for Wingy to come to your defense and the postings there ran about 98% supportive. So that should make you feel somewhat better.
I do agree that being anonymous online gives people license to say things they would never say to someone's face. Of course, it can work the other way and inspire more openness which is a good thing. Unfortunately, the former seems to prevail all too often on this board.
A member PMed me the other day to say that S2Ki members have been posting on other boards about this one - some pretty negative. But the one bright spot they mentioned was Vintage! I was very gratified to hear this. I am glad you consider our forum a respite and we hope to keep it that way! Thanks for your kind words.
I do agree that being anonymous online gives people license to say things they would never say to someone's face. Of course, it can work the other way and inspire more openness which is a good thing. Unfortunately, the former seems to prevail all too often on this board.
A member PMed me the other day to say that S2Ki members have been posting on other boards about this one - some pretty negative. But the one bright spot they mentioned was Vintage! I was very gratified to hear this. I am glad you consider our forum a respite and we hope to keep it that way! Thanks for your kind words.
02-11-2004, 04:08 AM
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Well Rick I have to agree. I don't go anywhere on this board anymore except here and the Ohio Forum. If anyone has been sucked into the "Vintage Womb", it is me. 
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02-11-2004, 04:50 AM
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You're absolutely right about Vintage, Rick. I hang out here more than anywhere. The only reason I went to Car Talk was to see what you had to say about that new Accord I'm looking at, otherwise, Vintage is home base.
02-11-2004, 05:17 AM
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Vintage is like home, comfy and warm. I do hit Today's Active on occasion to spice it up, or visit the Corner, where I was first welcomed but those are visits and I come home to Vintage.
