Stupid Questions/Stupid People

[Dammit!]

Maybe you should make a Post Whore category and start labeling people you deem worthy of it. So instead of "registered user" under their name, you get the idea.

I'm a newbie and love this place. Sorry if any of my questions have been in the stupid category. I have been posting a hell of a lot because... well because I have no life.

Without the newbies, internet forums tend to wither and die so be careful what you wish for.

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

I dont have much of a problem with "stupid questions". They are based on a desire to learn something. I have a much bigger problem with STUPID ANSWERS that are based on a desire to make people believe somebody is knowledgeable, when they are not. I too have busted out laughing while reading some of the "expert advice" laid out by post whores who think they are enhancing their reputation as an expert, when in fact they are seen as post whoring morons who damage the efforts of people trying to get good information.

Tim, this is one of the first times I 100% agree with you, Let me explain what has happened to me alot lately..

I read a post by someone asking for help on a problem,, I know what most likely could be the problem, so I start typing up a response, I get done and hit reply. I go back to the topic to read my response and make sure everything is said correctly, and in that little time i was typing 5 people have replied before me with stuff like

"i dont know , maybe its the ____ but i really dont know, maybe someone on here knows,, HEHE this really wasnt helpfull but i hope you get it fixed "

Maybe its just me, but if you really don't know, WHY are you even replying at all?!?!

I know alot of the people I talk to from here barely post anymore, because they don't feel like weeding through all the BS just to get to the good information. I know there's been many a time where I see a post and decide to help, and when I click on it I find 2 pages of nothing but BS so I don't even bother replying, all the useless stuff gets pure ANNOYING after awhile.

What's real amusing is when someone is asking for help on say a 250R, and people will reply telling them to check the valves...

[foster]

Try this label for dumb posts:

[hondatrikesrule22]

If it was a newbie, asking simple questions, I would be glad to help out. But, some of us senior members need to search the forums before posting. And if you find what your looking for, you won't have to sit and wait for somone to answer your post.

[atcmatt]

I must admit im also sick to death of these ******* stupid posts by postwhores. Im not scared to mention any names of the postwhores on this forum. I have also noticed a lack of people on here nowadays that actually have some knowledge. People like, Howdy, HondaATC, Timsr, Trikaholic, Triz-Jim. I will admit i was a stupid newbie for a little while but i dont think i have ever been a useless postwhore. There are some absolutely some stupid replies that are just downright USELESS. Ones like Jared mentioned, and the ones where someone posts a pic of their trike. They reply and say, "cool " or "nice trike" or "sweet". Sure these comments are nice for the thread owner, but are they really necessary? Im so ticked off right now im going to list some names of "postwhores"...

My_Trike_Sucks

Rob0781

Honda200boyatc

You 3 are all damn postwhores, cant you realize about 90% of your replies DONT help anyone!!! Im sure there are more of them. does anyone care to list some more so they can be humiliated

Matt

[Troll 2]

There are some absolutely some stupid replies that are just downright USELESS. Ones like Jared mentioned, and the ones where someone posts a pic of their trike. They reply and say, "cool " or "nice trike" or "sweet". Sure these comments are nice for the thread owner, but are they really necessary?

Matt

I dont see too much wrong with positive comments regarding a trike picture...............

[smokinp]

atcmatt,I personally think that comments like "nice trike or "I like it" are good comments for the owner of whatever it is.I also know that Rob0781 is NOT a postwhore,he is a really good guy and trys his best to give his knowledge on the subject...(i am not trying to start a fight I am just saying what I think)

[atcmatt]

Mate, drop the Aussie racial comments. They WILL NOT be tolerated on here. Its just like me saying "Hey American why dont you go hunt some deer or something". Very offensive, Im sure...

Another thing, why do you have to swear? Does it make you feel like a big man? Because in all fact your not. Your carrying on like a 2 year old kid, whos had his lollypop stolen .

Maybe i finally bought you to the realization that your just a damn postwhore who cant even spell words properly. How old were you when you finished your education? For example, "buissness", is actually spelt Business. And thats not the only thing you cant spell

Look at this thread. http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/s...ad.php?t=27422

The thread is obviosly about 83185s' trike not yours. So why when bigredhead asks HIM does he have a volmeter do you say "yes i do". Did you really think that he was asking you? Use your head, trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro.

Matt

[OldSchoolin86]

I dont see too much wrong with positive comments regarding a trike picture...............

That's fine but I hate it when someone post a pic and then gets pissed when you say something negative. If you post a pic don't be a puss bag about it, just take it and shut up. It seems like you could post a pile of dogshit and people will say "nice trike". That's just stupid and I'm tired of the new world order where everyone must be patted on the back for nothing.

[atcmatt]

I would have to agree with you on that one oldschoolin! Hey and Rob, not trying to start more **** but why did you erase all your replies? Seems to me like you regret saying all that crap to me or something? If your going to say something, stand by it like a man, please dont go removing it.

Matt

[jenndnn3]

WOW guys ease up. I always thought cold brought metabolism down. I think you all are missing the point. First of all the cop thing. Well here is a pup who insulted alot of members by posting that interesting story. Now it is still there, why so that many folks can insult him. Hmm tell me the difference please? You guys have ahuge board, and along with that, a younger generation. They love this board. They have fun. THEY LEARN. And not just basic mechanics, but how to ineract with others. Stupid questions, comments, and answers yes are annoying, but you all need to remember that you are here to help. Yes some will need to be slapped down a bit, but dont be abusive about it. There are some fabulous leaders on this board. Lead them. Teach them. Remember there are many bandwagons, which do you want everyone on? At the rate this one is going, alot of folks will start getting to scared to post at all. You covered (or griped), about pretty much every post on the first page of trikesylvania. Im annoyed with the pict comments, im annoyed with the mechanical answers, im annoyed with joey saying good luck, and BLAH BLAH.

[Kook]

I agree with most all of what's been said about responses. I have asked some pretty stupid questions, I must admit, especially when I first hit the board, but have since learned to do a search first. A lot of times the search will bring some information up but doesn't QUITE answer your question. I find that the majority of the "old timers" here are happy to answer the questions, sometimes doing nothing more than linking another thread so they don't have to go through the whole speech again. That's fine with me and I always try and thank the guys (or gals) for their help. That is the polite thing to do. The only thing that fries me is when someone posts a question and the first two or three replies are "What would you ever want to do that for" or something like that. It's only happened to me once, but I see that kind of thing a lot with others. Maybe saying it like; "If it were me, I wouldn't do that for this reason..., but if you really want to, here is how it would be done". Don't make people feel stupid.

I know little or nothing about the trikes we discuss here, so I try and limit my technical replies to ones that I have either experienced directly or have some real basis of knowledge of. Leave the comments to the folks who know what they're doing.

As far as the spelling and what I call "IM speak", it drives me nuts too, but it seems to be the same on most every board. Unfortunately the internet and it's bells & whistles are ruining the English language and there is nothing that can be done about it, I'm afraid.

[83200e]

I'm a new guy to this forum,so maybe I don't understand some of the gripes here.Maybe after the new wears off, I too will be irritated,I hope not though. I watch this forum several times a day,and enjoy reading most of the posts.Even the dumb ones are better than nothing when you've read most everything. I read this forum to hear,talk and learn about three wheelers. I consider everyone here friends.I don't get it when I read comments like "lets humiliate some more members".Thats B.S! If you stick your neck out with a stupid comment like the cops thread (sorry Tim),you should get flamed a little,but not just because you post more than you should.Like I said,I'm a new guy,but thats my opinion.

[OldSchoolin86]

I'm a new guy to this forum,so maybe I don't understand some of the gripes here.Maybe after the new wears off, I too will be irritated,I hope not though.

I hope you don't get irritated either. As I was saying on page 1 of this thread, I think the stupid and repetitive questions make people cut back on replies more than anything. The truth is, without those stupid a repetitive questions, we would loose a lot of new members. It may be annoying to us at times but we need it for growth. This whole thread really should be a vent more than anything. The most important thing we need to understand is who we are and what we want our roles to be. If you don’t want to get involved in the simple how to’s then don’t. The newbies will take care of the newbies. I say just let nature take it's course and if you want to bust a couple of balls along the way have fun.

[Trikeaholic]

Hey OS, why dont you track some mud on these newbies??? LOLOLOL
Hope you go to 'fest this year, I have a new rig and there is certainly NO muddin in it!