Aw4g63, landoawd where you at. All members from the early 2000's check in.

[LandoAWD]

Life is good. Hope things are great for you.

 

[AW4G63]

It still makes me sad to see how car knowledge is mostly shared through FB groups that suck. They're filled with 10x the egos, bad info that's barely moderated and a complete lack of good write ups like back in the day (At least for the Audi 4.0T community) . This format was prime. I miss vBulletin.

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[Ludachris]

It’s like a giant food court of quick (low value) interactions at a giant corporate mall, instead of individual quality sit-down restaurants. Way more noise than value. But alas, the masses have adopted it, and are glued to it daily.

It’s the same as people buying knock off parts on Amazon for convenience. It’s why shops have such a tough time. There is no thought of supporting enthusiast owned business. No real loyalty or desire to help causes that have long term impacts. It’s all about quick dopamine hits and viral trends.

 

[LandoAWD]

To be fair, some forums that exist out there are primarily right-wing recruitment centers full of Oakleys and jorts, especially in Raptor circles. Chuds.

 

[Ludachris]

To be fair, some forums that exist out there are primarily right-wing recruitment centers full of Oakleys and jorts, especially in Raptor circles. Chuds.

Yeah, most of the forums (sit-down restaurants) that still exist were acquired by a large corporate network and are usually unmoderated, and many simply lack activity. It's also gotten really tough to interact anywhere without having to deal with all the ideological pissing contests, high horses, and bickering with the culture wars wedge that the masses have embraced. Forums are not immune to that either. At least some forums still try to keep it reigned in.

The good ones that are still around, like this one, are having a tougher time trying to get the addicts to put down the dopamine crack pipe and spend their time in here, interacting and contributing useful content that has made the internet invaluable over the past 25 years. Luckily, we still have a good group here (though I'd love to have more veterans in here participating). Other communities haven't been so lucky.

 

[BaltFan001]

To be fair, some forums that exist out there are primarily right-wing recruitment centers full of Oakleys and jorts, especially in Raptor circles. Chuds.

If you think they're bad, you should see the cybertruck forums.

 

[spooln4fun]

Just an older dude checking in... axles showed up today, flywheel is at the machine shop, a new clutch and we are back to having fun again.

 

[diambo4life]

Yeah, most of the forums (sit-down restaurants) that still exist were acquired by a large corporate network and are usually unmoderated, and many simply lack activity. It's also gotten really tough to interact anywhere without having to deal with all the ideological pissing contests, high horses, and bickering with the culture wars wedge that the masses have embraced. Forums are not immune to that either. At least some forums still try to keep it reigned in.

The good ones that are still around, like this one, are having a tougher time trying to get the addicts to put down the dopamine crack pipe and spend their time in here, interacting and contributing useful content that has made the internet invaluable over the past 25 years. Luckily, we still have a good group here (though I'd love to have more veterans in here participating). Other communities haven't been so lucky.

I really f king hate DSM FB pages. It's always people on there talking shit, that have never done a damn thing themselves. I was doing a lot of things they talk about in 2006! Idiots. gets my blood boiling. I refuse to partake in IG and Tiktok...but unfortunately do watch videos there because sometimes that is the only way to consume that information.

 

[TheBrownMike]

definitely nice still having a useful spot for the decade of info, although a lot of it is not as relevant with the newer tech now. Still my first place to search, and try to link back to it when able. Who knows, maybe one day forums will become the new rage again!