aclosedmind
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At this point, I'm an older guy. I've been around on the internet and on various forums since the inception of both. There are a couple of things that seem to be intrinsic to ALL forums of any topic or type which I find supremely annoying. I wonder sometimes if its a psychological thing that goes along with the territory, kind of like people acting fundamentally different when behind the wheel of a car vs being a pedestrian.
1. People more interested in proving you wrong than helping. This happens a lot - they key in on something you said, a theme, or some other component of an actual real post about an issue and instead of offering helpful input just try to shut you down with "you're doing it wrong" or "you said it wrong" or "you used the wrong term." While certainly there are cases where someone is "doing it wrong," I feel like these people tend to get off on trying to flex their supposed superior knowledge and experience to try to make you look foolish/stupid for asking a question. Ironically, the exact opposite of a forum's stated intent.
2. Hall monitors. People who are not actually forum moderators or owners but have self assigned a mantle of enforcement of rules in a way that is less about helping and pruning the atmosphere and more about publicly calling you out for rules violations either real or imagined.
3. You're wrong because I don't like it. People who post about how they don't like a certain feature, don't like a certain upgrade or modification, don't agree you should do it, etc. This is extremely common on automotive forums. "Oh you want to install a torsen front diff? Total waste of time and money." Or the always popular posts of "keep it stock." I actually think this may be one of the few places where extra rules might be helpful. If someone wants to install a big ass wing on their truck, I may think its ugly as sin but its not my truck so I should keep my mouth shut. Someone asking for help or advice is entirely different from soliciting others' opinions on the taste/validity/worthiness of a given change.
4. People like me who post rants about forum/internet behavior that will never change because people are inherently drawn to these behaviors
1. People more interested in proving you wrong than helping. This happens a lot - they key in on something you said, a theme, or some other component of an actual real post about an issue and instead of offering helpful input just try to shut you down with "you're doing it wrong" or "you said it wrong" or "you used the wrong term." While certainly there are cases where someone is "doing it wrong," I feel like these people tend to get off on trying to flex their supposed superior knowledge and experience to try to make you look foolish/stupid for asking a question. Ironically, the exact opposite of a forum's stated intent.
2. Hall monitors. People who are not actually forum moderators or owners but have self assigned a mantle of enforcement of rules in a way that is less about helping and pruning the atmosphere and more about publicly calling you out for rules violations either real or imagined.
3. You're wrong because I don't like it. People who post about how they don't like a certain feature, don't like a certain upgrade or modification, don't agree you should do it, etc. This is extremely common on automotive forums. "Oh you want to install a torsen front diff? Total waste of time and money." Or the always popular posts of "keep it stock." I actually think this may be one of the few places where extra rules might be helpful. If someone wants to install a big ass wing on their truck, I may think its ugly as sin but its not my truck so I should keep my mouth shut. Someone asking for help or advice is entirely different from soliciting others' opinions on the taste/validity/worthiness of a given change.
4. People like me who post rants about forum/internet behavior that will never change because people are inherently drawn to these behaviors
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