I dunno. This place may have become a victim of its own success. I don't see much here that bothers me, but I have definitely heard from others, and also noticed that some of the founding fathers are here a lot less often. I've never been one to get my panties in a wad over stuff on Internet BBS sites. Some folks need to "Lighten up, Francis." Maybe we need a "Nomex suit required for entry" disclaimer on certain pages here. I'll now say what I know a lot of folks are thinking, but have not posted here. I have heard this from many others.
This place started out as an anti-clique or anti-PCA-establishment site. It used to be a bunch of enthusiasts and DIY'ers and that was pretty much it. We rushed to be first at the gates when SP opened in the morning, so we could all park together and set up camp. Everybody FLAMED everyone else at all times, but no one ever got offended by it. (I feel particularly justified in saying this, since I take/took a huge brunt of the flaming until Pari took over
. Ooops. There I go again. A fun run here, brake rebuild there, stealth engine drop with Pabst on a weeknight, etc. This is mostly a great bunch of folks with thick skin, good humor, excellent wrenching skills and a huge aptitude for teaching and learning about track and DIY stuff.
As it has grown though, a lot of the things this site tried to avoid or get away from, have crept into the fold. Some of the Eddie Haskels and PCA Potomac "wise men" have jumped into the Dorkiphus crowd, probably because we're cool and the Potomac site is pretty much forgotten, but not gone. Sorry, but it's not our fault we get more traffic and have more...er...spirited discussions. At the risk of sounding as cliquish as we had tried to avoid with this site's creation, basically, if you can't hang here without getting your feathers ruffled, then you may want to try the Rennlist 993/996 board, click your wine glasses with them and munch on brie. I missed all the drama last week that preceded our collective "time out". Save me the flaming PM's and post it here. If folks get offended here, they should not come here.