Not in direct response to your response to evank's suggestion, just a suggestion on the whole.

More work = Get more volunteers?

+1

Although, I do think ignoring a stupid post is a good idea. Silence can speak volumes.

As a newb, I come to this site more often than any other site. The information is of the highest quality, and the humor is entertaining. My wife is always pissed at me for spending so much time reading all this great info. But I came here only having a basic knowledge of cars... now I'm gathering parts for what will hopefully be a great DIY build. I couldn't have done it without all the experience knowledge here. When I venture to other Miata sites I am almost immediately bored, and return quickly.

Everyone knows the difference between a funny or sarcastic push in the right direction, or an overly harsh even hateful response. "Nude pixs of GF or ban" is great, as is "read the stickys and FAQ's you retard". Then there is the drift kids post mentioned earlier, I felt bad for him. His response was admirable, how many of us would have responded that way under that kind of fire.

I know, I've used my allotment of words for the year. I'll go back to lurking now.

Cliff notes: Good arguments to both sides, meet in the middle.

:2cents:

Also there are the typical members who just hunt for noobs and all they do is... "use the search tool", kind of a competition of who is the first one to execute the classic reply and make themselves feel more part of the club.

Nice necropost newb.:fawk:

we're not that bad. when people (n00bs) ask stupid shit that's obviously in the sticky threads, what else do you expect us to do? research it all for them and post the answer? i ought to give you a warning just for being flippant.

I think hazing newbs is fine. I've only been here a bit but i've seen hazing do it's job often. Usually goes:
-newb post
-haze
-haze, and this is why
-point in right direction
-newb apology
-accepted, welcome
Problem solved.

God forbid new members should search for the detailed writeups that answer their question - we should clearly just sit here and spoon-feed every ounce of information to all the people who want it

Actually, on second thought - maybe you should just leave this forum and never come back.

if newb apology = false, ban

Then there are people who bring back 4 month old threads to make a stupid reply such as in your case. Do you feel part of the club now? You made a post and shared your opinion on an old subject that has been done with for nearly half a year, congrats.

In all fairness, this thread was still on the first page of the front desk section. Threads there don't disappear into the depths quite as fast as in other sections. I have caught myself about to reply to an old thread once or twice because I assumed it was new for being on the front page.

Please use the search tool, thats the typical reply from wannabe locals :loser:

Just because someone has a small amount of postings does not mean that person has never been on a forum or does not know how it works.

I have used the search tool and nothing shows up, then I open a thread with the question and next thing, "Please use the search tool", my reply is I did use it and the person has to just shove there tongue up there butt as he/she has just looked like a jackass.

The so called local miataturbo user does not even reply back with useful links to prove the search tool was the best option. :jerkit:

local? what is local when you dont put your location in your profile.

n00b

I swear I've banned more people this week than all of last year. keep it up assholes.

rofl that awesome

If you don't find it searching, then you are fail.

needz moar b00lean

Then leave...no one here cares about your ---- fissures. Wah wah wah, someone was mean to me on the internet, wah wah wah. Wah wah wah, I'm a virvin, wah wah wah.

:facepalm::laugh: damn you lazy asses, every noob clearly uses the search function with no success. You should really take time out of your days to post a detailed response to a question that was already asked the week or month prior, because they couldn't find it. If you search and can't find it, be prepared for either a) catching shit from the "locals", b) get told to use the search feature, or, c) the almighty ban hammer. Thats the way forums work. Don't like it, go away.

I thought it was the ban hampster?