Thanks, Willie, another useful post! Yeah, too many times I see the smart guys(being sarcastic) pop off a smart answer(sarcastic again) to a very obvious newb. Just on another area of our forum a guy was inquiring about where to locate an item cause UAG did not have them in stock. A smart guy chimes in with a smart remark and says “have you not ever heard of google?”
My answer to that is, how many of you have elders that are able to still enjoy a hobby like this, but no nothing about searching the net? How do we know that person inquiring, wasn’t one of those? Something to think about.
I left the diesel forums, cause if someone asked about how to adjust the valves on a 12 valve Cummins, the comments were “this has been hashed over many times, use the search feature”. Got tired of that really. 90% of the time I reached out to those folks via pm, and taught them either how to outright do the task, or how to navigate thru the forum to do a search, for future use. Think about it. With the rise of economical PCP’s in hopes of getting more folks into the hobby, the question of “how do you adjust the hammer spring tension on a Marauder” will still come up. If you wanna answer it, be helpful and don’t tell them this is old news, do your research. If you’re one of those easily annoyed that it’s been asked since 2010, then don’t pipe in.
Pm’s- I think it’s our duty to reply back to them if they are honest questions. If a person inquires about a reg setting, for example, at least answer by saying trade secret if you don’t wanna tell someone, but don’t just ignore the fella. I understand ignoring the rude ones that try and push you into selling an item of yours on the classifieds, when you specifically said “price is firm and no trades” in your ad.
Simple stuff, guys. Treat others how you wanna be treated.
My answer to that is, how many of you have elders that are able to still enjoy a hobby like this, but no nothing about searching the net? How do we know that person inquiring, wasn’t one of those? Something to think about.
I left the diesel forums, cause if someone asked about how to adjust the valves on a 12 valve Cummins, the comments were “this has been hashed over many times, use the search feature”. Got tired of that really. 90% of the time I reached out to those folks via pm, and taught them either how to outright do the task, or how to navigate thru the forum to do a search, for future use. Think about it. With the rise of economical PCP’s in hopes of getting more folks into the hobby, the question of “how do you adjust the hammer spring tension on a Marauder” will still come up. If you wanna answer it, be helpful and don’t tell them this is old news, do your research. If you’re one of those easily annoyed that it’s been asked since 2010, then don’t pipe in.
Pm’s- I think it’s our duty to reply back to them if they are honest questions. If a person inquires about a reg setting, for example, at least answer by saying trade secret if you don’t wanna tell someone, but don’t just ignore the fella. I understand ignoring the rude ones that try and push you into selling an item of yours on the classifieds, when you specifically said “price is firm and no trades” in your ad.
Simple stuff, guys. Treat others how you wanna be treated.
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I've had a few troublesome ones as well. The secret is extend your thumb on your left hand to make an 'L'. Do the same with your right hand. Hold the bottom of the tin in the 'L' you formed with your left hand and the top of the tin with the reverse 'L' you've formed with your right hand. Twist both hands simultaneously.