Isn't it odd?......

[carasdad]

Isn't it odd?...... That if a female posts with a problem...she will get 3-4 pages of responses....and if a guy posts with anger...controversy and an attempt to start a 'pissing match'..he too shall get 3-4 pages of responses. Yet for the 'Average Joe' who posts with an issue...he gets 50+ 'Reads'...and very few if any responses....then is chastised for making a repost when all he wants is assistance. But his post just falls to the bottom of the list...or completely drops off into the vast archives of this forum. Helping the female is nice...though some treat it as a flirting/dating site....responding to an angry..controversial or 'pissing match' post is nice...as long as you chose to argue with a virtual/cyber person. But I have noticed that as of late...those truly needing answers..support..help...etc.. Are being pushed aside... Tell me I am wrong?.. Can't be done can it...as truth is the truth...
Glenn....

[terrilee]

well
when i 'read' a thread and no i can be of no help, or someone else has answered the prob
i wont post, because im not that scooter smart, so that adds to the read totals
if you have ever noticed,
sometimes when i see a thread, with a real question going farther and farther down the line, ill post something, anything, to bring it back to the top

[carasdad]

Originally Posted by terrilee

well

if you have ever noticed,
sometimes when i see a thread, with a real question going farther and farther down the line, ill post something, anything, to bring it back to the top

Awesome..and tx I do the same thing for most of the time it's a newbie..and they end up losing faith in the incredible and helpful knowledge that this forum posses... for you....

[danno711]

Originally Posted by carasdad

Awesome..and tx I do the same thing for most of the time it's a newbie..and they end up losing faith in the incredible and helpful knowledge that this forum posses... for you....

Perhaps I'm the exception, but for whatever reason my very first thread on here is still going and it has 14 pages.

[scootnwinn]

That has some validity to it but allow me to give my thoughts. In many posts seeking help the original poster is actually seeking help. You or someone will help him he will apply the advice and he's back on the road. This happens a lot so no need for 4 pages. If its a woman then yes it becomes a social event. Can't blame a young scooterist for trying. If he argues with sound advice then more of us will chime in instead of just looking to make sure he got a decent answer. We will let them know that poster x is right and they should listen we do enjoy arguing as I think it helps to think about things we know and expands our understanding even it the OP never gets it.

I understand what you are getting at though and yes we need to try as a forum to be always helpful no matter who or what the person in need is

[Admin]

Originally Posted by scootnwinn

That has some validity to it but allow me to give my thoughts. In many posts seeking help the original poster is actually seeking help. You or someone will help him he will apply the advice and he's back on the road. This happens a lot so no need for 4 pages. If its a woman then yes it becomes a social event. Can't blame a young scooterist for trying. If he argues with sound advice then more of us will chime in instead of just looking to make sure he got a decent answer. We will let them know that poster x is right and they should listen we do enjoy arguing as I think it helps to think about things we know and expands our understanding even it the OP never gets it.

I understand what you are getting at though and yes we need to try as a forum to be always helpful no matter who or what the person in need is

+1

[terrilee]

but i will also make this comment

alot of the noob's and even alot of u
think they know everything about scoots
well unless you have worked on 'em alot
you dont know a thing
its not a car or even close
so when the noob starts 'arguing'with a answer
well then it turns into a p match
cant make 'em understand that you, him w/e have years of experience
and know what your talking about

and really, this and the other site is full of kids, who we all know, know everything.
if i answer a post i always try to say i am NOT a mech just a rider,
listen to so & so they know what the F they are talking about

but you cant make people do that
and you all have seen it 100 x's the ones that want to learn listen, follow advice

you sorta learn who is for real about wanting help and who isnt

[carasdad]

Originally Posted by terrilee

but i will also make this comment

alot of the noob's and even alot of u
think they know everything about scoots
well unless you have worked on 'em alot
you dont know a thing
its not a car or even close
so when the noob starts 'arguing'with a answer
well then it turns into a p match
cant make 'em understand that you, him w/e have years of experience
and know what your talking about

and really, this and the other site is full of kids, who we all know, know everything.
if i answer a post i always try to say i am NOT a mech just a rider,
listen to so & so they know what the F they are talking about

but you cant make people do that
and you all have seen it 100 x's the ones that want to learn listen, follow advice

you sorta learn who is for real about wanting help and who isnt

+1 as well...
@ Rob...+1 also...

[terrilee]

and we have to STOP insulting people
if you dont care for me/him/her / w/e
the member im thinking of is left2lefty w/e her name was
she was looking for help
as a woman i tried to help another woman
then she got insulted, ridiculed etc, & of course she left.
so................................................ ........

taking the 'kids' out for some fresh air and burn some energy
hope i dont freeze

[scootnwinn]

She wasn't insulted or ridiculed she didn't want to be a member of this site she thought he info was stolen. She was logged into the other site this morning. I thought she was you (apparrently erroneously) I apologized seems like its all over. There was no insulting here if there was copy and paste the event here so we can be sure to never do it again. The whole thing I described above happened on the other site.

[inuyasha]

Hi Glenn
I try to always help out when im able
“I shall pass this way but once; any good that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being; let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

Etienne de Grellet (1773-1855)
Quaker Missionary

Take care and ride safely dear friend
Yours Hank

[carasdad]

Originally Posted by inuyasha

Hi Glenn
I try to always help out when im able
“I shall pass this way but once; any good that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being; let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

Etienne de Grellet (1773-1855)
Quaker Missionary

Take care and ride safely dear friend
Yours Hank

Hank thanks! I always found much meaning in that quote...as it is very true..

[millsc]

I post stuff i have tried that worked for me but may not always work for others, i've learned alot about these scoots mainely because they break all the time.

[Lefty]

I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
Lefty

[dudley]

on some other forums there are few participants.
there are one or two guys who really do know everything and so you get an expert answer
with pictures and diagrams every time.but the active community is so small there is rarely any good discussion.on scootdawg sometimes the discussion and personalities get in the way of answers, but that is what makes this forum different and fun and irritating and what keeps people coming back.even some who talk bad about us elsewhwere, cant stay away.
we're like a happy little train wreck.