Seems to me any group of ppl will get that way to some extent over time. I don't really see why this one should be any different. Even some of the saints were assholes, if you believe the stories. I was on a BMW motorcycle list that seemed like open warfare, which is why I'm not on it anymore. The list is actually far more mellow than it has been. It certainly is much more low key than it was around the time I joined. There were a number of ppl on it then that seemed to only be here to look for opportunities to belittle other ppl. Now most if not all of them are gone, and true to human nature there are some new ones... and so it goes. Cya, Robert On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Mark L. Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net > wrote: > This list seems to have gotten in-groupish, snarky, and insular > relative to what it once was. That's a shame, because it used to be a > key resource for learning how to take care of a Vanagon and for > becoming part of a community. It still has the reputation, but gosh, > if you're not one of the in group you get chastised for asking > questions, for making comments, for any participation at all. > > Mark > 1982 Westy >
-- Cya, Robert '87 & '86 Auto GLs |
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