No More Bashing Threads! Discuss...

[scheides]

These threads are borderline funny for about a day and then it seems the same group of people jump on the bandwagon and kick people while they're down, then are surprised when the person knee-jerks back at them in some way. I've said it too many times to remember: YOU REAP WHAT YOU SEW!

These initially light-hearted 'bashing' threads turn sour way to fast, and then go on and on forever. I generally have left them open to give the OP or the bashee a chance to respond, then do my best to not contribute or fuel the fire....I'm done with that. This forum is here to make friends and talk cars. If you can't play nice, EAD and go buy a mustang.

Now any other forum this would be an announcement and closed/un-respondable topic. Not here; please discuss. Threads like this do A BIT of good, they let people hash it out, but perhaps another format is needed....anyone remember when we used to lock people in their own forum and not let them see/post anything else? :D

[AwdGSX13]

Locking people in their own forum would be quite hilarious. Although as for bashing people, that could go the wrong way pretty fast and some people may get upset and some may be able to look at it as just a joke. Waiting to find out someone is getting pissed and its already too late. Just my 2 cents.

[A//// Guy]

Honestly when someone comes back with threats against someones life, that's way over the line. Sure Ive instigated with posts and incriminating pics, but I would never cross the line and threaten going columbine on someone.

Ive been picked on in the past, but knew my place and kept quiet if I knew something may happen if I were to step up.

[Kracka]

Nobody is innocent in this. The line was crossed by numerous people so the threads were locked to avoid real problems.

[Febo]

I know Ive been a key contributor in those bash threads and I generally tried to not cross any lines. I've always tried to be one that will take it as well as dish it. It's just too bad that spaz's thread went that far. I dont know what honestly would justify that. He was simply getting crap at that time for not dynoing, and for him to say what he said was in extremely poor taste and bad judgment, and swifty's thread, well I guess that has been going on for a year or better, so I suppose it was at its end.

Im just going to apologize to anyone who thinks I went to far at all, but I always tried to do it with a light heart, and I always welcomed retaliation. Verbal retaliation that is.

[4seasons69]

personally I think it's a good I idea. I mean if your joking around with your buddies I think its ok but on a national forum where not everbody knows everyone and anyone can post whatever they want I think people will take it too far

[Kracka]

It's just too bad that spaz's thread went that far. I dont know what honestly would justify that. He was simply getting crap at that time for not dynoing, and for him to say what he said was in extremely poor taste and bad judgment
So were the threats on his face and balls. Stuff like that is too easily twisted on the internet and all it takes is for one person to take it seriously before real bad things start to happen. I don't want to see anyone hurt over something dumb that was said online. We're here to have fun!

[Febo]

Those were in retaliation to his comment. What he said was just not good at all. Those following posts never would of existed had it not been for that one. It would of kept on going about him dynoing or lack of, and him losing his hair.

[TalonFiero]

Scheides is a RICER, that is all.

Bash threads are fun for a short while, it seems when they drag out forever they tend to get nasty because others get involved that were not a part of the initial thread. Maybe they should auto expire after a week or so?

[A//// Guy]

Hitting someone with a car while on a bike is a bit different then smacking the sense into someone for saying such comments. It only went that far over the line because it was warranted. Mentioning Spaz is going to back out of dynoing, does not warrant a death threat. And I'm not going to just let that slide.

I never said I was innocent either. Sure I dished out a lot of crap on Spaz and Swifty, but we all did, and it was all in fun. I never once got a PM on here regarding toning it down, etc...