my "halftime" speech

tomwil · May 18, 2016

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This is the greatest thing I have ever read on a forum. I'm on several mustang forums and the one that always give the old search first reply's is slowly losing interest and members. I really never understood that train of thought. I mean how are you going to run up your post count if everybody searches first, lol!
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I find that being on a forum for a while, helps with the searches, because you remember that something exists from before. I try to use that experience with others.

Case in point:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/posts/12436699

Bennett707 · May 24, 2016

T-Rex266 · May 24, 2016

Stahp

jwctaco · Jun 11, 2016

Great post, love TW. Have had alot of questions answered. I wish I would have found it sooner, I am better for it. Thanks Bob. Oh yea still need a sticker,lol.

Casper66 · Jun 11, 2016

JimBeam[OP] initial post: ↑

Forgive me if i ramble a little bit

I joined TW in April of 2008

i'm member #5966

in 20 months since then, we've gained roughly 20K new members

that is INCREDIBLE growth

TW has a certain...atmosphere...or je nas se qoui...Out of the MANY forums i visit on a regular basis, this is the ONLY one i have broken the 1000 post count mark...which i surpassed a LONG time ago...TW has members ranging from 15 all the way to God only knows how old...We have members of every branch of Armed Forces, law enforcement, fire fighters, medics, and just about every other profession under the sun...We have members who are Christian, Jewish, Agnostic, Atheist, Muslim, and im sure there are many others...Bob has created, and we have, a very active community in which we all keep coming back to and enjoying...a place to BS and chit-chat...and NOT just ask questions about our trucks. This site is not geared just to offroaders, or street trucks...its open to the Tacoma community as a whole. We've always been very welcoming and open to every member that comes here unless they just absolutely give us a good reason to leave. TW is the only site i ever promote and introduce people to

BUT

I've noticed lately several things that just dont sit well with me...and i want to bring them up so that everyone can take notice

This site is what it is because of both the members and the moderators...we have a LOT of new members who join every day to find out new information about their trucks. Many people arent as well informed as some of yall out there may feel you are...or how you feel they should be. Not everyone who joins has ever been a member of a forum before, and many have never owned a truck or wanted to modify or work on a vehicle theyve owned before.

It used to be that there was a "race" so to speak between members as to who could correctly answer a post first...regardless of how many times that post had been made in the past. It's becoming more and more evident that this has fallen by the wayside in favor of posts such as

This is a bullshit answer that will, if repeated too often, turn this site into every other toyota forum on the net. I dont care HOW many times someone asks if a tire size will fit...or where they should buy Bil. 5100s or whatever it is thats asked a million times in a million ways by half the new people that come on here...

TW has a tendancy to take threads off-topic...which i enjoy because many times, several other questions may get answered or someone else gets the help they needed. Because of this, asking...no...demanding that new users or anyone who posts a (God forbid) repeated question...is silly...a search is going to yield a bunch of us yakking about God knows what. Either answer the question, or dont post unless the question has been sufficently answered by a party who DOES know. Its not like its your server space its taking up room on...its Bob's

We're also becoming increasingly intolerant of others who think differently than us and theres an awful lot of personal attacks or attacks because of a members age. Just because I like functional offroad trucks doesnt mean i need to go berate the new guy who likes lowered show trucks...and just because a member is 16 doesnt mean he doesnt know what he's talking about.

FUCK THAT

im NOT saying we need to all hold hands and sing kumbayah because we're going to disagree about things...but damn guys...lets be a little more like the TW that drew us all in instead of the other sites that we dont visit as often. Do we give each other a hard time? absolutely...but lets let the members get a little more established before we start giving them one too

Keeping TW the way it was that attracted so many of us to stay and post whore is gonna be a group effort...lets work on it

If you have a problem with a post, or member...hit this little button and send a message to a moderator

if you still want to be an asshole...feel free to join another board
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well said! i've only been a member a little over 2 months and new to forums period bu this 1 seemed worth exploring and it was. i have asked some of these questions as i've tried search several times with poor results. i've been bashed for comments a couple of times even when the comments reffered to parts of my occupation i've been a welder/fabricator/ body & paint guy for damn near 30 years and don't by any means claim to know it all. some of these people have to understand sometimes it's all in the delivery of how they say things. i simply dropped watching those threads and concentrated on the threads with the people i found supportive and polite. either way this is still a great place to be and don't regret joining for a second! keep up the great work

Bennett707 · Jun 21, 2016

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Cape Codder · Sep 26, 2016

Overdue Bump

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Dalandser · Sep 26, 2016

What the OP said. I figure everyone's gotta learn somehow and it might as well be from a good site full of helpful people.

boynoyce · Dec 23, 2016

JimBeam[OP] initial post: ↑

Not everyone who joins has ever been a member of a forum before, and many have never owned a truck or wanted to modify or work on a vehicle theyve owned before.
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JimBeam[OP] initial post: ↑

Do we give each other a hard time? absolutely...but lets let the members get a little more established before we start giving them one too
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So what has changed since 2009?
I am guessing that the half time speech had some positive effects, since TW has not become like "other forums" - correct?
Reading the entire thread, things have not changed that much in 7 years.
Some members still ask "simple" questions and some members respond harshly.
Big picture, TW is still great.

Cape Codder · Jan 22, 2017

Bump

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Cape Codder · Feb 12, 2017

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JimBeam · Aug 17, 2017

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Justanotherhemi · Aug 17, 2017

JimBeam[OP] said: ↑

Bump
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It may be time for a refresher boss.

Cape Codder · Oct 7, 2017

gainman · Oct 7, 2017

Yeah all you jerks stop being jerks...

You guys should make me a moderator

Cape Codder · Nov 9, 2017

CC

Cape Codder · Nov 15, 2017

Technically not a bump, but if no one objects

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Cape Codder · Nov 23, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving, All

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Bennett707 · Dec 24, 2017

Manwithoutaplan · Dec 24, 2017

^ who is this guy smh

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