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fiftyxp · Jun 26, 2019

msapers[OP] said: ↑

Actually no. I've run across the post count thing on several forums and seen new guys get scared off by it. Since I know it's abject nonsense, I was not affected by it whatsoever. This thread is, as I said in the very first line, a mildly tongue in cheek guide to navigating this and other automotive forums. These same types of members, dumbassery etc, can easily be applied to every automotive/motorcycle forum that I've ever been a part of. Hell, it's probably the same thing on knitting forums: "OP is using yarn from Walmart...SMH...popcorn emoji..."
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hahaha op has only 75 messages this guy

msapers · Jun 26, 2019

fiftyxp said: ↑

hahaha op has only 75 messages this guy
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Manfred · Jun 26, 2019

msapers[OP] initial post: ↑

Good Morning,

This is intended to be a helpful, if mildly tonuge in cheek, guide for new members of this and other automotive forums. It is my hope that you, the new guy/girl will be able to use this information as a tool to assist you in obtaining solid, accurate information about your truck while simultaneously avoiding common pitfalls, thus achieving forum greatness. Sound good? Ok, let's get started.

Part One - The Five Types of TacomaWorld Forum Members You Will Encounter -

1. The New Guy (this is you)- New Guy is super excited because he just got his truck, wants to Do. All. The. Things. He genuinely wants to learn and so, he asks a lot of questions. He has a difficult time figuring out who is truly being helpful, who is being a smartass and who is yanking his chain just for being new. In his excitement, he is prone to asking questions that many have asked before. He may become frustrated with answers like "search is your friend."

2. The Super Helpful Long Time Member - This guy is awesome. He knows you're new, remembers being new himself and is always willing to answer your questions, point you in the right direction, etc. He may tell you that search is your friend but he will also shoot you a link to what you should have been searching for.

3. The Useless Asshat - This guy...ugh. Usually a long time member with a chip on his shoulder, the Useless Asshat will will always chime in without being of any assistance to anyone. When you, as a New Guy, ask a legitimate question like "How do I get better MPG?", this guy is absolutely guaranteed to reply "Sell the Tacoma and buy a Prius." His answers are always the same, smug and useless. Usually he's 40 and lives in his mom's basement, a fantasy world where he is King. If you call him on his douchebaggery, he will counter with a comment about "post count" (See Post Count in part two below).

4. The Favorite Son - This guy can do no wrong. Everyone is rabidly supportive of him. While he may be any of the types discussed here, one thing is for sure - Disagree with him at your own peril. Everyone will jump on board and flame you until you are a quivering, smoldering shell of your former self, your wretched carcass on display for all ther world to see whilst the other forum members drink the wine of victory from your disembodied skull. Good Times, Good Times.

5. The Wise Old Elf - This guy is a celebrity on the forum for all the right reasons. He's tried everything, knows his rig (and yours) inside and out, he's constantly involved with high level builds or product development. He's the Real Deal. If he answers one of your questions, consider yourself lucky. He doesn't waste his time on topics that aren't interesting to him. His advice is rooted in experience. Read his threads and posts, learn from him, for his is the path of greatness.

Part Two - 3 Types of Dumbassery You Will Have to Navigate -

1. Post Count - When you as a New Guy ask a question or express an opinion, some who disagree will make a comment such as "Only X posts and you think you know something, SMH." Here is the translation: "I have typed more things than you on this forum and so I am very clearly a higher class of human being and know more things than you. How can you know the things when you haven't typed the things? I have typed A LOT OF THINGS, New Guy, and that proves how smart and awesome I am." This doesn't track and is a worthless statement. Post Count is fucking meaningless. What does matter is a member's "Join Date." If someone is active and has been a member for a while, it's likely that they have done a lot of reading and might actually know something. If they've been a member for a long time with a relatively low post count, it may mean that they listen more than they talk. Imagine that.

2. Worthless Answers - These usually come from two perspectives. The first is someone who doesn't know or care about the answer to your question and the second is a long time member who is tired of reading the same New Guy threads over and over but can't bring himself to just skip your thread. He'd rather be a dick. Below are some sample useless answers:
a. Sell it and buy a Prius, Ridgeline, etc.
b. Search is your friend
c. Ugh, this question again?
d. Popcorn Emoji

3. Baiters - Some folks just want to argue. They love the smooth texture of the keys beneath their fingers as the channel all of their rage at life's dissapointments toward you. They are Baiters. Don't let them drag you into a spiral of worthless arguing. You must master the baiters. Once you have learned to master baiting, you will find the forum to be a much more pleasurable experience.

Part Three - Ten Things You Should Know About Your Tacoma -
1. Bigger tires are going to rub without a lift, no matter how many times you ask.
2. Cold Air Intakes add no power.
3. OV Tune really is worth the money.
4. You really can unstall a URD short shift kit from the top without cutting anything.
5. Aftermarket exhausts, they sound terrible!
6. There is no supercharger available for the 3.5 and likely never will be.
7. Do the clutch accumulator delete mod. You'll like it.
8. You need bed stiffeners.
9. Spacer lifts are fine if you're just going for a look. Be honest about your intended use.
10. Your completely stock truck + OV Tune is the fastest it will ever be and gets the best MPG it ever will. As soon as you add bigger tires and weight from accessories, performance and MPG will suffer. There is no way around this. Gearing may help a little but you can't have your cake and eat it too where performance and MPG are concerned.

Welcome to TacomaWorld, I hope you've found this useful.
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BookieBob · Jun 26, 2019

msapers[OP] initial post: ↑

Good Morning,

3. The Useless Asshat - His answers are always the same, smug and useless. Usually he's 40 and lives in his mom's basement, a fantasy world where he is King.
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Asshat? ✔️
40? ✔️
Lives in moms basement? No
My 24 yr old stepson lives in my basement with no intentions on moving. He said why move when I’m just going to inherit the house when you both die
(At least he’s got a plan in life!)

Jokes on him. Once his mom dies I’m selling the house and moving to Vegas in a studio apartment. Then I’ll be piddling all my cash away on my truck, the craps table, penny keno, and tips for my free jack & cokes!

Ditch Digga · Jun 26, 2019

djembefola said: ↑

I think it's worth mentioning that the search function does not always work as well as it should. I remember there was a thread I KNOW I had seen at one point. When I went searching for it a few weeks later, I was completely unable to find it despite hours of searching. A few days later it randomly reappeared after it got a bump. Granted, part of the issue with the search function is that so many new threads are started daily.

Point is, when I realized this, I had a lot more empathy for folks who start their thread with, "I tried a search but..."

Another part of the issue is threads being flooded with off-topic key-words that make them turn up in unrelated searches, for example, "lift kit, spacers, pro grille, pro grill, BFK, oil, tint, derp, plasti dip, chrome, JBL, group buy, slider, OV Tune, mod..."
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Hmm, hrs turned into days, days turned into weeks searching for the search function...hurray I am getting closer to double digits

Taco16LB · Jun 26, 2019

There are really only a few , but powerful words to bring all the types of posters OP mentioned into passionate action .
Oil , rubbing and size , are a few main ones . But they apply to a few more things than Tacoma's , so all is normal .
No one will admit it here but I bet all of us have tried to decide which # we fall under . I would be willing to bet that most of us have been through a series of types the longer we have been here, before settling into the present persona , and this may be a mixture of them depending on the topic .
PS . We all cannot be a stun gun , damn it man , do you do live stand up on the weekends ?
The humor here by some is very entertaining amongst the great info .

scocar · Jun 26, 2019

BillyToy · Jun 26, 2019

Dang.
You spent some time on this. It feels pretty accurate, but I wish you wouldn't call me an asshat. Also, my basement room is damn cool!

stun gun · Jun 26, 2019

boynoyce said: ↑

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-become-cool-on-tw.459859/#post-13625737

Anybody around when this gem appeared?
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Missed it by a week and a half.

His perspective on girls and 3GM are amazing.

batacoma · Jun 26, 2019

Taco16LB said: ↑

There are really only a few , but powerful words to bring all the types of posters OP mentioned into passionate action .
Oil , rubbing and size , are a few main ones . But they apply to a few more things than Tacoma's , so all is normal .
No one will admit it here but I bet all of us have tried to decide which # we fall under . I would be willing to bet that most of us have been through a series of types the longer we have been here, before settling into the present persona , and this may be a mixture of them depending on the topic .
PS . We all cannot be a stun gun , damn it man , do you do live stand up on the weekends ?
The humor here by some is very entertaining amongst the great info .
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I've concluded that the internet brings out people's inner morning show radio host.

It's like everyone has their own morning show.

stun gun · Jun 26, 2019

Taco16LB said: ↑

There are really only a few , but powerful words to bring all the types of posters OP mentioned into passionate action .
Oil , rubbing and size , are a few main ones . But they apply to a few more things than Tacoma's , so all is normal .
No one will admit it here but I bet all of us have tried to decide which # we fall under . I would be willing to bet that most of us have been through a series of types the longer we have been here, before settling into the present persona , and this may be a mixture of them depending on the topic .
PS . We all cannot be a stun gun , damn it man , do you do live stand up on the weekends ?
The humor here by some is very entertaining amongst the great info .
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I’d rather be reading TW than watching Comedy Central. It’s that entertaining. And the quality of observational humor is unparalleled. I’m at this weird point in my life where I’d rather read posts from a select list of people than be entertained by some dumb new comedy movie.

stun gun · Jun 26, 2019

This should be a podcast. There should be a 24/7 podcast accompanying the 3rd gen forums.

El Duderino · Jun 26, 2019

batacoma said: ↑

I've concluded that the internet brings out people's inner morning show radio host.

It's like everyone has their own morning show.
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Isn’t that the truth, even my in studio midget agrees

Ditch Digga · Jun 26, 2019

stun gun said: ↑

This should be a podcast. There should be a 24/7 podcast accompanying the 3rd gen forums.
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I’m stuck on “Up in Smoke” “Dumb and Dumber “ and “Rocket Man”

Taco16LB · Jun 26, 2019

stun gun said: ↑

I’d rather be reading TW than watching Comedy Central. It’s that entertaining. And the quality of observational humor is unparalleled. I’m at this weird point in my life where I’d rather read posts from a select list of people than be entertained by some dumb new comedy movie.
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Oh well . Monty Python always come to mind after your posts . The Black Knight !
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...7648BB9EB0AE2632D2637648BB9EB0AE263&FORM=VIRE

stun gun · Jun 26, 2019

Ditch Digga said: ↑

I’m stuck on “Up in Smoke” “Dumb and Dumber “ and “Rocket Man”
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Buy a 3rd gen and hang out here. Get back to me in a year lol. When all I had was an 01 and TTORA and gen 1 forums, I spent more time outside and had different girlfriends. I was in excellent shape and spoke 3 languages, 2 fluently. I had a life. Now I have one girlfriend who exists on permanent mute and I stalk the forum waiting for that next “I lit my headlights on fire in the oven” thread.

TeecoTaco · Jun 26, 2019

stun gun said: ↑

Buy a 3rd gen and hang out here. Get back to me in a year lol. When all I had was an 01 and TTORA and gen 1 forums, I spent more time outside and had different girlfriends. I was in excellent shape and spoke 3 languages, 2 fluently. I had a life. Now I have one girlfriend who exists on permanent mute and I stalk the forum waiting for that next “I lit my headlights on fire in the oven” thread.
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Was epic...on base even

Ditch Digga · Jun 26, 2019

stun gun said: ↑

Buy a 3rd gen and hang out here. Get back to me in a year lol. When all I had was an 01 and TTORA and gen 1 forums, I spent more time outside and had different girlfriends. I was in excellent shape and spoke 3 languages, 2 fluently. I had a life. Now I have one girlfriend who exists on permanent mute and I stalk the forum waiting for that next “I lit my headlights on fire in the oven” thread.
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Thanks, let me quit while I’m ahead and semi sane

TeecoTaco · Jun 26, 2019

In all honesty, this is how I navi the TW tomfoolery...

stun gun · Jun 26, 2019

Taco16LB said: ↑

Oh well . Monty Python always come to mind after your posts . The Black Knight !
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...7648BB9EB0AE2632D2637648BB9EB0AE263&FORM=VIRE
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This is how I view TW

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