IA Members!!! Please step into my office!

[-EnVus-]

there's many examples of threads being deleted, but just to use a silly one as example......

I had a thread deleted in the sports section talking about Boise State, Bangingjimmy was posting support for Boise State and i was debating BSU's easy schedule compared to SEC teams. I posted Boise State's Bowl record compared to SEC teams and said to Bangingjimmy

"didnt expect you to have much to say after i laid out the facts for you"

That post was deleted...... in addition to all of the conversation leading up to it. Nobody was cursing each other, no "fuck you"s or "your mom's a whore", just a pretty run of mill football argument.

Point im trying to make, Mods sometimes delete posts simply because they dont agree with you. If 2 people on IA are arguing with each other, mods shouldnt get in the middle of it until it gets overly confrontational. Our current mods break out the riot gear for pillow fights.

I just looked at the Boise st. thread nothing was deleted far as post go.

[Sinfix_15]

I just looked at the Boise st. thread nothing was deleted far as post go.

you're lookin at the wrong post. The thread im talking about isnt there anymore. my "thank you boise state" thread is not the one im talking about.

[quickdodge®]

there's many examples of threads being deleted, but just to use a silly one as example......

I had a thread deleted in the sports section talking about Boise State, Bangingjimmy was posting support for Boise State and i was debating BSU's easy schedule compared to SEC teams. I posted Boise State's Bowl record compared to SEC teams and said to Bangingjimmy

"didnt expect you to have much to say after i laid out the facts for you"

That post was deleted...... in addition to all of the conversation leading up to it. Nobody was cursing each other, no "fuck you"s or "your mom's a whore", just a pretty run of mill football argument.

Point im trying to make, Mods sometimes delete posts simply because they dont agree with you. If 2 people on IA are arguing with each other, mods shouldnt get in the middle of it until it gets overly confrontational. Our current mods break out the riot gear for pillow fights.

Do you remember the title of this thread. I just checked your thread start history and you have zero posts deleted in the SPORTS section. This section has some sort of cut-off time where threads not active scroll out after a certain amount of inactive time. I think this may be the problem. Later, QD.

[Sinfix_15]

Do you remember the title of this thread. I just checked your thread start history and you have zero posts deleted in the SPORTS section. This section has some sort of cut-off time where threads not active scroll out after a certain amount of inactive time. I think this may be the problem. Later, QD.

thread im talking about isnt there anymore, but i remember it just fine. My posts inside the thread were edited/removed, the thread itself didnt time out.

[CSquared]

I got busy with life for a while, plus my car was down for about 3 years which was a sore spot up until recently when it is running again. Now a days I enjoy it but there doesn't seem to be as much traffic so I get bored.

[quickdodge®]

That section is set up to show threads from the last month. If you'll notice, none of your college "pick 'em" threads, except for #5 are showing up, either. Later, QD.

[-EnVus-]

He means his post inside that thread was removed...i looked only 1 posted was removed on page 4

[Sinfix_15]

He means his post inside that thread was removed...i looked only 1 posted was removed on page 4

ok, look at said post and tell me you can justify its removal.

[RL...]

First of all, I've never really had a problem here. I've been banned a few times but shit happens and life goes on. I've met a lot of cool people through here and hope this site stays and activity increases.

Now with that said some of the mods do need to loosen up and and stop being defensive. The way I see it is, if no one is getting physically hurt, and no theft or fraud is going on, then people should be allowed to do whatever they want to do on here just my 2 cents.

And that's what this thread is about right? Us, the members giving our 2 cents about IA?

[RL...]

I think IA should give its members a bailout. I mean..WHERE IS MY BAILOUT!?

[tnomud]

my .02:

I dont think that its necessarily the decline of IA or has much to do with its moderators. Its a combination of things that fell into place over the past few years and a slower IA is the byproduct. Facebook is becomming the best way to stay in touch with friends online, where 10 years ago enthusiast forums served this purpose. The "tuner scene" has been declining for 5 years now. The economy has been declining for a few years now. The target audience is growing older. As we get older, we gain other things to occupy our time (work, girlfriends, wifes, kids, and bills). The market in general is a short window for most. Sure, we all still lover cars of all kinds, but as you get older, you have less time to deal with them. When you do have a problem with something, most head to the forums for THEIR specific vehicle, its more direct and detailed. IE: when I have DSM, M3, or STi issues that need sorted, I make a pass through the dedicated forums, not here. When I want to see local pics of cars or shows, I come here.

Grant it, there are exceptions to the scenarios above, but I think for the most part, many will agree.

[RL...]

my .02:

I dont think that its necessarily the decline of IA or has much to do with its moderators. Its a combination of things that fell into place over the past few years and a slower IA is the byproduct. Facebook is becomming the best way to stay in touch with friends online, where 10 years ago enthusiast forums served this purpose. The "tuner scene" has been declining for 5 years now. The economy has been declining for a few years now. The target audience is growing older. As we get older, we gain other things to occupy our time (work, girlfriends, wifes, kids, and bills). The market in general is a short window for most. Sure, we all still lover cars of all kinds, but as you get older, you have less time to deal with them. When you do have a problem with something, most head to the forums for THEIR specific vehicle, its more direct and detailed. IE: when I have DSM, M3, or STi issues that need sorted, I make a pass through the dedicated forums, not here. When I want to see local pics of cars or shows, I come here.

Grant it, there are exceptions to the scenarios above, but I think for the most part, many will agree.

pretty accurate, but I think its cool that this is the melting pot, its a local general car forum for enthusiasts of all makes so we can all come together and talk and argue and sell crap and arrange meets.

[tnomud]

pretty accurate, but I think its cool that this is the melting pot, its a local general car forum for enthusiasts of all makes so we can all come together and talk and argue and sell crap and arrange meets.

agreed 100% That being said, model specific forums also have their drawbacks as well. Model specific forums are all about versy specific stuff and the blinders are on. It gets irritating at times. Some forums (EX: BMW forums) have members that have the personality of treestumps. This forum is filled with some fun folks at times.

[Go_Fast]

my 2 cents, this site is pretty cool and convenient if you have a quick question or you want to buy/sell something in atlanta, or like tnomud said, when you want to read up about a recent meet, but i've noticed basically all the posts in the whoreslounge are just public conversations between a few friends and if a random person chimes in its "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?!?!?!!?" besides the WL there's really not much left for IA to offer

[Catnip]

To all the folks asking the point of this thread, it's pretty much something I felt could help after a thread I read in the Super Mod section. I personally believe that nobody's post in here should cause any trouble, but maybe the mods/admin step back and try to figure out how we can better the site. I think mods and members should work together, because at the end of the day we're here for the same reason... we delete something that's not just blatantly asking for it, maybe we should PM the member and give them a heads up. Members have a problem with a mod, make a callout thread. Mods have a problem with a member, make a callout thread... if your thread sucks dick and you're just butt hurt, the responses will show.

[quickdodge®]

Members have a problem with a mod, make a callout thread. Mods have a problem with a member, make a callout thread...

No. Later, QD.

[Catnip]

No. Later, QD.

Why?

That's how I remember it being.

[Sol-Badguy]

I never left. I still get on about everyday, but it's mostly just lurking to see pictures and cars for sale.

[Vteckidd]

Don't give a shit about cars or the people in the car scene anymore. Who wants to assoicate with a bunch of whiny followers who are perpetually trapped in high school....I turned 30, I don't need it anymore. I only come hereto argue politics when I get REALLY BORED.

[Sinfix_15]

Don't give a shit about cars or the people in the car scene anymore. Who wants to assoicate with a bunch of whiny followers who are perpetually trapped in high school....I turned 30, I don't need it anymore. I only come hereto argue politics when I get REALLY BORED.

on that note, you buying your tickets to the NBA Obama classic?

[Vteckidd]

on that note, you buying your tickets to the NBA Obama classic?

LOL

tebow

[Sinfix_15]

LOL

tebow

you know you're watchin..... get the popcorn ready, you know what is about to happen.

[Nemesis]

Don't give a shit about cars or the people in the car scene anymore. Who wants to assoicate with a bunch of whiny followers who are perpetually trapped in high school....I turned 30, I don't need it anymore. I only come hereto argue politics when I get REALLY BORED.

Reddit.com/r/politics might be a better avenue for that.

[Echonova]

My





If someone posts something, it should remain in that section... Many times has shit been moved from the WL, if I (per-say) wanted it in the religion section... Then I would have posted it there. Fact is the WL gets more views. If that's a problem then get rid of the sub-topics.

[Nemesis]

My





If someone posts something, it should remain in that section... Many times has shit been moved from the WL, if I (per-say) wanted it in the religion section... Then I would have posted it there. Fact is the WL gets more views. If that's a problem then get rid of the sub-topics.

I think a lot of the subsections need to be canned anyways and have it posted here.

[quickdodge®]

Why?

That's how I remember it being.

It was never that way.

If someone posts something, it should remain in that section... Many times has shit been moved from the WL, if I (per-say) wanted it in the religion section... Then I would have posted it there. Fact is the WL gets more views. If that's a problem then get rid of the sub-topics.

That's why the posts are moved to their specific locale. To help drive up "business" in that section. The WL gets it's views even with those topics being moved. Now I don't care how it's set up. If we get rid of several subsections, so be it. It might be a good idea at this time to do so. You remember several years ago when this site was going strong, having all the subs were almost necessary. Later, QD.

[teh bri]

It was never that way. Later, QD.

it wasn't?

[quickdodge®]

it wasn't?

That's what the response shows, yes? Later, QD.

[teh bri]

That's what the response shows, yes? Later, QD.

Obviously... smartass.

[Echonova]

Agreed.


Definitely get rid of the Blog section. Who has two thumbs and doesn't care about your life story...



This guy.

[RL...]

I think a lot of the subsections need to be canned anyways and have it posted here.

x2

Agreed.


Definitely get rid of the Blog section. Who has two thumbs and doesn't care about your life story...



This guy.

x2

[Sinfix_15]

Agreed.


Definitely get rid of the Blog section. Who has two thumbs and doesn't care about your life story...



This guy.

holy shit, is justin bieber dropping a rap album?

[smokeyj]

I think on the whole post deleting subject, to please both sides a pm and time limit should be established. Something like you have 24 hours to fix post/thread from when mod contacts you to tell you what is wrong with post and/or how to fix problem. First, complaints later on why it was deleted will not matter because they will have a pm of why. Secondly, IA members will have a chance to fix their problems and learn from mistakes, face it everyone doesn't read terms and updates. This should also eliminate mods froim being "complete asses" in the eyes of IA members and just deleting post randomly without warning.

[green91]

the biggest problem this site has is the "scene" itself. the biggest issues imo:

1) its just not as big as it used to be. a lot of people got out of imports when the honda "scene" passed its prime. the 2001+ civic killed it.
2) seems like most people don't really have anything to contribute any more. i feel i probably fall into this category. there are plenty of people on the site with years of experience, but when its generally either a bunch of broke kids asking stupid questions, or people trying to prove their e-masculinity, it leaves little reason to post. most of the veterans or innovators just do their thing without sharing. plus some of the mods on here honestly are ignorant and have virtually no real experience with cars.
3) perception. i lurk the site now occasionally, but i was so put off by the childishness years ago that i don't spend nearly as much time as i used to on here. hopefully the site is taking a better direction, it does seem to be much faster now.

[quickdodge®]

I guess. Later, QD.

[larossa9]

I like IA, i just stopped posting for a bit because I wasn't modding anything, but i always poked around the forum as a guest from time to time. I say its all gravy. I just miss the old layout ( i really like blue) and theres probably a way I can make this layout blue too, but i lack the motivation to check. I missed QD owning people when they'ed call him out and I missed talking cars with EJ25RUN so i decided to start posting again, as i now start my search for a newmad tyte whip yoooooo

[MachNU]

Fuck...I thought this site finally cut its wrist when it was down for a few weeks again lol.

[98blackcivic]

the lack of ppl talking about stuff in general
its dead!!!

[0p7!mu5]

For me I got on here to learn about something I loved to do. It just seems like over time IA kinda strayed from that for me. I missed going to the huge meets that used to pop up and the random long ass goofball threads. I dunno where things strayed but it seems like it was a lot of " grow up" and not what I ended up liking about this place. THE WL was in my eyes meant to be stupid and I met some good people on here ( Sammich for one). And from time to time when I have the occasional mechanic question I usually come here first. I don't have decades of experience and I'll admit I jumped into this when the scene was in hospice but hell I decided to come back more after my wreck a few weeks back. I hope going forward that if it doesn't go back to where it was at least go better. I miss the hilarity..

[03RCode]

The fact that I'm still not a mod...


...and EnVuS & big mac are. Lol