Is there anything left to post?

[delmatt]

Earlier I gave robinessex a slightly hard time for his post about a dealers ad without a picture etc....robin Essex challenged me to start a post.

I should say that I have nothing whatsoever against poor old robinessex and he just got the brunt of my few minutes browsing the forum.

This got me thinking about a range of things in relation to Pistonheads specifically and forums in general.

Are we getting to the point in time when almost everything that should be said has already been posted or am I just a cynical grumpy old git?

I also came to the realization that trying to come up with something new and interesting is actually quite tricky. Putting aside specific questions asking for help, discussing specific cars , sharing jokes or funny stories it is actually pretty hard.

So my real question I suppose is it better to not post anything if you don't have something interesting to say etc or is it better to post for the sake of posting....I am lonely and need to say something to someone kind of posts.

I love Pistonheads and some of the other car related forums but have noticed that now after a good number of years on the internet a lot of old ground does get covered again and again.

One of the issues I think is that it is much easier to give someone else stick for saying something than actually being creative enough to say something of interest.

Pistonheads is a great release from the normal world of work, the problems of the world and I didn't really do anything exciting today so tomorrow I am going to make sure I get out into the world and look really hard for something worth posting about!

[delmatt]

So you are saying my mental search means that because I have been reading Pistonheads for so long I have now seen it all?


That's a pain...But it does make sense. I have been reading the forums since the very early days of PH so I reckon that a large number of the community were probably just starting school then...and I really don't mean anything by saying that...its great to get new people of course.

It does just probably mean that I need to forget everything and start again from scratch.

On a positive note looking at some of the other sections is still really good...had a good look at the pictures on the Caterham forum earlier and enjoyed that a lot.

I do remember some great posts and comments over the past few years from people like the s-line Audi guy and subjects like the throwing of Red Bull cans....maybe we are just missing some real nutters now?

[delmatt]

While I was writing that a moment of genius occurred in my absence.....Is the Crossdressing Chimp stock car racing real and is there a forum?

You weren't referring to F1 were you btw?

[delmatt]

I have also just remembered why I don't start posts...this one is already pretty weird and we are only on the first page.

See you all the stadium tomorrow night then!

[delmatt]

No you should be applauded for your somewhat lunatic idea rather than blamed...there is nothing on tv(even with a million channels) and this is making me laugh already.

Although I guess the reason for the nothing on telly bit is the same as the nothing new on the forum reason.....I am just so very old now I have seen it all before.

[delmatt]

226bhp said:

The search works, I use it. Most can't be bothered.

I was going to start a thread like this, I was going to start threads about a few things - I find if you leave it long enough someone else eventually does it for you!

I gave it some thought, a bit too much maybe, I came up with the tagline: 'Pistonheads, where repetition matters.' mmmm, catchy.
PH needs posters and readers, it's a business.
I did read somewhere that there was a crackdown on repetitive threads once, I'm guessing it didn't last long because of this.

I don't like repetition in theory, I like originality, I like to learn something new and enjoy reading threads which are (because mine generally aren't), but I know a forum where the same subjects get locked and the perp' told to use the search system, it keeps it quiet and the mod comes across as a bit Hitleresque. Heavy handed moderation has caused me to just walk away from forums sometimes.

You do wonder when it comes to a point where people are sat there waiting and almost depending on something new to be posted up for them to get stuck into then that's the time to step away from the keyboard maybe....

You are quite right with your assessment I reckon. I have actually just rejoined a forum for owners of a specific car whose number is between 6 and 8 and from what I understand the moderation is pretty firm there...there are actually a very small number of posters and ads etc etc.
So on the one hand it is very easy for me to grumble but the one good thing about PH is that there are just so many people looking and posting, so I guess that the thing I am asking about is not that bad really.

It is also so much easier to lay into an existing thread than it is to start a good one.