should i sign up on corner-carvers

[Bryce]

I have heard they are a little rude, but i can take that. It seams like there would be some good advice and discussions over there. So for those of you who know my project, would it be worthwhile to join over there as well? Or would the project not be accepted?

[parsonsj]

Corner Carvers is a fine place to discuss a project like what you're doing.

You've got a leg up since you're building a Ford... much of the discussion there centers around Mustangs.

CC expects posts written in English, and they expect you to use the search function. Do that, and you'll be fine.

jp

[Damn True]

Whatever you do, don't kick things off with, "Hi I'm new here and this is my first post."

Read the rules, they aren't a suggestion. As JP said, search. Then search again before asking a question. Try to post in existing threads whenever possible.

Cars like ours are very well received there. Especially if things are well thought out and soundly designed and built.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

its like a fish being introduced in a fishbowl.. make sure you get used to the water... "in your own lil water bag" called the search function.

til youve become accustomed to the coldness of their water.


damn did i just write a Haiku or something.. ahhah

[Bryce]

thanks guys, That really helps.

[Twentyover]

Absolutely they are rude. And occasionally fuuny. They live in their own world, and are xenophobic about someone coming in who doesn't comply with how they want their forum run.

When Ron Schwarz first posted there, I thought they were going to throw him off. http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums...ight=muttstang As he showed his skill set, a number of early posters edited their initial responses as they warmed to him- although I'm still too new to know what the sea bass recipe means.

I guess the best way to describe is to say thay want only one thread for a topic- they even have a thread on searching for threads- and a low tolerance for spelling and gramatical errors. Not sure yet on the actual feelings regarding keyboard errors, although my gut feel is type it in word, get it right, than paste to the thread

[John Wright]

Absolutely they are rude. And occasionally fuuny. They live in their own world, and are xenophobic about someone coming in who doesn't comply with how they want their forum run.

When Ron Schwarz first posted there, I thought they were going to throw him off. http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums...ight=muttstang As he showed his skill set, a number of early posters edited their initial responses as they warmed to him- although I'm still too new to know what the sea bass recipe means.

I guess the best way to describe is to say thay want only one thread for a topic- they even have a thread on searching for threads- and a low tolerance for spelling and gramatical errors. Not sure yet on the actual feelings regarding keyboard errors, although my gut feel is type it in word, get it right, than paste to the thread

I read for a little while over in that thread...

Before they go busting someone's balls for spelling, I would suggest that they get a grip on the spell checker for themselves.
ie. http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums...3&postcount=10

Several glaring mis-spellings in this post where they suggest using the spell-checker....<---Too funny!




edit:
I should step back into this pile and clarify something, the mis-spellings that I saw were not actually mis-spelled(nothing that a spell checker would catch), but an incorrect useage for the particular spelling...ie "hay" should read "hey", "there" should read "their"...ect.

[JMarsa]

I signed up so I could see the pics. I hate forums like that - I'll probably never post.

I've been turned off by some of the rablings/giberish I've seen as responses to something they don't like.

--JMarsa

[Joey_H]

There's a lot of mean-spirited folks there that thrive on jumping on people for not using perfect grammar, punctuation, and syntax, not to mention topics that don't meet their lofty standards. And don't forget to spend five or six hours searching past posts before submitting a question. Hell no! You'll only get "klinked" or labeled a "sea bass", or some such nonsense. There's a wealth of knowledge there, I read C-C all the time but I stopped posting years ago after one of the regulars decided to make a mockery of one of my questions. The only place that's safe is the "For Sale" section.

[Twentyover]

OK, I think I started this so I think i need to say let's reign it in. CC is what it is. If you enjoy/like/stand/barely tolerate them, fine. If not, no need to spend time there.


Bryce- suggest you join and spend some time there before posting details of your car. They seem paticularly averse to new people saying Hi look at me and what I've done to my car until you've established a bit of cred, unlike this place where we want to see- show us the goods and we'll make a decision if you're a genius or a moron.

[Damn True]

Not to defend it, but to explain; The intent is pretty clear and it's spelled out in the forum rules. The desire is to keep the signal to noise ratio under control and the knowledge base as concise as possible.

When the problems occur is when someone feels that they somehow do not need to follow the rules or resist correction when when they are alerted to an accidental transgression. Everyone on CC.com, even the oldest members occasionally flubs. The difference is that the noobs sometimes attempt to convince the membership that they shouldn't want the board to be the way it is.

By example I'll x-post the following exchange. A bit of background. Noob shows up and makes a first post that violates every rule in the list of rules that he had to read in order to register. Noob is duly chastised but persists. Wondering why he can't express himself on this message board in exactly the way he chooses. Noob is reminded that the forum is a private entity and his membership exists at the pleasure of the owner and the community, he is further reminded that if he does not like the terms he is free to find another forum. Noob then challenges the "big meaniehead responses" wondering why people cannot be more civil in their responses. Noob does not like vulgarity and wants people to not use it in response to him. Noob essentially wants CC.com to adapt to him rather than the opposite (analogy for the decline of western civilization).

Noob finally receives the following explanation for why CC.com is the way it is. [vulgarity edited per PT.com rules]

Here's the thing about CC.com that keeps me coming back. There are some seriously smart m-f'rs here. All kinds of seriously smart m-f'rs. People with backgrounds in everything from Human Psychology to Economics, from Law to Medicine, from Computer Science to Politics, from Photography to the Entertainment Industry and Morgan knows a lot about Porn...you get the point. In fact, there are probably not one, but multiple folks here with expertise on darn near any subject you can imagine. Those folks are, by and large, impassioned professionals if not enthusiastically disgruntled with their avocations. They have opinions. Strong ones, based in years of experience both in practice and theory.

Take for instance the current discussion of the economic porkulous package. There are those who emphatically believe that it is, at this time, the right thing to do and can back that statement up with reams of supporting information. Equally, there are those who find it an abhorrent steaming pile of poo that may very well send our economy into ruin. Which side is right? F-me...I don't know. But I assure you that you will hear/read a far less watered down explanation on the topic here than you will on NPR or Fox. If you ask a valid question on the topic you'll get a reasoned answer. However, if you spout some horse-poo techless spew sourced from a recent email from your inbred cousin in Orlando you will reap no end of poo from both sides.

Which begs the question......Why? Simple. There is a time and a place here for shooting your mouth off and showing your arse if you are given to do so. I often am. Nobody will begrudge someone an impassioned rant based on how they feel. If someone says, "I don't care for politician X, I don't know why, but something about him just rubs me the wrong way and I don't trust him." it's no big deal and equally nobody will begrudge someone an opinion on a matter of taste unless you really like Coldplay. That crap is just f-ing horrible.

But, just as there is a time for opinion there is equally a time and place for thoughtful, reasoned and often passionate debate. That debate may include the occasional expletive simply because, the statement, "You are full of poo, you pi$$-drunk whoremonger." sometimes makes a point and demonstrates the posters passionate disagreement more effectively and impactfully than, "Why David, I find your position on this matter to be incorrect." ever could.

What you'll find though if you elect to hang out a while is that even when there is vehement and apparently vitriolic disagreement between two people there is respect. You'll find two people going for the throat in a debate over gun rights and helping each other figure out an electrical glitch elsewhere on the site on the same day.

That is the way it is here. Some people dig it. Others do not. That's fine. It ain't for everybody. Hell, it ain't for but a small percentage of the populace as a whole. Really f-ing small........and that's just fine.

[Bryce]

well i registered and read their rules. I will lurk for awhile as i use the search function. but i believe it will be another great resource for information just like pro-touring.com.

Thank you all for your input.

[Bad Bird]

CC.com is without a doubt the best forum on the internet. The tech threshold is high and the tolerance is low.

Advice - use the site as a textbook.

[68Formula]

So, basically you have a forum full of these guys...


No Soup for You!

[Damn True]

So, basically you have a forum full of these guys...


No Soup for You!

In some ways, yes.
And the members like it that way.

[6'9"Witha69]

I have never posted. I only search and read. A LOT of Ford and Stang, so not as much info for me as there is here, but the safety, racing and other tech areas can be very useful.

As awas said above, search, treat it as a textbook for a while, and you'll be fine.

As for the attitudes, think of it like this. Take the local car club. One that hangs out in the same place every night. They always have something on their mind and are always talking. Now walk up and introduce yourself and try to hang out, interjecting your own opinions and starting arguements. Tell them that this place is OK, but they would be better off assembling at another location. How would that fly? You have no cred. and are a noob. Would you do that in real life? Question an entire group and what they do from the beginning. A LOT of people take the removed feeling of the internet too far, acting way more out of character than they normally would.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

[Payton King]

That post that True put up above is a hoot.

[Ron L]

Bryce, there's a ton of info there on early Mustang/Falcon suspension. Search around a lot, you'll be very satisfied. If all you know about aftermarket suspension is what the magazines and SEMA tell you about you'll be very surprised. There are things I didn't even know existed for our cars that offer more performance and for much less $ to boot. If you want, just follow and BS along General Discussion to warm up to the locals. Nothing like your first post on your first week asking a question that was already answered a few posts below you. You know, like some other places.

[ZuperZport]

Good site for researching tech data above your "pay-grade".

However, unless you have a PhD in communications, spare the embarrasment of posting unless the subject content is "bullet-proof"

or you may get this response:

"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."