New but not so loyal members
 

I've noticed allot lately in the forsale section that there are a number of members "parting out,selling" their car parts with post counts that are very low.

I'm wondering why all of a sudden the forum is a great place to sell stuff but not great enough to post things or spend time in,this really bugs me!!!

What say you.

I think most people use this place as a source of knowledge. They do the work, but stay quiet. When they're done with the car, this really is a good place to unload their parts and grab some cash for the next endeavor. I did it with the Si forums. I think it's good for both sides of the community. Most probably don't have any interest in mingling online. Although input from all members is welcome, it's definitely not inevitable.

Yeah but thats like me coming over to your house maybe a few times a week to eat and never buy groceries.

I'm not saying they have to be friends with everyone but don't chime in and then what to use the site to sell things,just doesn't sound right.:shakes head:

Its all your fault, baer! :mad:





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After the week I just had I may start to believe it.:icon17:

I blame the regret threads.

It's a public forum, get over it!

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I only had ~200 posts through my first year or more of membership. But I didn't sell anything in that time period except an extra sport spare tire I had. I lurked hardcore and purchased intakes from a forum sponsor, installed them myself, and began to DIY the oil change.

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Yeah but you have over 4000 post now,thank YOU for your contribution to the forum:tiphat:

I don't really care, I just would never consider buying anything with someone that has a low post count or no rep on here. Anybody remember the short tail exhaust fiasco a while back? Huck, care to chime in... LMAO.

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I think you guys are missing my point,these people just lurk in the background using info and not contributing anything for others to use.:shakes head:

I also don't buy from low post count or low rep people.


I don't lose any sleep over it,it is just a observation.

To be honest I never knew this forum was here until I had problems with my FI I just had installed on my car. Then I lurked around for awhile but couldn't find anything on it. Stupid STS crap.

But after going into my area section I started to meet other people and stuck around. Now me and one other guy are the old farts but it doesn't matter because it about the Z and not your age. Some people just think it's a bunch of punk asss kids that own these cars so they stay away. Plus with the amount of trolling that goes on the internet now a days it's hard to avoid so troll with the ones you have something in common with..

I don't REALLY care... And...
Honestly, I don't know how much any of us can REALLY add anymore. I have 4000~ posts. I'd be surprised if 20% of my posts were really helpful. Almost everything has been done and said, most of us are here to fück around. Hell, the top... 5-10 posters don't post often in tech threads, most of their posts are in word association or the OG threads...
(Because I know this will piss her off and hopefully she knows I'm just fücking around)
Nina... I've seen her post... 1 thing for sale? I've NEVER seen a post she's made besides that outside the Prem/OG threads... So, does that mean she's one of the most useless forum members?


At the end of the day, this is the Internet which is public, then the forum is public as well. Other forums block you from seeing pictures and such... Such a PAIN IN THE ÀSS... I HATE it... It's like look, all I wanted to know was what oil filter does a 2007 Prius use? Or where is the fuse for... (Whatever it may be)...
So I'm thankful that for a really casual 370Z owner we can answer their 1-2 quick questions without having to be approved by AK or having to post 10 times to make a thread...

Both sides are gaining something, though, so I don't feel the situations are even closely related. The Z34 has almost run its course, so you're going to see a lot more of this in the coming years.