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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma
I agree with Steve's original post. Thanks for saying that.
However, I watched this morning's "match" between young newcomer and the snarks. The young newcomer did come in proclaiming his age and that he bought his own Camaro and that he didn't want anyone to hate him for it. It wasn't really necessary to tell people how they should feel about you. It's like coming in with a chip on your shoulder. That is not conducive to starting a friendly discussion. BUT, I don't think he meant it that way at all. I think he was just trying to say hi and let folks know he is a young Camaro owner.
Then some of the locals picked up on that as a challenge to their manliness and they weren't going to be told how they're supposed to feel about this new persons age. THAT is immature and not conducive to a friendly discussion. You could have just said "welcome to Camaro 5." It would have reflected a lot better on the whole site.
I try not to respond to the snarky comments. There really aren't a lot of those here, but it only takes one or two to turn a thread sour. I prefer to take the attitude that perhaps they were just trying to be funny. It makes those comments a lot easier to take.
As far as classism... I am a woman participating on a forum dominated by guys. (I don't mind that one bit!) But, I have witnesses a lot of women bashing. Sometimes I was the target and sometimes it was women in general such as "women are so stupid..." comments. Whatever. I try to stay out of those discussions. They are usually juvenile (and not because of the 16 year olds involved).
We are a group of people who are all Camaro enthusiasts. We are all individuals with different backgrounds. We should treat each other with respect and come here to learn and have fun. Talk to people like you are face-to-face with them as a friend an not hiding behind some anonymous username. Life is too short to be mean or mad all the time.
Ok, nuff said. Sorry for the long post.
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And as I may say, I apologizes for the forced attitude on my part, but note that I didn't make comments about him not deserving the car...my view is if you have then you've got it..jut watch the tones in the Internet and be less abrasive ( I know your not pointinganyo e out in specific)