Evan (coilover),
I want to first thank you for starting this thread.
When I discovered and then eventually joined the Stovebolt forum, I was super excited to find a group of people who really liked these old trucks. I felt safer about starting a project of my own knowing I had access to such a great knowledge base.
During the past 6 years, I have slowly collected the parts I need for my project. During that time, I spent many hours reading TONS of post on the Stovebolt in the hope of learning as much about these old trucks as I could. Well, I also got a chance to see first hand how people can be treated when things are not moving in a “purist” direction. Even here in the HiPo Shop.
Quite honestly, I started to feel the Stovebolt was not as safe of a place as I had hoped. My project is outside of the box just enough that I knew even here in the HiPo Shop section, I was going to take a fair amount of guff. I have seen many times when a moderator steps in to calm things down.
It’s not that my skin is too thin. It’s about valuing your own time. Taking photos, re-sizing said photos, and then doing a write-up that hopefully resembles something worth reading, takes a lot of time. Add to that time trying to defend yourself after sharing makes it… exhausting. I’ve seen more attrition in the HiPo Shop then any other section of the forum. Too many people that share here learn very quickly, and just don’t come back.
I have always believed a mans time is actually worth something.
Do I still like this place? Of course I do. When you follow the unspoken rules, this is probably the most friendly and helpful community a person can find. I am constantly surprised by the generosity of this place. Will I ever be sharing my own build? Probably not.
David
