<VV> Not really enjoying VV anymore

[Ken Wildman]

At 08:45 AM 4/17/2007, Norm Witte wrote:
>I am about ready to join the legions flocking away from Virtual 
>Vairs.  The flame wars, endless griping about the Communique, debates 
>about the merits of dial-up vs. DSL are wearing me down.  I posted 
>something positive in an effort to help change the tone yesterday.  I was 
>not looking for any particular response except that perhaps to help move 
>the discussion back to positive things about driving, owning and working 
>on Corvairs.  But we can't be distracted from the important business of 
>the ongoing war; except for a nice off-list response from Connie I may 
>have well have said nothing at all.
>
>When I came to Virtual Vairs, this was a friendly, helpful place.  I don't 
>think I could have gotten through a couple of big projects without the 
>help of VV, and I have been a loyal supporter ever since.  But when the 
>conversation gets nasty and off topic, good people are driven away.  I 
>hate to leave because I like this format.  It gives me the opportunity to 
>read about topics I might have skipped on a forum.  But its greatest 
>virtue is also its greatest vice.  EVERYBODY GETS EVERY MESSAGE.  So every 
>time you post a message, think of yourself as standing at a podium in a 
>room of 700 people (well, maybe 200 just walked out thanks to some of the 
>other speakers).  Do you want to start a running argument with the guy in 
>the 32nd row?  Do you think the other 499 people in the room want to hear 
>that?
>
>Let's talk about Corvairs instead.


Big thumbs up!
Ken