"Never change your oil" guy selling his 240D! - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

lietuviai · #31 08-01-2007, 10:55 PM

I always wondered what happened to 240JOkE.

Matt L · #32 08-01-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dunl

Remember back when you first joined a forum, any forum? Remember doing your first search? Probably not, and they won't either. Everyone had to learn somewhere, and they do too.

I had searched this forum a number of times before I even joined. I'm sure that I'm not unique.

It's hard to remember my first search, simply because there have been so many.

And just so you know, there is no "inner circle."

Brian Carlton · #33 08-01-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lietuviai

I always wondered what happened to 240JOkE.

........had to take a vacation for awhile........

dunl · #34 08-01-2007, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

This is a valuable reminder for all the veterans, including myself.

Please take heed.

And just for the record, I'm not so pompous as to think that I don't have to remember this too.

lietuviai · #35 08-01-2007, 11:06 PM

I actually found this website by doing a search and actually got the best help and discussions regarding the subject. When doing a search of this forum, I won't use the search function available here. I was reminded by Brian C that the best way to do a search is to use an outside search engine with "mercedesshop.com" part of the search query. Often times I find my answers by stumbling upon it by just casual reading of the topics in the first few pages of threads.

veg_svc · #36 08-01-2007, 11:10 PM

Been lurking, searching, reading, recently joined with a few q's promptly answered and you guys fixed all my problems! Some abrasiveness is expected, we are all human.

You guys are good!

Enjoy life, don't sweat the small stuff, life is far too short to be too serious

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lietuviai · #37 08-02-2007, 12:02 AM

I could not believe the amount of profanity and viciousness on bw. It reminded me a lot of the Howard Stern forum when it was around. I can't believe the moderators allow it.

Palangi · #38 08-02-2007, 12:06 AM

Yep, Benzwanker is a complete waste of bandwidth.

Matt L · #39 08-02-2007, 12:06 AM

I only read the 210 forum on BW, and it's find. OD is a train wreck.

Hatterasguy · #40 08-02-2007, 12:08 AM

I'll give him $5!

lietuviai · #41 08-02-2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

I'll give him $5!

They won't give him 75¢.

Cervan · #42 08-02-2007, 02:15 AM

childish.

bustedbenz · #43 08-02-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dunl

The main problem I see with the forum lately is the abrasive way that newer members on here are being told in the first reply to their first post to do a search. Not nicely, but more like "why in the %$#$ didn't you search first instead of bothering us?"

When the site was new, and there weren't as many duplicate search answers, it was easy to find your way around. Now it requires more.....finesse, shall we say? Please realize that my last search in quotes will now also come up in any search for bowden cable, transmission, 82, 300sd, adjust....or any combination. Posting a list of work on what you do to your car in the forums brings up the thread where you stated the work performed, but perhaps no info on the problem related to the procedure. Sorting through 500 posts when you don;t know what to specifically look for is just asking the newer members to go somewhere else for help.

That's true... I've not had anything said to me that was "abrasive" per se, never that offensive... but it does make me hesitate to post occasionally if I know that the topic's already been covered... the problem with me isn't always that I flat-out can't find it, it's just that I'm frustrated with the car by the time I'm searching for the answers, and everything my search turns up is 75% related but not exactly my problem... sometimes when you're at your wit's end with a Benz, you just need one or two people to come up with a custom-to-your-problem answer... I've never had a problem getting that before, but it would be nice if everybody knew felt like they'd get the same attention.

Like I say, 90% of the time it's no issue and I don't want to step on any toes. But that is a tad worrisome sometimes... end of speech.