Everyone seems to be acting cordial-civil to each other.
Or is this the calm before the storm?
Time will tell.

"Happy New Year"

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CHILCUTT~
The secret to a long life. Is knowing when it is time to leave.

I cant see any difference.

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Well i am not feeling any difference between the old and new discussion forums..

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oil change minneapolis

I don't see much diff either.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

There are a lot of new members...gives a different feel to the place.

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CHILCUTT~
The secret to a long life. Is knowing when it is time to leave.

I shave and shower every day so it's not me!

The prime antagonist is gone............if you happened to notice.

Raises the "civil-cordial" level significantly.

Brian, I am clueless on these things, help me out. Who was the prime antagonist?

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Yeah, it seems better. Some folks from the "old days" are showing up and there's less political material.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

BB & not BillyBob Thornton

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MERCEDES Benz Master Guild Technician (6 TIMES)
ASE Master Technician
Mercedes Benz Star Technician (2 times)
44 years foreign automotive repair
27 Years M.B. Shop foreman (dealer)
MB technical information Specialist (15 years)
190E 2.3 16V ITS SCCA race car (sold)
1986 190E 2.3 16V 2.5 (sold)
Retired Moderator

I find the discussions to be more 'two-sided' than before and that is a good thing. The 'spin', except for silly things, appears to be at a much lower level.

Years ago I attended a monthly Discussion Group where there was a topic that we usually stayed on for about ten minutes before going off on a tangent for the next two hours. The only rule was you could talk about anything as long as you could back it up with facts. Your opinion did not count; only facts that could be checked out.

You could be a big Reagan fan as long as you could state why. You could also despise him but you had to give a real reason.

Reagan was a frequent topic because he existed on so many levels. President, Actor, Pitch-man, TV..... There was a lot there to talk about and it was always done in an intelligent way unless someone came up with a quick joke.

The only thing you could not say was, "I don't know why, but...."

You all suck,

So much that you are all cool

Happy New Year guys!

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Well that would leave OD with about 30% of the posts................

I don't think that just because Billybob is gone that everyone has magically decided to play nice. He has been banned before while BC was still a moderator, and other than all the liberals publicly high fiving each other over the silencing of a worthy opponent, nothing changed. Do you honestly think that one person can affect the forum that much? If so I would remind everyone of the ignore button- it works great for me. The only difference I notice is that I don't see the veiled threats from the crybabies that they are going to tell on you if they don't agree with your POV, and that is definitely a good thing. Perhaps some thin skinned people are staying away from OD for the very fact that there is nobody to cry to when they have been "offended" which, IMHO, is also a good thing. To sum up my opinion; The lack of moderation seems to be working great and I am all for it. Happy New Year!!

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1984 300TD 1981 240D

So if moderation is introduced again, in addition to infractions, maybe there should be a limit on crybabying. Each person is issued 5 'crybabies' and it shows up beside the infractions. Each time a crybaby is used, it is deducted from the total. It will limit crybabying and also make public who are the crybabies.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13