View Full Version : Average intelligence on message boards.
Tmall
03-23-2011, 12:52 PM
I've been doing the motorcycle message board thing for about ten years now. And in that time I've been pretty lucky. Most of the forums I use have fairly intelligent to absolutely brilliant people with the occasional idiot thrown in the mix who either becomes a troll or disappears.
I didn't realize how lucky I had been until I bought my dirt bike and started browsing/posting on dirt forums.
Good lord! The average intelligence is in the negatives.
I wish I could narrow it down to one or two things to show you, but it's so bad it hurts my head to read most of the threads.
You should see the 2 stroke vs 4 stroke debates. They make you want to claw our your eyes and smash your fingers with a hammer so you can't access a computer ever again.
In closing, thank you for not being a bunch of idiots. Their average user makes our dumbest user look like a nuclear physicist...
goof2
03-23-2011, 01:04 PM
The quality of discussion can definitely vary based on subject matter. I've recently had a renewed interest in radio controlled vehicles and there is a lot of what you describe on those as well. If I had to guess I'd say the primary factor is the average age of users. Both dirt bikes and R/C typically attract kids while street bikes will have riders who are a bit older. This site in particular seems to attract riders who may be even a little older than the average. Kids are morons and it tends to come through in their writing.
CasterTroy
03-23-2011, 01:12 PM
Where have you been exploring?
I too am looking for a dirt based forum that has less knowitalls and and trolls, and more info.
ADV rider has got a wealth of information, but man-alive are the members crusty bitter old bastards! If you don't have 35,829 posts...you're really nothing to them!
Tmall
03-23-2011, 01:18 PM
I use thumpertalk a lot. I'm at the point now where my argument in the 2 vs 4 debates is that 2 strokes have too many power strokes and should get rid of one if they want equal displacement for racing. :lol
tommymac
03-23-2011, 01:25 PM
Where have you been exploring?
I too am looking for a dirt based forum that has less knowitalls and and trolls, and more info.
ADV rider has got a wealth of information, but man-alive are the members crusty bitter old bastards! If you don't have 35,829 posts...you're really nothing to them!
ADV rider is still like that, always heard it was prety snobby over there.
You can always go to gixxer.com if you want to lower your IQ by a few points :lol:
Tmall
03-23-2011, 01:27 PM
ADV rider is still like that, always heard it was prety snobby over there.
You can always go to gixxer.com if you want to lower your IQ by a few points :lol:
Gixxer.com is populated by rocket scientists compared to some of the dirt forums.
We have thread titles such as, "Help with seat removel". Manufacturers should really make it more obvious. The only two bolts attached to the seat should come with instructions.
tommymac
03-23-2011, 01:32 PM
Gixxer.com is populated by rocket scientists compared to some of the dirt forums.
We have thread titles such as, "Help with seat removel". Manufacturers should really make it more obvious. The only two bolts attached to the seat should come with instructions.
WOW now that is bad. I never saw any epic threads from those forums like the guy who put energy drink in his tank or the guy who drilled his ECU :lol:
CasterTroy
03-23-2011, 01:42 PM
We have thread titles such as, "Help with seat removel".
:lol: Yeah I've not been fond of TT and don't post there.
I've got the DRZ torn down in the garage now rejetting it. Shop manual, and pages from 4strokes.com printed and strown everywhere :tremble:
Good info, but their forum is crap.
Tsunami
03-23-2011, 02:32 PM
I joined TT when I first got the dual sport but never really posted or look through the forum.
Their shop is here in Vegas, and the couple of times I bought tires and a battery from them, they have been pretty good to me. But yeah in general the people I see with dirtbikes here are pretty red necky...
LeeNetworX
03-23-2011, 03:30 PM
So who is TWF's honorary nuclear physicist? :lol
the chi
03-23-2011, 03:54 PM
He who feels the need to ask...
:lol: I've given up on forums. This place is good enough for me, and we all know each other well enough we can ask or discuss non bike related stuff all the time without fear of real hateful reprisal. There will always be reprisal, but here it's in good fun.
smileyman
03-23-2011, 03:55 PM
Found this on one of our local Arkansas boards want ads:
hi my name is ricky i have a 04 kfx 400 it dont run it got to hot one day i have wercked it the fram is a lil ent but not bad to hurt it it has 2in whelle spacer all the way around its orang and black and the rancer is green it needs new rings and ball joints and a new engion i lost the key and the kfx need one to some one tried to stell it looking to trade for any thing and make a offer for them and i am looking for 275/60/r15 tires for my truck and a front clip for a 85 chevy truck text me
the chi
03-23-2011, 03:56 PM
Ouch. That shit made my brain hurt. Here, that would be deleted as spam. :lol: Spellcheck, punctuation and grammar are our friends.
101lifts2
03-23-2011, 04:02 PM
Don't be fooled...people on this forum research stuff to the hilt before making a thread so they can look more intelligent on the subject. lol
Not knowing how to take a seat off is all relative to what you think it idiotic. This one guy on another site I frequent was spewing that you could control the ignition switch, fuel pump, starter and injectors all through the OBD2 connector with the key OFF. He was going on how to devise a plan to steal a car, which I promptly owned his ass. I thought he was an idiot.
These kids are just young and will ask dumb questions until they learn more.
101lifts2
03-23-2011, 04:03 PM
Found this on one of our local Arkansas boards want ads:
hi my name is ricky i have a 04 kfx 400 it dont run it got to hot one day i have wercked it the fram is a lil ent but not bad to hurt it it has 2in whelle spacer all the way around its orang and black and the rancer is green it needs new rings and ball joints and a new engion i lost the key and the kfx need one to some one tried to stell it looking to trade for any thing and make a offer for them and i am looking for 275/60/r15 tires for my truck and a front clip for a 85 chevy truck text me
Dude he's from Arkansas. What do you expect. redflip
Tmall
03-23-2011, 04:07 PM
I joined TT when I first got the dual sport but never really posted or look through the forum.
Their shop is here in Vegas, and the couple of times I bought tires and a battery from them, they have been pretty good to me. But yeah in general the people I see with dirtbikes here are pretty red necky...
I haven't used the shop. I hear nothing but good things about it. And I do plan on supporting them if they have anything I need.
I was talking about the people on the forums.
Tmall
03-23-2011, 04:09 PM
Dude he's from Arkansas. What do you expect. redflip
I wish it were just kids, then you look at their info and they're 48...
KSGregman
03-23-2011, 04:11 PM
Don't be fooled...people on this forum research stuff to the hilt before making a thread so they can look more intelligent on the subject.
Having a well informed opinion rather than just talking out of their arse?! Who the fuck do those people think they ah?
What's the mattah with some people?! :lol:
pauldun170
03-23-2011, 04:15 PM
Having a well informed opinion rather than just talking out of their arse?! Who the fuck do those people think they ah?
What's the mattah with some people?! :lol:
:lol:
wildchild
03-23-2011, 04:18 PM
I have to say I've always been surprised at the level of intelligent conversation on this board versus many others.
you better not have been calling me the nuclear physicist. :rickroll: oh wait I think Trip is nuke guy, you must mean he was our idiot..........:lol
he's going to ban me one of these days. LOL
Particle Man
03-23-2011, 04:21 PM
I think there's a backhanded compliment in there unless you happen to be the "idiot" :lmao:
(you're right, though - we are kinda spoiled here)
I have to say I've always been surprised at the level of intelligent conversation on this board versus many others.
you better not have been calling me the nuclear physicist. :rickroll: oh wait I think Trip is nuke guy, you must mean he was our idiot..........:lol
he's going to ban me one of these days. LOL
I am trying to get out of that role. May have a good chance from what went down yesterday. Trying to become that Dam guy.
Particle Man
03-23-2011, 04:23 PM
Dam Trip. That has a nice ring to it.... :lmao:
wildchild
03-23-2011, 04:58 PM
I am trying to get out of that role. May have a good chance from what went down yesterday. Trying to become that Dam guy.
congrats........I think. it sounds like it "went down" in your favor by your post.
Dam Trip. That has a nice ring to it.... :lmao:
oh yeah, think we can overuse that one within a week? LOL
Particle Man
03-23-2011, 05:34 PM
oh yeah, think we can overuse that one within a week? LOL
It's a moral imperative.
dReWpY
03-23-2011, 05:38 PM
yeah, this board prolly has the highest iq of any i have been on, most are professionals or students in training...
Tsunami
03-23-2011, 06:10 PM
What went down yesterday?? I always miss the good stuff!
What went down yesterday?? I always miss the good stuff!
I had an interview with our Dam organization. To be one of those dam people.
goof2
03-23-2011, 08:54 PM
I had an interview with our Dam organization. To be one of those dam people.
Figured it couldn't be anything too good, the wonderful people of Tennessee aren't running around glowing or anything.
Good luck with the dam job so you can be one of those dam people who work on the dam dam.
Alice in Chains - Dam That River
I broke you in the canyon
I drowned you in the lake
You, a snake that I would trample
Only thing i'd not embrace
Oh, you couldn't dam that river
And maybe I don't give a damn anyway
So you couldn't dam that river
And it washed me so far away
I pushed and then you stumbled
I kicked you in the face
You stare at me so hollow
Got to keep that killin' pace
Oh, you couldn't dam that river
And maybe I don't give a damn anyway
So you couldn't dam that river
And it washed me so far away
I burned the place around you
I hit you with a rake
You piss upon my candle
So proving you're a fake
Oh, you couldn't dam thar river
And maybe i don't give a damn anyway
So you couldn't dam that river
And it washed me so far away
Tsunami
03-23-2011, 10:17 PM
I had an interview with our Dam organization. To be one of those dam people.
Oh cool, hope you get that dam job!
defector
03-23-2011, 10:29 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhs_-XOP2ZA
dam video is from a dam old movie. a dam good movie too
Cutty72
03-24-2011, 01:02 AM
I went on a dam tour when we saw the Hoover dam, does that count?
wildchild
03-24-2011, 08:34 AM
so if Trip gets the dam job and becomes a dam guy with the dam company then who the hell is gonna be our village idiot?
who else here works in nuclear?
azoomm
03-24-2011, 10:12 AM
I will say, we're a bunch of assholes... but, we're intelligent assholes. :lol:
I've been impressed with www.miata.net for their wealth of information and ability to help those that are part of that community. But, other than them, most forums are very inclusive. The pattern of searching for a solution, not being able to find it, posting about it then getting SLAMMED for not searching is rather prevalent on most sites. That is especially prevalent on sites that have a terrible search function.
I can't even read posts like the one copied a few pages ago. I get to the first butchered word and my brain stops. *twitch*
Archren
03-24-2011, 10:19 AM
I can't even read posts like the one copied a few pages ago. I get to the first butchered word and my brain stops. *twitch*
Your brain saw it and said "does not compute."
My brain saw it and said "nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.."
KSGregman
03-24-2011, 10:35 AM
Your brain saw it and said "does not compute."
My brain saw it and said "nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.."
Fecking hell...that made me laugh out loud. My co-workers think I'm nuts. :lmao:
Kaneman
03-24-2011, 11:19 AM
ADV rider has got a wealth of information, but man-alive are the members crusty bitter old bastards! If you don't have 35,829 posts...you're really nothing to them!
And if they really don't like you they'll start trying to hack into your bank account, Paypal account, pull your credit report, etc. etc.... some crazy motherfuckers.
azoomm
03-24-2011, 11:30 AM
And if they really don't like you they'll start trying to hack into your bank account, Paypal account, pull your credit report, etc. etc.... some crazy motherfuckers.
[sings] Jealousy...
Kaneman
03-24-2011, 11:33 AM
[sings] Jealousy...
Maybe some...but I think a lot of them were absolutely convinced that I was a con-artist who had planned to do it the way it turned out all along. The amount of hate mail was staggering.
Fuck man, I got some hate mail around a month or so ago when my thread on ADV was resurrected and Whip came to my defense. By the time I got to it I saw that they decided to go ahead and lock it down. Which was sad, but a relief at the same time.
Still, wrap your head around that....getting hate mail 4 years after the fact...
I didn't realize you were a con artist, I want my 20 back
Kaneman
03-24-2011, 11:53 AM
I didn't realize you were a con artist, I want my 20 back
You donated to the cause? I didn't know that, were you over on Cycleforums?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
You donated to the cause? I didn't know that, were you over on Cycleforums?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Yeah, you fuckers are responsible for derf. He definitely isn't an ex-TWFer.
Kaneman
03-24-2011, 12:02 PM
Yeah, you fuckers are responsible for derf. He definitely isn't an ex-TWFer.
:lol: I've got a little running joke going with derf. Just fuckin' with you bro!
:lol: I've got a little running joke going with derf. Just fuckin' with you bro!
lol, I know you guys don't want to take responsibility for him either. Time to get out the oven.
You donated to the cause? I didn't know that, were you over on Cycleforums?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Plus interest, I'm saving up to buy my own cross to nail trip to
lol, I know you guys don't want to take responsibility for him either. Time to get out the oven.
At least I'm not a Ginger
At least I'm not a Ginger
yeah, those soulless bastards are the worst.
yeah, those soulless bastards are the worst.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/188256_529817587160_300901099_904323_4866267_n.jpg
tommymac
03-24-2011, 02:07 PM
we can only take partial responsibility for fred, he was alittle on the newer side to cf before it imploded ;)
we can only take partial responsibility for fred, he was alittle on the newer side to cf before it imploded ;)
I was there for 2 almost 3 years when rez sold. I generally stayed in the gssc and off topic forums
Particle Man
03-24-2011, 02:25 PM
I was there for 2 almost 3 years when rez sold. I generally stayed in the gssc and off topic forums
pfft, so did most everyone else :lol:
pauldun170
03-24-2011, 02:34 PM
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/188256_529817587160_300901099_904323_4866267_n.jpg
Holy shit is that picture disturbing.
jtemple
03-24-2011, 02:49 PM
I don't really post much on ThumperTalk. I do a lot of reading over on ADVRider and you're right, quite a few of them come off as snobbish, but it's more of the atmosphere over there than anything else. I have met several members in person, and they're all really good guys.
I also post on Cafe Husky, but that's pretty special-interest.
vBulletin® v3.8.11, Copyright ©2000-2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.