Re: Funk on Da list!! (Long)

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

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> In a LOT of cases, we are acting as car
> doctors and saying "Yeah, do this and everything will be OK", well what
> happens when they do what you tell them and the engine gives (for whatever
> reason), are you to be held accountable?
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> >> No you're not accontable, it is each persons responsiblity to judge the
> answers they recive. If someone asks a question, and they get two answers
> "yes", and "no, because of this this and this", they can still choose what
> answer they want to accept (in that case I would choose no obviously).

If you were to read on you would have noticed that I did say exactly what
you just said.  My point is if we want to have a reputation or not.  I
don't, and (believe it or not) I reccomend this list to every Scirocco owner
that I meet and isn't on the list already.  Other than that, I would like to
see acurate information!!  Who doesn't!!  And if there is innacurate
information, I would hate to see someone apply that information after no one
corrected the post and end up acing their tranny or sticking a rod through
their block.  Wouldn't you feel at least a LITTLE responsible if you were
the one giving the information?  I would hope so!!

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>
> Should people be able to advertise in their
> signatures?  Is this spamming?  Just curious!!!
>
> >> No I don't think this is spaming. The problem with spam is when it
> becomes a hassle. Like when you have to delete 50 emails a day of pure
crap.
> As long as they are saying something on topic to the list in their email
> then I don't see why we should care what's in a person's signature. Well
> except "I love hondas", then well the beating will have to commence ; - )

This fine line is starting to get very squiggly!!

>
> I am NOT trying to start anything but only trying to stop the uneducated
> suggestions that I have been seeing more and more of lately.  I realize
that
> nobody is perfect and mistakes are made (I think I made one once: ) ) but
if
> we claim to have experience and the list is to be ran professionally (to a
> point) then we need to make sure our information is correct.
>
> >>> Forgive me for I'm am not at all a veteran to this list nor to
> scirrocco's,  but I really don't think this matters. Someone tell me if
I'm
> wrong here. This is a "discusion board" not just a place to get answers.
> It's always useful to see the view of the devils advocate (even if they
are
> not trying to be it ; - ). I don't have a problem with people that answer
> questions incorrectly as long as someone "who knows" steps up and explains
> to them why it is wrong. This list would be boring if it souly consisted
of
> expert VW mechanics just answering questions. I think people just simply
> need to remeber to state why they gave a certain answer to something.

Sorry, but accuracy does matter and is VITAL in most of the subjects we talk
about.  Maybe I lost people in the length and I apologize but the reason for
my post was that if someone asks a question like  "What is the stock timing
on a 84 8v Scirocco?", then the answer better be right or don't answer!!!  I
am not talking about swaping "Ideas" about whether this airbox thingy majig
is gonna be affective or any kind of experimental stuff, only things that
should be factual since we all have manuals and the internet and mechanic
friends and, most importantly, common sense!!!  This is the way the list has
always been (the 3 1/2 years I have been subscribed) and the only reason I
am saying anything about this is because I have seen a lot of sloppy
opinionated stuff stated as fact.  And THAT, is unacceptable!!

You WILL be assimulated!!!!  Resistance is Futile!!!

Dave

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