HealeyRick Rick Neville (489 posts) Registered: 12/19/2007 05:01PM Main British Car: 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L |
Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Jim Blackwood made his appearance as a "FNG" on the H.A.M.B., a forum for traditional pre-1964 hot rods. It's a site probably the opposite of this one, getting roasted as a noob is to be expected as is posting off topic. Combine the two and someone is going to get torched. Jim's innocent question was:
"Anyone know where to get the vent filter that goes inside the left snorkel of a Buick Star Wars air filter housing? It is for the PCV vent line?" The responses were memorable: [www.jalopyjournal.com] |
Preform Resources Dave Craddock Redford,Michigan (359 posts) Registered: 12/20/2008 05:46PM Main British Car: 72 MGB V6 3.4 |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Man, I've seen threads get away before, but that was rediculous!
Dave Craddock |
Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
That's a hard group over there. Not one of them even tried to address his question, not much help for a newbie. Personally I found it sort of nasty and won't visit that site again and consider the people there just to be a bunch of smart a**ed SOBs. I much prefer the kinder gentler approach most of us here on this forum seem to have towards such questions and also on the other boards I frequent.
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RMO 699F Mike Maloney SW Ohio (531 posts) Registered: 12/09/2007 12:28PM Main British Car: 1974 MGB Sebring GT, 3.9 Rover V8 |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
I've seen that behavior before on a few other threads---what you have is a bunch of guys who know a little bit about a particular subject, but are totally ignorant about the world around them--it's a pack mentality developed by guys who have an accumulative maturity level of a junior in high school--
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Dan B Dan Blackwood South Charleston, WV (1007 posts) Registered: 11/06/2007 01:55PM Main British Car: 1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Apparently they know a lot about Star Wars though....
I suggested to Jim that he make a new request about something else and reference Indiana Jones. Then another on Back to the Future, etc..... |
Preform Resources Dave Craddock Redford,Michigan (359 posts) Registered: 12/20/2008 05:46PM Main British Car: 72 MGB V6 3.4 |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Hey, thats why they call it the hokey ass message board!
Seriously I'm with Bill on that one , nobody even tried to address his question. Dave Craddock |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
It's OK though, to be fair about it I've been having just as much fun with it as they were. And I'm not quite the noob they think, as I have been on there off and on over the last couple years with a different log-in, I just couldn't get it to work and re-registered. As for getting the question answered, I didn't expect a lot, and then once the fun started it was pretty clear that wasn't the place for any kind of serious discussion. I got what I needed at V8Buick, with no fanfare.
It was all right much of a riot really. Five pages! Can you imagine? Maybe I should have known... but, what the heck, I think it was all in fun. I know I got quite a few laughs out of it. JB |
Dan B Dan Blackwood South Charleston, WV (1007 posts) Registered: 11/06/2007 01:55PM Main British Car: 1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
I do think you should ask them about the flux capacitor though. ; )
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Dan B Dan Blackwood South Charleston, WV (1007 posts) Registered: 11/06/2007 01:55PM Main British Car: 1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
It went to eight pages before it closed. This was the coolest post: [www.xtranormal.com]
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
There were a couple of follow up threads before I got banned for all of eternity. :-)
JB |
Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4576 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
About 350 different threads got discussed H.A.M.B. today. Way too much for ANYONE to read. Evidently, lots of threads get closed by the moderator, and lots of people get banned.
The BritishV8 forum software (a.k.a. "Phorum") doesn't even have a "close thread" feature. |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
I don't think it needs it either. This is a much friendlier forum.
JB |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed, Only "friendly" spoken heer
Ohhh Yesssssssssssss, jus' like the last 30+ most recent post, regarding Fat @#$%&- Oops-I mean Road Master, we only play "nice" over here-RIGHT !
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