The "Golden Age" of car forums...LOL

Just to be clear - I'm in my 40's, so I've been messing with cars for more than 25 years. I remember very clearly when there was no internet and buying car magazines so you could see the newest parts in the ads was a thing. Trial and error was huge. You learned things the hard way.

Then came the internet. For the most part the forums that sprang up for car enthusiasts I thought were pretty damn great. People pooling their knowledge, learning new things -no reason to reinvent the wheel if it had already been done etc.

Now it seems Facebook is becoming the new 'medium' - and it sucks. I thought people asking the same question over and over in forums was bad - it's not compared to Facebook. Not to mention someone will ask a question, and someone will give a detailed answer - and that person will respond with "can't read all that - and ask the question again"- or ask a question that was already DIRECTLY answered in the "long" facebook post.

Maybe it's just me.

Yeah I still prefer the forums myself as well, but I'm also pushing 40. IMO forums are easier to browser and search.

I left most Mustang-related Facebook groups based upon the misinformation and idiocy that they were filled with. And when I corrected folks (look I'm not the world's foremost expert, but I wasn't wrong) there'd be hard parking chest puffers attacking me. Nah...

I'm only 32 and the best decision I made was about a year ago when I ditched all social media. I'm much happier now and will never go back.

(This is social media.)

I think they're all blind to anything they don't post themselves and even then they must not be able to see the comments...

I keep seeing people ask about what wheels are available then a few hours later someone else does the same thing...how about you scroll down two posts and see what everyone else already put?

wildcatgoal said:

(This is social media.)

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And if anyone wants to know why I don't do Facebook/Intragram/Pinterest/Snapchat/Etc... it's bitchy comments like this. Thank you for patrolling the forums and correcting me. What WOULD I do without you to set me right :hail:

How anyone can really follow, must less find again, a facebook thread is the main reason I don't partake lol.



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2001 - 2009 was really the best time for car forums - or any other forum IMO

Earlsays said:

2001 - 2009 was really the best time for car forums - or any other forum IMO

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Amen to that.

I've always been a big fan of forums (of all kinds). Facebook is a horrible platform to accomplish the same goal as a forum.

I hate Facebook in general. Let alone when it comes to using it for constructive learning.
I like forums.
Forums were better 10 years ago, though, because it was more technical and less social, but they're still miles better than Facebook.

carcinoid said:

I'm only 32 and the best decision I made was about a year ago when I ditched all social media. I'm much happier now and will never go back.

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I'm 70 and my wife is a couple of years younger.

The best decision we've made with respect to Facebook/Intragram/Pinterest/Snapchat/Etc., was to not join them in the first place. Even the thousand-member neighborhood-based "Nextdoor xxx" is 99.99% a waste of time.


Any "golden age" of car forums might have been between ten and twenty years ago. Some of the forums that were really busy back then are on life support now. Even this forum isn't as busy today as Mustangforums was in its heyday.


Norm

Norm Peterson said:

Even the thousand-member neighborhood-based "Nextdoor xxx" is 99.99% a waste of time.

Norm

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I don’t even know what that is. I feel like I should label this post with some of snappy phrase with a pound sign in front of it that appeals to the kids, so.....
*insert youth-savvy sass here*

carcinoid said:

I don’t even know what that is.

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Consider yourself lucky, then. Think in terms of FB scaled down to one-millionth size, with emphasis on whining (such as about other peoples' dogs) and asking stupid pointless questions (did your power just go out?). I'm not making either of those up.


Norm