Warped Attitude

RoyF wrote:
For me, I would not give advice on, for example, maintenance, unless I know that I know what I am talking about, which would not be often. On the other hand, it's fairly harmless to give an opinion about Wally camping - I guess that is something we all have done.

Yep. That's the way I look at it. An opinion on a specific vehicle issue is a lot different than giving an opinion about walmart. But both are good for the forum.

I see that most threads if they are a "how to" or advice thread are answered quickly and die off in short order. The opinion or rant threads go on longer as there is rarely a hard stop answer. Plus we are all suffering from some cabin fever due to the extended winter this year and are more than a little antsy to get out camping. I feel that is where a lot of the negative disposition over the past couple months has come from. We were spoiled by early spring last year and everyone got out camping early so we were all calm and rested.

FYI this is one of the opinion threads that will end up with more responses due to the range of answers.

Me thinks that the OP is confused. Within this family of forums there are 7 specific technical forums for the fix-it stuff. There are also forums for each specific type of RV and another for tow vehicles. Plenty of places to ask technical and repair questions. So what is wrong with using the General RVing forum for less than technical stuff?

I didn't realize that when I joined the forum that I was required to answer each and every OP's question whether or not that I knew the answer. If I think I can provide valuable information, then I respond. I do not give useless answers just to be answering.

Ray

Raymon wrote:
I didn't realize that when I joined the forum that I was required to answer each and every OP's question whether or not that I knew the answer. If I think I can provide valuable information, then I respond. I do not give useless answers just to be answering.

Ray

:)

peaches&cream wrote:
You know,

this site used to be about swaping info on maintaing your RVp

but has turned into a B***h session about nothing. Example : http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26942416.cfm is a post asking for help with their MH, it got 21 replies so far. http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26940817.cfm about Boondocking at Walmart has 73 replies. Everyone has to get their 2 cents worth in about Walmart but very few care to help a fellow RVer with their problem.

Well first of all this web site is NOT limited to discussions on "maintaining" an RV. The site itself is not solely a mechanical technical support web site.

I read the post and IMHO there are several people trying to help the OP with his problem. So what's your gripe? Comparing the number of replies per each post is important why?

I find it interesting that you worry about another forum member's post and then create a post about it and use foul language to explain it and THEN post your gripe on the forum. :H

Pot calling the kettle black, eh?

Mickeyfan0805 wrote:
I understand what you are saying, but I do think there is a difference between a question with an 'answer' and a question that is going to unearth 'opinions.' Once a question has been answered, the thread dies. As far as the opinion ones - they go on and on.

I skip by a lot of the mindless stuff, and chime in when I think I can help. That said, I do find that I sometimes have to word my questions VERY carefully in order to make sure my search for an answer doesn't devolve into a thread of everyone's opinions. To me - that's the greater challenge we sometimes face on the forum.

Well said.

I've posted questions here and other sites, that later I wished I could change.

peaches&cream wrote:
You know, this site used to be about swaping info on maintaing your RV but has turned into a B***h session about nothing.

You mean threads like this one?

peaches&cream wrote:
You know, this site used to be about swaping info on maintaing your RV but has turned into a B***h session about nothing. Example : http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26942416.cfm is a post asking for help with their MH, it got 21 replies so far. http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26940817.cfm about Boondocking at Walmart has 73 replies. Everyone has to get their 2 cents worth in about Walmart but very few care to help a fellow RVer with their problem.

I thought given the technical nature of the problem with the motorhome and the difficulty of long distance diagnoses, that the response was good. What more could he ask for?

Walmart is an EZ subject, everyone has opinions, and can generate a lot of posts with little effort. It is sort of like this post. It is very EZ, no thinking for me to reply. I should be helping someone wade though some messy diagnoses on another thread.