What exactly is "Off Topic" around here, anyway...

The Hamb police are coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LMAO

 

look at it this way, this forum has more info and quality people that getting upset about getting a thread deleted isnt worth making a stink over (the good far out weighs the bad). If you want a direct answer, PM a moderator, a new PM not a reply.

Mustang86 I have a feeling you will make lots of friends around here.....just a hunch

 

Oh shit I'm out of here. LOL

 

you guys really think you have a handle on things...

go look at a copy of church, or TRJ.

and to think good threads get buried to keep this collection of kindergarten cry baby bullshit on top

 

There's another mature response...

Maybe THAT'S why thread's get closed.
If a "good" thread gets buried, you would'nt want to have to go through the horrible effort of finding it, clicking on it, and bringing it back up top, now, would you...geeezzz...the work...

Not at all what this was supposed to turn into, so please delete....

 

out the pic back up and let it be tossed again. i want to see that ranchero

 

Ya think?? I'm waiting to take my bashing cuz I have Rat Rods....But I'm ready for that...lol

Actually I have been a lurker for a while and recently joined Alot of good info here on this site...its just too bad the forum is tainted with alot of assholes though.......and they'll bash you in a heartbeat

 

Trust me no one will miss not seeing photos of your GTO on here.
You need thicker skin than what you have to hang on the HAMB

 

Good choice.

I learned a long time ago about the HAMB read much post little.

Dirty i never saw anything wrong with your thread that Ranchero is sweet.

 

I've always thought it would be better here if there were some sub-catagories. Like maybe Customs, traditional rods, drags cars, trucks and maybe off topic or humor for the goofballs.

 

And stay away from dildos too.

This should turn into a tech post.

And btw I'll give you 200:1 on the site killing itself in a few years.

 

There is sub catagories, Marketplace with classifieds, HAMB o Dex, and Allience Vendors; both tech and art archives; Ask the Editors; and Events.....how many more do you need? I think what we have is pretty perfect and has worked wonderfully for many, many years just the way it is.

 

I saw the pics even kept a couple there
not vulger just a girl in a short dress all
you see is her butt , its a nice butt lets
face it youve seen one you seen them
all .It did remind me of a pin up picture.
just my two cents worth

 

and what in the world is wrong with dildos????

 

It's fast becoming Myspace/Facebook. Everybody has to show the world their house(s), car(s), motorcycle(s), mini-bike(s), garage(s), wife/girlfriend(s), kid(s) and sometimes their dirty laundry. WTF? We've become a culture of "On-Camera' egotists. But, what most don't realize is the enormous price they're going to pay in loss of privacy for that 15 minutes of fame.

Gotta love the guy that starts an 'Off Topic' thread with 'OT' in the title and watches it survive.

And what better way to market your business or a build than on a free website like the HAMB? And as we all know that there are a few
that do nothing on here but sell.......be it cars or parts.

My hat's off to the guys/gals that exchange information that's pertinent to traditional hot rodding. I myself am a hobbyist as you can tell from my
posts, but even with my limited experience and knowledge I occasionally
am able to help someone else. And with all the info I've gleaned from the HAMB and HAMBERs over the years it really gives me a warm fuzzy feelin'
to be able to return the favors once in awhile.

I myself am probably leading the pack in 'DELETED THREADS.' The last
one of mine that got deleted was a video on how to change a fan belt on a VW Bug in 5 seconds. (Google it or PM me for link). It was way cool, yet got yanked in favor of someone's domestic problems that needed venting and moral support from around the world.

Last year they pulled one that I posted asking what the ramifications of GM going out of business might be to the hot rod community, as SBC's
and parts may no longer be available unless aftermarket, and how might that affect price and availability. The rationale was that it was political,
yet the 'Made in China' threads abound. Go figure.

 

Maybe a social section ,,for post on girls ,,deaths,,how much is it worth,,etc

There are just to many ,,non informative ,,threads going and pushing teh good stuff back into the pile

Shame

 

boy oh boy.....you left that door wide open.........not going there!!!!!!! LOL.....

 

I am sorry Denise but this is off topic. Unless you are refering to pre 64 dildos that is.

 

Leave it to DaBirdGuy! LOL
(Seriously, though, the purdy-lady-in-flak-jacket? Hmmm!?!)

 

The question as posted was a legitimate one. The gripes that followed are not helpful.

Even though the site was started for traditional hot rods and customs, the Mods let a ton of stuff slide by every day, thankfully.

Maybe this thing should go back to very narrow and dump everything not strictly on-topic. But I would miss a lot of the stuff, like old photos, salvage yard crauls, and yeah, old house stuff too.

Maybe "on-topic" should cover all the stuff hamber guys (and hamb gals) might talk about when hangin' together - OLD cars, tools, tech, OLD garages and houses, racing, OLD signage and automobilia. But let's be honest, tatoos and women sometimes get in the conversation too. But maybe that's for another site.

BTW- is the difference between pin-ups and porn, whether or not you would let your mother see it on the garage wall?

 

this thread is off topic. post about tradition hot rods or kustoms without the chicks, you'll be fine.

 

Its not the drama, its the big question mark that leaves you hanging wondering why a thread is gone, and another thread remains.

I'm left wondering why the crown vic frame thread disappeared, is it that crown vic frames are not acceptable? When s10 frames are? Or did the thread devolve into something else between the last time I saw it and the time it got deleted. Which, brings the question, If I need to know something about the crown vic frame, dare I ask it again when I don't know why it disappeared in the first place.

If you need to delete a thread, how about deleting the content with a simple note as to WHY it got deleted provided the initial thread was dancing that fine line. Blatent OT, well, delete as usual. That way, over time we get to know where the grey areas are more defined, rather than posting similar stuff constantly.

Alex.

 

Never would have been any drama...1. She ain't my 'ol lady. 2. Don't care what anyone calls her, and neither does she, I'm sure .


Who said I don't like the way the joint is run, Ryan??? Did YOU read my question at all? I wanted to know what WAS acceptable to post, so I could post up my pics WITHOUT getting deleted. I also was a bit at a loss as to what the difference btwn. MY scantily clad pics of a girl with a car was compared to others I've seen, and since they stuck around, Why not mine? If it was a particular picture, or some iron-clad criteria, I would have liked to know it, before I posted again...but, since your going with sarcasm, in lieu of actual assistance, too, I WILL make the assumption that my initial hunch was correct...

Oh, yeah, and the "double standard" you mention just confirms it...

I stick around because of the info...it's pretty useful, oh yeah...and the LOVE!

Thanks...

 

Girls have been photographed with cars since the dawn of time...o.k., well...MAYBE not the dawn of time..., but...

 

I'm wid ya on that Ryan.

They disturb the natural patina.

 

Sometimes it helps to read this again.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44274


One of the things it says is,
"We have very few written rules here on the HAMB and that’s the way we like it"

And personally, I'm really happy that is in there.

It keeps things loose, ( hopefully ) friendly, and flexible.


Sometimes a Thread that at first glance looks Off Topic is too cool to get rid off.
And sometimes there is a lot of O/T at the top already, and a bit more borderline stuff gets Deleted.

That might seem inconsistent, but ( at least from my point of view ) it isn't...