*What Happened To My Post*

I just posted earlier this morning a thread with the Thread ***le "Center Line Or Cragar Super Trick" There were a few reply's and now its gone. I did a search and can't find it. Did a moderator delete it or in the famous words of Forest Gump "**** Happens"

 

New er than 1965
This is ALL old school

 

That's lame. They should delete posts about all new parts if the intent is to remain traditional old school and "pre-65."

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Yeah....I don't know what's going on. I was just trying to find out about my vintage wheels to see if anyone knew the brand so I could narrow down how old they might be. I guess the answer is "**** Happens"

 

I also feel that is going a bit too far, to the extreme, actually.

 

While I do personally feel the HAMB has become way over-moderated, there is no way that those wheels are even close to on topic. Not sure why anybody would even think they were.

 

Nobody said they were on topic, or even desirable, just that moderators are overreaching.

 

But that's the point of having moderators- to police the board & remove blatantly off topic threads. There's no "overreaching" here. The wheels didn't belong, & unlike newer model seats that can be made to look vintage, or speedometers that look vintage but are GPS- well, those wheels can't be made excuseable.

 

I don't believe there are enough moderators available to clean out the off topic stuff. They can get the surface stuff and the blatant violations. Personally I've been using the report ****on more often instead of running my big mouth.

 

Seemed like he had a legit question in his original thread because he was trying to determine the age of the wheels. Members frequently ask questions like this. Agreed, I don't want to hear conversations about EFI, 20's, or aftermarket engine dress up kits. It's all a matter of opinion and everyone has their own. Still enjoy the HAMB.

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Zippi...pM me i'll try....to ID your wheels

 

I agree with trying to keep everything on topic on the main boards, that's what this site is all about, a very limited section of time. But like HRP's speedometer thread that got axed just because GPS was mentioned, there was a lot of good info there. It makes people less likely to post anything for fear of getting out of the lines drawn.

Why not add a off topic section where it doesn't clutter up the main boards? You could still set limits on it, no big wheels, no LS motors, etc, while still including some things that clearly are newer than the 65 cut off date that might be in use like GPS speedometers or electronic fuel injection that looks like a old Hilborn? Things that still look to fit the traditional theme, yet are somewhat hidden as to their workings? Some people have no clue as to when certain wheels came into being used, or when a certain engine went into production. Even at my age, my only knowledge of pre 65 is from magazines and books of the era, I was only 6 years old in 65.

Not trying to rock the boat, just trying to suggest an option that might keep the main boards pure while still providing information some might want to use. I read what I want, and skip over what doesn't interest me.

 

I totally understand all your saying but how did you come to the conclusion that my wheels were newer than 1965? I actually thought they were older than that. I don't know the age so was hoping someone else would.

 

^Ahh Yep....We are ,or were, in pm exchanging this very same info...
with pictures.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^ flippant answer to a serious and to many of us, important issue. I have looked around at other car related sites, I ***ure you, because of this issue. But there are no sites that I have found that have the wealth of knowledge and experience as HAMB that I can find.
We've got social groups on everything under the sun, why not a section for off topic, but automotive related discussion?

 

Gow, I was going to wait until tonight to reply to your last post , but I'm a bit too agitated to let this lay.
You've been on HAMB longer than I, but only because I hadn't discovered it till I joined.
But this year I'll be 80 and was enamored with hot rods far before I turned 16 in 1953 and bought my first car, a '34 Ford 3 wdw coupe. And later this afternoon I'm beginning the task of replacing the clutch in my 4 speed equipped '31 "A" hiboy.
For me, hot rodding "tradition" that I followed, and the same for every other hot rodder I ever knew was to equip his car with the best stuff he could find and afford that gave the best towards his desired results, whether it was developed and produced 50 years ago or last week. "Tradition" as I've known it is the best stuff for your money to get the results you want. When the flathead V8s came out, those who wanted to advance began to search for them, and the same happened when theOHV V8s came on the scene in '49.
I see you have quite a few cars that appear, by age at least, as hot rods, and that you are a "staff member" whatever that means.Your 2 posts on this thread seem to indicate that you would prefer that those who don't agree with you should just "go away to somewhere else".
Well that's not my style, unless Ryan bars me, I'll be here and when the opportunity arises to differ on a subject in which I differ in opinion. I try to restrain myself from name calling or disrespect while expressing my opinion, and on this subject I fail to see why a section can't be added for to[pics such as that of the OP as long as they're automotive oriented and hot rod slanted.
All my adult life my policy if I disagree with something in an organization to which I belong and actively participate, isn't to just "go away", but to work from within, with respect and dignity offered and expected in return to change for what many feel is a better alternative.
Sorry for the novel, but I needed to try and get my point across clearly.

 

I agree that there are plenty of other car sites on the net if you are looking for post-65 content.
I fully understand,and agree with,concessions being made for vintage drag cars that are a year or three after the cutoff,as in the case of front engine diggers,altereds,etc.
Some of the racing threads are being diluted by one or two guys who think it's their duty to post 200 pics a day,with zero description in the caption aside from what is lettered on the side of the car.
If the best you can do is post a picture of an A/FX Ford and caption it "Bob Ford"....well...You're not doing us any favours,Captain Obvious.
How about "**** Brannan,Detroit Dragway,June 1965",or something relevant.
The photo threads have been getting steadily more watered down with 70's and 80's era photos of cars with modern wheels and paint jobs.
I called a guy out on one that was obviously a 1990's era super gas car with Weld Draglites on it,and he got all hot under the collar about it.

I guess my point is,we may need to reel things in with off topic content soon,because it's pulling things off course,content-wise.

Scott


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Well its only THIS good because of you-n- me-n- the others that contribute.
If WE were GONE it would be quite EMPTY around here.

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EDIT : It belongs to neither you nor me . so I abide by the OWNERS omnipotent RULES.


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And under my breath i grumble 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 and then, i compose myself to the fact that i'm still here. You can slip by some stuff , sometimes ya just gotta be smart about it.
Heck what are we doing talking about rat rods, when there verboden, we don't, so instead we talk about the NO PAINT we can't afford, to put on our 1937 pickup truck.
Heck ,my accidental pictures ,of TALL wheels was stricken out of existence ,but yet i've seen others get the BIG WHEELS through the MOD filters...lol

 

So what does that mean exactly ??

There's a sub heading here - "traditional hotrods" and the guidelines are such that there's really no room for interpretation.

The Traditional Hot Rod forum is reserved for threads and posts pertaining to period correct hot rods only.
Period correct hot rods only.

That one simple guideline is so completely obliterated that it fits your description of "automotive oriented and hot rod slanted". I mean how in the hell can you have talk of s-10 **** parts anyplace thats "reserved for period correct hot rods only" ?

My opinion really does not count for much but my opinion is the content here has pushed the line for so long that the line has moved.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^ I did say "disagree with dignity and respect" And I see little of that in a post full of bold print and red letters

 

Sorry, They are orange.
My point is what your asking for is already here, and according to the guidelines it shouldn't be. Not only that, in the one place that was reserved for period correct builds- which is not the main board.

Lots of hot rod slanted stuff flies on the main board.
Disc brakes, electric fuel pumps, 5 speed Trans, donor rear ends with rear discs, radial tires, aluminum radiators, electric fans, modern blowers, vintage air, synthetic oils, power windows, power seats, cell phone or iPod radios, modern gauges, mustang 2 stuff, s 10 stuff, motor home stuff, automatic over drives& on and on.

 

As for the orange vs red, not too much difference, IMO.
Didn't realize the post in question was on the "traditional" board rather than the main board, although many of the posts seem to come up on both. Stand corrected on that. But I stand firm on my statements that from the time I started paying attention to hot rods and modifications to cars in about 1949, the hot rodders I knew would try to get their hands n whatever they felt gave the most improvement regardless of when it was made.
And if you go back and study hot rod history is was somewhat the same when the V8 flathead came out and replaced the banger, wasn't long before hot rodders were searching the salvage yards for them.