Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 7941765)

Are you all ready for school tomorrow?

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 7941765)

Oh, if you only knew what an absolute jerk you're sounding like. :lol:

One day when you finally grow up, if ever, you'll look back and learn something from today and the many other days like this you'll be experiencing. You don't even realize how much you're embarassing yourself.

Anyway, shouldn't you be getting to bed? Are you all ready for school tomorrow?

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 7941858)

Don't tell me I don't help the newbies.

Originally Posted by BananaTugger (Post 7941862)

You're one for tens of thousands. Keep it up.

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 7941878)

So our relative averages for Helpful BF Posts would be:

Pcad .0000000010
BT .00000000000

Fortunately for you, you don't have enough at-bats to qualify for the BF League Lead anyway.

Originally Posted by BananaTugger (Post 7941888)

I think you missed a few.

Originally Posted by thebarerider (Post 7941854)

I think there is an inherent difference in the way some of us look at an internet forum. Many of us realized long ago that on an anonymous forum, there will be blowhards. We accepted it and learned not to get too upset. There are others who refuse to accept that dynamic.

Originally Posted by halfspeed (Post 7941911)

"God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change,
courage to change the things we can,
and wisdom to know the difference."

Originally Posted by halfspeed (Post 7941911)

"god grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change,
courage to change the things we can,
and wisdom to know the difference."

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 7941962)

Serenity is over rated. Conflict and stress is far more entertaining.

Originally Posted by scotch (Post 7941979)

being serene in times of conflict and stress. now that's the ticket.

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 7941990)

Like Col Jack D. Ripper?

Originally Posted by waikikihei (Post 7942173)

General Ripper

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 7941765)

Oh, if you only knew what an absolute jerk you're sounding like. :lol:

One day when you finally grow up, if ever, you'll look back and learn something from today and the many other days like this you'll be experiencing. You don't even realize how much you're embarassing yourself.

Anyway, shouldn't you be getting to bed? Are you all ready for school tomorrow?

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 7942181)

He should have been court martialed and busted down for helping to start WWIII.

Originally Posted by JoelS (Post 7942203)

The signal to noise ratio is pretty bad too.

Originally Posted by cuda2k (Post 7941470)

I'm discussing with the mods and admins about an addendum to Tom's intro to Road Cycling sticky. Basically stating that while there is a roadie culture that needs to be understood in here, it does not give members the right or privilege to violate the community guidelines of this forum. From there, try to get more coverage and more even moderation in this forum. We brought on a number of new mods in recent months to try to achieve this in here, and in some regards that helped.

However, what we really need is more self moderation. Members trying to realized that just because they can say something, doesn't mean they should say it. I occasionally delete the first sentence of a response by the time I get finished typing the full post. Why? Because I feel I don't need to state the obvious, ie "You're an idiot" or the like (yes, I do think it, and yes I do type it, but rarely does it get submitted). Instead, I leave what is meaningful, and hopefully beneficial.

Can Road Cycling be changed, yes. Should it be changed, probably. Can it be done with an Iron Fist from the mods, not without much more pain on both sides than is worth it. Can it be done with everyone doing a little bit and thus doing their part - absolutely. I came to this forum in 2005 looking for help on a way too big bike I'd bought on ebay for $10. It was 3 sizes too big, stem shifters, chicken wing brake levers, the works. Granted my photography might have been a little better than the new member in question today, but had I gotten the same responses he had, I'd probably responded in much the same way. Or not at all. It's the not at all that is the worst. You mentioned the silent majority, those are the members who are here and contribute now and then, ready plenty, but don't feel like opening themselves up to the "regulars" responses.

How many others, good riders, who you and I could both learn from, do you think may never post here because of how some people post? Or new riders who love the sport and just want to learn and get better? The newbie may not have as much to share with us who have been riding a while, but we all started somewhere. And on the next ride into a 20mph headwind, when you're wishing the pace line rotation was a little longer, consider you may have discouraged a rider from getting better who could be up there in front of you taking the wind for a turn instead of it being your turn.

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 7942181)

He should have been court martialed and busted down for helping to start WWIII.

Originally Posted by 8Lives (Post 7942472)

http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/21/hum...121obrien.html

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