The nature of coaster discussion

^OH SNAP! ;-)

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is." --Texas Governor George W. Bush, April 9, 1999, on the US intervention in Kosovo

This topic is very interesting.:)

Anyway, all kinds of people do post here. This is a list of the few general types of people I've come across:

-Educated people that post often (not too many of them here).;)
-Educated people that don't post often because they can't find useful topics mixed in with all the pointless junk.
-Idoits taht cant spel adn strat vs treads, wich get dleted.
-People that have no life. They pretend to have a life by turning on their computer and writing about all the parks they've been to just because they have nothing else to do. Some of them lie about the number of rides they've been on to make them feel of higher status in the roller coaster community.

What all of you have said is true. And there are two other behaviors you can watch for, but you have to pay attention because they're subtle.

l. Some of the people posting here are actually professionals in the field, either engineers, architects, or managers at one park or another or one ride company or another. They'll post opinions, or reply to someone's question. Then someone who thinks they know a lot more than they do will claim that the person doesn't know anything. The guy who's actually the professional just gets a kick out of that and doesn't bother to defend himself. But it tends to be the same people over and over again who disrespect those professionals. So you can start categorizing people after six or eight months.

2. Sometimes people posting here will quote news sources. Inevitably, one of the hotheads will download an article from some newspaper and start arguing about some particular point. They don't realize all newspapers don't carry 100% of a syndicated article. So there may be qualifying paragraphs which the original poster read which the respondent didn't get to read, and it changes the context of what is being argued. Again, most of the people making the original posts just smile and go on. Especially the people posting on the board who are teachers, since they long ago got used to dealing with students who jump to conclusions and argue just for the sake of arguing.

Over six months or a year, it's fun to watch. *** Edited 1/22/2004 3:50:58 AM UTC by Trekker Park***

Jeff said:
I for one don't think that the site is overwhelmingly kiddy-occupied. I still think that there are adults who are far more childish than any 14-year old kid.

This is true, Jeff, but often times the kiddies are the loudest.

You know, you're not that much older than those kids!

Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog

This is true, Jeff, but often times the kiddies are the loudest.

Yes sometimes this is true. But you must remember something. They are just that, kids. Now I'm not claiming to be some super mature guy I'm only 17 and I plan on holding on to my time as a child (so to speak) as long as I honorably can. Fact is some people are good conversationalists (spelled wrong? Not sure.) and others aren't.

One thing I do notice is that when a kid does make a comment and a apparently mature person dosen't agree they are for the most part, not always (and I am not blaming this on you) attacked and told to grow up. Yes the kids make noise but sometimes the elders make more noise yelling at the kids for making noise. Fact is of coarse there will be childish posts, and people who get mad and jump to conclusions. That is why we have the almighty Jeff! Jeff and his crew do a wonderful job at keeping this board calm! Kids will be kids and elders should be elders but that is not how it always is. O Well my hands are cold. *** Edited 1/22/2004 1:49:53 PM UTC by Wildfire01***

THE SCARIEST PART OF THE RIDE IS THE LIFT HILL!

Wildfire01 said:

I'm only 17 and I plan on holding on to my time as a child (so to speak) as long as I honorably can.

I can tell you from experience that you have at least...bare minimum...at the absolute worst - another good 13 years before you even have to think about considering worrying about that. :)

coasterimage - lordgonchar

Gonch - I'm 38. 38-17=21. Wildfire has at least that long.

mOOSH [talk to me when I turn 40!]

....and since Mooshie is older than me... thankfully!...;)....I don't have to worry about "growing up" until I see him do something *mature*....God forbid! :)

You still have Zoidberg.... You ALL have Zoidberg! (V) (;,,;) (V)

Wow...Mooshie's old! ;) Just remember who's who around here.

Rob - A model of maturity.

The Flying Turns makes all the right people wet - Gonch

Even when Moosh does something mature, I don't plan on doing so. Who says you have to grow up... ever?

Hey Nasai, so you're a model eh? I always thought of you as a drummer type. Then again, I've heard of things craziaer than a drummer model...like chicken in a biscuit. ;)

"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

Or Chicken & Waffles! Yum! Think I'm joking?

http://users.aol.com/stranahan/roscoes.htm

I've been in a few bands myself and all the drummers I've ever known were always a little *out there*. While I don't know Rob(Nasai), by reading his posts I think he fits the *ahem* model. ;)

Wood - anything else is an imitation

Oops...forgot to put a winky so as not to offend Rob *** Edited 1/22/2004 11:39:38 PM UTC by Thrillerman***

I can definitely attest to that, Thrillerman. However, I'm the only drummer I know who doesn't quite fit that persona. Of course, that's only my perception. ;)

You're all freaks! Why do I hang out with you people? Oh, wait...that belongs in the 'snob' thread.

mOOSH

Rob A.....remember, I'm the one who gets called "immature" by 13-year-olds...:)

But hey, I love everyone and everything....just ask the Con-Quest-A-Dorks...;)

You still have Zoidberg.... You ALL have Zoidberg! (V) (;,,;) (V)

Aw Roscoe's....the holy grail, er griddle. I've always wanted to visit...but LA keeps getting in the way. ;)

"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

Robocoaster said: "I want to go on something more intense than M:TR"

How did this NOT get mentioned:

"Just looking at M:TR makes me feel sick."

Hobbes: "What's the point of attaching a number to everything you do?"
Calvin: "If your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun."

rollergator: I'd rather be called "immature" by 13-year-olds than "old"!