Miata? And really there's only a handful of us stupid enough to play with f2ts.
I'll tell you a story. A story about a guy, who was obscenely passionate about his local car scene. He'd just bought his first new car, and was starved for local content. He pored over every forum, everywhere. He found a very small niche on one board in one corner of the world, and got a few people together. Then a few more came. Then a few more. Then a couple of people with more smart than him started a board solely for this group. Life was grand. He signed on as a mod from day one. He went to all the events, barbecues, weekly meets. This was his life. Eventually, the owners of the site decided to move on, and it came for sale. Elated, he bought the site and by proxy, the community outright. The thing he'd spent 5+ years on, was his. Life was good. He started dropping huge cash on marketing. He wanted to get his name out. He wanted to redefine the car community as a whole. He even purchased a spot on the back of a race car. He put his life and all his spare time and energy into it. He spent 10+ hours a day monitoring the site to make sure things were taken care of.
Then things went wrong. Senior members of the site decided they no longer liked management. Open harassment was rampant. Accusations flew back and forth over various things. Theft of resources and back door deals started happening under the table. Basically people were actively working to crush what he'd built. Many theories as to why exist, the winning answer seems to be a combination of greed, refusal to acknowledge someomes success, and plain ole.jackassery. some people just can't have nice things.
In the emd, physical threats were leveled, several sweeping account wipes happened, and eventually the owner sold. His community was broken. His last act of defiance was to sell it to the last people the dissenters wanted, so at least there was some solace in that. He promptly dropped off the map, quit going to all events, and basically disappeared from the scene. He was done. Rumblings abounded that he should come back, that people wanted to see his shenanigans, but this wasn't enough. In about two years, he went to precisely one event. That was because a friend of his was unveiling a completed project, and he wanted to see it.
Then a strange thing happened. He bought a unicorn. A green one, named miyuki. The pilot light was relit, and the kindling of a new fire gathered. He had no real interest in satisfying the plebes, he was totally off reservation.
Peoe loved it. For whatever reason, the purchase of a 400$ unicorn captured the minds of many people. They started watching with anticipation of the next move. True to his original form, they are completely random, and purely for whatever reason he feels like. There is no one to please, no one to impress, and no one to keep happy. And there have been a few that don't get it- but they're in the vast minority. Reaction has been roundly positive.
Tldr- you're never going to make everyone happy. There's a laundry list of people that hate me. I've been physically assaulted for calling someone a transvestite with dirty shoes. And I just don't care. There's probably a pile of people on here that would sock me in the mush given the opportunity. Oh well. I guarantee I have more friends than enemies, and I am no longer interested in fighting them. As far as here goes, if something looks like a E36 M3show, I'm nowhere near it. Healthcare thread? Nope. Other political threads? Nope. I don't even like the gga thread. Its pretty.easy to avoid the people and content you don't like if you don't want to see it. Don't let the trolls win.
