Noobs. You go on any website, and you see them getting flamed to hell.
People pick up a cheap Honda at age 17. They want to fix it up, but their friends are all into ballet and foosball. They know nothing. They have a vague idea of where the engine is, and they're pretty sure those things that spin around at all 4 corners are wheels... or tires... or both. They don't know.
So, at age 17, Noobbob Beginnerpants starts his Honda journey. Now, Noobbob has a computer. He's connected to da intrawebz. Fantastic! Now he can get some information about his new Honda. So he heads over to Google, and types in "Honda". Ok, that gives him like 1,000,000,000,000 results. So he says "make honda faster". Now we're getting somewhere.
So Noobbob surfs around, reading web forums and looking at online shops. He gets the great idea and even looks at ebay! Now he sees all these parts for his Honda. He has no clue what they do. Strut bars, headers, intakes, exhausts, turbos, wheels, shocks, springs, ignition modules, ECUs, gauges, wings, body kits, headlights, tints... the list goes on and on. Information overload!
Finally, Noobbob feels he should join a forum and ask some real people what he should do. He finds his way to Honda-Tech.com. Seems like a good place. It's huge, there's a discussion forum for his car, and people seem to know what they're talking about. So he registers.
He posts. A simple question, the same one he asked Google. "How do I make my Honda faster?"
Noob hunting season is now open, ladies and jellyspoons. Let the games.... BEGIN!
Now, Noobbob's question was simple. The guy looked all over for stuff, but found nothing. He didn't know what any of those parts that he saw for sale did. He has no idea what he needs, or what will make his car faster.
What does he get? Flamed to hell. Because he's new. Because he wasn't born with the knowledge of all things Honda. He must be an idiot.
Now, Noobbob could've searched a little more. He could've searched to find out what all those parts did. He could've searched for how an engine works, or how a turbo works, or what a header does. Then again, you can search for ANYTHING on the internet and probably find the answer. Forums would be pretty dead if you never asked questions!
The point is, someone who is uneducated needs to BE educated. They should not be put down for their lack of knowledge.
On the other hand... anyone who is not willing to learn, and expects to be spoon-fed... flame away! (not really... I'll still ban you if you do it here
)
There is a HUGE difference between being new and asking beginner questions, and being lazy and asking people to hand everything to you.
q: wut moter can i put in my car yo?
a: h22
q: how duz it go in yo?
a: bolts right in. tap one hole in the tranny. use the accord axles. 4 wires for vtec.
q: were can i git 1 yo?
a: hmotorsonline.com
q: how much dey charge yo?
a: call them
q: how much wud shippin be yo?
a: call them
q: thats expensive were can i git 1 cheaper yo wut other engins work in my car n how do i put em in yo can i jst put vtec in my old engine yo?
a:
(I've seen worse in terms of spoon feeding requests, but I couldn't make one up that was that good!
)
People pick up a cheap Honda at age 17. They want to fix it up, but their friends are all into ballet and foosball. They know nothing. They have a vague idea of where the engine is, and they're pretty sure those things that spin around at all 4 corners are wheels... or tires... or both. They don't know.
So, at age 17, Noobbob Beginnerpants starts his Honda journey. Now, Noobbob has a computer. He's connected to da intrawebz. Fantastic! Now he can get some information about his new Honda. So he heads over to Google, and types in "Honda". Ok, that gives him like 1,000,000,000,000 results. So he says "make honda faster". Now we're getting somewhere.
So Noobbob surfs around, reading web forums and looking at online shops. He gets the great idea and even looks at ebay! Now he sees all these parts for his Honda. He has no clue what they do. Strut bars, headers, intakes, exhausts, turbos, wheels, shocks, springs, ignition modules, ECUs, gauges, wings, body kits, headlights, tints... the list goes on and on. Information overload!
Finally, Noobbob feels he should join a forum and ask some real people what he should do. He finds his way to Honda-Tech.com. Seems like a good place. It's huge, there's a discussion forum for his car, and people seem to know what they're talking about. So he registers.
He posts. A simple question, the same one he asked Google. "How do I make my Honda faster?"
Noob hunting season is now open, ladies and jellyspoons. Let the games.... BEGIN!
Now, Noobbob's question was simple. The guy looked all over for stuff, but found nothing. He didn't know what any of those parts that he saw for sale did. He has no idea what he needs, or what will make his car faster.
What does he get? Flamed to hell. Because he's new. Because he wasn't born with the knowledge of all things Honda. He must be an idiot.
Now, Noobbob could've searched a little more. He could've searched to find out what all those parts did. He could've searched for how an engine works, or how a turbo works, or what a header does. Then again, you can search for ANYTHING on the internet and probably find the answer. Forums would be pretty dead if you never asked questions!
The point is, someone who is uneducated needs to BE educated. They should not be put down for their lack of knowledge.
On the other hand... anyone who is not willing to learn, and expects to be spoon-fed... flame away! (not really... I'll still ban you if you do it here
)There is a HUGE difference between being new and asking beginner questions, and being lazy and asking people to hand everything to you.
q: wut moter can i put in my car yo?
a: h22
q: how duz it go in yo?
a: bolts right in. tap one hole in the tranny. use the accord axles. 4 wires for vtec.
q: were can i git 1 yo?
a: hmotorsonline.com
q: how much dey charge yo?
a: call them
q: how much wud shippin be yo?
a: call them
q: thats expensive were can i git 1 cheaper yo wut other engins work in my car n how do i put em in yo can i jst put vtec in my old engine yo?
a:
(I've seen worse in terms of spoon feeding requests, but I couldn't make one up that was that good!
)
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