Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Non-Petro Discussions Non-petro Discussion and Showcase Is this what you want Oldgas to be?

I registered on to Oldgas a little more than 8 years ago. Since then I have made several friends with the same interests as mine, I've been able to learn a great deal about the hobby, have the most respect for the effort/time that Jim and the moderators put into the site, expanded my collection and helped others to expand theirs as well.

What else would I want this site to be?

Don't worry about the small stuff....life is too short!

KW, Look under older threads. Pretty sure there is already a "Lets brag on Clinton,Blah Blah Blah " thread!

LMAO! at least the thread is turning positive!

I like this

I won’t waste my time (or anyone else’s) responding to this thread except to say, I posted my “Flying A” wagon in the wrong place – it got moved to the right place – It’s all good.

But I will take this opportunity to say I thoroughly enjoy this site and all it has to offer. Aside from some snide remarks and silly rants (that I choose to ignore), I get a lot from this site and have enjoyed my hobby immensely.

Wanna see a picture of my wagon? It’s under “non-petro” titled, “Flying A Parts Hauler”. It’s really cool and I enjoyed the time I spent putting it together!!!!!

Special thanks goes to the moderators of this site for all their hard work!

Why am I asked to be a *****?....I am a newbie, but I just can't understand why someone wants to sell me something and then ask me commit fraud when paying for it. I'm referring to the 'paypal as a gift' . Paypal is a legitimate business and provides a service, and as such, they deserve a fee for service provided. If I buy something from you, it is not a 'gift'. Most, probably 99.9 % of you are honest and reputable, and consider yourselves as such, but yet you ask me to lie when I submit my payment. I did it the first time, because I was flabbergasted, but I won't do it anymore. I have no problem throwing you a few extra $ to cover your fees, but please don't ask me to lie and say it's a gift. It is fraud, and I won't be a part of it....considered starting a new thread on this, but decided to reply here...this is not what I want oldgas to be.

**** = ****** ...that word is banned here?

Ed,
Using that word tends to escalate a disagreement into a full conflict when it is directed at the opposing side.

Life is short. Spending energy on happy things is a good investment. Ignoring the small annoyances saves energy for the good stuff.

Poster available on fab.com

The wagon: Eh, whatever. To each his own. The make believe cutouts: I hung my head. I hope it doesnt catch on.

Yes it is as perfect as the real world if you can read between the lines and know what I mean! GO OLD GAS!!!!


Rob

Seriously....the person that posts with great pride a collection of pot holders turns around and calls other people's stuff 'garage sale items'?

Someone posting their red wagon with petro stickers is far less offensive than the veteran members continually harping on the new collectors/members around here.

I don't know the numbers, Jim would, but my guess is page hits on this site are stronger now than they were 10 years ago and that's what pays the bills here. Advertisers get more exposure, vendors get more sales, and members get a chance to add to their collection with purchases here. The for sale section here is hot as ever.

I've noticed as I age that I sometimes dislike change..well guess what...it's part of life. You either adapt to it with age or become a crusty complainer continually whining about a past that really was not as pure and innocent as you choose to remember it.

Understood Jim. Thanks. I've learned a lot here, dealt with some wonderful people, and really enjoy the site.

LOL... Yep you are right.... I am judgemental.... Never claimed to be otherwise...

I asked a simple question and for the life of me... I haven't read an answer to it...

Do the Oldgas Membership want the Showcase Forum to be a "Special Forum" or not, is all I asked?...

If not, so be it.... I just want to know...

Bob..... After reading your posts for a number of years I have a hard time believing that you are capable of asking a "simple question", but if you had just focused on the Showcase Forum and truly asked that particular question

"Do the Oldgas Membership want the Showcase Forum to be a "Special Forum" or not, is all I asked?..."

maybe you would have gotten some answers by now.
But instead you are talking about Oldgas in general as your title and first question say nothing about the Showcase Forum and I didn't see anything simple about your original post at all.

So ? This post is about the showcase forum , wanting to know if people want it to be special or not ? Do you mean that you would only like ultra rare high dollar peices pictured ? And people that have general items that they have collected should not post those ? Im a car guy and in the car hobby we have people that think like that , like people that own say a corvette are special , I own a 67 camaro so im not one of the beautifull people ? Does that make a guy with a corvette better than me ? No it dont ! I see what this post is about , and you are fighting a loosing battle because it takes a lot of people to keep these hobbies alive , not just a guy with a corvette .