Attempting to educate folks to use their own resources instead of expecting those who learned stuff in the school of hard knocks to stand on their heads and puke this knowledge out for nada is not my idea of helping. Here's an example... Which one of these potential posters would you help?
1. " tell me how to bleed my brakes"
2. "I have tried to bleed the brakes on my non-modified M35A2C by the procedures listed in the manuals and made all the adjustments listed, flushed and cleaned the system, and refilled with DOT 5, and still from time to time my pedal goes to the floor. Could someone please give me some next steps to try."quote]
cranetruck said:
even when I know the subject is in the TM, finding it can be a real problem and all TMs don't have the same coverage as stated above...... sharing info is what this site is all about.
ACE
Why not try to help both out. I would think that both posters are having problem or they would not have posted up. Maybe one did not phrase their question in the way you want but they needed help. Maybe one is new to the site and has not had much experience with their truck as you have had. I thought that the idea of the site is to exchange information, ideas, thoughts, etc. If they continue to post the same question over then maybe “read the TM” would apply.
“puke this knowledge out for nada is not my idea of helping” Maybe you need to start your own pay site and charge for your information. FYI, read your TM, might not make you very much money.
Before I joined this site I was on a couple other post boards. I was told Steel Soldiers had a lot of good information but some of the people were A** HOLES and would slam you if you posted a dumb question or reposted a question. I joined and started learning as much about the deuce as I could. Learned some about my M725 and other vehicles. My first impression of the site was what I had been told and dropped for several months and lurked in the shadows for a while. I came to realize that there were a few jerks but most everyone else were good to talk to and you could learn a lot from them.
I was at a local military show and talked to some MVPA members. They did not have many positive things to say about the site. I think a lot had to do with the modified vehicles, but some had to do with attitudes.
I personally like the site and surf around several times a day if I have time.
Why can’t we help each other with the knowledge we have and be nice to each other. There are some things that I know and other things I don’t know, and some things I am not sure of.
Do you remember in school when they said the only dumb question was the one that was not asked? Do you remember the kid that asked the question? To him he wanted an answer, to others it was dumb and they made fun of him. He quit asking questions.
