Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Content - Please

[Ken Rentiers (rentiers]

On Jan 18, 2008, at 7:02 AM, LarryT wrote:

>     I think John has made a excellent point when he says <<the list  
> seems
> to have exhausted itself in Ferrari content >>
> and I believe it is happening in other specality lists also.  The  
> Porsche
> list which has a very large membership somedays only has 1, 2 or 3  
> posts
> while other days there will be 20.


Larry:  I agree completely, but this is where the FList shines imho.  
When a newbie logs on and asks something that has been chewed over  
many times before, at least on the FList he gets a polite answer. On  
some of the other lists he will get eviscerated by jaded regulars  
yelling "FAQ" or "Search the archives". I think that speaks to the  
character and compassion of the average list member. We have all been  
brought to our knees by the frustration of fixing Ferraris at one time  
or another.

Second point: this list is blessedly free of the semi-literate  
morlocks that post such arcana as : " Pics of my new 22s" on places  
like bimmerfest.

Whats the fastest you have gone?
What color should I buy?
How old are you?
Killed a Camry yesterday.

Kinda makes you weep for America doesn't it? The really scary thing is  
how these people, who could not spell 'cat' if you spotted them the  
'c' and the 'a', manage to earn enough money to buy a damn BMW in the  
first place.

Like a lot of other listers I often hit the delete button, but then I  
am also happy to have 200 channels on my cable TV even if I only watch  
about 5 of them. Just because I have no personal interest in sourcing  
a fuel pump gasket for a Colombo V-17 doesn't mean others are not  
fascinated. I like the unmoderated aspect - I am capable of filtering  
out the stuff I personally find irrelevant, but one man's effluvia is  
another guy's passion. Or something. We get moderated way too much out  
there in life it's ownself as it is.

Finally, this creaky old list is almost unique in being populated by  
and large with real people. I like talking to Larry or Steve J or the  
legendary cLyDe rather than some bozo labelled "laidback" or  
"Ninja333". My age may be showing: first punctuation and now proper  
names.


Flower Belle Lee: Mmm, they call me Flower Belle.
Cuthbert J. Twillie: Flower Belle, what a euphonious appellation