Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fwd: Ferrari Forum Turns On Member With "Stolen" Car

[Fortune Motors (wade]

Well said Scottie,



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Saidel" <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net>
To: "Wade" <wade [at] fortunemotors.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fwd: Ferrari Forum Turns On Member With "Stolen" Car


> I had a blow out on FChat a few months ago for similar reasons.  I got 
> pissed that a bunch of know nothing blow hards were disparaging my client 
> and mischaracterizing the - albeit criminal - actions that her husband had 
> engaged in.
>
> It did not take long before a bunch of assholes that truly know nothing 
> about the case or the details started crawling out of the woodwork - 
> bashing my client's husband, her, and even me.
>
> I remain pissed that my "friends" on FChat failed to back me up - if for 
> no other reason than my decade long tenure and never ending availability 
> to fellow community members.  The LEAST I expected was for people to take 
> my back and at least vouch for my voracity.  I went a few rounds with Rob 
> Lay who was little more than defensive and at some points nasty.
>
> While I backed off forcing him to remove my profile, I have pretty much 
> stopped posting (even when I am in a position to assist or advise) and 
> only popped my head in once in the pas few months, to post a condolence 
> message for a friend that recently passed.  I have even given up reading 
> FChat most days - and I used to check in constantly.  Who needs to be 
> involved with a community that is willing to turn their backs - or worse, 
> attack you.  As Tony said - so eloquently - they can all slurp my ass.
>
> Frankly, I don't give a hoot if Tony was running a scam - to turn the 
> situation into a public lambasting on FChat is just plain wrong.  Even if 
> the "fraud" angle proves true, the underlying fact would be that poor Tony 
> fucked up his car (which is supposed to have been really nice).  For that 
> alone, he needed commiseration, not personal attacks.  Frankly, I am not 
> tony's insurer and could care less if he commits insurance fraud.  I do, 
> however, lament the untimely death of any Ferrari.
>
> I take solace in the fact that I feel that the people here are really 
> "friends" any number of which I believe I could depend on to come running 
> to my rescue in a time of need - or who, at the least would meet me for a 
> meal or a drink if I happened to be in their neighborhood.  This is 
> despite the fact that I have never personally met most of you and could 
> probably not pick most members out of a line up of two.
>
> Scottie
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2011, at 3:49 PM, Jim Conforti wrote:
>
> On 1/19/2011 12:11 PM, Scott Saidel wrote:
>
> > FWIW, I am with the "insurance scam" community.
>
> Very possibly a scam.
>
> However, the problem with the FChat community in general is that
> too many of the members are self-appointed..
>
> "Team America - World Police" types.
>
> With a few of them misusing their official connections for such purposes.
>
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