I've removed a significant amount of my 1,300 posts I've made since I first joined the FAQ back in 2005. It's a tedious process where every post must be removed manually through editing. And, I will continue the process until they are all removed.
Most of these posts relate to 40 years of experience driving and working on these cars and technical details associated with the very early 02s, especially the 66-69 1600s and the 68 2002. And, while I enjoy sharing the details and knowledge with other enthusiasts, I don't like the direction in which this hobby has gone. It's become hijacked by speculators, collectors and melon vendors who have driven up the prices exponentially. The young yuppies new to the hobby are simply anathema to my ideals. And, I don't want to share this space with them. On his website, one of the "Pricks" was asking somewhere in the order of $300 for a swan neck mirror . As a 22 year old student I survived by being paid to write papers for the same types of A-holes who were too lazy to write their own. I remember commuting to school in my 1600 and even sleeping in it from time to time as I got tired of the commute. The salvage yards, where a swan neck mirror cost a mere $4 and a Euro turn signal only $2, were my parts houses. What is happening now is pure insanity. And, I simply no longer wish to contribute to the madness.
I was here to share info and help people. I wasn't here to start a Capitalist venture. There are people here organizing and "Branding" events associated with the hobby. And, I'm certainly do not want to contribute to their "Business Model" .
It's also difficult sharing this space with former US servicemen, who've dropped bombs on my head and killed family and friends while supporting the empire's proxies such as Neo-Nazis and Mohammedan fanatics. I've come across a few of these half illiterate dim-witts here. What's worse than these "American" working class warriors are America's lap-dogs and Quislings such as all the "Cuba Libre" counter-revolutionaries who still have Batista sticking out of their ass. Shame on you ! You'd rather have the Yankees starve your people for some political gain. Yes ! the same Yankees who've screwed your people for 70 years and had complete control of your country through occupation and corrupt dictators and mockingly placed the Mafia on the throne of your country before the Cuban Revolution put an end to it. Long live the Cuban Revolution, and in the words of Comandante Che Guevara "Hasta La Victoria Siempre !". And, and in my words Fuck You ! and your fucked up Governor in Florida.
If anybody here knows of a faster method of removing past posts, I would greatly appreciate the info.
- Slavs