The Official MustangWorks Who's Who
 

It's that time of year again:) That's right everbodys FAVORITE time of year.......the annual MustangWorks Who's Who poll. PM me your suggests and I will post the results on one week. Have fun:) Oh and no voting for yourself......that's cheating;)

1)Most mechanically knowlegable
2)Most helpful
3)craziest
4)Most likely to start a flame war
5)Fastest car
6)Most likely to blow their whole paycheck on their car
7)Biggest pain in the ***
8)Most likely to still be posting when they're 90
9)Most likeable
10)Most likely to make a fool of themselves in front of a crowd
11)Most sarcastic
12)Biggest post *****
13)Most likey to break their car at the track

I'll send you a private message with as many as i can answer :p

What prizes do the winners get? :)

how long do we have to get these in?

One week

Come on now guys, lets get those votes in!!! :)


-Josh, aka the tireburner

Come one guys, I've only gotten like 3 votes in so far. Lets see some votes!!!!!!!!!:)



-Josh, aka the tireburner

There are not even enough regulars on this site to fill the categories.

As much as I hate to say it, I agree with Dark. This site, for whatever reason, has just slowed to an absolute snails pace in last 6 months. It's unfortunate. :(

E

Come on... :rolleyes: There's a lot more than 13 people that regularly visit the forums. And, the site as a whole has thousands of visitors each day. :p

You have got to admit that the core group has slowly melted away.

Not many people regularly post that have more than 1500 post.

I tend to stay in Windsor power for the most part nowadays.

I realize that this site is more than just a bunch of forums. I think the Vibe and personality of the site went South when PKRWUD and Mr 5.0 left. Hell at this point I even miss Eric4Nitrous:eek:

Sounds like you may be implying that posts from all the countless members who don't have a message count higher than 1500 yet aren't nearly as valuable... :confused: Well, I personally think that the forums personality here is contributed to by a lot more members than the 6 to 12 old timers that don't seem to come around anymore with any real frequency. And, this is a community site... and, as with any community sometimes older people go and new ones come along. Not that long time members and participants aren't a good thing, they certainly are.... just that the new ones are just as important and sometimes replace ones lost. Such is the way of things in life. :p MW should never be dependent on any one member, or even a small group of them, as far as I see it any ways.

Dan:

Not trying to be controversial, but I have really enjoyed MW. I purchased my first Mustang just last July and joined MW I think in September. I guess, I am still a newbee.

MW has made my ownership experience more enjoyable. Nice to find others from so many different backgrounds with the same interest. The members here are as different as our Mustangs, yet we all have commonality.

Groups change. It's hard to be all things to all people.

Blake

well i'm still here, i vote for tireburner as biggest pita, lmao. :D :D :D

Blake - Well said... you're personal note was excellent in further making the point I was trying to convey. It's really nice to hear that MW has added to your ownership and involvement with our favorite performance machine... the Ford Mustang. :D

You totaly missed my point. I wasnt saying that members with a low post count are not as valueable.

Most sites have a moderator of each forum that contributes to the forums and helps build the identity of a site. Most of the moderators here only post about 5 times a year. That coupled with a steadily declining core group is directly responsible for the steadily declining total post count.

Remember back in the day when we used to have problems with post w h o r e s.........That definitely isnt a problem now.

Say what you want but you cant argue with the facts. i can post up in Blue Oval Lounge right now and that same post will still be on the front page 2 weeks from now.

So what are you saying man... you're the only post w h o r e left here? :p :D

You got it;)

Me too... I'm just not on the computer at ALL much anymore, so I don't know too many new people here anymore! :(
I work too much to feel very chatty when I get home from work now.
I do still have the Mustangworks.com stickers on the Stang, though, because I do think it's a great tech site. Far better than Corral or equiv.

*EDIT* Btw here are the last two results threads! :)

http://forums.mustangworks.com/showt...light=whos+who

http://forums.mustangworks.com/showt...light=whos+who

Leaders wanted
 

Dan's right.

As one of those 'old-timers' with a post count over 7,000 and a member of seven years standing, as well as being a former moderator and administrator on Mustang Works, I agree that no site or messageboard forum should have to be dependent on a handful of members to keep it vibrant and active.

Back in the day, I spent a lot of time on the Mustang Works site, mainly in the 'Tech' forum. I was one of the people instrumental in building up the Windsor Power (and Blue Oval Lounge) forum(s) by responding to almost every tech question personally and posting lots and lots of stuff in the Lounge. Some of it was even interesting. Eventually, other people started posting more, too and after a few years, we had a host of knowledgable posters visiting tech every day and sharing their knowledge so my personal participation became less necessary, although I still posted there for quite some time and remained the moderator.

Here on the BOL I got into all sorts of interesting and sometimes pretty hard-edged discussions on various cultural topics with a variety of people; some great guys and gals, some very much less than great. As time went on more and more foks joined MW and of course the BOL grew, along with the other forums. This is typical of a growing site. After five years as an unpaid moderator and later, administrator, I resigned my posts and pretty much quit visiting MW. Part of that decision was due to time constraints stemming from my wife's deteriorating health (nothing life-threatening) and, frankly, my frustration at feeling constrained from posting on controversial issues when I was a part of the staff and representing Mustang Works to the world, as it were. As you might expect, I also had problems with a few members that I felt made the 'job' a chore and once that happens, especially in an unpaid position, it's time to go. So I did. Dan understood this and has remained a friend.

Unfortunately, for reasons not quite clear to me, we've lost a lot of regular posters over the past year and the Blue Oval Lounge seems to be rather empty, as many have noted. That's a shame, because - and if you're reading this, you know - MW is a great Mustang site and the BOL is good place to visit but it needs less lurkers looking for interesting posts (and leaving when they don't find any) and more posters willing to take the time and effort to post interesting, even controversial topics and engage others in civil debate.

TV show comments, movie reviews, political opinions, personal stories that are amusing or just informative are all needed. Gay marriage - right or wrong? Bush or Kerry? Terrorism, Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction' and the ensuing crackdown on obscenity by the FCC, all these and many, many more are hot topics that make for lively debate - but that takes time and moderators have to be willing to monitor and quickly close off threads with personal attacks and trash talk in order to keep the debates worth having and not becoming simply a stupid name-calling brawl.

In short, it takes work to keep a messageboard interesting and fun to visit. Posters who sit back and wait for someone else to start a 'good' thread or just want to read other people's opinions are fine but we need leaders here; MW members who can write a coherent sentence or two and have enough knowledge and the maturity to to engage others without getting their feelings hurt when they are challenged on a pet idea. A messageboard leader is also one who can keep a sense of humor and not take every post that disagrees with him or her as a personal affront to their manhood (or womanhood, as the case may be). Yes, that takes a little maturity and some extra time spent on Mustang Works. I did it for years and I (mostly) enjoyed it. Others did it too, and they were an asset to the board. O.K., the pay stinks (none) but you get an audience of thousands and help the Mustang community in many ways. I recommend it.

I'm afraid that after 7 years, my time as a 'leader' on Mustang Works has passed but I hate to see the forums, especially BOL, diminish in activity simply because our many members don't want to put in the effort. I'm sure there are some good writers with lots of opinions out there reading this right now. Guess what? It's time to stop lurking and start posting! Mustang Works is a vital site and one that deserves more attention than it sometimes gets. You can help rectify that and be a leader. Never mind titles, be a de facto leader by virtue of your posts and you'll be well-recognized by all. Dan McClain is a great 'boss' and will appreciate your efforts, I can assure you. You may even receive a coveted MW tee-shirt! :)

Be a leader. Don't just complain about the lack of posts on the Blue Oval Lounge...do something about it and stop waiting for someone else to take the lead. Good luck to all - and I look forward to seeing those great posts!

I havn't been here much lately, I pretty much walked away when UNIT5302 walked out. Seemed like a around, then, and the time when the "post count" we removed because of over posting that things really started to slide down hill.

Initally I was just spending a lot less time online. Then when I picked up my cobra, the lack of people knowing about these cars here caused me to jump on corral. The windsor power section has really dropped off, after a lot of the regulars left, seems like theres hardly any people who know their stuff to post answers there now.

Honestly I really miss all the kill stories in street racers corner.

I agree having moderators that you NEVER hear from really causes a forum to die. In all honesty I think getting some zelous moderators ready to kick the forums back to life would really help.

Also the expansion of all the new forums hurts posting. I think its better to have 4-5 forums heavily packed with posts than 12 of them that see ocassional posting.

Can you pull up some of the winners from a while back and see whos still here?

-Skyler

Well, I'm still here too. I do miss posts from Unit, Sky, Mr.50 and that Crazy so-and-so as well as some others.

Some newer to the board seem to post good info too and I appreciate the insight..

Rev

here - here, i back that, i will still be here till dan the man can's me, lol, good to see sky, jim, etc still here. :D :D :D , btw who's crazy. :rolleyes: :eek: :D :D :D

Who agrees w/ me on less forums and new moderators?

I could care less about the number of forums, I only read the ones I'm interested in anyway.

This place definately needs some moderators who actually visit.

Andy

I do to a certain extent. MW is laid out failry well, but for example, I don't think their needs to be a separate power adder forum. If you want to put a blower on a mod motor, post in Modular Madness. If you want to spray a windsor, post it Windsor Power. IMO, there is no need for a forum dedicated just to power adders. Same with the detailing forum. I'd rather just see that stuff in one of the tech forums or even the BOL.

Also, I agree that voting on who's who is tough. It is not that newer members or those with lower posts counts are any less valuable, but if you aren't posting a lot, how can people get to know you and decide who is who?:confused:

Let me also add this. I think Mr. 5.0 said it very well. It seems like most of us are lurking around, so we need to take it upon ourselves to start posting.

But, I get turned off by some members because when I reply to a thread they have started, they never come back and leave another reply. This has happened a few times in the Windsor power forum. I am by no means a mechanical genious, but I remember when I first got my Stang how helpful this site was. So, when I see a new post sitting there with no one replying, I try to jump in with my limited knowledge and least give them some idea on how to solve their problem. But, when I do that, it seems that it may be weeks before that person responds, if they even do at all. That becomes frustrating and takes the fun out of posting and trying to help others. People (like me) who respond to threads want updates on what has happened.

i've only been here a couple years or so but i sign in almost everyday or two even though i don't post all the time but i'm always ready to say something.:D

I agree as well!

Why dont yall go to Windsor power and help me with my damn unfindable vacuum leak so I can get some kill stories this weekend at the track.

I agree with the above. I have not had a Mustang long or been here long but it seems like a nice enough place and I have surely learned a lot. I will try to think up something contraversial to post. I didn't realize we were doing that!!!! But, I have always thought red was a bad color for a Mustang....

Don't mean to be flipant but I guess I don't know what I am missing since I have not been here that long.

Red's a bad color for a Mustang? Them are fighting words:D !

Agree
 

Hey, I can certainly agree with that,LOL..

Rev

Red and black ROCK on any Mustang. Black sucks to keep clean and red fades, but I still love them. I hate fad colors like yellow and polk a dots. White doesn't shine very well, but I like it too.

Come on, is there ANYTHING better than a black or red vert stang with a tan interior and top? Or, am I just biased?

(How's this for a little contoversy?)

Rev - our avatars look pretty sweet next to each other!:)

Triple black is the best for a vert. I am not a fan of black cars with non-black tops.

Every now and then I lurk on this site. Far from what you call a regular anymore. When Unit left, things started going down hill. Mr 5.0, Skyman, Lizard King, BlueGT, BriZ and a handfull of others kinda slipped away also, and things got kinda slow...Real Slow.

No offense to the people that still post here, but I found it very hard to get any response for a Hot Topic Post, contraversial (I know...I always have said I suck at Spelling, Mr 5.0 use to make me look so much better) , or anything other than simple canned responses. No challenge's, no intersting views and perspectives and those that did challenge werent really even worth debating with, they had canned responses also.

My Momma told me so thats why, my friend that runs negative 3's say nope, well I read in the weekly world news that....., My daddy says your wrong, well because such and such member things your wrong I think so too because he's cool and stuff, because i cant do such with such you must be lying. and so on and so on.

I like them in Black. I never wanted a black mustang until i saw my 91 GT. Then i just had to have it.

I like black mustang also(since I own two of them) but recently I've come to like orange mustangs and yellow stangs as well.
Man, there is a sweet orange/black mach 1 in the showroom floor here in town.

I am still here. I lurk couple times a month now. Its just not the same as it used to be. It seems this place turned into a family channel. I like the wars and the ball busting but that is all gone. New faces and no regulars suck. It seems the spark is gone. Very good site though and lots of info. I come here mostly for BO and Street racers corner to see what SKy, Sedanman and EZ are up to even over there is dead. To be honest Josh and a couple of others are the only ones keep me coming here. If none of those guys were here, I highly doubt I would even post, just lurk.

James:cool:

p.s. AND YOU CANT SAY ****!!:D <----See?!

Whats up Marty you crazy MOFO!!

sosdd, my yankee friend, lol. :D :D :D

I agree about the orange Mustangs. My 97 GT Convertible is Autumn Orange metallic, a 97 only color on Mustangs. I have owned it since 98 and I have only seen 1 97 GT Convertible just like it. I have seen several Coupes, mostly V6's but only 1 convertible.

Of course I have to say I like red Mustangs and black Mustangs also, since I have one of each of them. I have had about 9 black cars, currently a black 02 Mustang Coupe and a black 00 Silverado pickup. I would love a black 98 Cobra Convertible!

Well, next year, I'll be here:D

-Will

So... Have the votes been counted? What happened?

:D *Induction logs on, sees this thread from across the pond and goes back into hiding before slipping out to her local PUB* :D

Damn, I get too much of Josh on AIM, so maybe why thats why I havent posted here QUITE as much as I used to :)


anyway, back to the original topic at hand, what are the results TREEburner

:p


ps. the steering wheel locks when you turn the key off

WOW
 

Guess Ive been away waaaayyyyy too long.... :(

Guess I wont be fortunate to get the "most likeable" like the last couple of years.????? :( Although, I have to admit, when I was going balls to the wall on this site w/ all everything happening, everyone here kept me going and kept me smiling. :)And Its GOOD to still see a few familiar faces when i log in here every now and then. And, I just felt like it tonight. I know its been a long long time. MW is what brought me into the life of the internet Forums...and hence, created a monster in myself. lol....and if I ever want a good laugh and remember the 'good ole days' I troll the old posts from MANY years ago. When life was soooo different, and it was never a dull moment!:rolleyes:

I have not even been on RHC or ANY that much the last few weeks. Dont know why really?
I will always love this board. I guess why I dont come here that much anymore, (I have said before) there are alot of new people I dont know, and I miss the old people. I miss my old Friendships. Luckily, I have been fortunate enought to keep some off of the boards and they are very important to me. And you all know who you are.

i do miss it here. But, I feel like at this point I am a NEWBIE coming in here, nobody here knows me like the veterans do. Ive shared SOOOOOO many of my major life changing expieriences w/ these people years back. And, I miss them. :) and those were some good and Bad times. But, this was my family, for a few years, and I will always feel a loyalty.... . :)
And, I hope to be able to maybe soon weed my way back in one day. I do miss it here. But I guess being at RHC, I still get that FIX when I need it.
Dan, you've done a great job w/ the site, and Jim, I miss ya man. I really do. I hope you are doing well. And, I would still love to meet you one day.
Cya!

:cool: TNT:cool:

Popping in?
 

One never knows who may pop in here from the past. I do enjoy it when Christine, Unit , Jim Sweeters, or Pkrwud shows up once in a blue moon. Ah, nostalgia.

Rev

I heard it was a blue moon last night. :)

This site was my first message board, too. I'm so busy with RHC, and the rest of my life, that time doesn't permit much websurfing anymore. I do try to hit the tech forums when I can, though.

I do alot more lurking here now than posting. I see alot of new people, and not so many older members. When I feel I have something to offer, I will still throw it out there. This was the first message board I ever registered with and the reason I know what I know about my stang. And for that, I say thanks!!!

Caymon