Should you responed to a jerk? Options

[akellym]

I'll start this by saying I don't have any problem with someone telling me that I've posted something in the wrong forum. That being said...

The other day I posted in the originality/preservation forum. I found a lot of info on concours stuff there. I made the mistake of posting some info about my car there, the winnings and concours I've been to. I thought it was relative to the forum as far as concours stuff. My topic title "Not original but a winner!"

Pat closed the thread. No big deal with me, until I read the last paragraph.

OK, I'm sure a lot of you expected me to open my mouth here. Time for me to be the bad guy. Don't really want to, because this IS a nice 914. It IS far from original (per the owner) and this IS an originality forum. And, will stay an originality form....so long as I am the Moderator.

I know I'm going to be VERY unpopular here, but I'm closing this thread.

Feel free to take it to the Garage Forum. Should have never been posted here.

This Forum is for originality/preservation. Just because you show with a slick looking, unoriginally equipped 914 & win (for whatever reason), doesn't mean you get space on his Forum. Hope I haven't hurt your feelings & all your self imposed accolades (ask me about mine!), but, as nice as your 914 is, it isn't original or preserved. Doesn't belong here.

Topic closed.

"self imposed accolades" kiss my ass!! Those "accolades" were given(not imposed, you ass) to me by my peers. I only posted them to show that you can win car shows and concours event with out being original or "preserved".

So Pat I'll just say I'm sorry for posting in your forum and I think your a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) for your last paragraph. Hope I didn't hurt your feelings.

[jwalters]

Well, hello there - (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)

I read you too have been bitten - I seem to attract a few from time to time as well. As far as the responding part, I have tried every possible response with absolutely no change in outcome - (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) First and foremost, well, I started a while back to just smile and be nice and ask questions.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

This was not always the case, and as Aaron and a few others might attest - well, umm, I could get ugly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) - just it was a hair trigger self-defense move....

But, almost, and I must stress "almost" everytime I end up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

I have experienced it all - even having someone I have never 'spoken' to, come out and say very, very nasty things to me - (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)

Now, I can honestly say, especially living in South Florida - that those kinds of people, well, you will never - ever get away from (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

So in the interest of keeping peace and all, well, I just do this now - (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

So what if they are jerks - they were the jerk "FIRST" right???

So well then Happy, HAVE SOME FUN WITH IT........ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)