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On a whim, as I do on occasion, I pop into other forums to see what they’re saying about us… It’s good to keep an eye out, see what we’re doing right and what we can improve upon. 

Today, at the “other” Nissan forum (one that USED to be competition but is now not trafficked enough to matter), it appears the walls are caving in.

One of their long-time moderators (we’ll call him “Ross”) has been spouting the age-old “Search, n00b!” crap for years.  He’s convinced that since he learned everything he learned in the pre-‘net days, that everyone should be as industrious as him.  He’s also enough of a blowhard to convince the uninitiated that he actually knows what he’s talking about.  

Ignore the fact that he’s a middle-aged man driving a 95 240sx…. Apparently all that industriousness does not make one keep up with the times.

This particular moderator takes occasional potshots at NICOclub (www.nicoclub.com), claiming it’s “full of n00bs” and “lacking technical information”.  Again, he’s living in the past, as NICOclub is home to more accurate tech info than that site ever had.  Apparently he’s unfamiliar with www.240sxTech.com, www.NissanTech.com, and our Online Mechanic forums. 

Apparently he’s not heard that more successful CA swaps reside on NICO, nor is he aware that NICO is home to some of the foremost experts on the RB-series motor.  The VH45 and VH41 motors are well-known by NICO members, and the KA-T forum there is regarded as the best on the net.

There’s a reason NICOclub is home to FORTY different (and well-respected) advertisers.  They know it’s a place that prides itself on staying current, and our staff includes 2 Nissan Master Techs and an Infiniti Master Tech, as well as over a dozen ASE-Certified technicians. 

SO, as it plays out, the administrative staff take particular notice of one thread, in which this moderator (“Ross”) recommended to a new member that he commit suicide by shotgun for simply asking about a headlight swap.  Apparently, this new member is also a close relative of an employee of Nissan Corporate.  Hilarity ensues. 

Administrative staff confronts “Ross” with his idiocy and poor judgement.  In response, “Ross” decides to take his ball and go home, but not before posting a heart-wrenching farewell worthy of a made-for-TV movie.  Kleenex stock skyrockets.

Anyhow, now the “loyalists” have come out of the woodwork, claiming their undying devotion to this moron as he threatens to leave.  Apparently, their devotion was insufficient to pull him aside and tell him that a forum with no discussion = a library.

Currently, brighter minds have prevailed over there.  One of NICO’s former admins, who left to go do some “charity work” and revive the stumbling forum, learned a long time ago that new people are the lifeblood of the forum.  Without them, it becomes a bunch of old men sitting around on the porch, telling lies and bragging about how good they “used to be”. 

The current Admin has gotten some support from another moderator there, whom we’ll call “Chad”, who’s a bright guy – he “gets it”.  Unfortunately for the “other” forum, it’s all too little, too late.

We’ll not keep you updated on this story as it develops – It’s simply not newsworthy.

What IS newsworthy is this:  www.ConceptNissan.com – Review the history of Nissan’s concept vehicles in pictures… Enjoy!