Yea, yea, I know, it was taken from another thread but this is a good example of the typical Archie "contribution" to the forum lately. I think Archie needs to get laid or something. I think we all need to give Archie a great big hug!

Actually, while scanning a post ill find myself reading only the "half and half" rating people posts.

but then again, Im no Archie fan by any stretch but this post is just asking for trouble.

Darth, I have to be nice cause your gonna burn my chip soooooo Good job! lmao!

I think statements like this are the reason I dont have any respect for the guy.

Its hard for me to agree with the whole "cheering up" thing when your dealing with folks who dont see beyond their little world.

Maybe the forum needs a "Archie Supporter" section so I dont have to inadvetently read his drivle.

As far as I go...I love Archie. He hasn't done wrong by me. I was even one of his angels.

It just seems that there are some people who get a kick out of following him and smacking him down. That gets tired after awhile, and so he calls it. What's so wrong with that?

I love Arch. And that's that.

My thoughts exactly.

As for Archie, he has treated me great. When I was deciding on a motor mod and didn't know what I wanted he told me about SBC's. He said if I wanted a 3800 he could not help me. Wasn't rude just told me he only did SBC's. AND, it really does seem like certain people follow him around on here bashing him. Not til this is done does he get back on someone.

Mike

This thread you just made is a perfect example. Archie wasn't even mentioned in Off-Topic, the thread you pulled his quote from was titled "Topic: How many SBC powered Fieros on PFF?? " over in General. He's had somebody named "Mastermind" that's been dogging him and giving him jabs for a while now and when Archie gets jabbed he jabs back. Things had settled down in that thread so now you drag it over to O/T just to stir up more crap. Mastermind has posted some of the most inane crap I've ever read, to be honest, but it's not illegal to be an idiot and you certainly can't ban all idiots from the forum. There are several people that simply read threads and if Archie posts, here come the Archie flames. I've watched it happen too many times.

The shame of it is that Archie really IS a nice guy, who goes out of his way to help his customers, but has a marked lack of tolerance for BS and doesn't even come close to handling it with any kind of diplomacy. That's his personality. Rarely does he ever go out looking for a fight. He won't back down from one, but he generally doesn't go out to start one. The thread you pulled this from is an example. How many SBC powered Fieros on PFF?? This came after several "how many" threads were going. Hell, I was about to start my own called "How many people want to disembowel the next moron that starts a how many thread?" In the middle of the thread, our good buddy Mastermind jumps in, who has no SBC, and gives Archie a little jab. Archie responded, with a very measured reply. Mastermind couldn't leave well enough alone. Now to be fair, both Archie and Mastermind had smileys after their one line responses, but from there a mini flame war started, really not all that big of a deal as these things go. In fact, Archie only made one response to Mastermind, and it was a half dozen words, until the post you decided needed to be brought over here to O/T to stir the pot some more.

If you have a problem with Archie's products, or his opinion, argue and debate it with him. I do. I'm a customer of his and he still can't figure out why I put a 4.9L in the Finale instead of a SBC, but he doesn't have any ill will towards me. If I call him this afternoon he'd treat me like a long lost brother.

Archie is a little older than I am but we're both about twice the average age of this forum. There are always kids that think they know best what to do. Sometimes they even DO know better than the old guys, but they generally have no tact or respect for those with more experience. I know you by reputation, Darth. We have mutual friends that DO know you. I was planning on having you do a chip or two for me but, you know what, never mind. If you don't have anything better to do than drag squabbles from one forum section to another then there are several other people out there with burners that can take care of me that don't pull this crap. You may be a smart guy, Darth. You may know the GM Code to burn chips as well or better than anyone. But you show a remarkable lack of class when you do this kind of thing.

John Stricker

Clearly PFF has a few sacred cows roaming the boards that get treated as deities. They can say whatever they want as rudely as the want and get praised as if they just found the cure for aids.

Discourse, should be expected and encouraged if one want to hear all sides of a issue. However, some people are intolerant of any position that disagrees with theirs. They seem incapable of accepting the fact that people like different things for a variety of reasons. So what could possibly motivate someone to take time from a thriving business campaign on the internet because of a percieved slight on PFF?

Well, as most of you know I have a 4.9 and I'm very enthusiastic about of I have no problem sharing. It could be coincidential but there seems to be a rush of people installing 4.9s of late. Now what is the other popular V8 for the Fiero and who installs it and also sell kits for them?
It other worlds I believe I'm percieved as a threat to that person's business and should be eliminated. Sorta like GM did to the Fiero because of its threat to the Corvette. The irony is I would have intalled a 3800SC not a SBC had I not installed the 4.9.

Furthermore, I believe in a basic level of respect when communicating with others. As I stated previously some of us can get away with the most crass, juvenile statements and get praised.
I believe some of us are allowing our sense of fairness to be clouded simply because he originated swapping a certain motor in the Fiero. That's fine and good but he should not get a license to ill and excuse bad behavior.

In essence what I saying is...you can disagree with someone yet keep your comments respectable and civil.