We've lost another founding member of JW

[nthfinity]

I wasn't here when this place started; but it was clear that this was like no other forum I'd ever visited. The attitudes expressed by the Core members was somthing that has beaconed so many of us later members to stay on. No matter how heated the argument; there was always progress one way, or the other in the "flames." No matter how heated it was, we would still love to go have a beer together.... the similarities among us kept us close; the differences... the separate approaches to our enthusiasm has been unique.

RC has told me he came here after the promice of what JW was compared to all the other childish, and poorly run forums out there. There is good reason why Jabba asked RC to come along for the ride. I may not know them; but I have my suspicions.

I am 100% sure that a lot of members here despise him to some degree; and I offer it is 100% unfounded. RC being the expereinced person he is, has taken the character of a devils' advocate to prod the naive into growing beyond that. In some cases it reaped its benefits over the past two years.

Anybody who has actually spoken, or met him know he is quite an important roll here.... one that is nearly impossible to replace.

This has never been a battle over "Corvette vs. European" or "USA vs. European" that so many appear to think it is. When there is a correction to be had; as somebody (so often) post false claims... RC is right there to make the rebuttle with hard edged facts. What confuses me is why the same people over and over again need to have the facts repeated... the same people!

What is beyond me is the level of personal attacks that have been hammered at a few of our core members, time and time again. It is the same people over and over again. They know who they are.

My wish isn't to spread the dirt all over the linen, but to try and remind people what this place was at one time. But this definately deserves attention; before Jabbasworld becomes lost in the thousands of forums that offer no real kinsminship.

Why do you think Dan left? Why do you think that so much of the original core doesn't logon so much? I dont know... but I sincerely wish RC to stick around, he has a lot more to offer if we are willing to use our lump of neurological mass a bit.