Negative / Derogatory Postings on the Increase?

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it could just be me but it appears that negative / derogatory postings are on the increase...

i'm getting pretty fed up of reading posts that respond to peoples questions by critising their actions in the first place. it's not really what i'd expect form this forum. normally the person posting the thread in the first place is usually quite distressed from one issue or another with their vehicle. the last thing they probably want to read is someone calling them stupid for being in that situation in the first place...

i agree that some people need to be reminded from time to time that there is a search function and not to ask questions that have been answered countless times before but surely there is a polite friendly manner in which this can be done. i thought that's what the watercooled forum was all about...

further to the above are the responses to for sale threads where the responder has no intention whatsoever of purchasing the item . the responses either generally criticise the price of the item, the condition of the item or the fact that the item is no good for increased performance etc...

if the response is to genuinely try and help the seller i suggest a pm might be a better option...

everyone has the right to there own opinion but i remember my parents saying to me, "if you can't find anything nice to say then don't say anything at all"

anyway that's my monday morning whinge out of the way, i just wondered what you guys thought...

my thoughts are to treat people like i'd like to be treated myself...