I never do this

"area man" (hurrburgring) 02/04/2015 at 14:30 • Filed to: None

1

12

But that fake "exclusive" article that Torch just posted... what is the point? "It would be cool if these cars existed haha." OK, and?

PanchoVilleneuve ST > area man 02/04/2015 at 14:32

0

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > area man 02/04/2015 at 14:35

1

Clicks and ad revenue?

Steve Zissou > area man 02/04/2015 at 14:36

0

Did you click on it? He just earned 1/100 of a dollar from your traffic.

Gamecat235 > area man 02/04/2015 at 14:37

6

I never do this...

...but have you read Torchinsky's articles before?

area man > Gamecat235 02/04/2015 at 14:44

0

yeah, and even the ones that are about fake cars he wishes were real are structured like "this would be so cool for xyz reasons" and I usually come away with some little factoid I didn't know previously. But this one, I don't even know why it's annoying me so much, but it is. The tone is strange. It's like it was written by someone else trying to mix Torch's style with The Onion but only getting halfway there.

BrtStlnd > area man 02/04/2015 at 14:44

2

I also clicked thinking something worth my time would be in the article, and I left disappointed. I didn't look at the byline before, so I guess that's on me.

I just do not get the humor... SO MANY ARTICLES that are basically "hey hey hey kids!!! *honks comically large horn* Look at these ZANY cars *honk*"

area man > BrtStlnd 02/04/2015 at 14:48

0

Glad I'm not the only one. I saw the byline but the headline and pixelated image made me think it might actually be something interesting. Maybe that's why I'm annoyed.

I get that all the writers have their schticks, but after a while it all gets old. I don't really read DeMuro's regular columns anymore because they all sound the same. I always click when it looks like he's doing something different though, like all that stuff with the cross-country speed record guy. Same with Torch, that Iceland Lada piece was great because he wasn't trying to out-zany anything.

PS9 > area man 02/04/2015 at 14:51

0

The point you ask for is in the explanation you yourself provided.

BrtStlnd > area man 02/04/2015 at 14:53

0

I don't like to criticize because 1) who cares what I think & 2) he has a large audience that enjoys what he does... but yes, to quote Austin Powers "that sort of thing isn't my bag, baby".

area man > PS9 02/04/2015 at 14:56

0

In my mind, having those thoughts don't really justify turning them into a nonsense article with a clickbait headline on "the worlds largest auto enthusiast website."

PS9 > area man 02/04/2015 at 14:59

0

But a non-trivial portion of Jalopnik's articles are 'non-sense'. It's been that way since the beginning. It's not really a serious outlet like R&T or Motor Trend, and given the nature of all these gawker blogs, that's not gonna change.

Street Surgeon > area man 02/05/2015 at 01:50

0

Opened because of clickbait, read, and was annoyed.