Woo! I made the front page!

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
06/17/2016 at 12:45 • Filed to: None

I made the FP with my crazy pt cruiser story! Tell it enough times and someone will notice! Since I can’t dance, lets mosh pit instead!

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DISCUSSION (22)

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 12:52

Or what has happened in the past, for years, is they see something in Oppo that is unique, then they quickly write a story about it and never mention it was someone in Oppo that obviously gave them the story!

zeontestpilot > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
06/17/2016 at 12:59

Naw, I submitted this story in their original post. Though I have written about this particular accident previously on oppo. Two other times I think?

But they do like to write story’s off of comments. Case in point:

http://jalopnik.com/how-one-man-le…

So that's twice I made FP, lol.

interstate366, now In The Industry > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 13:07

I made AOTD a couple times, which isn’t all that impressive, but I started posting not long before QOTD/AOTD went away so I didn’t have many chances.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 13:23

Oh I know, I just remember over the years I posted something I didn’t see anywhere and the next morning there was a story on the FP. Of course I don’t think any of the staff are the same people anymore.

zeontestpilot > interstate366, now In The Industry
06/17/2016 at 13:25

Yeah, it's like a high school award; it means nothing but it makes you feel special!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > interstate366, now In The Industry
06/17/2016 at 13:43

Here’s ZTP still dancing at his parade you’re raining on:

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 13:44

don’t let him rain on your parade (see above gif lol). have fun, good for you having a cool story

Matt Nichelson > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 13:47

Somebody say Moshpit?

zeontestpilot > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/17/2016 at 13:51

Weirdly enough, that’s an accurate demonstration of how I dance.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 13:52

Fantastic

zeontestpilot > Matt Nichelson
06/17/2016 at 13:53

As long as there are no people doing helicopters, I'm golden.

fintail > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 14:29

Be proud.

I think I made it once, and now I am permabanned for offending the delicate sensitivities of the bloggers pandering to Tesla.

zeontestpilot > fintail
06/17/2016 at 14:33

What did you say? If you dont mind me asking....

fintail > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 14:36

I called the movement a cult, and got into it with a couple cultists who were offended. I also called out questionable writing (like Torchinsky’s perpetual ire at German claims of being “first”). I went grey and then totally invisible - I checked from a browser not logged in, nothing. I also replied to people I was friendly with asking if they could see me, nothing.

I didn’t have mountains of respect for the glorified bloggers on FP to begin with, but now, nothing. The current legal spectacle just makes me snicker now.

zeontestpilot > fintail
06/17/2016 at 14:50

Hahaha, I like the tesla cult idea. Usually people put tesla on a pedestal because it’s ‘the future’ and ‘no emissions’. Well, battery acid is stil harmful to the environment, and it’s still an emerging technology that most likely has a lot of kinks to work out. And it’s still just a fancy car.

It’s like people who are vegans who slam you for eating meat. Just not worth my time to call them out, they believe what they believe.

Admittedly, I do enjoy the FP. The articles have changed, and I do secretly wish they got more in tune with their roots. I really like QoTD. I found Jalopnik because I was search for info on cars. It's sad it's once a week now though. I'd like it everyday if possible.

fintail > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 16:07

And like vegans, Tesla cultists will do all they can to be sure you know they are in the cult. Many joke about it, but I have a suspicion the bloggers pretending to be journalists had been instructed to post a lot of positive material, in hopes of maybe being sponsored in a way. Not going to happen now, as Gawker and its spawn are kind of damaged goods, even if just guilt by association. Oh well, if they are going to censor, they can go down the drain for all I care.

I found Jalopnik when Murilee Martin had a regular feature about old cars spotted parked on the street, that lured me in. I might read FP once a day, not much more. I notice the volume of material has slowed too - not a big loss, as a lot of it was quantity over quality.

zeontestpilot > fintail
06/17/2016 at 18:35

Sadly, wouldn't mean no oppo or lald? :(

fintail > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 20:30

They could move elsewhere. Tons of hosting possibilities out there.

The arbitrary greying and banning on some Gawker sites due to thin skinned third rate bloggers makes me have no sorrow to see that the sketchy empire is under fire. These are people who will bitch and moan to infinity and beyond about free speech etc, but can’t stand being called out.

zeontestpilot > fintail
06/17/2016 at 22:04

Housing a server for something like this gets pricey quickly. To support it there might have to be a ton of ads.

I don’t visit the other gawker sites, no reason to. Some I hate for good reason, others talk about stuff I have no interest in.

fintail > zeontestpilot
06/17/2016 at 22:23

How much traffic does the place really get? Maybe a couple hundred active users? It’s doable. Might take some ads, but FP is already full of ads with more each day.

I don’t have a real problem with any of the other sites, if the glorified bloggers don’t ban people because their feelings were hurt or they got called out on poor work.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > fintail
06/17/2016 at 23:25

Kinja'd!!!

zeontestpilot > fintail
06/18/2016 at 07:05

I don’t know the exact numbers, but I read an article that with housing a website the traffic can get bottlenecked as more and more people access it. Each server can only handle so much incoming traffic, and the more traffic the slower the site responses will be. Of course, if it was just oppo who moved, the traffic would be significantly less because it would only be diehard fans who moved with it.

I love a good back and forth talk, sort of like what we are doing here. It’s intellectual, thought provoking, and is a bit challenging; I like that (so thank you). I mean, I may or may not change my mind about a topic, but it allows me to empathize and understand the other side, which gives me a fuller understanding of the situation. It boggles my mind when people don't do that.