ok there are probably 100 posts asking this very same question but hey the search function is usless it doesnt search for thread names but rather text inside the thread which leaves u wil 50 pages that have nothing to do with ur query.

anyway. the quesiton is this:
why do most the people in this "community" hate drifting or drifters?
i myself love racing and i love drifting but obviously not everyone feels the same.
drifters dont hinder you in races etc because they have thier own servers to enter. If u see a thread on the forum about drifting and u dont like the subject then why enter it? does these threads slow the forum down for you? no.... so whats the problem?

im neutral on the subject because i love both types grip and drifting i use both sets of servers also.
Sure lfs is a racing sim but it has realistic physics so why cant drifters use these to achieve their form of "racing" the racers do....

like i said my vote stands for a +1 for racing and a +1 for drifting.

whats your views? why are you so against 1 or the other?
flame away lol

Quote from SLIDE WAYZ :

ok there are probably 100 posts asking this very same question but hey the search function is usless it doesnt search for thread names but rather text inside the thread which leaves u wil 50 pages that have nothing to do with ur query.

That's not true! click on 'Advanced Search' and make sure the 'search by key words' is set to 'Search Titles only' (not 'Search Entire Posts')

I find drifiting boring and just don't like it - i never check drifting servers or threads on this forum - np for me that they exist

Not 100 posts more like thousands

Search functions and computers are only as dumb as the lump infront of the screen

Learn some techniques in refining searches and you might find the internet useful

Most people do not hate drifters its just a myth propergated by a few what most do hate though is threads that keep returning endlessly

Racers don't join drift servers and vice versa unless they are newbies and simply don't know what is what

Forums like real life are communities and communities need some order to function properly, so I do have a problem with needless threads

Discussed hundreds of times. This thread should be locked, as it will just go downhill from now on.

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Discussed hundreds of times. This thread should be locked, as it will just go downhill from now on.

Or down-Touge possibly.



\Gets coat.

My vote stands +1 for racing and approximately -61.349 for drifting.

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I don't think they hate drifters, but more the attitude associated with it. Because drifting is primarly done as a car showboating exercise, the hardcore drifters want what I would describe as "silly" or "trivial" graphical enhancements that add little to the racing nature of the game. Tinted smoke, for instance.

There is definitely space for both kinds of racing, as long as neither tries to imply their style is better. I can appreciate the thrill of hurtling toward a barrier at 100mph, then steering away. I can't do it, but I've no real inclination to learn. I also understand the thril of a close fought race, trying to find a space to pass or brake a fraction of a second later to gain a corner advantage.

It's all about individual tastes, but the big conflicts only arise when things are discussed which only benefit one kind of competition. Now that we have false starts we'll probably see a new range of drag-based arguments, with people wanting traction bars and things which will benefit drag but nobody else.

These things may or may not be added, but it's all about the priority the Scawen and co have placed them in. I imagine if there's enough demand for a feature then they'd be silly not to have it as an option.

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Curses to work. There were no replies when I started typing this!]

I'm pretty neutral on the subject. I enjoy a good tail out powerslide in my personal car as much as any blue blooded car enthusiast... but I can't take it seriously enough that I would modify the suspension to do it "better" or longer.

As far as LFS is concerned, if it's how you enjoy using the software you purchased, have fun!

Quote from SLIDE WAYZ :

ok there are probably 100 posts asking this very same question but hey the search function is usless it doesnt search for thread names but rather text inside the thread which leaves u wil 50 pages that have nothing to do with ur query.

The search function is useless. lmfao! You proved youself wrong by failing to lable this thread with an informative name pointing to your topics(why do most the people hate drifting or drifters?) and (hey the search function is usless it doesnt search for thread names) lol.

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anyway. the quesiton is this:
why do most the people in this "community" hate drifting or drifters?
i myself love racing and i love drifting but obviously not everyone feels the same.
drifters dont hinder you in races etc because they have thier own servers to enter. If u see a thread on the forum about drifting and u dont like the subject then why enter it? does these threads slow the forum down for you? no.... so whats the problem?

No we don't. There are countless threads, teams and websites. Can you find them?

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im neutral on the subject because i love both types grip and drifting i use both sets of servers also.
Sure lfs is a racing sim but it has realistic physics so why cant drifters use these to achieve their form of "racing" the racers do....

like i said my vote stands for a +1 for racing and a +1 for drifting.

whats your views? why are you so against 1 or the other?
flame away lol

Yeah, so that means you don't know if you are racing or drifting. Is a bad thing if you think it's ok to drift around a pack of cars ina corner because youre drifting, and they are not.

E:

Quote from Glenn67 :

Search functions and computers are only as dumb as the lump infront of the screen

! Correct.

i dont hate them at all, why i may find it easier i respect those mature drifters who can do it well (ie Matrixi), and dont hate people that can't.

The group i DON'T respect are the FnF 13 year old (or stereotype thereof) who want "NAWZ, y0", new rims etc - these are the.... less desirable members of our community, and generally it is their maturity (or lack) that gives drifters a bad name - unfortunately the people from this community that i do respect stay off here and stay on Torque, as they don't want the flaming, however the drifters that (usually) come on here fall into the category outlined above - and unfortunately while i'm sure their not the majority, they are the vocal majority, here at least

I hate drifters because they make threads where they ask why they are so hated.

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Yeah, so that means you don't know if you are racing or drifting. Is a bad thing if you think it's ok to drift around a pack of cars ina corner because youre drifting, and they are not.

erm no...... i mean im neutral on the fact that i dont prefer 1 over the other, in a race i race, if my tail kicks out then it kicks out much like any1 else, in drift servers i drift.....

damn retard

Quote from SLIDE WAYZ :

.ramn detard

lol!

Sure, let's get get into this all over again.
Who's going to start a new "Whi dos all s2 r4cEr h4Te tEh dEmo usErZ?" next?

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Sure, let's get get into this all over again.
Who's going to start a new "Whi dos all s2 r4cEr h4Te tEh dEmo usErZ?" next?

you would probably get more search results

Slide ways your not doing any favours to the drifting community with comments like that.

I dip my rear wheels into a bit of drifting now and then, I used to do it when I had the demo and it was ok for about 5 minutes then I got bored. So I don't hate drifting, I just can't take it seriously.

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you would probably get more search results

first off i never bothered using the search function because its the same on any other forum (well basically)
secondly, why do u think im defending the drifting community? i only asked the question to find out what other people thought about it. Sure not everyone hates drifting but they may dislike it to an extent etc

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first off i never bothered using the search function

then why should i bother answering?

Quote from SLIDE WAYZ :

first off i never bothered using the search function because its the same on any other forum (well basically)
secondly, why do u think im defending the drifting community? i only asked the question to find out what other people thought about it. Sure not everyone hates drifting but they may dislike it to an extent etc

Well, obviously you showed your ignorance about the search function right in your first post. Just because you don't know how to use the search function properly doesn't mean you can just ignore it and post away because you can't be bothered.

Secondly, why do you care so much about what others think. What does it matter to you if people hate or dislike something? You said you like both racing and drifting. Fine, good for you. Why would you care why other people dislike either of them? I'm sure people have their reasons. You don't see people asking drifters why they hate or dislike racing do you?

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then why should i bother answering?

there are far too many dumbies in this forum eager to give drifting a bad name with noob posts and threads. And then some "special people" are so willing to hate and attack things different or new simply because they dont understand and dont want to understand.

i do dearly hope you don't put me in the "special people" group Gabkicks

Quote from SLIDE WAYZ :

first off i never bothered using the search function because its the same on any other forum (well basically)
secondly, why do u think im defending the drifting community? i only asked the question to find out what other people thought about it. Sure not everyone hates drifting but they may dislike it to an extent etc

I didnt say that Quicksilver did :yummy:

Slidways there is no need to call people names, it just makes you look like a donkey.

How to use SEARCH fo Slidways

Indeed for any search, shortterm or longterm, a very important thing, a priority, is its preparation: where are you going to search and what are you going to search. Both aspects require some thoughts.
A simple short "auto-brainstorming" before beginning your search, writing down your scope and a preliminary list of keywords will pay jackpots whenever you will risk to run amok and then get lost inside the dark web-woods: there's simply too much interesting stuff on the web, and without some self-discipline and a clear scope you'll waste a lot of time when searching.
In this aspect, as you can see, a search is not all that different from that "hyde and seek" children's finding game, where a limited area of play should be chosen and the seeker must close his eyes and count to 40 before beginning to search.
So avoid running onto google shouting "Ready or not, here I come!" :-)

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And then some "special people" are so willing to hate and attack things different or new simply because they dont understand and dont want to understand.

thats what i think most of it is i think anyway, and a few people have said stuff like y should i bother answering or posted sarcastic comments about my first post. i never said i that i care about why people hate it. but i was asking why they hate it..... there is a difference

and to the guy above, i no you didnt say it and i never said u did :s
also i dont need to no how to use a search function its not 1 of the things i wanna do before im 25

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i do dearly hope you don't put me in the "special people" group Gabkicks

no no lol, i was gonna make a post sorta aggreeing with you, but then i started writing something else and forgot to take away my quotes. i think i have a bit of adhd.

In lfsforums its basicly Old farts>drifting noobs. As someone who enjoys drifting, it bothers me more to see newbish posts from drifters and immaturity from them than when they are attacked. because its hard to defend drifting when so many dumbies claim to be drifters.