Greetings folks,
I'm going to be taking a few steps back from TMC when it comes to basically anything about Tesla, the Model S, etc. I'm just going to keep up with my off-grid solar project thread, my BMS dev thread, and a few others like my autopilot release date contest thread. (The ones for projects I will be migrating updates from being posted here on TMC to a self-hosted site with updates eventually.) But I think I'm done with the drama that infests virtually every other thread these days. This seems to be getting the feel of many other auto enthusiast forums, and I steer clear of those. Long story short, I feel like the quality of the posts and information here has taken a drastic nose dive over the past year. Threads are filled with so much non-information, off-topic nonsense, repeated arguments, etc etc that I feel like it's honestly just not worth the effort anymore to contribute most of the time. Combine that with the endless attacks from folks who will fight to the death arguing against anything that might be even a little negative for Tesla (very poorly usually, but persistently), in and out of this forum, and I'm just done. I'm being harassed and ridiculed here, via email, and other contact methods for the views and opinions I've expressed on various topics and enough is enough. At some point it's just not worth the time or the effort. I like to contribute to things I'm passionate about (EVs, solar, etc have always been on my mind), but it seems pointless when people dismiss reality and substitute facts for personal attacks more often then not or in general just don't appreciate the contributions. Apologies to those who don't actually fit here and are appreciative and supportive.
Some highlights (expletives censored by me):
I got a few spoofed emails (from a legit contact's email address who definitely did not send the message) that read: "a mod deleted this post in ur thread, so ill tell you here: your a f*****g d****e bag. get over urself #firstworldproblems".
Someone actually got a hold of my personal cell number (no idea how, it's not listed on anything associated with this account) and spammed me from random numbers (maybe the same person as above, no way to know) in the middle of the night with crap like, "Tesla r0x! f*** you!", forcing me to silence my phone to get some sleep and potentially miss contact from someone who legitimately needed to get a hold of me in an emergency or otherwise. Fortunately this spam attack stopped before I woke up.
Slew of other emails, youtube comments, you name it based on posts I've made here (unique people).
Overall, I've found myself wasting far too much time accomplishing nothing here lately.
Additionally, I think I'm done supporting Tesla in general as a company. Their extremely poor handling of the numerous issues with the P85D that stem from their prior and continued misleading marketing (intentional or not before is up for debate, but certainly intentional now that it continues) has reached the breaking point with me. At this point they literally just refuse to even speak about the issues, let alone work towards any resolution at all. I see no reason to support such a company further. They've screwed me (and may others) on the P85D purchase, plain and simple, with their false advertising. While others here seem perfectly willing to accept that, I am not. I've made a final attempt at contact to work towards an informal resolution with them, and when that fails, like all other contact has over the past few months, it is pretty likely I will no longer be a Model S owner one way or another. Maybe I'll change my mind on that, but right now that's where I'm at.
All of that said, a Tesla enthusiast forum seems like it is probably the wrong place for me to be. I do think I'm going to end up pursuing my own personal custom long range EV project soon, which should be fun.
I don't think I'll be following this thread too closely, either, but figured I would point out my reasons for stepping back. Hopefully folks have found my contributions here to be helpful, and I thank those who have been helpful to me since I'd joined.
Best,
-wk
I'm going to be taking a few steps back from TMC when it comes to basically anything about Tesla, the Model S, etc. I'm just going to keep up with my off-grid solar project thread, my BMS dev thread, and a few others like my autopilot release date contest thread. (The ones for projects I will be migrating updates from being posted here on TMC to a self-hosted site with updates eventually.) But I think I'm done with the drama that infests virtually every other thread these days. This seems to be getting the feel of many other auto enthusiast forums, and I steer clear of those. Long story short, I feel like the quality of the posts and information here has taken a drastic nose dive over the past year. Threads are filled with so much non-information, off-topic nonsense, repeated arguments, etc etc that I feel like it's honestly just not worth the effort anymore to contribute most of the time. Combine that with the endless attacks from folks who will fight to the death arguing against anything that might be even a little negative for Tesla (very poorly usually, but persistently), in and out of this forum, and I'm just done. I'm being harassed and ridiculed here, via email, and other contact methods for the views and opinions I've expressed on various topics and enough is enough. At some point it's just not worth the time or the effort. I like to contribute to things I'm passionate about (EVs, solar, etc have always been on my mind), but it seems pointless when people dismiss reality and substitute facts for personal attacks more often then not or in general just don't appreciate the contributions. Apologies to those who don't actually fit here and are appreciative and supportive.
Some highlights (expletives censored by me):
I got a few spoofed emails (from a legit contact's email address who definitely did not send the message) that read: "a mod deleted this post in ur thread, so ill tell you here: your a f*****g d****e bag. get over urself #firstworldproblems".
Someone actually got a hold of my personal cell number (no idea how, it's not listed on anything associated with this account) and spammed me from random numbers (maybe the same person as above, no way to know) in the middle of the night with crap like, "Tesla r0x! f*** you!", forcing me to silence my phone to get some sleep and potentially miss contact from someone who legitimately needed to get a hold of me in an emergency or otherwise. Fortunately this spam attack stopped before I woke up.
Slew of other emails, youtube comments, you name it based on posts I've made here (unique people).
Overall, I've found myself wasting far too much time accomplishing nothing here lately.
Additionally, I think I'm done supporting Tesla in general as a company. Their extremely poor handling of the numerous issues with the P85D that stem from their prior and continued misleading marketing (intentional or not before is up for debate, but certainly intentional now that it continues) has reached the breaking point with me. At this point they literally just refuse to even speak about the issues, let alone work towards any resolution at all. I see no reason to support such a company further. They've screwed me (and may others) on the P85D purchase, plain and simple, with their false advertising. While others here seem perfectly willing to accept that, I am not. I've made a final attempt at contact to work towards an informal resolution with them, and when that fails, like all other contact has over the past few months, it is pretty likely I will no longer be a Model S owner one way or another. Maybe I'll change my mind on that, but right now that's where I'm at.
All of that said, a Tesla enthusiast forum seems like it is probably the wrong place for me to be. I do think I'm going to end up pursuing my own personal custom long range EV project soon, which should be fun.
I don't think I'll be following this thread too closely, either, but figured I would point out my reasons for stepping back. Hopefully folks have found my contributions here to be helpful, and I thank those who have been helpful to me since I'd joined.
Best,
-wk