To be very honest,many people keep secrets thinking that others wont find about it.
Its sharing on forums that moves the knowledge around.
I have learnt a lot from here and i try my best to shift the knowledge where it is needed.
After all some one making a mistake leads to waste of money and time,if you can help someone save these two
things then i believe you have achieved something for the day.
And a good action always equates into a good reaction!
*erm,bit philosophical*
Thats the attitude that has this site going 10 years now.
Think back a while, especially for the newer members or recent owners of these cars. Back then there was not as much info about how far the cars could be pushed and what setup would get you what result. It has only been through people trying different things and then sharing the results with the community that we now know so much about tuning these cars.
I have noticed a shift in attitude over the past couple of years toward withholding knowledge. The first real instance of this that stuck in my mind was when a member discovered how to setup launch control on the emanage but would not tell anyone how he did it. At the time he had another thread open on the forum asking for help with another technical issue he was having, I found it very hypocritical. Soon after another member figured out the launch control settings and shared them publicly.
Everything is about balance. If you get value from something you should attempt to at least invest as much value as you received. If you read a tutorial and it really helps you then the next time you are carrying out work on your car the least you should do is write up a tutorial and share it with the community. The unfortunate truth is that many people expect info to be shared when THEY need it but when others need it they often are too busy or not bothered enough to assist. Thankfully everyone is not like this.
On the point above about F1 teams keeping secrets.... of course they do as there are millions at stake for each race. Also if someone is in to drag racing etc I dont see an issue with them keeping exact details of their setup to themselves in order to remain competitive.
Dylan's moral message for the day - If you CAN help someone then you SHOULD help someone.
