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Each to their own in this case I guess. I am ambivalent myself, but it did make for an entertaining read.....

[Chris1992]

 

 

Well if that is the norm in this Facebook age, then I bow down to your superior knowledge. In my day it would be called cheating.

 

Lets hope that the winner of the biggest pumpkin challenge on Monday doesn't get beaten by some fella with a satsuma and lots of likes on Facechat or Snapbook!

 

 

There's not need to blatantly look down your nose at an entire generation just because you don't understand it. 

 

I'm not looking down my nose at anybody. Perhaps I should have put a "Smiley" after the, "Facechat or Snapbook" to let you know it was a joke! I was an I.T. engineer before I retired last year, so I do know about social media.

We are all doing the same thing on here, we are all spending time and money trying to get our cars as best as they can be. Whether it's, "as it came out of the factory" or a full custom build like The Purist, it doesn't matter as long as that person is chuffed to bits with the end results. I just find it a bit hard to swallow, when, if we decide to enter our pride and joy in a competition, we find out that the car is not being judged on the quality of workmanship, or the depth of the paint. or the power of the engine, but by a bit of juggling with the votes. Still, if that's the way it's done these days I guess, I'll just have to lump it.

 

 

Don't worry, the sarcasm within your 'superior knowledge' statement was heard loud and clear. I never claimed to know everything, I'm just telling it how it is and saying it's not worth getting worked up over it. If people want to enter these contests then let them. 

 

And it's funny you should mention competitions that don't take into account the quality of workmanship, or the depth of the paint. or the power of the engine, because that is exactly how the London to Brighton show and shine competions work. All of those things are completely irrelevant there too. Nobody seems to complain about that (including me I might add, I've been in the competition for the last 2 years). 

[Compdoc]

 

 

 

Well if that is the norm in this Facebook age, then I bow down to your superior knowledge. In my day it would be called cheating.

 

Lets hope that the winner of the biggest pumpkin challenge on Monday doesn't get beaten by some fella with a satsuma and lots of likes on Facechat or Snapbook!

 

 

There's not need to blatantly look down your nose at an entire generation just because you don't understand it. 

 

I'm not looking down my nose at anybody. Perhaps I should have put a "Smiley" after the, "Facechat or Snapbook" to let you know it was a joke! I was an I.T. engineer before I retired last year, so I do know about social media.

We are all doing the same thing on here, we are all spending time and money trying to get our cars as best as they can be. Whether it's, "as it came out of the factory" or a full custom build like The Purist, it doesn't matter as long as that person is chuffed to bits with the end results. I just find it a bit hard to swallow, when, if we decide to enter our pride and joy in a competition, we find out that the car is not being judged on the quality of workmanship, or the depth of the paint. or the power of the engine, but by a bit of juggling with the votes. Still, if that's the way it's done these days I guess, I'll just have to lump it.

 

 

Don't worry, the sarcasm within your 'superior knowledge' statement was heard loud and clear. I never claimed to know everything, I'm just telling it how it is and saying it's not worth getting worked up over it. If people want to enter these contests then let them. 

 

And it's funny you should mention competitions that don't take into account the quality of workmanship, or the depth of the paint. or the power of the engine, because that is exactly how the London to Brighton show and shine competions work. All of those things are completely irrelevant there too. Nobody seems to complain about that (including me I might add, I've been in the competition for the last 2 years). 

 

Apologies for the "I Bow down to your superior knowledge" comment. It's a phrase that I use a lot, and believe it or not, without any sarcasm intended. Its meaning is, "yes, in this instance I believe you are correct". But I can see how you might think that I was being sarcastic. Also, thanks for your insight into the judging of the "Show and Shine" competitions, I honestly did not know that quality of workmanship, paint and engine were never considered. Can I ask what criteria the judges do use to select a winning car?

[Chris1992]

Apologies for the "I Bow down to your superior knowledge" comment. It's a phrase that I use a lot, and believe it or not, without any sarcasm intended. Its meaning is, "yes, in this instance I believe you are correct". But I can see how you might think that I was being sarcastic. Also, thanks for your insight into the judging of the "Show and Shine" competitions, I honestly did not know that quality of workmanship, paint and engine were never considered. Can I ask what criteria the judges do use to select a winning car?

 

 

No worries. The L2B show and shine competitions are judged entirely on how the car has been cleaned, so for example, theoretically someone with a beautifully restored race car could be beaten by a rusty heap simply because the race car owner chose not to clean down the back of his engine block, or under his spare wheel. Not how I would do things but I suppose it's the only way to keep the judges unbiased and not let personal opinion of the car itself sway them.