[BowtieBelle]

Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

Some battles just can't be won.

In the few years I've been on camaro5 I've learned one thing... You can't change what people think of you.

If people don't like this site they probably have rationalized a good reason for feeling that way.

Success is such a silly thing to try and measure... I have no clue if this site is really successful... what is the measuring stick to determine success???

Even if we had some proof of our success... there are those that will never accept it.

For me, this has been a lesson in "take the good with the bad". I have no Idea if we're good moderators or not.

I couldn't tell you if C5F is a good event or not... there are way more events bigger than ours so I guess it could easily bee seen as a failure...

But to take criticism on why we named it Camaro5 fest... I don't even have an answer for that... I can't begin to defend that... And it was my decision to do so... But in our defense, unknown to us at the time, there already is a major event in NY, I believe called Camaro Fest. There are multiple National Camaro events that we felt were prominent and historic. Camaro Nationals, Camaros at Carlisle, Fbody Gathering... BIG events that deserved our respect as the new kids on the block...

The fest is about our members... our way of giving back to you all who make this site what it is. But it's not an exclusive club. All are welcome to attend... Mustangs and Challengers have been at both fests.... why would other Camaro organizations not feel welcome. It's called camaro5 fest because it is for you... It's not for the staff... most of us don't even get to put our cars in any of the events... I think Tag is about the only one who has... I've raced once at the fest... one trip down the 1/4 mile...

Not sure why I typed all that. I'm sure it doesn't change the opinion of those who are justified in criticizing us.

At least it might give a little insight as to why....

I sincerely wish I could make all 50,684 members here happy with the staff, the site the fest, etc....

At the end of the day.. I'm going to have to take the criticism like a man and consider it objectively and apply it when applicable and hope for the best.

At the same time take the compliments like a man, be humble and grateful for it and when applicable use it as confirmation that I'm at least sometimes doing it right.

At the end of each day, that's all I got.

Don't let 'em get you down.