BigToe
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Does RV.net have a policy forbidding the discussion of electric vehicles (EVs)?
Within just the last 3 months, the following threads on EVs on RV.net's Tow Vehicles forum have been closed:
Closed: GMC Sierra EV
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30366839.cfm
Closed: Comical EV article
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30366296.cfm
Closed: EV charging quandary
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30364774.cfm
Closed: How many of you own an EV?
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30359204.cfm
Closed: Ford F150 Lightning (EV) owner review
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30362846.cfm
Closed: This is our RV electric future. It's the future man!
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30361680.cfm
Closed: How many folks want an EV
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30360733.cfm
Closed: California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars by 2035
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30356212.cfm
Closed: Cost of EV Batteries
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30355138.cfm
Closed: C&D EV Tow Test
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30354957.cfm
Closed: Camping in an EV... Always charging...
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30349840.cfm
While some bickering between members may be found in some of the threads above, there is no less bickering (typically between the exact same members) found on other threads (discussing gas and diesel powered tow vehicles), and most of those threads remain open.
Yet curiously, most of the EV related threads are closed.
The seemingly odd coincidence of all these EV thread closures could potentially be interpreted as an administrative bias against the discussion of EVs vehicles, hence the question: Is the discussion of EV's against an RV.net policy?
It seems that every OEM vehicle manufacturer, including all truck manufacturers, even medium and heavy truck manufacturers, are either designing, prototyping, or now incorporating electrification in their production vehicles. Laws have been passed in jurisdictions around the globe mandating the adoption of EVs of one type or another.
Wouldn't it be a shame for one of the most popular RV forums on the internet to preclude the discussion of what may be a challenge for our generation to adapt to, while the up and coming future generations of RV'ers seek other forums that are more friendly toward what interests them?
Rather than closing threads on hot topics, perhaps RV.net might consider closing the membership accounts of the commonly known troublemakers, so that RV.net can return to the richly informative and dynamic discussion board that it once was well over a decade ago, when there was a campfire culture of mutual respect that fostered more member participation, and healthier discussion of tow vehicle related issues.
As it currently stands, one cannot blame a person for turning elsewhere if wanting to ask questions about RVing with any of the all electric trucks now introduced by all three of the "Big 3" light truck manufacturers. It appears that such threads are more likely to get closed on RV.net than elsewhere, so folks will probably go elsewhere.
And that is too bad, because of the history of RV.net, and its relationship with Good Sam Club and Camping World, two of the most well known businesses serving RVers in the United States.
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BB_TX
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I think it is because some people can't let there be a decent discussion on the topic and they start the same old **** every time.
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I think long term it won’t affect much. The Facebook EV RV camping groups have tens of thousands of active members. Answers to questions are almost instant and the expertise and experience from electric vehicle aspect is superior to anything one would find here wether that be hitches, loading or accessories or whatever.
What’s not as good (yet) is the RV maintenance and repair aspect. On these old RV boards there is still lots of knowledge. But that will fade as well as old members move on. Obviously EV RVers are not going to join a caustic board like this, but the archives will be available for many years yet.
It’s all good. Things evolve.
Stay safe on the road all.
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2oldman
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From reading a few of those I see they turn into off-topic insult contests.
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2112
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2oldman wrote:From reading a few of those I see they turn into off-topic insult contests. That pretty much describes this forum in general as of late. It has become a toxic environment
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2112 wrote:2oldman wrote:From reading a few of those I see they turn into off-topic insult contests. That pretty much describes this forum in general as of late. It has become a toxic environment
Yah. Huge change from 15 years ago. It is still useful but it is much more a hate centred political forum now. And without embracing new technologies it will just fade away in the years to come.
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2112
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Embracing new technologies isn't a requirement to keep this forum alive and healthy. Retaining the knowledge base is. A few bad apples spewing their negative comments will eventually run them off.
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Bird Freak
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No ban that I am aware of. I stopped looking at them because they all start with the same few people here that have them. Only one of them I know of rv's with his. Just not enough to matter for a RV forum to me.
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“Embracing new technologies isn't a requirement to keep this forum alive and healthy. Retaining the knowledge base is. A few bad apples spewing their negative comments will eventually run them off”
Good morning.
I don’t know. The number of RVers towing small trailers that are switching to electric vehicles as a tow vehicle is growing REALLY FAST and yet this board is not attracting any of them. Nor is there a specific forum area for them. I would think that it would be a priority of an RV forum sponsored by an RV retailer to attract this new generation of RVers.
Jmho.
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May as well add this one to the list ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/rolleyes.gif "rolleyes")
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