Am I the only one who clicks this thread thinking "Ah, maybe this will be the most inspiring restorations, or archival-quality tech help, or newly rediscovered lost game finds..." and is disappointed to see a punch list of cringe-worthy dumpster fires?

Some of them might be amusing, and I've laughed and commented in some as well... but to me, most of these threads illustrate the WORST of Pinside. So many people openly gripe about why so much of the worst elements keep coming up. I dunno. Maybe they shouldn't be literally celebrated as the "best"? I mean there's so much positivity to love about this site, why should that be the stuff you actually have to look for as it gets buried in the dumpster of so-called "Best of"?

All kidding aside, why do we self-select the worst aspects, actors, and meltdowns in this community as something worth celebrating?

I got my first block ever by anyone from him, too. I didn't even know what happened until I was suddenly ignoring somebody, apparently? Oops. I'd feel special but apparently you can block 100 people so it's hardly an exclusive list given the caretaker. Oh well!

I still genuinely have mixed feelings about such dumpster fires being routinely listed as "The Best" of Pinside though. Like oh yay yay har har point at the toxic clownshow, maybe it's funny now and then but then if that's all that makes "The Best of" list, it's hardly a good reflection of the larger community. Might as well stay on Facebook for toxicity so why come here at all? That d0n thread was a rare dive for me, I try to avoid those pits. Frankly I consider them embarrassing. But of course I'm not above it, oof.

And yet, elsewhere within Pinside there's so much more constructive, positive stuff... the stuff that hook us and make it an inescapable resource in spite of the clown shows... yet those barely merit a whif by comparison. Just seems weird to me. Guess I wish this thread would be renamed, but I can be pedantic like that.

Ah well, rant over.... carry on!

That 3rd book (on the right) looks to be a rare version with a misprint on the spine