The Etiquette of Asking Questions

In the world of RC lowriding, community is the load bearing beam that upholds the rest of the structure. Within that community you’ll find a microcosm of master builders and beginners alike, all striving for that unique build, that innovative customization, and the respect of their peers. How are these innovations created you might ask? Through research and inquiry, and it’s the inquiry part of it that we would like to touch on today.

Is there such thing as a stupid question?

While we’ve been told growing up that there is no such thing as a “stupid” question, is that entirely true in the RC lowrider world? While we wouldn’t go so far as to call them stupid, there are certainly right and wrong questions to ask as far as community etiquette is concerned.

Need to know how to install a Hopshop dual servo set up? Not a problem; asking for STL (design) files of Michael Garza’s dual servo plate in order to print your own? Yea that’s a no.

Nothing says “I want your product but don’t want to pay for it” like asking a vendor for an STL file on something they sell -

- Or asking a builder to lay out the steps to achieving their signature look (Ask us how we know). If you’ve ever found yourself in a mood to ask questions like our latter examples, our recommendation would be to do your own research, because you may just be shooting yourself in the foot.

No matter the line of questioning, you’ll find that some people believe you should ask zero questions and do all the research yourself (which is a bit much if you ask us), and others who will be all too happy to let you in on their tips and tricks.

Sit back and observe -

If you’re new here, your best course of action would be to sit back and observe the community for a little, we promise that you’ll begin to get a feel for which questions are right to ask, and which are wrong (as well as who to ask, should you want to send a direct message).

At the end of the day, we all just want to see the community grow, but build inquiries should always be made with a bit of forethought , and answered with a touch of grace. We were all beginners at some point.

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