while i agree with your post, skateboarding has, is, and always will be about one thing and one thing only....having fun.
i don't care how awesome you think you are, how many tricks you got, or how many stairs you can ollie, if you're not having fun, just quit and join something where winning and being the best means something. in otherwords, drop the fake core skater facade and embrace the jock within you.
sorry to offend but more than half the people on SLAP come across like straight jocks....and it ain't just me thinking it.
you seem like one of the more level headed guy's on this site, mabey thats why your rep is -32
i agree that skateboarding is about fun, i just take it as a given. if these kids arent having fun then im not sure exactly why theyre skateboarding.
for the person talking about longboarding being like a scooter, you have no idea at all... think about it a longboard is based on skateboard technology, which is based off of rollerskate technology. before street skating started in the early 90's not every single deck looked the same, or had the same specs, now according to a bunch of noobies
a skateboard has to be 31.5 by 7.75 and have double kicktails... i think that a longboard is a skateboard simply because there is no actual difference. try and prove me wrong
real skateboarding>kookboarding
lets get that settled
there are many kooks that ride both short and long skateboards. there are also many legit skaters that do the same. by generalizing an entire group of people you just make yourself look dumb