blowit Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 Every other tech forum has Sticky posts that cover the majority of posts. Man does this forum need it. Hate to throw piss on anyone's campfire but I really think this could help a lot of guys get going quicker and reduce the repetitive posts on , "low compression, loss of spark, miss on one cylinder, plugs are black, how much timing, what size jet, what fuel, what oil, what seat cover?". I think this would really benefit from a hot topics area. Any takers? Brandon Quote
inthemail Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 just posted in the search thread about this. im in. if im up late this morning mabye ill harvest a few similar threads and link them up under one to be stickied. thats all that needs to be done, put the top ten most common threads into one post. put the links for each of the top 10 common threads into groups. sticky. later on, click, read, enjoy. if you still dont get boost bottles after reading 10-15 different posts about them covering every aspect and arguement and your question isnt answered, post! Quote
inthemail Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 to start, lets hear the top 10 engine diagnostic/repair issues? leave aside the main ingredients. like checking compression, spark, fuel, and airflow. mabye we can make ONE post to diagnose and troubleshoot each of those areas, then link this into the top of the general sticky. is it just me or is this starting to sound like bitching and or whining? i dont exactly care to write page after page of text online and im sure noone else will step forward either to do the same, if a question has to be asked let it be asked. i encourage everyone to answer others posts as well because in all actuality isnt that how we learn? say i tell someone to check their floats for sticking due to a flooding problem. think about the idiot with the problem not knowing dick about ho to check a stuck float let alone know thats plainly the problem? all of us become better mechanics because of the resources on our site, and i for one and very thankful that people have told me i was wrong after i posted something. why? because i didnt KNOW i was wrong and by being corrected, i learned something new that i might not have thought of at the same time buddy with the problem might have learned 2 things even if they dont both apply to his problem. by reading, posting, and questioning we learn. thats my $00.02 Quote
blowit Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Posted April 4, 2008 I think so many, myself included, have damn near wrote novels by now on the same subjects. To the point one could build a Banshee from scratch with the resources on the site. Granted not too many do a search or many things would not get asked so many times. 3-4 similar posts in the same page is too many. I was hoping someone would help with tech documents from a neutral standpoint and help everyone. I have plenty of tech data I have my my site that I refer to for people asking questions. I think even common web links on certain subjects would go a long way. Which ever, I am simply throwing out a suggestion but granted, it would reduce the amount of posting on the forum. Quote
inthemail Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) i hear ya :happy: i agree, i wish people would fucking read the first page of topics before posting. its like "uh oh! i have to post that my clutch pearch is worn out! what do i do? (the answer of course from everyone would be buy a new one, stupid questions DO exist, we unfortunatley have to put up with them.) a links resource on the main page would be great, way back in the day when i frequented exriders.com they had a links page with everything from members pages to manufacturers sites and even some tech pages for troubleshooting. thats smart in my opinion, instead of harvesting all the web traffic as possibble why not point a question straight at the source of the answer? i wouldnt go to wal mart and ask them where i could buy some craftsmen tools... SOME PEOPLES KIDS HOWEVER Edited April 4, 2008 by inthemail Quote
Bansh-eman Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 Every other tech forum has Sticky posts that cover the majority of posts. Man does this forum need it. Hate to throw piss on anyone's campfire but I really think this could help a lot of guys get going quicker and reduce the repetitive posts on , "low compression, loss of spark, miss on one cylinder, plugs are black, how much timing, what size jet, what fuel, what oil, what seat cover?". I think this would really benefit from a hot topics area. Any takers? Brandon i 100% agree Brandon. i have been trying for a while now to get an admin or mod to colect a series of posts and compile them into one or a few posts that are related and pin them to the top and have them locked so they cant get gummedup by un-needed responses. It would take a little work but in the end it would be WELL worth it. use www.imageshack.us to host all the picts as they NEVER delete them so the post will always work. even the pinned topics we have now need to be cleaned up Quote
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