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123 messages, Last post on Nov 15, 2009 at 5:18 AM
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Hi, everyone. As you've probably noticed, we have been trying to refine the discussions into more narrowly focussed topics. Our objective is twofold. We want to make it easier for people seeking specific information about their vehicles to find it easily and without having to wade through hundreds or thousands of postings. To those ends, we will be shutting down the general make/model discussions and work exclusively with specific issues. This requires us to populate the make/model subsections with relevant, interesting and timely topics. Rather than having the hosts simply create boilerplate topics for each make/model, we feel that you, the owner, the make/model enthusiast and the prospective buyer can best judge what those topics should be. You can help by adding a discussion (it's easy!) or suggesting one here. To add a discussion, click on the last link in the "You are here" line at the top of this page. That will take you to the topic page for this make/model. Review the list of topics and click on the "Add discussion" link when you've decided what topic you'd like to add. Follow the directions and you're done! Feel free to add more than one. Just avoid duplicating existing topics and try not to make it TOO specific! Your help and continued participation in the Forums is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
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Replying to: davidr13 (Apr 19, 2006 8:21 am) |
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Replying to: crzyaim (Apr 26, 2006 10:01 pm) |
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Replying to: tidester (Oct 15, 2006 10:46 pm) M |
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Replying to: merc1 (Oct 17, 2006 9:25 pm) tidester, host |
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Replying to: merc1 (Oct 17, 2006 9:25 pm) |
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Replying to: tidester (Oct 17, 2006 10:45 pm) M
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Replying to: merc1 (Oct 18, 2006 4:28 am) |
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Replying to: tidester (Oct 17, 2006 10:45 pm) You can't have management in charge when it comes to shutting down threads but the users in charge when it comes to creating new ones. It's either one or the other. This applies to all makes and models. Every model should have one "general" thread. You're going to ruin a good thing.
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Replying to: billmv (Oct 20, 2006 4:18 pm) There's been a lot of discussion on the "whys" over in the software forums so I won't rehash all of that here. Basically, we have LARGE numbers of people coming to the site looking for specific information and help but they are completely put off when they come across general discussions containing thousands of messages or even tens of thousands in some cases! And they do complain! We're trying to make it easier for them to get the information they need so they'll just go to group pages and pick out the relevant discussion. What's the difference between a "lounge" and a "general" thread? The general threads, as they exist, suggest the answers are contained therein and that puts us back to square one. I think that a "general" discussion with a more informal name (such as "lounge" or whatever) won't be viewed as a primary data source but will maintain the continuity of interaction among those of us who just like to talk about our vehicles. Also, when questions and issues of broader interest do arise in the more informal discussion there is always the option of moving it to or picking it up in the specific topics. Yes, it's a little different but I think it will better serve both the noob and the more experienced participant in the end. I hope that helps! tidester, host |
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