The Direction In Which The Site Is Going, And what to do about it |
The Direction In Which The Site Is Going, And what to do about it |
Jun 9, 2004 - 11:31 PM |
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Recently,
I've became fairly discouraged with this site. I get on the site multiple times every day, and each time I get on, I find all kinds of new stuff that irritates me. Mindless, completely-useless posts in off-topic; non-related, stupid, or mean posts that ruin what would be good threads; topic titles that don't follow the rules in buying/selling that have been there for well over a year; people who only come to the site to cause trouble or irritate people; It all irritates me, along with the rest of the site's management. We, the management of the site, think that lately the forums as a whole have gone a bit downhill, but we're curious what all of you think. We're also curious as to what you all think should be done. Pete's in Japan and couldn't get in on the discussion of this idea, but Tim and I are considering changing the off-topic forum to be an "other cars" forum. That most likely won't happen, but we're sick of the completely pointless posts in off-topic. We all also are considering what to do about the people who constantly question others such as in the Lori Ann thread, and what to do about the people who constantly post pointless, off-topic stuff in the Celica forums, and what to do about the people who always post mean stuff on the site, and what to do about people who are mean to girls and treat them as if they've never talked to a girl before. I've had at least four girls talk to me and say that they didn't want to join the site or post in the forums, simply because of the way girls are treated on the site. Tim is sick of it. John is sick of it. Pete is sick of it. I'm sick of it. Tim put it well when he said, "i feel like i havent left highschool yet when i go on 6gc..." We're just wondering, what do you all think about what's happened lately, and what do you think should be done? -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Jun 10, 2004 - 3:41 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 29, '02 From Sterling Heights, Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I say that a sticky FAQ would sorta help. I think what would be best is to say for example have a Suspension FAQ containing the basic questions one would ask. It should also contain ratings with general experience of that brand/product ONLY. Examples: Ride/Handling/Bouncy. etc. Do I make sense? I myself don't mind the same questions being asked. I myself was there before, so it's only natural on my part to help those that need the help. MAybe your sticky shouldn't be a sticky but more like BOLD TEXT explaining to SEARCH before you post so that it's in plain site where everyone can see?? I love this site, i've been here for about 2 yrs. Can't ask for a better well put site. You're doing good work here Coomer. I hardly think that you should change anything at all. As for OT, it's off topic...anything goes as long as it's "G" rated/clean and not offensive. I enjoy these "usless" topics. It lightens me up too at times, passes time, and it's sorta like an escape too. If you make this an ALL CAR talk forum I think it'll get too boring. You need an escape at one point and if these "usless" threads are available it helps to have something else to discuss other than cars all the time. Edit: Typo This post has been edited by CelicaQT: Jun 10, 2004 - 3:42 PM |
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