Few Gripes I Have About Web Based Car Forums Over The Last 7-8 Years.

[FATAZZ]

I just installed an aftermarket BOV and now my car is stalling.... "HELP ME FORUM"

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

^^^ rich & retard lol

Be more specific in your questions, and seek more specific answers.

You can't expect a question like "My HICAS is broken, how do i diagnose and fix it?"

it's like saying.........i've got itchy balls, what should I do?

people are going to tell you to scratch them...........unless you own up and let them know that you rooted some slag that has syphilis

ZOMG LOL.. funny shite... i'd say cut em off (info i picked up from the forums)

[djr81]

So can I fit 20 x 12" rims with a -50mm offset on my R32 with 185/40 tyres stretched over them?

[JieLine]

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[Munkyb0y]

So can I fit 20 x 12" rims with a -50mm offset on my R32 with 185/40 tyres stretched over them?

easily

but id go with 115/45's

[Travis Bickle]

easily

but id go with 115/45's

you could just use rubber bands. i have seen it done.

you guys are seeming to think i am the one saying "my hks bov got installed and now my car stalls at red lights"

i am just speaking in generalization and observation.

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

easily

but id go with 115/45's

x2, you need the extra wall height.

I agree with Tony as well.

[R31Nismoid]

Actually the thing that annoys me most is when people do help out, do answer questions & then the original poster cbf'd making the effort to confirm the suggested fix worked or otherwise. Leaving the poor bloke searching the thread at a later stage none the wiser.

Agreed

You give them the help, advice etc and then they say they dont need it anyway.

Something like this muppet does by saying he'd rather listen to mechanics than us... well, of ya go then!

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Bl...bo-t240336.html

[Gts-t]

Im just glad r34NRG got shut down

[BHDave]

Im just glad r34NRG got shut down

No need to say that.

his posts were always insightful and informative.

The problem is that 7-8 years ago it was all new and shiny. no one knew what the hell rich and retard was, nor that an atmo bov didn't work too well with a MAF.

Unfortunately after 8 years of people asking the same questions they aren't too new and shiny, and people are well beyond the point of patiently retyping the same old answers so just type search.

even 3 years ago i would happily re type my experiences converting the r32 to rb25det power, now i just can't be stuffed anymore.

I dare any member thats been around for that length of time to dig up some of their first posts and see how truly stupid they were.

The other thing was that 7-8 years ago most people didn't expect to be spoon fed the answers, they'd go out and fault find, and if they didn't get anywhere they'd post a question. There's a basic lack of mechanical knowledge these days and it shows.

[zoomzoom]

on every forum ive seen, theres some criticism about the forum community, but this site is definitely tame. due to reasons such as the price of skylines, meaning that the average owner age is slightly older, not to mention P laws cutting out most of the newcomers.

you just need to look at an american car forum where 15 and 16 year olds can pick up a car for a few hundred. then it becomes an animal pit

[Skyenate]

Ahhhh have a whinge

People are stupid, it may have taken awhile for this to become apparent to you....but now it has it's time to accept & deal with it.

Mis-information (bad advice) is rife, why? because those that know their ass's from their elbows got fed up with arguing with tools long ago.

This thread is extremely un-Australian in it's nature and blatantly divisive...dun like

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+1

LMAO love it!

[Chris Rogers]

I actually got annoyed with a few people and posted a FAQ up. stops a lot of this crap.

those that know me know I'm usually spot on with the info I provide.

[mad082]

on every forum ive seen, theres some criticism about the forum community, but this site is definitely tame. due to reasons such as the price of skylines, meaning that the average owner age is slightly older, not to mention P laws cutting out most of the newcomers.

you just need to look at an american car forum where 15 and 16 year olds can pick up a car for a few hundred. then it becomes an animal pit

the average age is still in the late teens and early 20's. not exactly 'older'. we still have 16 year olds coming on here asking what to look out for when buying a gtr as a first car.

it is more tame because the moderators keep it that way. not because of the age.

[MBS206]

the average age is still in the late teens and early 20's. not exactly 'older'. we still have 16 year olds coming on here asking what to look out for when buying a gtr as a first car.

it is more tame because the moderators keep it that way. not because of the age.

I find it tame because ya'll a bunch of girls...

And why is this in General Automotive Discussion? Like, WTF? Wrong section?

Also.. Search...

I avoid a lot of the threads in Forced Induction area, and go straight to the RB30DET area, it's more tech then the out right Forced Induction I find... Less "I did all of this shit like changing my BOV, now my car stalls, but I want the flutterz, make the stalling stop without changing BOV"

There's on any day "What ecu should I get" "I changed my BOV, now stalling" and a couple of other similar threads taking up HALF the forced induction first page...

[rev210]

destroy weakness!

[-Dukes-]

My favorite:

Just joined the forum, first post, can't spell, wrong sub-forum, wanting to be spoon fed answers.

"HAI I"M A NUuB AND I CBF CLICKIGN TEH FOROM SUBFOROMS SO I"L JUST ASK HERE,

WEHER DO YOU PuT THE PETORL AND WUT TYP SHUD I YOOS?"

[Duncan]

I actually got annoyed with a few people and posted a FAQ up. stops a lot of this crap.

those that know me know I'm usually spot on with the info I provide.

absolutely. and if everyone who posted search wrote and then linked to an FAQ as well think how much more accessible this place would be.

there is a whole FAQ forum here where new topics are moderated to make sure they are all tutorial style.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Tu...IY-FAQ-f57.html

so next time you post "search" consider being more helpful

[Jpower]

Trust me, it has improved over the years but oh-so gradual increments that are almost immeasurable.

SAU is one of the better information portals... You try dealing with the tools on NissanSilvia.com, you get fed up with the repetitious threads that come up weekly.

- What's the best exhaust?

- What's the difference with JDM and ADM?

It's the 80/20 rule applied. "Bullshit/Real shit" ratio of actual useful replies.

[Yo-Yo]

We've all been 'noobs' at one point or other. I'll admit that even after owning 3 skylines there's still a lot of things I could learn if I was bothered to.

We can gripe all we want but this thread brings up a good point.

How about writing a beginner's guide that they MUST click on to register their account, it will say things like if you don't know use the search button and tell them how to find it. OR restrict their access in a sub-forum for a certain period of time say 4 weeks. You could name the forum noob central or skylines 411 whatever, but there they could have access to stickied (and closed) links to various aspects of skylines as well as a single thread they could post things if they want to

That way, if they still ask stupid/old questions, They will have no excuse and we can rip into them without mercy!