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Title: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Deefadog on 31 August 2005, 10:20

Do you think you could create these for the site?

I thought in each section of model car, you could have a sub forum at the top. It this forum we could put all the how too's - relevant to that model of car and also basic service and MOT threads for that model! i think this would save all the "which oil do i use" threads etc?

Sound good? or am i talking *^%$£  :grin:

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Judderi on 31 August 2005, 10:33

Sound like a good idea to me.

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Rhyso on 31 August 2005, 12:15

Tis a good idea - I like it. 

Would be very andy for everyone to know how to do oil changes etc themselves - save precious cash to spend on other items!!  :smiley:

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Dinky on 31 August 2005, 17:01

i agree,gud idea!...n maybs recommended brakes/tyres for set model..but off people whom own them cars and why they recommend them?! save people keep askin... :undecided:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 31 August 2005, 18:46

there is a how too, about drive seals in the mk2 section now.

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: ...joe on 31 August 2005, 18:48

i've thought about this too, to post FAQ's too.

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Dinky on 31 August 2005, 18:53

yup...first for mk1 cab...how to top up the hydraulic oil for a power hood!!

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: jv on 01 September 2005, 13:35

Not sure it is worth a sub-board in each section but I have no problem with people writing these guides. Anything really useful can get set 'sticky' at the top of the relevant board. If you look at the mk2 section that is already happening (thanks to the moderators of that section :) ). Other sections can get done like that as well. If anyone writes something really useful such as you are suggesting deefadog, just message a moderator to ask them to set the topic 'sticky'.

In the longer term, if we end up with loads of useful info/guides etc then yeah, maybe we look at shifting them into their own section.

:)

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Deefadog on 01 September 2005, 14:42

Nice one thanks!

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Dinky on 01 September 2005, 15:00

well jv how about havin just one how to guide within each car mk...as in if people have a how to guide..pm it to the relevent mod who'll then add it to one big "how to" thread...obv statin who's how to guide it was..then any newbies or people with problems cud quickly scroll throu this one long helpful thread before askin about their problem? also,having just one person add and mod it,saves any hi-jacks that may occur... :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: mix on 01 September 2005, 18:47

^^^ wouldn't that just make one big thread that would take days to trawl through until you found what you need.....

Now an FAQ in each section with specific question that you can click on and it jumps to the question........would take alot of admin work tho....... :smiley:

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: Dinky on 01 September 2005, 20:36

well thats sorta wot i meant mix...not just an old "how to"..and thats why i said modded by one mod..so as not to deviate from the original plan,i.e you come along n talk bollix on it :tongue:
i mean...it would look stupid just having sticked topics on the first page of every mk section,you not reckon?

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: How to/service sub forum?
Post by: jv on 02 September 2005, 09:25

^ seems to work quite well in the mk2 section at the moment. If it got to say 20 things all sat at the top then that is probably too much.