Merge Autopia University & Detailing Forum?

[blkZ28Conv]

Will someone stick a spoon in my mouth!!!!

[Autopia Expert]

Originally posted by blkZ28Conv
Will someone stick a spoon in my mouth!!!!

Silver?

[C. Charles Hahn]

My $0.03 --

Perhaps a good setup for the forums would be this: a 3-forum division, consisting of a "Detailing Basics and General Tips/Tricks" forum, an "exterior" forum, and an "interior" forum.

that way everyone stays happy, and perhaps things will be a bit less hostile.

[RegalGS]

I kinda agree with SLD... a 3-part might be the way to go. There are a lot of newbie ?'s posted kinda everywhere... a "getting started" or "detailing basics" would be great. Someplace dedicated to discussing the chapters in the ebook or the articles in the Learn portion of the site? I'd probably still hang out there a lot! And to me, I get the same level of info from both "Detailing" and "AU" now anyway - seems kinda silly to have them separate. Then add an "interior - advanced" and "exterior - advanced" type of forum? Sounds like a great idea to me!

[DaGonz]

Originally posted by blkZ28Conv
Will someone stick a spoon in my mouth!!!!

[size=huge]Call 911! Call 911! [/size]

Seriously... I like the forums the way they are now.

[Autopia Expert]

Originally posted by Shiny Lil Detlr
My $0.03 --

Perhaps a good setup for the forums would be this: a 3-forum division, consisting of a "Detailing Basics and General Tips/Tricks" forum, an "exterior" forum, and an "interior" forum.

that way everyone stays happy, and perhaps things will be a bit less hostile.

I see your line of thinking on this SLD. Let me sleep on it and give it a bit more thought. No matter what I do it's going to be a lot of work moving 30 days worth of posts around.

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[bmcfadde]

The separation of post between AU and detailing forum has never really made sense to me. Here's why:

I have made 12 posts since joining last June. At any time since joining, within one hour, I could have easily pushed my post count over 30 with simple posts like "Great Car" or "Turtle Wax rocks." After that hour, would I ask a question or make a post that is more informed? Or, what if during that hour I initiated a post that was really thought provoking or informative. It would forever be buried in the AU section and some may never see it - even though its content was truly well past the apprentice level.

Combining the two would eliminate posting for posting sake and help keep all similar posts in one area. I do, however, like separating the one forum between interior and exterior posts.

Now I have 13 posts.

[thevolvoguy]

Originally posted by Shiny Lil Detlr
My $0.03 --

Perhaps a good setup for the forums would be this: a 3-forum division, consisting of a "Detailing Basics and General Tips/Tricks" forum, an "exterior" forum, and an "interior" forum.

that way everyone stays happy, and perhaps things will be a bit less hostile.

Yeah, I like that... a lot. Good thinking SLD.

But, it dosent even really matter to me since I usually never browse the forums anymore. I just update the homepage or look at new posts.

[Dragon99]

Personally I dont mind being stuck in a new user forum for a bit, however it does have drawbacks.

You see alot of similar topics in AU and Detailing so it would seem easier to go with the 3 forum approach. Limit new users to posting in the Basic Detailing forum and open up advanced exterior and interior forums

[stanger99]

Originally posted by bmcfadde

Combining the two would eliminate posting for posting sake

Although trash posting is technically not allowed anywhere, i think it would still happen just as much if the two forums were combined.

[Jngrbrdman]

When we first made that forum it was for a couple reasons. One was that members were getting a little tired of answering the same question over and over and over again. So we figured if we had a seperate forum for newbies to post their questions then the more patient members of the forum could hang out there and answer them and the rest of them could browse the forums without the irritating newbie questions that could be answered with a search I guess. I've never minded answering newbie questions. It keeps me sharp and forces me to remember to practice what I preach. I have to say that I'm a better detailer because of the AU forum because I know that it keeps me on top of my game.

The other reason was so the newbie posts didn't get burried. I know that most of us just use the New Posts button to search the forums anyway now though. I don't know that the New Posts button was available when we first split them. Remember how we had two different formats you could have? One of them didn't have it. Maybe it wouldn't be as much of a problem with the posts getting burried now. I just know that some people look at which forum it is in and then decide if they want to read it. Its kind of like a warning label saying "This may have been asked and answered before, but I'm overwhelmed with information and need a little help." I think that new members appreciate that even though they may not know it is there.

[4DSC]

Originally posted by bmcfadde
The separation of post between AU and detailing forum has never really made sense to me. Here's why:

I have made 12 posts since joining last June. At any time since joining, within one hour, I could have easily pushed my post count over 30 with simple posts like "Great Car" or "Turtle Wax rocks." After that hour, would I ask a question or make a post that is more informed? Or, what if during that hour I initiated a post that was really thought provoking or informative. It would forever be buried in the AU section and some may never see it - even though its content was truly well past the apprentice level.

Combining the two would eliminate posting for posting sake and help keep all similar posts in one area. I do, however, like separating the one forum between interior and exterior posts.

Now I have 13 posts.

And this is the EXACT reason why I posted what I did earlier:

Originally posted by 4DSC
I kind of like it the way it is, and don't really think AU should sound like it's strictly for "30 posts" then you can go post in Detailing. I think we need to simply make a clearer distinction between the functions of the two forums. AU isn't just a "newbie forum" and I think it's just a place where basic, simple detailing questions should be asked. Like blkZ28Conv, if I were to ask something basic, that's where I'd post it.