Hotrodders.com engine forum thread quality
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*"Should my carb be 600 CFM, or 650 CFM?" | *"Should my carb be 600 CFM, or 650 CFM?" | ||
*"Is brand A camshaft better than brand B?" | *"Is brand A camshaft better than brand B?" | ||
| + | *"Can someone desktop dyno this combo for me?" | ||
| + | *"Do these heads make 'great' power?" | ||
==Use of the phrasing "beginner" and "basic"== | ==Use of the phrasing "beginner" and "basic"== | ||
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====Engine components subforums==== | ====Engine components subforums==== | ||
Break the main Engine forum down into intake, exhaust, fuel injection, emissions, etc. | Break the main Engine forum down into intake, exhaust, fuel injection, emissions, etc. | ||
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| + | ===="Backyard repairs" and "Professional repairs"==== | ||
| + | These two types of posters may never agree on anything, so perhaps we should separate them from the start. | ||
===="General Engine" and "Technical Engine" subforums==== | ===="General Engine" and "Technical Engine" subforums==== | ||
| − | ====Various levels of beginner | + | ====Various levels of beginner subforums==== |
We could have an ultra-basic forum, a medium-basic forum, and a standard "basic" forum. | We could have an ultra-basic forum, a medium-basic forum, and a standard "basic" forum. | ||
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| + | ====An "Advanced Engine" subforum==== | ||
| + | Similar in concept to a "Basics" forum, but approaches the problem from the opposite direction. Posts in such a forum could even be subject to moderator approval before being made public. | ||
===Qualifying users=== | ===Qualifying users=== | ||
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*People come to the forums for human interaction. Otherwise, they would read a book about hotrodding. It's not a big deal to say to a newbie: "do a search". It's part of the learning/teaching process. Don't want to help a newbie? Just don't respond. | *People come to the forums for human interaction. Otherwise, they would read a book about hotrodding. It's not a big deal to say to a newbie: "do a search". It's part of the learning/teaching process. Don't want to help a newbie? Just don't respond. | ||
*Ignore the silly posts, and they essentially go away. | *Ignore the silly posts, and they essentially go away. | ||
| + | *Some websites' forums are specifically designated "For Professionals Only". Hotrodders.com is not. | ||
| + | *Newbies need careful guidance, not harsh negativism. We could kill the incentive for new users to join us. Newbies should be encouraged, not put in a playpen. | ||
| + | *Sequestering basic posts into another forum invites politics. | ||
| + | *We could end up going too far, inviting discussion on mega high-end builds. | ||
| + | *Treating newbies well plants the seeds of helpfulness and community-oriented contributions. Helping a newbie today cultivates a helpful professional tomorrow. | ||
| + | *Having a Basic forum doesn't mean that we're shunning newbies, it means that we've allocated a special zone just to help them. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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