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A more detailed organization of forums, as proposed by grouch [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/organization-hotrodders-bulletin-board-113624.html in this thread]. | A more detailed organization of forums, as proposed by grouch [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/organization-hotrodders-bulletin-board-113624.html in this thread]. | ||
| + | ==Argument against change to current policy== | ||
===Do nothing, just be kind and helpful=== | ===Do nothing, just be kind and helpful=== | ||
We don't need to change anything. The forum is free for all to use. Accept that some know more than others, and work to help people. Everyone should be kind to everyone else, and everything will be fine. | We don't need to change anything. The forum is free for all to use. Accept that some know more than others, and work to help people. Everyone should be kind to everyone else, and everything will be fine. | ||
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| + | ===This change is an invitation to elitism and snobbery=== | ||
| + | *The newbie-ish aspect of the Hotrodding Basics forum discourages posting -- users are made to feel like lesser members of the hobby. | ||
| + | *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. | ||
| + | *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. | ||
| + | *Treating newbies well plants the seeds of helpfulness and community-oriented contributions. Helping a newbie today cultivates a helpful professional tomorrow. | ||
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| + | ===We could become TOO "advanced"=== | ||
| + | *Policy change could go too far, inviting discussion on mega high-end builds. | ||
==Miscellaneous== | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
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*To move or not move into Hotrodding Basics is a judgement call. | *To move or not move into Hotrodding Basics is a judgement call. | ||
*The moderator workload has to be reasonable. | *The moderator workload has to be reasonable. | ||
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*We should clearly enunciate a list of the types of questions that qualify as "Basic". | *We should clearly enunciate a list of the types of questions that qualify as "Basic". | ||
*Maybe we should try aggressively moving threads into Hotrodding Basics for a month or so, and see how it turns out? | *Maybe we should try aggressively moving threads into Hotrodding Basics for a month or so, and see how it turns out? | ||
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*Sometimes an initially "Basic" threads turns advanced. | *Sometimes an initially "Basic" threads turns advanced. | ||
*We need to be mindful of elitism, or, at least, the perception of elitism. One way to address this is if "advanced" users occasionally posted a genuine basic question in the Hotrodding Basics forum. | *We need to be mindful of elitism, or, at least, the perception of elitism. One way to address this is if "advanced" users occasionally posted a genuine basic question in the Hotrodding Basics forum. | ||
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*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. | *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. | ||
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