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==Specific issues with engine forum discussions== | ==Specific issues with engine forum discussions== | ||
− | * | + | *Too many basic/beginner/newbie questions. Ideally, the Engine forum is held at an intermediate-advanced level, and basic/beginner questions are moved into the [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/hotrodding-basics Hotrodding Basics forum. |
*Too many questions are repeated, when they could have been answered with a simple search of the Engine forum. | *Too many questions are repeated, when they could have been answered with a simple search of the Engine forum. | ||
*Some of the questions are inane, or overly bench-racerish, such as: "Will I beat my buddy's car?" | *Some of the questions are inane, or overly bench-racerish, such as: "Will I beat my buddy's car?" | ||
*Pissing matches turn the focus away from learning, and towards trumpeting user conflicts. | *Pissing matches turn the focus away from learning, and towards trumpeting user conflicts. | ||
*The Engine forum is a victim of its own success. Increased posting volume has not resulted in comparable increased posting quality. | *The Engine forum is a victim of its own success. Increased posting volume has not resulted in comparable increased posting quality. | ||
+ | *Self-proclaimed "experts" who aren't genuinely experienced and/or knowledgeable. | ||
+ | *Less-savvy hotrodders who read the latest mags and evangelize the vendor-sponsored articles. | ||
==Examples of potentially low-quality or too-basic threads== | ==Examples of potentially low-quality or too-basic threads== |