Editing Hotrodders.com engine forum thread quality
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'''The quality of discussion in the [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/engine Engine forum of the Hotrodders Bulletin Board] has come into question. [[#Specific issues with engine forum discussions|Concerns include]]: '''</font> | '''The quality of discussion in the [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/engine Engine forum of the Hotrodders Bulletin Board] has come into question. [[#Specific issues with engine forum discussions|Concerns include]]: '''</font> | ||
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*Less-savvy hotrodders who read the latest mags and evangelize the vendor-sponsored articles (AKA: "product leg humpers" or "catalog jockies"). | *Less-savvy hotrodders who read the latest mags and evangelize the vendor-sponsored articles (AKA: "product leg humpers" or "catalog jockies"). | ||
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==What can be adjusted now?== | ==What can be adjusted now?== | ||
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====Lock posts that are repetitive==== | ====Lock posts that are repetitive==== | ||
− | Upon encountering a repetitive post, the mods could post a boilerplate "use the search function, please" response, and then lock the thread | + | Upon encountering a repetitive post, the mods could post a boilerplate "use the search function, please" response, and then lock the thread, |
====Be more aggressive about moving posts into Hotrodding Basics==== | ====Be more aggressive about moving posts into Hotrodding Basics==== | ||
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===This change is an invitation to elitism and snobbery=== | ===This change is an invitation to elitism and snobbery=== | ||
− | *The | + | *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. | *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. | ||
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*Rather than framing this as a rule/compliance issue, we can stress how useful the Hotrodding Basics forum can be. We can change the descriptive text, highlight it better, etc. | *Rather than framing this as a rule/compliance issue, we can stress how useful the Hotrodding Basics forum can be. We can change the descriptive text, highlight it better, etc. | ||
*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 | + | |
*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? | ||
− | *Sometimes an initially "Basic" threads turns advanced | + | *We could make sure that there are plenty of mods who moderate in both the Engine and Basics forums. |
− | *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 | + | *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. | ||
*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. | ||
*A humorous and relevant thread posting video is [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting here]. | *A humorous and relevant thread posting video is [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting here]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | *[http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/forums.html Hotrodders | + | *[http://www.hotrodders.com/help/board/forums.html Hotrodders Guidelines: Placing questions in the proper forum] |
− | * | + | *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/new-rule-engine-forum-please-read-150533.html |
− | * | + | *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/you-must-read-before-posting-engine-forum-150530.html |
− | * | + | *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/engine-board-getting-out-hand-149172.html |
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[[Category:Hotrodders.com]] | [[Category:Hotrodders.com]] |