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[Mud]

Hi Guys,

Over the last 12 months or so the amount of threads being created for weird and stupid topics has increased.

This is mostly our (the Mods) fault as we have not been closing them and the level of acceptability for these threads has slipped accordingly.

Time to raise the bar again guys.

A few quick guidlines to esure your thread lives a long and healthy life (guidlines only, not hard and fast rules or laws)

1. Please do a search if you need to find some thing out
   
2. Search again and again
   
3. Use the main forum sections to post questions like - What turbo should I buy? or Who can tune my power FC? The people in those sections will give you a much better answer also
   
4. If you are new to SAU please introduce yourself in the Noob thread
   

Thanks for your help with this, I know we'll all appreciate a more on topic site.

M

[Col-GTSX]

Let us thake this oportunity also for questions...

If anyone has any questions for us that you think others may also benifit from the answer please post it here and we will answer asap...

Please ask anything I promise you wont be flamed, this could be a great oportunity to air some consirns...

[AzzurrA]

ok... i have a question...

what are we actually allowed to post then?

i think you will find that basically the QLD section is going to become redundant as nobody will be allowed to post anything, so will stop coming here

[Devils_Advocate21]

What about merging topics without permision?

Back on track, you are going to have to accept that some people may actually want recommendations on where to tune there pfc or ecu in that regards to QLD, on another note, What about bringing up old threads, Aren't you concerned that if people search and find it they have more questions so they bring up an old thread, People get flamed, warned and sometimes banned for this? How are you going to combat this concern, Not only if there usually new to the forums, they are usually new to the search engine on this site, Gotta give these people some go. Not only Some topics if you search for specific answers no matter how much u refine it Can come up with 100s of pages or over 30 some times, that leads to frustration as well as who wants to go through 30 pages just to find what they are looking for.

On another note, the idea of these forums and most new threads are to give share information, and moderators and users if your frustrated in trying to answer these questions for these new/old ones maybe have a look at your position and then say be able to point these people in the right direction?

[Devils_Advocate21]

On another note, Mud maybe have a look at some of the other forums, Cant you notice anything, i bloody can look and NSW area always active, aren't you concerned that you will kill activity, i say u will as its getting that way now on this and people are venturing else where i say.

On another note, what happened to freedom of speech? yes some topics are pointless, but some are not.

[Devils_Advocate21]

I have so many questions that can be answered. What about if these "rules" if youd like to say are should be followed, what about Yourself and Other moderators do something to help live'n up the place here? This may actually help the cause? I just cant believe yes some things need control some things dont, and because theres no up top input for things ideas that can actually make this place better i feel that this is just going to drag this further and further away from people

[predator]

i think you will find that basically the QLD section is going to become redundant as nobody will be allowed to post anything, so will stop coming here

Got it in one..

Stop new topics and you stop any interest in this area. Even if they are stupid, you don't have to read them, or you can block the poster if you really find their posts continuously annoying.

[Jdfnq]

Got it in one..

Stop new topics and you stop any interest in this area. Even if they are stupid, you don't have to read them, or you can block the poster if you really find their posts continuously annoying.

Agreed

Also agrre with the search as well...

I have searched for stuff and had to wade through 320 pages of crap to find out what i actually needed. I did find it..............eventually.........

[Mud]

ok... i have a question...

what are we actually allowed to post then?

i think you will find that basically the QLD section is going to become redundant as nobody will be allowed to post anything, so will stop coming here

You can post anything that is related to Skylines and Queensland.

[Mud]

What about merging topics without permision?

it wasn't me, but if something gets merged, moved or deleted we dont need permission

Back on track, you are going to have to accept that some people may actually want recommendations on where to tune there pfc or ecu in that regards to QLD, on another note, What about bringing up old threads, Aren't you concerned that if people search and find it they have more questions so they bring up an old thread, People get flamed, warned and sometimes banned for this?

Nope, most old threads answering questions have run their course and pretty much covered it all.

Go ahead and ask questions but all I ask is you have a quick search 1st,

How are you going to combat this concern, Not only if there usually new to the forums, they are usually new to the search engine on this site, Gotta give these people some go. Not only Some topics if you search for specific answers no matter how much u refine it Can come up with 100s of pages or over 30 some times, that leads to frustration as well as who wants to go through 30 pages just to find what they are looking for.

So how do you search for anything else on the net? do you just start a new thread in google?

Fair enough you not might always find an answer, so state that in the new thread.

On another note, the idea of these forums and most new threads are to give share information, and moderators and users if your frustrated in trying to answer these questions for these new/old ones maybe have a look at your position and then say be able to point these people in the right direction?

Absolutely, we're all here to help. But we need to help ourselves before we can help others.

I have so many questions that can be answered. What about if these "rules" if youd like to say are should be followed, what about Yourself and Other moderators do something to help live'n up the place here? This may actually help the cause? I just cant believe yes some things need control some things dont, and because theres no up top input for things ideas that can actually make this place better i feel that this is just going to drag this further and further away from people

I'm not a clown.

Heres another rule for you to follow,

If you have multiple things to say continously in one thread, then edit your post.

No need to whore a thread.

[frankxinyu]

when can we get our SAU QLD member bar back?

[predator]

You can post anything that is related to Skylines and Queensland.

..that hasn't already been covered right?

...everything has been covered.

Lets just close the whole queensland general area altogether then.

[spilmer]

Just dont start new threads and then we dont need mods...

[Mud]

..that hasn't already been covered right?

...everything has been covered.

Lets just close the whole queensland general area altogether then.

consider it done.

Just dont start new threads and then we dont need mods...

Thats the way!

[Mud]

when can we get our SAU QLD member bar back?

dunno, maybe Marc can clear that up?

[MountainRunner]

I agree with Azzurra and the guys, I thought the QLD section was for members who know each other (from the dinners etc) to have a chat on a day to day basis. I agree that becoming strictly Skyline discussions will kill the QLD forum.

If you want detailed Skyline info the main forum covers it.

I enjoy reading a funny story from someone's weekend, or something they may want to share.

Paul

[Keegs]

Not a question, but I agree with much of what Mud & Col are trying to say. There aren't many days when I come on here and don't see a thread started for something completely useless, in the wrong section or already covered 11ty billions times before. QLD never use to be dead, but at the same time it didn't contain the amount of garbage it does atm. Stopping stupid threads doesn't stop conversation, just useless conversation that could be had in whoretown.

Matt

[FineLine]

Not a question, but I agree with much of what Mud & Col are trying to say. There aren't many days when I come on here and don't see a thread started for something completely useless, in the wrong section or already covered 11ty billions times before. QLD never use to be dead, but at the same time it didn't contain the amount of garbage it does atm. Stopping stupid threads doesn't stop conversation, just useless conversation that could be had in whoretown.

Matt

1 time or 11ty aquillion, Who are they hurting. Noobs want to feel part of the scene but nothing will turn them away faster than being told...GO SEARCH. You may as well come straight out and just tell them to f**k orf.

Who are they hurting by asking repeat questions. As i have said before and you concur, There is no question re a skyline that hasnt been asked on these boards. So, Lets just put a sticky on every sub forum right across the board. !DONT ASK....JUST SEARCH. Lets see how long the forum lasts then.

Is this forum a commercial; venture, If its driven by profit then come right out and say so and we will all stop using valuable bandwidth. Once again it will soon disappear along with the profit.

If you want it to continue to grow then encourage the noobs to ask their questions. It may seem old hat to you but to them its an exciting new world of skylines and related matters. Be happy for them, Be happy that you as an old schooler can answer their questions and make them feel wanted here.

As for devils advocate and the treatment he recieved on his thread, i think that was an outrage. Here is a guy trying to inject some new enthusiasm in to sunday cruising and he gets the rug pulled out from under him. I would be pissed too. Particularly at the response to his query as to who did it and why.

I have been on forums basically since the beginning of the net and i have seen them come and go, Those that stay tend to display a far more mod tolerant atitude to new folk than what i have witnessed here.

[Jdfnq]

That's correct FineLine

Not all of us have been in the scene for years and are new to skylines......

Ok I have search for stuff and been unable (maybe cos I am just stupid) to find some of the things that i have been looking for... So, i ask a question. Hopefuly someone has had the same problem that I have or has some valuable input to the topic at hand (whatever that may be)

I have had some fantastic help from the peeps on th SAU forum and it is great to see them trying to help out the new kids on the block.

I paid for my QLD membership so that I can meet new people (when i can get that far south) and learn from them....

i don't really care if I get flamed for being a noob as I may be new to the SKyline scene, but not new to the modification scene....... I have had some very quick cars in the past and in those days we didn'y have a great forum like SAU to ask stupid questions in!!!!!

It would be a real shame if we couldn't still rely on the good QLD SAAU folk to help out!!!

Most of the people on this forum do a great job and ARE willing to help each other out....

[Spook's_Skyline]

skylines australia would have to be the most moderated forum i visit

i think personally, its a bit much

its killing the personality of the forums