I'm pretty new around here and I have learned a great deal about the SC300/400 of which I am in the process of buying at the moment. Sometimes I hesitate about posting a topic for fear that I will just get a reply of "check the search". I understand that alot of info can be found in the archives and I have used it a great deal. Although some of the questions have been asked over & over and the most frequent users of the forums are probably tired of replying to the same ole questions. But isn't that how we get to know each other better? and learn about each others vehicles we drive between each other. If you find somthing in the archive that is 2 years old, it may not exactly apply to your question of today.

It's just someone could interpret the saying, Here's your answer "one word, check the search" as a way of saying, I don't have time for your post so go find it by searching, it's there you just need to look for it.

All of this doesn't really bug me too much cause I can usually find what I'm looking for in the search and it's a great feature but sometimes I'd like to hear what someone else might have to add about it first hand. I think it's also great that the regulars around here sometimes provide the link to where the answer can exactly be found. Just wondering if anyone else felt like this. And this doesn't necessarily happen to me all the time, just something I have noticed by also reading other's posts.

 

Xanadu,

I agree with you... we encourage the moderators to tell new members about the search feature, but also to do it for them and give a few example links to good informational posts / threads where the discussion has already happened so they see how it works.

I do ask you look at it from the 'experienced forum member' perspective... most of the questions they've asked in the past have been asked MANY times over and not much has changed in the two / four years of discussion. When it has (say, a new product) then new threads have also likely been added to the knowledgebase of the forum. All this information is out there just waiting to be mined by our members. No waiting self service! They've already put in their two cents on a number of threads and have nothing new to add.

Moderators are ususally always 'experienced forum members' and they can sometimes get the same 'tired of answering the same question' funk that other old-timers do, and then some. Consider that there are some members who never take the time to search like you do (thanks) and ask those same (repeated) questions... It can be a bit like an unpaid job driving a car with someone in the back seat asking "are we there yet?" repeatedly.

Some suggested actions on your part

I'd encourage you if you want more current / recent information to start off your posts with something like:

Also, when you see new members join with a question you can help them find the information they're looking for too. Set an example.


I'll also remind the moderators about trying to be thoughful to new members on their initial posts. We're also in the process of adding better FAQs to a number of the forums as primers. I'm sure someone has already referred you to the excellent one CL member Lex400SC has assembled on http://www.intellexual.net for the SC.

Thanks for your comments!

 

Dave, This is a good idea not only for me as a newbie but for other newbies as well. Thanks for your input.

 

Does the forums frown upon posting to older posts from the archives? Cause I've noticed that older threads are not locked.

Searching the archives I've found older posts that could still apply today and would like to add my input but don't want to get any negative responses.

 

There is nothing wrong with bringing back old threads "from the dead", so to speak. It might be appropriate though to insert a new post to an old thread based on new info found, a new modification, correction to old info, etc. For instance, you could say in your post, "Sorry to bring back an old topic, but I just came across some great install info on this SC engine upgrade..."

You will also probably notice the kind of rightful etiquette exhibited from the members in this forum based on the forum posts, and as long as that etiquette is fed through OK when renewing old threads, there's no need to worry about any negative responses. We're all family