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icon10.gif  Yay for Ed! Sun, 08 February 2004 14:38 Go to next message
Hey guys,

I would just like to take this oppurtunity to comment on the changes to the Tech and Conversion section since Ed became a moderator.

I personally think the idea of having the sticky FAQ's and the guidelines there in black and white has been an awesome idea. Hopefully a lot more people will take notice of the guidelines when it's there right at the top every time they open the section. Having the other FAQ's at the top might prompt some people to do a search or have a look in there before asking questions for YET another time.

I'd also like to thank Ed for the higher level of moderator presence, its not intrusive, but enough to ensure that people won't have to read threads and filter through pages of garbage where the conversation has gone largely off track. It has been a breath of fresh air. I know a lot of the previous moderators have had less time to spend moderating due to other commitments and it has been nice to have someone with more of a presence.

I'm just bored and I've been thinking about it and reading threads and thought it was worth a mention.

Thanks,
Nathan

[Updated on: Sun, 08 February 2004 14:41]

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Re: Yay for Ed! Sun, 08 February 2004 14:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hear Hear

[Updated on: Sun, 08 February 2004 14:45]

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Re: Yay for Ed! Sun, 08 February 2004 21:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
You brown nose, kiss arse suckup Razz
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 09 February 2004 00:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nah dude, you're missing the point, I just thought it has been good to have more of a moderator presence and thought the guidelines and the FAQ's are a damn good idea.
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 09 February 2004 04:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
personally i think the FAQ's should have their own section, or be somehow a little cleaner..... this may yet happen Smile
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 09 February 2004 06:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gotta start somewhere Nod

thanks nathan...

cheers
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 09 February 2004 09:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Witzl,
I understand what you're mean, but I think part of the effectiveness of the FAQ's being sticky is that you have to see it when you load the forum, and people might be more inclined to look if it's right there instead of just starting another post. It's not as if there is a lot of them, it would be interesting to see your solution to the problem.

Ed,
Thats cool man, just thought it deserved a mention. Very Happy
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 09 February 2004 11:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Want a tissue nathan? There is a brown stain all over your nose.... Razz
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 09 February 2004 11:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Cool1 wrote on Mon, 09 February 2004 07:01

You brown nose, kiss arse suckup Razz




damn it
beat me by 14 hours

i really should read threads before i post Razz
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 09 February 2004 11:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Cyber-punk wrote on Mon, 09 February 2004 19:15

Want a tissue nathan? There is a brown stain all over your nose.... Razz


FFS, can you not read?

JustCallMeFrank

Nah dude, you're missing the point, I just thought it has been good to have more of a moderator presence and thought the guidelines and the FAQ's are a damn good idea.
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 09 February 2004 11:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Temper temper darling...twas a joke.

I'll keep quiet next time and leave my humour to those who appreciate it....me Sad


In all seriousness
Its good to see active involvement from a mod(no offence to other mods, i'm sure that you're all very active behind the scenes where we cant really appreciate it) that we can all see and hopfully cut down on the redundant threads.

[Updated on: Mon, 09 February 2004 11:33]

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Re: Yay for Ed! Fri, 13 February 2004 14:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
i reckon the sticky things are cool regardless of who puts them up...

i reckon toymods as a site (not just the forums) should encourage much more documentation and stuff of everyone's conversions, swaps, and experiments.

encourage everyone to create their own little tech articles/diaries and stuff, perhaps reward with stickers/shirts/other novelty shit?

coz stuff like bigfella73's thread and others whom you can follow along the process of their work is a very interesting and fun read- not to mention you learn a shitload.

i know ill be documenting my 5me/mteu hybrid good and well. Very Happy Very Happy
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Re: Yay for Ed! Sun, 15 February 2004 06:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
i rekon that the moderation is good

however a more nazi approach needs to be taken to the dickheads in the outhouse and people who post bullshit topics with no point

if you want to whore and pollute a forum with your bullshit forum games and assorted namecalling...

please, fuck off to fastfours.com.au
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Re: Yay for Ed! Sun, 15 February 2004 13:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ae86drift wrote on Sun, 15 February 2004 14:34

however a more nazi approach needs to be taken to the dickheads in the outhouse and people who post bullshit topics with no point

But thats what the Outhouse is for, useless, meaningless crap.
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Re: Yay for Ed! Sun, 15 February 2004 14:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
no, not nonsense dribble and namecalling that goes on in there

The Outhouse
Non-Car Related Discussion

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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 17 February 2004 10:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
and i put it to you that nonsence dribble and name calling is non car related
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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 17 February 2004 11:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
well its not all the fact its not car related
but shit

some of the crap that gets thrown around is fucking childish
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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 17 February 2004 14:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
not one to argue or anything, but i dont think we need a big brother to sort out all the little shits. y'all shouldn't get so hot under the collar about them, just ignore them, and they will go away like the nice little shits they are. Evil or Very Mad Very Happy
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Re: Yay for Ed! Mon, 01 March 2004 21:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
justcallmefrank wrote on Mon, 09 February 2004 20:54

Witzl,
I understand what you're mean, but I think part of the effectiveness of the FAQ's being sticky is that you have to see it when you load the forum, and people might be more inclined to look if it's right there instead of just starting another post. It's not as if there is a lot of them, it would be interesting to see your solution to the problem.

Ed,
Thats cool man, just thought it deserved a mention. Very Happy


Good idea, and I'm all for it but with the amount of FAQ's that already exist in the forums it won't be long before you'll have to go through 6 pages of FAQ's to get to a new thread. that would be annoying esp. for the 56k fanclub. Is there like an advanced user style of thing that could be set up so that newbies that get on have to go through all the FAQ's (and hence get aquainted with) where as once someone reaches "regular user" status (and theoretically buy then gets the idea) the FAQ's fall to their chronological place.
Alternatively have your general notes sticky at the top then the next sticky could be FAQ's with a list of the headings under the topic and next to that a link to the page
ie
Turbo Lag - www.toymod.blahblahblah/turbolag page
18R-C - 18R-G conversion - www.toymod.blahblahblah/18r-c conversion page

Anyway good work moderators in general...

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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 02 March 2004 05:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
we're still trying to figure out a way for the FAQ's to be managed.

obviously 16 FAQ's stacked on the top of the page before you see a new thread is crap. however, i dont think hiding them elsewhere on the site will be useful - peopple just wont read them.

like i said, this is being discussed presently, but my 2c is that we should have just one sticky at the top of the page: FAQ's and in this thread link to the individual FAQ's that will be generated over time.
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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 02 March 2004 07:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Quote:

like i said, this is being discussed presently, but my 2c is that we should have just one sticky at the top of the page: FAQ's and in this thread link to the individual FAQ's that will be generated over time.


Perfect but the topic should be more along the lines of "Frequently asked mechanical questions read before posting new topics to see if its been covered numerous times before and you end up looking like a goober and giving the post whores more posts against their names",or somthing that grabs the attention in a shorter sentance, as if I came on to a forums and saw just FAQ's I'd still skip it

May be "Frequently Asked Repair Questions" or FARQ Razz
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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 02 March 2004 07:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
That's a FARQing good idea! Smile

How about Frequently Asked Conversion Questions - FACQ.

Or common conversion top ten with links to threads etc.
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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 02 March 2004 08:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
F.A.T.Q.

Frequently asked toymods questions Evil or Very Mad
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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 09 March 2004 07:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
F.A.S.Q
frequently asked stupid questions
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Re: Yay for Ed! Tue, 09 March 2004 12:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
if only Sam and Max were able to change the links for the "POST THREAD" button so that it would redirect to a page with big fuck off writing:

"ATTN: HAVE YOU DONE A SEARCH YET?
Your thread will be locked if it has already been covered."
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Re: Yay for Ed! Wed, 10 March 2004 01:25 Go to previous message
Can a message like that be included in the "reply" or "create topic" page, at least it is there to be clearly seen?

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