snook789

Been receiving emails about how this board has been monitored lately...
I want to ask YOU what you feel should TL Discussion should include ?
We are trying to break it up, because we get so many posts on this forum, that if you are away for a day, that the whole first page will be new.
But YOU make the call and tell me what you want, and I will make it so.

Do we need the other forums we have now? Audio, Technical Problems and Solutions, etc?

Everyone seems to be hesitant to post there, because it doesn't get the traffic this forum does.
So what do YOU recommend?

Also, what is off topic? Anything not car related, or anything not TL related.

Just trying to make this a better place....


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99WDP

Hey Tim, my vote is to add another forum for wheels and tires. There's always a lot of questions on the topic and it would be nice if they were all in the same place. Regarding OT, anything not TL related. My 2 cents.

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merlyn

do what you've currently been doing...

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DDubb

I agree with merlyn, but the Wheel Forum wouldn't be a bad idea either...



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Rosewood 97 3.2 TL Premium
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-PIAA 1400X Platinum Series Fogs
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TLinKC

I also like the wheel/tire idea.

I think the biggest complaint has been the inconsistency in topics being moved/closed. For example somebody posted pictures of their "girlfriend" that seemed to get moved quickly where somebody else posted about driving drunk and getting pulled over and it took a significant amount of time to move.

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grishulia

My feeling is that you should keep this forum the way it is and allow people to post anything on here... by the responses the post gets you and the moderators will see if the members like the post or not... I mean if the post is interesting there will be a discussion around it...
As was mentioned before once the post goes to the second or third page, my choice would be third, then you should move it anywhere you feel appropriate to keep history since no one, most likely, will revisit that post again unless searching for answers...
There should be all other forums like the Off Topic, Audio, Wheels and whatever crosses your mind to make it into a new category... but they are more like historical pages to a lot of people...


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Just my 2 cents...

SL1200MK4

IMHO, I think as long as it's something car related, and worth us to take a look at, it belongs to the TL Discussion...

Most people never go to Off Topic. Well, maybe we should, but I think if the discussion is something educational, or worth to talk about. Why not just leave it there. I think if people just installed some new toys on their TL, there's nothing wrong about post pics in the TL discussion. If their car got smashed and they want to vent. Let them do so...

But all to a certian extent. I hate to see topics got lock, or move to somewhere else... I like the fact that we got lots threads going on all da time. That makes the board active... At least I like it that way...

Water Rabbit

Exactly.

jhalderman

I agree that a wheels/Tires area would be helpful, otherwise keep it the way it is. Why mess with a good thing( Don't be like General Motors!)

thaitea

Allow more topics per page. That is when you go into TL discussion, instead of 30 topics, have about 50. And allow people to post ANYTHING in TL discussion. When topic is bumped to the second page, move anything that is not CAR related to OFF Topic, when topic is on the 3rd page, move anything that is car related to other forum if appropriate.

There should not be any more forums added. The less the better, since no one goes to the other ones as it is.

Should only be TL discussion, Off Topic, Archive, FAQ. The arhive and FAQ should be updated often and more useful stuff should be put in there so there less likely to be asked over and over again flooding the general discussion.


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2001 3.2TL with Nav
Satin Silver Metallic
Factory Rear Wing Spoiler

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Guest

I like the idea of the "wheels/tires" forum, but would like to take it a step further. How about a "Mods" forum where mod questions/solutions and pics could be put in one convenient location.

Seems like that would reroute a significant amount of traffic and create two equally looked at forums.

v_i_s_i_o_n

keep everything like it is.. perhaps add a wheel/tire section and 50 topics from 30 per page is a pretty good idea..

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- 18's Lowenharts LGM Chrome (3 piece)
- 225/40 NT555
- Factory Kit
- Factory Spoiler
- ordered Apexi N1 WS coilovers =D 1 more week!

F=ma

Personally I think we should have:

Main Forum
Off Topic
Gallery
FAQ/Archives


And we should archive a lot more threads, things like the better topics on wheel discussion, offset, width etc, rattles, vapor lock, the best tire clean stuff, and clay bars for cleaning, moonroof rattles, etc.

Off topic should be Non car related, not non-TL related.

And the only threads locked in the main forum would be porn, trolls, spamming, or excessive cussing.

With less forums, the board is more dynamic, and flows better. If you miss a day, its not like you're incapable of going to the next page right? that's only a click away.

But if you have multiple forums, you have to check each one every day, that's like 5 different pages or more to check, every day. I'm not saying I'm a lazy bum, its just inconvenient to have to check 5 forums a day, instead of an extra page if you miss a day.

Do you follow what I'm trying to say here?

Most of our members are just infrequent in-outers, that come like once every 2-3 days, and prolly to the main forum only. The hottest topics will stay on the first page, and we'll always have interesting discussions, instead of having to dig through 5 forums and look at the top 5 topics to find the best ones.

I say keep the forums down... eventually if things keep going the same way they are, all we'll be able to talk about is the freakin color of the car in the general forum. we'll have racing/kill stories, modifications, stereo, interior, exterior, wheels/tires, servicing/maintenance, dealers... come on guys, its gonna get ridiculous.

How many of you can say that you visit every single forum every single time you visit the site?

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VTEC Animal

I think the current policy is pretty good...

adamyankee

One thing I would like would be a separate forum for auto-educational topics that don't really tie in to Troubleshooting or Installation. Things like "What is i/h/e?" or "Why should I....?"

There have been a few times where I've seen questions in the main discussion on basic auto knowledge and within 5 posts it's become a totally different topic. It goes off on a tangent and the question is never answered. I think it should be separate and/or moderated.

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merlyn

do the wheel/tire forum please!

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Nate

I say don't try and be strict about things. We all love our cars, etc but we're all friends here - sometimes we'd like to talk about other things. Yes, we *could* go to Off Topic to do that... but why create a bunch of work for the mods as well as inconvenience the people browsing the forum? A lot of people will never go to OT or any forum besides this one.

Let the people decide if a topic is interesting enough to talk about, not the mods. If its not interesting it will quickly fall and be lost. If it keeps getting posts then obviously the people want to talk about it so I see no reason why it should be moved.



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On order: 19" Alstadt IVs, 225/35ZR19 Nitto 555s, SuperCrystal lugs.

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NBP TL

When i first started browsing this site in sept 2000, there used to be alot more posts in all of the different forums. Now it seems that everything is getting dumped in the tl discussion forum, and peoples response is "i posted here b/c nobody goes to the other forums" well thats b/c YOU PEOPLE stopped posting in the correct forums. Hey i will admit that its easier to just look in just one forum but thats not what this site is supposed to be about in my opinion. Ive been away from this site for 3 days and i just looked in the tl discussion and i have no idea what is going on. I think we see alot of repeat posts b/c people are missing good info b/c there is just too much going on in one place. Snook you wanted to know so here it is.
Oh, and i think the moderators are doing a good job but they need to work on being consistant.

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• Inspire tailights
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• Burlwood shift knob
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F=ma

Then accept the fact that people who come here will only post here, and just make this the main forum, no audio, no wheels, no tech problems, no type-s. People stopped visiting other forums cause it was a pain to have to go through 6 different sites every time you checked the board, and suppose you check 3-4 times a day! Suppose you check the board every day of the week too, it adds up quick, its no wonder people stopped visitng the other forums.

If everything just gets dumped into the main forum, let em do it!




Which would you rather have? To look at 6 different forums 4 times a day? every day of the week? (remember this is every member of this board doing this)

or

when YOU miss one day only YOU have to go back to page 2, with one extra click, or page 3 with god forbid two extra clicks, while you save every single other member 6 clicks. (not you specifically but anyone who misses a day)

I think this is a pretty straightforward question.

You're asking everyone on the board to sift through 6 pages just so that when one person misses a day he doesn't have to go to page 2 to see the stuff he missed.

And adressing your repeated questions, I mentioned some 10 posts up that we only need 4 forums

Main
OT
Archives
Gallery

And the archives be well kept, that way any repeats we get tired of we'll just answer once and for all and stick it in the archives. Walla, problem solved, no need to slow the forum down for the rest of us.

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adamyankee

I also noticed that the FAQ section is not updated with F.A.Qs. We see a lot of the same questions in the main discussion that could be answered once, and posted there. When I first joined, I went straight to the FAQ section, but ended up in the Main discussion because there weren't many topics. I know we are all getting tired of the same questions lately, but some of us are not helping with "Go Search". Instead of that we could now say "Check the FAQ section".

Tanner's wheel offset explanation is the perfect example. It's not in the FAQ section, when it is a very frequent question.

Guest

I THINK THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD THE WAY THEY ARE. A WHEEL/TIRE FORUM IS A GOOD IDEA, AS WELL AS 50 POST TO A PAGE. HOWEVER TO ALL THE GUYS ABOVE THAT GET ALL UPSET ABOUT SEARCHING AROUND IF YOU MISS A COUPLE DAYS, IT IS NO BIG DEAL TO SEARCH AROUND. ALEAST IT IS MORE INTERESTING THAN SITTING AND HITTING REFRESH, EVERY FIVE MINUTES. (HOW LAZY HAS THE INTERNET/COMPUTERS MADE OUR SOCIETY?)
I ALSO FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE LIKE A WEEKLY/MONTHLY FEATURED TL. WITH VOTING DONE BY EACH OF THE MEMBERS. WE THE MEMBERS SEND THE MODERATORS OUR PICS AND YOU GUYS NARROW IT TO ABOUT 5 A MONTH/WEEK AND WE VOTE. IT MAY SEEM LIKE THAT WILL RUN DRY FAST, HOWEVER YOU WOULD BE SUPRIZED HOW MANY MEMBERS THERE ARE, I FOLLOWED THE SITE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS UNTIL I HAD MODS DONE, AND THEN I STARTED TO POST.


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-Rz-UA5

I think the system policies work quite well here, everything is organized....variety of interesting topics.......like showing off their TL's.. I really like the way they are now...

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99 TL Silver
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-Neuspeed towerbar

NighthawkBlack

I think it is organized well. You should try and find a way to get more traffic to the tech, gallery and audio etc. Many people seem hesitant to answer questions but will post opinions on anything.

Prez808

Is there anyway you can ban typed ebonics?? I know how to speak ebonics too, but I think people take me more seriously if I just type normal english..

Anything you can do to get rid of weak rhymes too??

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962.5tl

you should deffinatly make more than one forum. technical ?'s , audio,who raced what, and stuff like that

NBP TL

F=ma, you are right. If everyone wants to post in one forum then there should only be one forum.
If we are going to have separate forums then i think we should keep the topics separate.
Hey i said it before, im lazy and like to browse only the tl discussion but then what do we have all the other forums for?

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• Inspire tailights
• Weapon-R hyper intake
• Burlwood shift knob
• Razo carbon fiber pedals
• Inspire fog light switch (no fogs yet)

TL Daddy

SNooK - I like the seperate forums for different topics (if people would use them more.) If everything was in one forum there would be 4 pages of topics per day and posts would get lost in the long list. I wasn't here all weekend and today there are 3 pages of topics in the TL Discussion forum that where posted and/or updated in the last 2 days (I have my preference set at "Last 2 Days"). I don't mind clicking on the various forums cuz I can see what I'm interested in. The Wheel/Tires is a good one and maybe a Mods forum (kind of what out "Technical" forum was supposed to be) so the regular TL forum can be for regular TL issues. Just my thoughts....Jake

Nate

Hey. I'm right and everbody else is wrong. End of discussion.

VTEC

Kill story, please

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stock spoiler
Bosch 4+ platinum spark plug
25% Tint/Mud guards/
acura-tl.com sticker at front windshield
Comptect springs

TLinKC

Shouldn't this thread be moved to OT?

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MikeS

Agreed.....



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oracion

Wheel/Tire sounds good.

Shoofin

I mentioned a Wheel/Tire forum to Tim about a month ago, it's just a matter of time before it's set up.. As for the forums, they should be seperated. It gets too confusing if you post EVERYTHING in one forum. Off topic is about anything, even car related, TL related, it's about ANYTHING! There is no reason why you guys shouldn't check it out!
Ed

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Pics of my TL
Pics of my Miata! Wadya think?

Red Hot TL

OT is anything non-TL related... if it's just non-car related, the forum should be named Car Discussion...

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2000 Red Hot TL w/o nav
Burlwood Trim and Shift Knob
Wood Trim Set
Gutter Guard Grill
Nebraska Legal Darkest Tint
Goodyear Eagle HP Ultra Plus 225/55/16
Photos Of My RED HOT TL

Polyman

Seems to me that the current format works well. It's nice to have a good variety of topics to choose from in one forum, as long as they are TL related (or at least car related). Also, adding more topics per page might be a good idea.

grishulia

I don't think that it'd be such a good idea since your page load time will increase and you likeliness of complain about perfomance will increase....

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Just my 2 cents...

SLVR TL

I agree with F=MA 100%. I think we have way too many forums that we don't utilize.

Main forum should be whatever car-related.
Off topic should be whatever NON car-related.
Gallery should be only for car-related pix while all non car-related pix should go to off topic.
Archive should be edited so that we can pin-point the solution w/o having have to read thru everyone's guesstimate comments that seem to go on forever until someone comes up with a real solution finally.

I know where I'll be... in the main forum!

thaitea

If it does it would just be slightly since it is maily text. It won't be too much noticeable.


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Satin Silver Metallic
Factory Rear Wing Spoiler

yu888

First off, the above post is DEFINITELY OT! (Mods removed it)

Other than that, Thanks again Tim for allowing us to have such a cool forum to come to!

I like the overall structure now and would really like the mods to be consistant in their enforcement of whatever rules they go by. Otherwise, here are the categories I would have:
1) main TL Discussion- TL related discussion
2) Audio/ Electronic\
3) Wheels and Tires
4) OT - car and off topic related stuff
5) FAQ's and Archives (of improteant recurrung questions and issues)
6) Galleries

Other suggestions:
I would be to ask folks to limit the use of large images in their sigs b/c many folks who visit are on slower connection sppeds and would miss out on important posts b/c of the increased download time.
I would also ask folks to list location b/c I have found that people tend to try and help those who are in their area more and could help better knowing that a fellow TLer is local.
Sorry for long post.

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H&R Springs-Axiss MetalMasterPads-Crossdrilled Rotors
-Inspire Tailights-20/30/40 tint

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SLVR TL

I agree. That's way OT that it shouldn't belong on this site. *LOL*

I agree once again.