Alright I'm sure everyone notices that the timeslips database has gone to crapola. I mean when I go to the timeslips I only wanna see the real times and how I'm doing compared to the maxima family.

Oh yeah, and any car that's not a maxima should be taken off..... sorry, but this is maxima.org, not anycars.org.

So what do you guys think should happen?

 

I agree

 

Mods clean out the crap - no timing slip, no post - and only allow Maxima times.

Or get rid of entirely - it's embarassing to have some of those entries showing.

 

I also agree, iv seen to many fake and b.s. times on there. I love the timeslips feature but it has to be cleaned up. I also agree with not posting other cars. MAXIMA.org!

 

I would not say get rid of the whole thing, cause I like to compare my times with others but it's a must that the database is cleaned up atleast on a monthly bases

and yes maxima's only

 

Yeah i think it should be cleaned up. I also think people should go a little more indepth with there mods, that way people can get a pretty accurate estimation of what they should/can be running. The timeslip thing i think is a good idea..but i dont think it should be required..for people like myself who seem to loose everything :P good thing i wrote down most of the stuff on the back of a buisness card lol..figured something like this would happen LOL.

 

I say ban members found to truly having posted a BS thing. But how to prove it? Perhaps we should require that the timeslip be scanned and posted (or link to video of that particular run with the #s on the board at the end clearly show the results).

I understand that not everyone has a scanner, myself included, but I have the available at my office, so really if you WANTED to post your actual timeslip, you could if you look around, lol.

And of course its not THAT big a deal, a perma-ban would be overkill for it. I'd ban at LEAST 2 weeks for it.

 

I'm trying, trust me. Ceasar and I have been bugging the admins about it. Mods don't have he ability to edit people's profies, and that's what it takes to clean the thing up. Only admins have that ability, and there are only 3 or 4 admins on this board.


What most people don't realize is that anything put in their profile automatically gets added to the timeslip database, and that's what needs to change (if that's possible with this software). I don't think people are purposefully trying to ruin the timeslip database for the most part - they are just entering stuff into their profile without even knowing that it is getting autpmatically submitted to thte timeslips section.

 

I say start with removing BS like this cause it's clearly BS and you do not have to be private eye to figure it out example "the #1 and 2 car that makes 5000hp and does the 1/4 in .4 sec"

also you should be required to fill in all fields 60ft, 1/8th, 1/4, mph etc timeslips does not have to be a must not everyone has a scanner or works a office job but if you really made the pass and have a slip you will have the details of the run

 

Thanks for the insight, good to know it's at least being worked on. Any way to separate it from the profile, just make it a separate database? I also think that anyone posting anything up there should submit evidence and nothing shows up without a mod approval. So you need a video or a timeslip or something concrete, and once it's approved by a mod then it shows up. Just my 2 cents.

 

That's a really good point. But the only thing is that there's a disclosure right at the top that states that this info will be posted in the timeslips database so don't post fake times or else. So maybe these guy's vehicle profile rights should be taken away.

 

I think that's the way it should be too but I have no idea if that's possible or not with the Vbulletin software. That's something the admins have to figure out, and since none of them are very into 1/4 mile racing (that I know of), the 1/4 mile database is probably low on their priority list.

 

Agreed, although I did have a tough time getting my timeslip pics posted, probably my own fault but it kept coming bag as too big. But yeah, cleaning it up where it's obvious would be good.

 

I really don't want to get rid of the Timeslips section! I think it's a great addition to this forum!

A qualified moderator could be made an administrator so they have access to modify people's profiles.

But the best solution would probably be to put a note in the profile form saying that the information in this text field is used for a public timeslips database and that filling in false timeslip information could be grounds for a ban. That might prevent people from just jokingly putting in false times in their profiles. But I'm sure most people just don't realize what they enter is put into the timeslips section.

Moderating each and every timeslip will get way too hard for the moderators. We've tried that before on the org and the moderator couldn't keep up with posting each timeslip.

 

Ive been monitoring our timeslips database, and like Neal says we have informed the other mods and admins. I know many of us have been waiting for the database for years, and I hate to see it go to the dogs. I have nothing against other makes of cars, but non Maxima times are of no use to us here.

Sometimes I will print off the top times and take them to the track with me, and the last thing I want to see is GTP, or Civic in the mix. Again nothing against those rides. I just prefer Maxima only and clean "right in your face" information.

Maxima.org is such a large community that I think its hard for non drag racing members to be as concerned about the timeslips database as most of us here in the 1/4 mile section. Not to mention the workload they may be carrying.

For now we simply need someone from this section to be given the ability to weed out the false and non Maxima times regularly. As many of us are concerned about it and would make the necessary changes as needed.

 

database continues to be cluttered with rubbish ?

 

they made me a supermod for a bit to clean it up, but then we discovered that supermods can't even change vehicle profiles. only admins can.

 

I was just looking at it last night and thought the same thing.

I see a lot of people posting legit times, but have nothing to do with a Maxima.

Can a qualified moderator be given administrative rights?

I hope to be on the very first page of the database within a week from now.

 

hard to beat all those 0 second passes though...

 

Yeah it's tough! I'm working on that by getting larger nitrous jets.

 

LOL.... Let me know what kind of setup you're using for that.... I think that's faster than the speed of light.... It's a teleportation modification.....

Let me know when you figure that one out.... For now let's see if we could clean up the Timeslips lol.

 

DB should be cleaned up tomorrow or monday guys. the Administrator is going to take on the task of keeping it clean. I'll be pointing out blatantly fake times and/or non-maximas to him and he'll remove them until it's able to be set up that ceaser or I can edit it ourselves.

 

Awesome! I know a lot of people look at this list to help motivate them to achieve faster times. I definitely do.

 

Good news!

 

Sweet. Thanks for the update!