http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.php?p=3969259

I am so tired of seeing Y-pipe and spark plugs threads than can be answered by the stickies.

 

Ha and you've only been on the forum for 3 months, how about some of the 3 year and > members, imagine how they feel! , but banning or suspending seems a little severe

 

Having been around a while, I think those threads should just get locked with a standard "CHECK THE STICKIES" emoticon. No need to necessarily ban/suspend the original poster.

 

Maybe they'll learn ....

 

A token suspension serving as a slap on the wrist would suffice, say a day or two, followed by longer if it's a repeat offense.

 

+1^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

It has actually worked to a certain degree in the 5th Gen forums as far as being a disincentive for repeat threads... problem is, there are people who don't even read the Stickies, so they don't even know about that rule and will always repost... kinda ironic huh?

 

i think that it is too severe also. it's always going to happen whether people are suspended or not. how about if the threads are just immediately locked. or there should be a seperate thread in the 4th gen thread for y-pipes. and maybe one for other items that can become repetitive.

 

I am a newbie as per my post count but before i decided to register i did take the time to read through the stickies and i did find vast amounts of information about numerous different topics that could easily answer most of the basic questions that are currently being posted on the 4th gen forum. I believe there should be more than "a slap on the wrist" punishment because it does get tiresome seing the same old crap over and over again. i would also like to comment that the stickies are there for a reason and maybe before you can post replies you should maybe have to satisfy another criteria related to the stickies specifically like you have to post 15 replies before you can start a thread. maybe something similiar to that. Just a suggestion!

 

You are the minority, or so it seems. 86maxima96, problem is, the moderators have lives too, and if they were in here locking every y-pipe spark plug ecu code yada yada thread they'd be overwhelmed .. Maybe they leave them open for ***** and giggles, I know I at some of the comments from time to time.
bigtimemax, we respect your kind, the problem is, there aren't many of you, in fact there are some people that have been here for years and still do that dumb **** ... Oh well it wont ever end, let's enjoy it for what it's worth and laugh ....

 

Make me a mod, so I can lock all the ypipe, intake, CEL threads....

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...74&postcount=8

 

Let's bring it down from the stickys to here ... that would eliminate all the "I want to know too" " My g/f has this same problem" "OMG yours does it too"

But then my postwhoring would be regulated and unjustified...

 

We are all complaigning about posts about y-pipes, ecu codes, cel's, etc. But it seems to me that if we aren't allowed to talk about those, what are we going to talk about. Arguing about how much people who don't read stickies and what grade gasoline to use are a lot more boring than y-pipes and ecu codes.

 

Been on here since 98. Noobs will NEVER stop asking those questions.

 

Well we could all turn our attention to spark plugs!

 

making this thread only makes it worse

 

there should be a quiz on the stickies that every1 has to pass before posting

 

I agree!

 

It would be easier to make me a MOD

 

I feel like someone's hitting me in the head with a chair -> - the subliminal message in Kevlo's posts is that loud and clear... hello, anyone out there reading this?

 

Good idea and NMexMax, too, so he can post repeatedly

 

5000post minumum to be a new mod errrr, scratch that, make it 6000.


Anyways, noobs are on a new level of stupidity. I see 3-4 threads on the same page asking the same questions.

 

What would Dave Sz have to say about all this, lol!

 

You would expect these threads from nubies right but even guys that have over 2000 posts and over 2 years on the org are posting about spark plugs like the one a few threads down on this page..

 

Excellent point and he has yet to be flamed for it! Feel free to do so.

 

Seniority rules... 12/12/00, vs 12/30/00

j/k you know more and have done more than me on here ... I just read, learn and flame ... no contribution.

 

flame the hell out of those who can't scroll down a page to look at a thread before making one of their own.

 

that's what I do ... sick car Loe ...

 

I just don't enjoy flaming I guess, besides I hate typing. I just don't get it, I found spark plugs threads when I started and read them to death and all I found was that NGK was the answer over and over and over again! Copper or plats, copper or plats!

 

You mean NGK ... NJK =

See these new people see false advertising in magazines and the internet that Iridium is soo much better, they show dynos etc etc... I was like this once, but spent some time here and learned ...

 

Oops! See I told you I hate to type!

 

I hope you're not flaming crazy97. It's obviously a typo and he did state that he doesn't like to type (and doesn't like to flame) and lo and behold wammo, lol!

Edit - you beat me to the punch crazy97

 

Thats newbie's for ya

 

a bit harsh there, buddy?

 

seriously...