Do you enjoy answering the same question over and over again? Or would you rather the poster try and search first for information?

Does it frustrate you to have to repeat your answers?? In the future, if this continues, will this answer repeating make you want to contribute more or less to this board?

Finally, what can .org posters do to help you answer their questions regarding Maximas?

 

I hate to go third person here, but I can answer this one off observation.

Many times someone will have a topic then further details....Daniel will then begin his response with suggestions on how to word the subject and/or body of the question(s)....he usually would appreciate more detail (a.k.a. thought and effort) into the questions so he can give a good answer......

 

Let's let Daniel answer this one before you rant off on what you think. ok?
We all know what you think bill you and jeff get off on using the search so that is all there is to it. I am sure that Daniel does hate repeating himself but lets let him answer that before we say he does or doesn't

 

I encourage people to use the Search Engine. However, I realize that our Search Engine has some shortcomings and doesn't always turn up the desired posts.

Yes, particularly when the same owner is asking the same question for the second or third time. Some folks just don't want to do any diagnostic work, so they ask the same question over and over again hoping for a response from Karnack the Magnificent who will prescribe a foolproof $2 repair. Performing diagnosis at a distance is not that simple.

1) Be specific. Don't say "engine won't start", say "engine won't crank" or "engine won't fire". These symptoms have two different diagnostic paths.

2) Details, details, details. Give a detailed report of symptoms. Also give relevant background: model year, odometer reading, recent repair history, mods (if any).

3) Don't ask "Can I fix this myself?" I cannot answer that question. Some guys have ten years of automotive service experience, others have "some", still others can barely find the engine oil dipstick. Some guys have $5K worth of tools, others have "some", still others have only a claw hammer and toilet plunger.

4) Proofread your posts. It doesn't have to be letter-perfect but it does have to be understandable. Some posts have terrible sentence structure, wretched grammar, rampant spelling errors, and derelict punctuation. A post which is too difficult to read is not worth a response.

 

Originally posted by GTRBlkMax97


If you REALLY believe that, why did you respond at all?



How mature.

Yes, we believe in RESEARCHING. Get over it.

I don't know about you, but I'm able to read sentences that express one's thoughts about a subject. ON MANY OCCASIONS, Daniel has requested a user to better word their subjects AND descriptions. THAT IS NOT my opinion, but his. I was relating an answer based on DANIEL's OWN POSTS. Don't hate the messenger.

As I know Daniel(on an internet level), he won't answer this question as it tends to be more of a personal nature than he likes to get into....but he might answer it.


It still amazes me at the lack of maturity many of our members have. Whether it's laziness, poor grammar, lack of being taught grammar in school, I don't know.

If you don't like it here, please leave. No one is holding a gun to your head to be here.

If you would like to contribute, please stay. We need you desperately.

If you don't like being asked to re-search something, you're probably not going to enjoy your time here.

 

Thanks Daniel I will try to be more specific next time I ask you a question

 

Daniel, thank you very much for your honest and complete answer. I hope others will read this and take your advice.

We all appreciate your contributions here and want to keep you posting. The last thing we want to do is burn you out by having you answer repeated questions.

Keep up the good work!

 

I think this should be a permanent post........

 

LOL, did you copy and paste here again? I remember the 'claw hammer and toilet plunger' analogy from another thread. It made me laugh the first time. Made me laugh again.



-V

 

All you 4-geners reading this?

 

Glad that turn of phrase was good for a laugh. It was intended to be humorous, but everything said in jest contains a grain of truth. We've all known people who are hopelessly under-equipped to do the repairs they attempt. It amazes me to see Maxima owners who willingly pay $1K for a set of fancy aftermarket wheels but can't seem to free up $20 for a torque wrench or $15 for a copy of Haynes.

 

<Congregation nods in agreement>

Or won't pay $50 or $60 for spark plugs, but will fork out $250 for Altezzas.....won't buy shocks and springs at the same time, but will spend $250 on Altezzas....BLAH BLAH BLAH

As for torque wrenches, Sears has their "fancier" click around the shaft type on sale for $50, which is $20 off.....as Daniel says, they do have an "old school" one available for $25 or so.

BTW, be sure to get one that can go up to at least 110 N-m, as that's the torque requirement for the lugnuts on wheels....

I never thought I would use my torque wrench as much as I have: spark plugs, wheels, calipers, FSTB, lawnmower blade, etc....

 

Hmmm... this and the sig pic... are you trying to make a point?

 

<sarcasm>
These were just examples and in NO WAY should be used to construct my opinion of Altezzas......
</sarcasm>

As for the sig pic.....:vampire:

 

I definatly agree with Danial and bill and some others, people have to search more. there are A LOT OF HELP on your websites, like
www.custommaxima.com
www.maximadriver.com

they have an AWESOME to do sections and opinions that we get asked every 2 weeks repeatidely

for example I'm getting a short throw shifter and maximadriver.com has excellent directions on how to do it

Konstantin

 

What about www.performanceix.com

 

WELL, OF COURSE

yes, I'm sorry I didn't include you, I didn't have it off the top of my head, I was going to search for it but was too lazy

I'm going to use you guys when you install my new H&R springs and Tokico shocks (I'm getting Koni's later)

so thanks to all of you for great websites