Filling cranky, thread etiquette...

[OrrieG]

Nevermind....not my job

[FirstNation]

OrrieG- not my job either- however- regarding thread etiquette- I see we need to educate users that unless their comment or question has to do with the original posters question, they are stealing the thread- totally not cool.. And also- other users should know not to respond to that persons off topic question. They should be advised to start a new thread..

[dwcsr]

Originally Posted by FirstNation

OrrieG- not my job either- however- regarding thread etiquette- I see we need to educate users that unless their comment or question has to do with the original posters question, they are stealing the thread- totally not cool.. And also- other users should know not to respond to that persons off topic question. They should be advised to start a new thread..

Unfortunately thats the fallout of random and un-equitable rule enforcement.

[solidaxel]

Thank You, I will pay more attention to this!

[coralhead]

I saw this this morning and thought you were talking about this

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=607146

[OrrieG]

Yep, yep and thank you solid axle. One build thread for your rig, just answer the questions for others posts...

[Liz]

hijacking is a no no, if yall are having issues with these things use the report a post button so we can fix it

[coralhead]

Originally Posted by Liz

hijacking is a no no, if yall are having issues with these things use the report a post button so we can fix it

Where is this button located?

[Liz]

Just click the ! icon and it sends a report to the staff. Try it with this one if you want
click the icon
fill in the reason
click enter or send or whatever it says

[_Ogre]

i'm maybe guilty of being cranky sometimes
especially when the post asks the same thing over and over
the search function doesn't work too good on here
but, new people should read some of the build threads for year specific builds before asking questions
same old same old questions all the time.

[mr48chev]

Guilty of being cranky at times. I agree with not hijacking someone else's thread and taking it off topic. I see that on all too many forums though. Same with commenting on a thread that has been dead in the archives for three or four years because you found it on google and decided to register on the forum so you could throw your two cents worth in. I'd like to see threads on all forums close except to the op after a time lapse.

One thing that gets my goat is guys who post answers with instructions that are not good work practice or the correct way to do certain tasks. Maybe that is the way uncle Billybob did it back 40 years ago but it may not be the proper or correct way to do the task and save the part (s) you are trying to save. My first job in a shop was following behind a kid who had grown up in a wrecking yard from the time he was about 14. The boss had him pull the engine out of a car so it could be rebuilt and 20 minutes later he announces he had it out. Sure did, he had pulled it just like he did in the wrecking yard by cutting all the wires and cables and cutting the exhaust pipe in two. It took me almost a week of soldering one wire at a time to get the wires back together.

Also we have to remember to consider the skill and knowledge level of the person asking the question before we pose an answer. We have all skill levels from pro builders to guys and gals who just bought their first project which just happens to be the first vehicle that they have ever done more than change oil and filter and windshield wipers on themselves. There isn't a thing wrong with that as we all have to start somewhere but it does have to be taken into consideration.

[1project2many]

I'll admit that I'm guilty of pulling a thread off topic from time to time due the the conversational tone I sometimes take in my replies. Sometimes I try to add related information and that can lead to an OT discussion as well. I do try to refer back to the original subject if I realize it's gone too far and it's never done with the intention to detract from or steal the original discussion.

Now it's one thing if the conversation takes a turn in a different direction as part of the natural flow. It's another altogether when a long term member deliberately starts another discussion in a thread that does not apply to the original post. That happened to me in the first thread I posted here and at the time I felt it was a pretty rude thing to do. Since then I've come to realize that most people here are helpful and just providing answers if they have them but at the time it really seemed like a hearty yuck foo.

[Liz]

Its fine to discuss stuff and go off trail a bit. If we stuck fully to one topic, things would get boring. The issue lies when folks flat out hijack.. Say you posted talking about new sheetmetal you bought to do some patches. Then I come in and say speaking of patches I want to patch the headliner in my 87 cougar instead of buy one, or should I buy one? Do I need one, nah no one needs one, so who do I buy it from???

Thats hijacking

[Liz]

it worked lmbo

[av8tr33337]

WOW I think I needed this little lesson myself. I think I may have been guilty of saying something like "Look at my thread to see the way I addressed this Issue" or something like that. Is that a No-No?? Or are you just talking about kind of changing the subject of the persons thread and steering it a different direction?

[Kabwe]

I personally don't see the issue. If you are not interested simply don't read it. There are a lot of guys here who consider themselves to friends and sometimes the topic goes off topic just as topics in person goes off topic. Its the way humans communicate, we are not robots. The topic always comes back again if you wait.lol

[FirstNation]

"simply don't read it"?, how you gonna do that? Sure, sometimes the conversation wanders a bit, but when I start a thread on a particular topic and need answers to my questions, I don't want the conversation to take a left turn while two forum buddies start bee-essing about something unrelated. Go do that with a pm conversation.

[OrrieG]

Since I started this guess I better weigh back in. I do not think posts in threads that add information, insight or comments are a problem. The problem I have is when the thread is taken over by someone other than the OP and becomes a thread about their project or a topic unrelated to the original question. I admit I will occasionaly add a humorous observation or recite a long lost memory that may not be related to the topic. This site is big enough that having to filter thru extraneous stuff in a thread takes time, and can get frustrating to the OP that is just looking for specific answers to his questions.

Threads that are more general have room for off topic stuff ("pics for show and shine" " my new truck" "anyone going cruising this weekend"). The reason for individual threads is to keep the topics isolated, listing the topic in the header helps to.

I think this has been a good discussion and reminders on what will keep this the great site it is. Now lets all retreat back to the garage and break something so we can continue posting....

[FirstNation]

Couldn't be said any better than that..

[Liz]

perfect Thank you OrrieG, that is it in a nutshell

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