moderators?

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

Is it me? Or is this turning into a general purpose chat room. Of 35 thread on my screen I see 9 that are clearly off topic and a few that can only charitable be considered on topic.

This is getting truely ridiculous, IMHO

mjshira · 02-27-2004, 10:26 AM

Welcome back Bill, hope all is well. I agree with you. Should we have a "social" area - where I can post my Manhattan drink invitations? ;-)

--James

TerryBPP · 02-27-2004, 10:28 AM

Wayne should start selling Starbucks and other trends products on the site.

Leland Pate · 02-27-2004, 10:34 AM

I guess I fit that bill. For the longest time I think I've considered this more of a general chat/ask your questions board than a strict tech page.

I do see your point though.

I know I usually don't frequent the other pages that much.
Here recently, I have noticed the drop in engine related questions. Then I realized there is now an engine forum.

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

There are likely as many pertinent threads as previously, it's just that they get pushed out and diluted by all the static which belongs in OT.

If I want to rear that stuff I go to OT, It doesnt belong here

Including this thread

Moses · 02-27-2004, 10:51 AM

Actually the OT forum is pretty interesting. I look at both forums. I checked the Cayenne forum once. It was so lonely.

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

I agree, OT is great, Why is it HERE!

dickster · 11:05 AM

Bill,

no i agree, and had noticed the same. alot of OT stays around awhile.

we used to see a gratuitous mention of a "911" just to keep it "on topic" but even that seems to have gone by the way....

theres one with nearly *edit* four pages of posts at the top of the list as i write........

Scooter · 02-27-2004, 11:01 AM

This forum must be difficult to maintain. Maybe we should self regulate as much as possible. I say, if the post is OT, then we don't participate and let the post fade away into history. Maybe the first person to come across an OT post can post immediately that we should not particiate in the thread and request it be sent to OT? I know I don't have a problem trying to help the moderators out where I can.

Moses · 02-27-2004, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill Verburg
I agree, OT is great, Why is it HERE!

I suspect that although we are all aware of the OT forum, It is impossible for some to resist the temptation of a larger audience. If the moderators relocated the OT posts more faithfully, it would serve both forums well.

Series900 · 02-27-2004, 11:13 AM

moderators do it in moderation

Rot 911 · 02-27-2004, 11:14 AM

Shouldn't this post be OT?

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

Quote:

Including this thread

Including this one!!

Scooter · 02-27-2004, 11:18 AM

This post is OT....please do not participate further.

johncj8989 · 02-27-2004, 11:44 AM

So like I was saying......so the 24 inch mower was marked down 20% and it was green and yellow so it really appealed to me, but I couldnt pull the trigger on it.............oh woops, sorry wrong forum.

mjshira · 02-27-2004, 11:55 AM

thanks for the afternoon humor guys :-)

thabaer · thabaer's Garage

Everything to excess! Live life to the fullest... moderation is for monks!

tech content: more boost, hotter cams!

Zeke · 02-27-2004, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scooter84
This post is OT....please do not participate further.

No, this is ABOUT the 911BBS, so I think every now and then a respected contributor like BV can bring this up.

There is OT and then there is OT. On the real OT forum there is nothing that even remotely has anything to do with 911s and most nothing to do with cars at all.

Whenever this subject comes up, invaribly someone points out that this is a community. This is where we are notified about a member's illness or misfortune. This is where people get to present thier accomplishments including their P-car workshop. This is where we hear about folks trips or Jack's adventures at the track and in the canyons. This is what it is. I like it the way it is. When it doesn't work, Wayne will change it.

I also like to hear from Bill Verburg. Bill, you are our brake maestro, don't get too sensitive and disappear!

Speaking of Wayne, he recently posted the rules for 911parts4sale. Up 'till then, it was sorta self policed. Maybe if he sees the need, we will again see some rules here.

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

Thanks for the kind words and actions

No get this one out of here.

Jack Olsen · 02-27-2004, 12:20 PM

I just moved a bunch of threads. There's a balance that's got to be maintained between the 'community' aspect of this board and the 'technical' aspect.

It needs to be primarily self-policed, of course, since the moderators aren't on the board all day (personal OT rant: I just pumped 30 inches of water out of my basement, and lost the hard drive on my laptop last night).

It's an imperfect system, but it's still a pretty great BBS.