View Poll Results: Would you like a DIY forum here?
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Official DIY forum poll
chris is the devil
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From: so cal 951 + 760
Originally posted by MrFatBooty
It's a lot simpler to just contact some mods/admins and bring up your idea directly...
It's a lot simpler to just contact some mods/admins and bring up your idea directly...
lots and lots of fail
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From: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit
Re: Official DIY forum poll
Originally posted by 94uhkord
Alright guys, here we go.
I have wanted to get a DIY(Do it yourself) forum here on HAN for a while. Myself and 98AccordCpe(formerly 02rsxTypeS) did alot of footwork a couple months ago trying to get clearance from various sites allowing us to use some of thier DIY projects. We were both pretty successful in getting the ok from alot of webmasters, but unfortunately, or efforts were in vain as it never came to be. I have spoken to our Webmaster(Chris Webmaster) and expressed my interest in getting a DIY forum here and he likes the idea but would like to know what you guys think about it. Above is a poll that I would like all who view this thread to vote on. Let's make it happen guys!!
Alright guys, here we go.
I have wanted to get a DIY(Do it yourself) forum here on HAN for a while. Myself and 98AccordCpe(formerly 02rsxTypeS) did alot of footwork a couple months ago trying to get clearance from various sites allowing us to use some of thier DIY projects. We were both pretty successful in getting the ok from alot of webmasters, but unfortunately, or efforts were in vain as it never came to be. I have spoken to our Webmaster(Chris Webmaster) and expressed my interest in getting a DIY forum here and he likes the idea but would like to know what you guys think about it. Above is a poll that I would like all who view this thread to vote on. Let's make it happen guys!!
Do you still have all the websites that I got clearance from? I lost them in the mix.
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From: 916
Re: Re: Official DIY forum poll
Originally posted by 98CoupeV6
Yeah. Sorry about that. People that could have done it were apparently unable to, and I couldn't do much about it. I'd love to get it going though, sooner or later. Support this, guys :thumbup:
Do you still have all the websites that I got clearance from? I lost them in the mix.
Yeah. Sorry about that. People that could have done it were apparently unable to, and I couldn't do much about it. I'd love to get it going though, sooner or later. Support this, guys :thumbup:
Do you still have all the websites that I got clearance from? I lost them in the mix.
lots and lots of fail
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From: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit
Re: Re: Re: Official DIY forum poll
Originally posted by 94uhkord
No big deal bro, I just thought I'd give it another shot and so far so good. Hope we get some more support for it.
No big deal bro, I just thought I'd give it another shot and so far so good. Hope we get some more support for it.
Honda Biased
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Kennesaw, GA
i am ALL FOR IT!!! When i first came on HAN i was looking around for simple stuff like brakes, oil, rotating tires..etc. Basically noob stuff. But i had to post a thread to get a response. In turn wasting somebody's time to type it out again when they could have simply posted a like to the "disk brake DIY thread", etc!
The reason we need this is because so many parts of the car are VERY similar to all cars. Disk brakes are practically IDENTICLE(spelling)on all modern cars(foreign and domestic), as well as drums. I dont know how universal oil changing is either. We can make a "perfect" DIY once for each of these topics and call it a day, it'll save alot of people alot of time.
I VOTE YES! I can even help if u want, i dont have a digital camera but have a very nice 35mm one. So the best i can do is actually do the DIY's and write them up.
Dave
The reason we need this is because so many parts of the car are VERY similar to all cars. Disk brakes are practically IDENTICLE(spelling)on all modern cars(foreign and domestic), as well as drums. I dont know how universal oil changing is either. We can make a "perfect" DIY once for each of these topics and call it a day, it'll save alot of people alot of time.
I VOTE YES! I can even help if u want, i dont have a digital camera but have a very nice 35mm one. So the best i can do is actually do the DIY's and write them up.
Dave
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From: 916
Originally posted by oc_civic
we alrady have a DIY section.. subdivided into car class's.....i think that when you spread the content of a board to thin by subdividing it MULTIPLE times it starts to become annoying... if i come up with a neat DIY for headlights.. ill post it in SPECIFIC forum.. that way people who share interest in that car will easily see it, and people liek you with a differant car won't be bothered by something that has NOTHING to do with your interests...
we alrady have a DIY section.. subdivided into car class's.....i think that when you spread the content of a board to thin by subdividing it MULTIPLE times it starts to become annoying... if i come up with a neat DIY for headlights.. ill post it in SPECIFIC forum.. that way people who share interest in that car will easily see it, and people liek you with a differant car won't be bothered by something that has NOTHING to do with your interests...
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From: 916
Re: Re: Re: Re: Official DIY forum poll
Originally posted by 98CoupeV6
I think we will once we have something concrete. But do you have those website addy's? We had alot of em.
I think we will once we have something concrete. But do you have those website addy's? We had alot of em.
I don't have the addy's anymore, I tossed them after a while when nothing was happening. If this gets voted in, I will hit up some sites like last time and do it all over again, you in? I think with the people that we have here who support this and are willing to contribute thier knowledge to the forum, we'd be able to post some useful DIY's until getting clearance to post others from other boards. Now I wish I had kept all of that stuff:doh: Did you keep the one's you got, along with the confirmations that you got saying we could use the DIY's from those sites?
Honda Biased
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From: Kennesaw, GA
Originally posted by 98CoupeV6
Good to hear it, Dave :thumbup:
Good to hear it, Dave :thumbup:
Originally posted by 94uhkord
I hear you bro, and you do make a point. However, the biggest difference is that with all the DIY's in one place, people won't waste their time flipping through the various pages of threads in all the other forums trying to find it. Yeah, that's what the search tool is for, but sometimes it will either bring up too many threads that are only brought up because it contains a word that you were searching for in it, or bring up no threads because you aren't wording it correctly. I think it would be nice to have a DIY forum so they are all in the same vicinity which can not only be a reference to those that need it, but also can give other people ideas about things they'd like to do to thier car. So far, it's looking good, keep the support coming.
I hear you bro, and you do make a point. However, the biggest difference is that with all the DIY's in one place, people won't waste their time flipping through the various pages of threads in all the other forums trying to find it. Yeah, that's what the search tool is for, but sometimes it will either bring up too many threads that are only brought up because it contains a word that you were searching for in it, or bring up no threads because you aren't wording it correctly. I think it would be nice to have a DIY forum so they are all in the same vicinity which can not only be a reference to those that need it, but also can give other people ideas about things they'd like to do to thier car. So far, it's looking good, keep the support coming.