Why do some threads stay where they were posted ....
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OK ...... I know it's an unpaid and time consuming job moving stuff around ...
but sometimes there are things that seem perfectly acceptable in General Gassing that then get moved by a Mod to (hopefully) get a more detailed answer when a general answer was obviously all that was required.
But the flip side to this are threads such as in 'Aston Martin' with the title 'Polishing mops'?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I didn't know polishing mops were exclusive to Astons - I thought they could be used on any make or model? I thought they fell into the world of 'detailing' and were used on 'bodywork'.
And behold .... in the technical section there is a 'Bodywork and detailing' thread!
It happens over and over again EG 'How much get my xxxxx resprayed?' 'Talk to me about getting this scratch on my xxxx repaired' 'Where can I get touch-up paint for my xxxxx' 'What polish should I use on my xxxxx' 'Can I clay my xxxxx' etc, etc, etc, etc.
None of these questions really qualify to be in make or model specific thread - but they are specifically about 'Bodywork and detailing'
But they never get moved??????
Just saying ........
but sometimes there are things that seem perfectly acceptable in General Gassing that then get moved by a Mod to (hopefully) get a more detailed answer when a general answer was obviously all that was required.
But the flip side to this are threads such as in 'Aston Martin' with the title 'Polishing mops'?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I didn't know polishing mops were exclusive to Astons - I thought they could be used on any make or model? I thought they fell into the world of 'detailing' and were used on 'bodywork'.
And behold .... in the technical section there is a 'Bodywork and detailing' thread!
It happens over and over again EG 'How much get my xxxxx resprayed?' 'Talk to me about getting this scratch on my xxxx repaired' 'Where can I get touch-up paint for my xxxxx' 'What polish should I use on my xxxxx' 'Can I clay my xxxxx' etc, etc, etc, etc.
None of these questions really qualify to be in make or model specific thread - but they are specifically about 'Bodywork and detailing'
But they never get moved??????
Just saying ........
Exactly my point ..... mops are to do with detailing - whether it be on an Aston or VW - and should therefore have been moved.
If I owned an Aston and asked fellow Aston owners for help about my tooth ache I wouldn't expect it to stay there just because we all happen to own Astons - I'd fully expect it to be moved to 'health matters'
Yet a general question about mopping - something that is not uniquely nor expertly done by just Aston owners - stays in the Aston thread?
If I owned an Aston and asked fellow Aston owners for help about my tooth ache I wouldn't expect it to stay there just because we all happen to own Astons - I'd fully expect it to be moved to 'health matters'
Yet a general question about mopping - something that is not uniquely nor expertly done by just Aston owners - stays in the Aston thread?
Edited by Squiggs on Thursday 28th August 20:40
If you post a thread on any forum it will stay in that forum, unless you post for instance a foody question in a marques forum. We don't go around grouping like threads together because they may be of interest to other marque members.
If you post in any forum, within reason you should find it in that forum next time you look.
If you post in any forum, within reason you should find it in that forum next time you look.
Ok - I think I've got it .....
The detailing and bodywork section isn't for getting advice about detailing or bodywork because anybody can ask those questions in their own marque section.
It's just there for the people who feel the need to say 'I polished a car today' or 'I repaired some bodywork today'.
The detailing and bodywork section isn't for getting advice about detailing or bodywork because anybody can ask those questions in their own marque section.
It's just there for the people who feel the need to say 'I polished a car today' or 'I repaired some bodywork today'.
Squiggs said:
Ok - I think I've got it .....
The detailing and bodywork section isn't for getting advice about detailing or bodywork because anybody can ask those questions in their own marque section.
It's just there for the people who feel the need to say 'I polished a car today' or 'I repaired some bodywork today'.
You can ask any relevant questions you like in whatever forums you want to, if you would like detailing info from say Ford owners you can ask in that forum, you could also ask in the detailing section.The detailing and bodywork section isn't for getting advice about detailing or bodywork because anybody can ask those questions in their own marque section.
It's just there for the people who feel the need to say 'I polished a car today' or 'I repaired some bodywork today'.
A lot of the marques forums are like small communities in their own right, it's a bit like asking your mates for info.
It's not all about moving all clutch related questions regardless of marque, into the Engines and Drivetrain forum.
Does that make sense?
I can understand specific mechanical questions about specific marques remaining in that particular marques thread - perfectly sensible.
It's the very general paint/polishing/bodywork/cleaning remaining there - I still can't get my head round it.
It's all well and good you saying it's like asking your mates - but as I said earlier if I was an Aston owner and asked my fellow Aston owning mates on the Aston forum for advice about my tooth ache it would without doubt get moved to health matters.
The same thing of being able to ask your Aston mates and/or ask in health matters wouldn't apply.
Anyway we could carry this on and on and on - and I do appreciate that trying to move every thread that wasn't marque specific to a more general forum would become a never ending 24-7 365 days a year job for a team of people.
It's the very general paint/polishing/bodywork/cleaning remaining there - I still can't get my head round it.
It's all well and good you saying it's like asking your mates - but as I said earlier if I was an Aston owner and asked my fellow Aston owning mates on the Aston forum for advice about my tooth ache it would without doubt get moved to health matters.
The same thing of being able to ask your Aston mates and/or ask in health matters wouldn't apply.
Anyway we could carry this on and on and on - and I do appreciate that trying to move every thread that wasn't marque specific to a more general forum would become a never ending 24-7 365 days a year job for a team of people.
Squiggs said:
Anyway we could carry this on and on and on - and I do appreciate that trying to move every thread that wasn't marque specific to a more general forum would become a never ending 24-7 365 days a year job for a team of people.
As an aside tooth ache isn't really marque or even automotive related.I'll close this now shall I.
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