I Believe....

[tooldude]

This site could be so much better if everyone that asks for repair help would post the ultimate fix for their problem. There are way too many dead ends. I propose there should be a "rule"/convention about that. Not only does complete information help the beginner, it helps us who don't know every-thing, and it reminds those with experience of the basics which, I believe, we all sometimes forget for a moment. It also shows how symptoms, which are general and relate to more than one problem area, can have us chasing around Left field when we should be in Right.

[F3BZ]

just getting repair questions into the "repair help" forum would be a start. lately there seems to be a rash of repair inquiries posted under general dis.

[Damkid]

^^my thoughts exactly, I've been moving a lot of threads lately, I may just start locking them

[jason_]

Heh, moving them is just moving the problem. Locking them might stop the issue and encourage good practice? .... I'd say try it. Once locked and duplicated, , and successful, then delete the locked?

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[hotfordcat]

If you're busy learning the tricks of the trade, you may never learn the trade!!!

[Pu241]

^^my thoughts exactly, I've been moving a lot of threads lately, I may just start locking them

Another easier solution is to delete them.
They will learn sooner or later.

ToolDude is correct, how many times do we get someone on here with an issue and much time is spend trying to assist. Then we never find out what was the solution to their problem.

[Damkid]

Oh I agree deleting is easier, but then that will leave the poster wondering where it went

Posting why it's locked, and keeping there for the poster to see gives the answers before any questions are asked

I do agree though that it would be nice to know the solutions people find to their problem since it helps the overall forum knowledge, but it shouldn't be mandatory

[jason_]

Delete only after they've made the attempt with effort.

In the meantime leave it locked with reason.

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[200KGPGTP]

AGREE WITH OP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tooldude]

To be clear, I am not proposing any hard and fast strangling rules be enforced, but rather that there is a convention (from Webster's: ...agreement on the usages and practices...) so that most of the time results will be given. I don't want to try to come up with a list of exceptions on this as they will probably be obvious, such as a time factor.

[Larry Hampton]

Well, I have a hard time doing a search, either I'm horrible at it (most likely) or it doesn't work well.

I was searching for exhaust for 45 minutes the other night. I'm wondering what size to use for my BP install that I may want to add a turbo to later. I tried spaces, commas, + with no spaces, and different words.
What I kind of came up with was 2".

[Damkid]

Don't get me wrong, I agree it would be much much more useful to the forum if all results got posted but let's face it, this forum isn't (shouldn't be) everyone's priority in life..... However I say it's common courtesy to post results