DO NOT ASK if you haven't read the FAQ Forum & Tech Guide

Ludachris · 08-03-2006, 07:50 AM

This is a heads-up for all members who skipped the rules and didn't read the FAQ Forum and Tech Guide like they were supposed to. If you ask a question that is clearly answered in those two areas you'll receive a warning for posting a commonly answered question. The Newbie Forum is not a substitute for doing your own research. It's here so you can ask Newbie-like questions in a friendly environment. However, if you show us that you haven't read the rules of the site and have not done your own research (by doing the required reading), you'll receive warnings and will probably eventually be suspended. This has nothing to do with the Search feature either, it's simply about reading the FAQ Forum and the Tech Guide before you post. If you post something that is answered in those two areas, it will be obvious to everyone that you didn't read through those two resources first.

Read the RED text on all posting forms. Your membership depends on it.

PieEyedPiper · 08-03-2006, 11:13 AM

A good reminder but I'd love to see the addition of "Don't post ANYTHING, until you've searched, read the vFAQ, the tech guides and have completed a BOOST LEAK TEST."

GVR4592 · 08-03-2006, 05:39 PM

Chris, when we come across a post where the person has obviously not read the faq or used the search, what should we do? Should we link them to this thread or report the post to a moderator?

steve · 08-03-2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by GVR4592

Should we link them to this thread or report the post to a moderator?

Just report the post.

Steve

Ludachris · 08-04-2006, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by GVR4592

Chris, when we come across a post where the person has obviously not read the faq or used the search, what should we do? Should we link them to this thread or report the post to a moderator?

Just report the post to a Moderator.

Ludachris · 08-04-2006, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by PieEyedPiper

A good reminder but I'd love to see the addition of "Don't post ANYTHING, until you've searched, read the vFAQ, the tech guides and have completed a BOOST LEAK TEST."

Problem with requiring them to do a search first is that we can't know what keywords they used for a search. There is no way to know whether or not they did a search beforehand and just didn't find the information. Some people don't know how to use the search function effectively. However, requiring members to read through the FAQ Forum and Tech Guide will take care of that problem. The Search isn't always 100% reliable. But if the answer is clearly posted in an area they're supposed to read through first, it will be quite obvious that they were just too lazy to do the required reading.

GVR4592 · 08-04-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ludachris

Just report the post to a Moderator.

Are you sure they can handle that amount of threads everyday?

steve · 08-04-2006, 05:12 PM

Just like Doritos, we can make more.

Steve