Nice truck! Welcome to the site!

 

Of course we will. But will you understand the answers?

 

What's up with your cat dude?
Country living got it all screwed up?

 

xcountry66, dont worry man, im new here too, and ill admit that i got barraged by the "use the search button" in my first couple of posts, but it is like everyone else says. Im sure it gets old really quickly when 100 people ask, "What exhaust is better, magnaflow or flowmaster?" or "How do i do the Gotts mod?". You just have to relax a little bit and not worry so much. I doubt anyone here is really trying to run us "noobs" off, they are just tired of the same things asked everyday. However, maybe to remedy this situation, members here could start a "newbie" thread in their own sections that covers many of the basic, everyday questions like the gotts mod, leveling kit, etc.

Idk, just a thought!

 

x2!!!! Lol

I got money guessing that Jim is lurking around in this thread.

 

A good idea - and in fact that is what the stickies attempt to accomplish.

But - it requires folks to:

1. Be aware of them - they don't exactly jump out at you, lol (Mods - can this be addressed? - Fonts, Bold, etc?)

2. Read them.

There are many posts where a newcomer (and even some veterans, lol - here's a recent example- https://www.f150online.com/forums/ex...s-mod-how.html ) - have been asked - " ...have you read the stickies? Here's a link... "

Or - perhaps one Global "Hey New Folks - Read This First!" header thread ( in big, bold font) - where all stickies, Glossaries, Link to Tech Info, etc and other such fundamental info is ensconced all in one place.

I dunno ..... use sig info myself ....

We need more ... "Nice Site! Welcome to the Truck!" ... kinds of posts, lol


MGD

 

I think I've finally learned..."DON'T ASK" just google it if you want an answer!

 

Not at all ... plenty of young droolin' leghumpers lined up here waiting to help y'all




MGD

 

Why would you think that?

 

Just a SWAG I would say.

 

Ok I know a lot of the members are joking with you right now but I have to be a little serious about something. I'm a member of a several forums and I have to say that by far this is the best one that I'm a member of. Great people and great response time. I spend majority of my time here and zx-10r.net vs the other forums. The teamshelby forum is just like this forum,. What I've noticed is that the younger the crowd the thicker your skin needs to be, try one of the sport bike forums and you will see what I'm talking about.



teamshelby.com
zx-10r.net
raptorforum.com
kawiforums.com
r1-forum.com
Lawnsite.com

 

It's like all of the little ricers got older and need trucks because their Hondas aren't running. You guys are the true heroes of the interwebs. The search button police get old on all of the forums. I for one don't use it much. Who wants to go through dozens of threads when you are trying to find the answer to a simple question that can be answered by someone who has been through the same thing before. Either be polite and take two minutes out of your time to answer or take 1 minute and be a douche. Or just don't answer at all. Now if you want a good laugh, look how quick this thread took off and how many people took time to post in it. If the same people would post in other threads where the OP was trying to actually find info instead of bashing him, he would have a wealth of info right now.

Now if you really want snobby, try a corvette forum. The only info I ever get from them is what shop to bring my Vette to or what appearance mods look good to them. Lol.

 

well... Thats 2 minuites of my life i wont get back...

 

Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics

 

There is a Technical Articles / How to Forum. The link is at the top of the page, under the "the unofficial resource center for Ford truck enthusiasts" banner.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/articles-how-tos-119/

There is even a sticky TOC thread at the top of the forum, that lists the threads by category :
https://www.f150online.com/forums/ar...-articles.html

Pre technical articles / how to forum, some sticky threads were made, but this has to be limited, if not the 1st page of each forum is a list of sticky threads.

As for the "members here" you are one of them.
There are not member(s) that have sections, the moderators have sections, and they just keep things running, and contribute as they have time ( Mod functions take a boat load of time, and is a thankless job to boot ).
Time to pick a topic that has not been covered ( or compile a summary of multiple threads on a topic ), do a write up, document it (with pictures is best ).
The site works the best when everyone contributes.
I see this every few months, where members think it is the job / responsibility of the members that have been here the longest to do the write ups.
If you got help with something, your bill for the free help is to help the next member / fill in where you think the site needs a topic covered.
Jack did a long write up on Tuners ( general, tried to be brand independent ) that covered some of the questions that come up. It is a sticky at the top of the programmer forum.

Might want to read the posts from the OP, he never got the answer of "use the search function". He was just bringing up a topic he thought needed to be addressed. He got the wealth of information, and was just addressing a topic he thought needed to be addressed. RIF

BTW: The lame 1 line answer of use the search, it is a bad idea, it can turn people off registering and participating on the forum, which is not what should happen. I agree there is too much lame 1 line "Use the search", and at times I see this, the search does not provide squat or it is just given as an answer to jack up post counts ( seems to be the only reason, else why share that useless thought ). This is central to the forums I stick to, I cannot say if the same happens in other forums.

I try to provide the search term ( if the threads are numerous ) and the relevant thread to the topic at hand.
A topic revisited always brings up new thoughts / information, and there is no reason not to have multiple threads on the same topic, as well as an existing thread might not have a solution to a problem ( something that also happen a lot, bunch of suggestions on what to do, never a reply what the root cause & solution was ).

I would guess the OP is addressing the other side of this thread :
https://www.f150online.com/forums/ge...ch-option.html

Guess if search is a valid answer, the moderators should shut off new thread creation, and only allow reply to existing threads............