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Suggestion Box: How can we make this site better?

#1

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Muhammad

Please post your suggestions here. :thumbsup:


#2

Boobala

Boobala

Muhammad said:
Please post your suggestions here. :thumbsup:
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I can think of several things I would like to see , like being able to up-load & download manuals & PDFs
(give me an inch & I'll take a mile ) ..( LOL )
or a type of library of retrieval information... ALL to costly and time consuming.

I've been on this site for a few years and I for one am truly grateful for what we have... GREAT people, GREAT information, good times and .... AND ... it's free too !! THANKS to ALL of the LMF staff for ALL you do !! ..Boobala


#3

primerbulb120

primerbulb120

This forum is awesome as it is. My suggestion​ for improving it is, Don't change the entire format so we have to learn how to use it all over again! So many sites change software to add more features or get a new look, but all it does is confuse the existing users.


#4

Boobala

Boobala

primerbulb120 said:
This forum is awesome as it is. My suggestion​ for improving it is, Don't change the entire format so we have to learn how to use it all over again! So many sites change software to add more features or get a new look, but all it does is confuse the existing users.
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MMMmmm ... That Right ...KEMOSABE ...!!


#5

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bertsmobile1

Similar to previous thread, an archive section would be good .
While most companies like to keep control over their IP I would imagine there would be little objection to keeping an archive of obsolete mower manuals & IPL's
This could be offered to companies as an alternative to them having the pages on their servers so the forum is providing an archive service to the company ( sponsorship potential ).
I love this site and it has been invaluable resource to me particularly from Australia where most mowers are distributed under franchise and the franchise holders point blank refuse to supply any technical support for any mower that they did not sell.


#6

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Muhammad

An archive of old manuals would be fantastic, but without permission we cannot publish them for others to download. The best we could do is reach out to manufacturers to discuss the idea of offering manuals.


#7

Boobala

Boobala

Muhammad said:
An archive of old manuals would be fantastic, but without permission we cannot publish them for others to download. The best we could do is reach out to manufacturers to discuss the idea of offering manuals.
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Perhaps a "loaded" 44 MAGNUM... pointed at their genitalia would provide any needed incentive to do so ..!!

Sorry ... but ( IMO ) manufacturers are interested in NOTHING ...unless it adds to their " Bottom-Line " ..
It really pains me to know that SOMEWHERE ..out there is a bunch of FORMER or current employees of these manufacturers that know of archive storages of information that is of little use to these companies (except to provide another source of revenue) but could prove to be of significant importance to folks that own ...or companies that provide "Materials-Support" for these aging products . I only wish some of THOSE people ... would step up and disclose the locations and parties in control of the information ... and disbursement of such. Somehow a small amount finds it's way to E-Bay at the hands of the "marketeers" and we are forced to purchase what at one time was given freely ..


#8

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Rivets

Two suggestions; first have an option to tell members you are a service tech in their profile. At the present time you must select homeowner or dealer. Second, fix the auto email, which I have requested many times. As a service tech, this time of the year I don't have time to search my profile or forums to see if someone has responded and I need to try to reply.


#9

7394

7394

Rivets said:
Two suggestions; first have an option to tell members you are a service tech in their profile. At the present time you must select homeowner or dealer. Second, fix the auto email, which I have requested many times. As a service tech, this time of the year I don't have time to search my profile or forums to see if someone has responded and I need to try to reply.
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I'll second that second suggestion!


#10

Carscw

Carscw

Fix the iPhone app please.
Only way to post a comment. Is to write it in my notes then copy and paste.

Sent from my iPhone using LMF


#11

R

Rivets

After a frustrating week a suggestion that has been brought up many times is to have a sticky that will be forced on every new member before they are allowed to post which would include the following.
If you want help from the technicians on this forum, please be sure to include the following:
1. Make sure that you have included the model and serial numbers for the unit.
2. Make sure that you have included the model, type, spec, code numbers for the engine.
3. If you are or are not mechanically inclined.
4. If it is an electrical problem, are you electrically inclined and what test tools do you have.
5. If you don't know a part name, a picture is better than that black thing under the dash.
6. Please do not tell the techs that their replies can't be possible. Yes we can make mistakes, but we have years of experience and are not there looking at the unit. We can only go by what is posted and if you don't like it, just don't follow it.
7. Please have patience, the dealers and service techs who try to help are very busy at most times of the year and we may not be able to reply for a day or two. We do this because we want to help people, but for personal gain.

Trying to help becomes way more difficult and frustrating when the info provided is not enough or confusing to make a good response.


#12

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bertsmobile1

Rivets said:
After a frustrating week a suggestion that has been brought up many times is to have a sticky that will be forced on every new member before they are allowed to post which would include the following.
If you want help from the technicians on this forum, please be sure to include the following:
1. Make sure that you have included the model and serial numbers for the unit.
2. Make sure that you have included the model, type, spec, code numbers for the engine.
3. If you are or are not mechanically inclined.
4. If it is an electrical problem, are you electrically inclined and what test tools do you have.
5. If you don't know a part name, a picture is better than that black thing under the dash.
6. Please do not tell the techs that their replies can't be possible. Yes we can make mistakes, but we have years of experience and are not there looking at the unit. We can only go by what is posted and if you don't like it, just don't follow it.
7. Please have patience, the dealers and service techs who try to help are very busy at most times of the year and we may not be able to reply for a day or two. We do this because we want to help people, but for personal gain.

Trying to help becomes way more difficult and frustrating when the info provided is not enough or confusing to make a good response.
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Adding to this would be moving the Welcome & Anyone emojies onto the main reply page.
First it makes it easier for us to be "friendly" and second is a note added to the suggested sticky above " if you have not had a reply after a week, please reply using the ANYONE emojie on the right to refresh your post"

Now as to formatting. the "new post" button needs to stand out more on the page so people can find it easily .
A "new post " button need to go next to the "reply" button called "similar problem" thus reduce the number of people adding new problems to old posts.

In the bigger picture you could even consider a form to be filled in as the initial post.
Thus the poster would be asked "nature of post" drop down menu - product comparison- new purchase suggestions - broken equipment -unable to repair - introduce myself etc etc etc
Brand of equipment ( automatically sends it the correct section ) & ( become part of the title )
Model or model number ( become part of the title )
Type of problem ( drop down menu - runs bad / wont start/ parts dont fit / cant find model number , won't move properly ,etc etc ) these then become the rest of the title
Description of problem ( becomes text body) with a sub title "My problem is "
What you have done ( also becomes body of text ) in a new paragraph with the sub title "What I have tried so far"
Machine details ( engine make / model number DOM etc which goes into a footer)
From the answers the server would generate the post and also do a search based on the answers to the questions.
The OP then gets the option to make their post now or read the similar problems posts ans submit post latter via a button " no luck ask the members" which then submits the original post.


#13

Boobala

Boobala

Rivets AND BERT ....

My mower has flat tire and wont start ...it worked last year until the rope broke , what could be wrong ?

:laughing:..:laughing: ...:laughing: ...:laughing: ...:laughing: ...:laughing: ...:laughing: ...:laughing: Won't ya's miss those statements ..??

SORRY fellas ,... your ideas REALLY are good .. and would ease a LOT of frustration AND wasted time and
EMOTIONS !!! ...I 'm not going to cry over it .. thinking our wishes will fall on deaf ears ..SO ... we just HAVE
to laugh at the idea of these things we think of ... wind-up in the rust-bucket of forgotten dreams !!


#14

R

Rivets

From what you posted, my guess is operator error. Time to get a new mower, if you have one with a rope start and Pnuematic tires. It has served you well.


#15

7394

7394

It would be great if the posts by Rivets & Bert were taken seriously.


#16

Boobala

Boobala

This is what Rivets posted in an earlier posting ...

..................RIVETS SUGGESTION.JPG

and this is what I "snipped" from it..

..................INSERT.JPG

If you get an inquiry and need further info. ....you can insert this using the insert image feature on the posting page ...


#17

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DaveHarper

Perhaps I missed how to do it, but one thing I would like to see is the ability (at least for the original poster) to alter the title of the post. I recently made a post asking for help on how to solve a particular problem. I got a couple of suggestions but, in the end, came up with an unexpected solution on my own. I posted the solution and, at the same time, altered the title to show it included a solution. However, the title was only altered for that post and had no affect on the title that appears in the forum listing (which seems to also be the one that shows if someone does a search). If the original title could be modified to show something like "[solved]" at the end it might save somebody some time if they are looking for a solution to a similar problem.

Dave


#18

Boobala

Boobala

In a earlier post, I made the statement these suggestions fall on deaf ears ! I have to eat those words and make a retraction, A little while back I offered a suggestion, and lo and behold... today it's a reality, little did I think of the amounts of TIME, HARD WORK, and MONEY, to incorporate these changes, so as the the ADMIN 'S Muhammad said ..Dreams DO come true !! They do hear us ! and if it's possible, then it will come to fruition, THANK YOU Admin and moderators too ! I am proud to be a member of this FANTASTIC site where GREAT folks congregate to help each other, share thoughts and idea's while forgetting the "outside world" and IT'S issues for a brief time. This is a GOOD place to have a GREAT time !! ..:thumbsup:


#19

cpurvis

cpurvis

Add something to weed out the spammers. I don't know if that means better software or more moderators but there seems to be nothing which "qualifies" new members to prevent them from spamming.

With regard to manufacturer's manuals, since the pdf manuals can't be posted here, how about a sticky page of links directing people to the correct place where they CAN be downloaded?

Please look upon these as suggestions for improvement, not complaints. The site is really good just as it is.


#20

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bertsmobile1

With regard to spammers is it possible to move spam reported by list members to a directory ( problem posts ) when it gets reported thus removing it from the member assesable posts instantly.
Would make things easier for the moderators to check and delete spam when they have time to do it and gets spam off the site faster.
There are regular readers all over the world thus spam could go quicker defeating the spammers purpose.
I have noticed that the bulk of the spam comes in at specific times suggesting that it is only a few spammers targeting this site


#21

willys55

willys55

get rid of the wait "60 seconds" between posts. I for one can type a hell of alot faster than most, and I don't like having to wait 60 seconds before I can report the next spammer....and these spammers are coming in here between 2am and 5am new york time


#22

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bertsmobile1

Not a good idea Doc as it makes it easier for spammers to post the same spam in all the sub forums and thus we will end up with each one posting 15 messages rather than 2 or 3.
OTOH if the spam was flagged to not display after the first person reported it then it would vanish a lot quicker so 25 different members would not be reporting the same spam because we would each be removing it from sight the first time one of us sees it.


#23

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cashman

Wish we had a section dedicated to antique mowers where members could post pictures of their vintage mowers and old advertisments etc. Name that old mower was fun also. (can't remember if it was on this site or another?)


#24

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Muhammad

We don't make big changes quickly, but will definitely be considering all of the suggestions for feature upgrades. Otherwise I wouldn't have asked. :thumbsup:


#25

Boobala

Boobala

Muhammad said:
We don't make big changes quickly, but will definitely be considering all of the suggestions for feature upgrades. Otherwise I wouldn't have asked. :thumbsup:
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YOU are THEEEE MAN !!! ..:thumbsup:..:thumbsup:


#26

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bertsmobile1

Boobala said:
YOU are THEEEE MAN !!! ..:thumbsup:..:thumbsup:
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On the subject of spam.
If you don't want to allow members to flag them and have them vanish from general view it might be easier to flag the title and say change the colour of the header or type.
I just logged on to find 3 real posts and 6 spam posts so waiting the minute between each is a PIA and for all I know others may already reported it.


#27

willys55

willys55

bertsmobile1 said:
Not a good idea Doc as it makes it easier for spammers to post the same spam in all the sub forums and thus we will end up with each one posting 15 messages rather than 2 or 3.
OTOH if the spam was flagged to not display after the first person reported it then it would vanish a lot quicker so 25 different members would not be reporting the same spam because we would each be removing it from sight the first time one of us sees it.
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I am talking about the time in between reporting spam, not the time in between posting on threads. It sometimes takes me 25 minutes to report all the spam posts that occur during the wee hours of the evening.


#28

willys55

willys55

bertsmobile1 said:
On the subject of spam.
If you don't want to allow members to flag them and have them vanish from general view it might be easier to flag the title and say change the colour of the header or type.
I just logged on to find 3 real posts and 6 spam posts so waiting the minute between each is a PIA and for all I know others may already reported it.
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bingo bango, thats what I am talking about


#29

willys55

willys55

the "new posts" button is a drag as well, why the heck do we need to choose between 24 hours and last visit.......just take me where the posts are, I can mark "all forums read" if I choose after that. Too many wasted steps.


#30

R

Rivets

Good things come to those that wait??? I've been waiting for two years to get the problem of emails when a thread has been replied to can be resolved. They returned for a short time last spring, when the site had a problem, but only lasted about two weeks and were hit/miss.


#31

M

Muhammad

willys55 said:
get rid of the wait "60 seconds" between posts. I for one can type a hell of alot faster than most, and I don't like having to wait 60 seconds before I can report the next spammer....and these spammers are coming in here between 2am and 5am new york time
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Hmm I think I might have updated this setting.

Also, I am hoping we will have the spam under control with our newest registration updates. :ashamed:


#32

Boobala

Boobala

I really hate to add to the list Muhammad, but how hard would it be to add a "back to top of page" "button" to the bottom of each post page, I for one, scroll through a lot of pages looking for a particular post , but sometimes have to scroll up to see something similar, I was just " dreaming " AGAIN !! .:wink:

OOOoops Sorry, guess it's time to put the forum in braille for the blind like me, where the hell are my GLASSES ..???


#33

willys55

willys55

there is one, it says TOP


#34

Boobala

Boobala

willys55 said:
there is one, it says TOP
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Can I borrow YOUR glasses ???
Besides I'm NEW to this site !! ...:laughing: ..:laughing:


#35

willys55

willys55

Muhammad said:
Hmm I think I might have updated this setting.

Also, I am hoping we will have the spam under control with our newest registration updates. :ashamed:
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you might be thinking of the time between posting on threads, but when you report a thread there is still a 1 minute time out.......I could report 2 dozen in that time frame....LOL


#36

cpurvis

cpurvis

Muhammad said:
Hmm I think I might have updated this setting.

Also, I am hoping we will have the spam under control with our newest registration updates. :ashamed:
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Doesn't seem to be working.


#37

Boobala

Boobala

cpurvis said:
Doesn't seem to be working.
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They're working on it, give them time, they do a lot more than delete spam for us, don't forget they have to move posts around to the correct forums as best they can decipher as to which forum it should be inserted, among the many other obligations they are responsible for..:thumbsup:


#38

cpurvis

cpurvis

Boobala said:
They're working on it, give them time, they do a lot more than delete spam for us, don't forget they have to move posts around to the correct forums as best they can decipher as to which forum it should be inserted, among the many other obligations they are responsible for..:thumbsup:
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If the 'registration updates' are in place, there is nothing left to 'work on'--it either works or it doesn't.


#39

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AFProdigy

Hello! I am new here. I first tried to sign up on your website from my Android phone (Sumsung Note 5). I was not able to sign up from my phone. The image captcha was not showing and gave me an error when I tried to check out. Many of the drop down fields do not work either. They are showing as a single blank option. So that gives me errors too and I could not complete sign up. I am on my computer now and can see what the signup form fields are supposed to be. It is messed up. I just happen to be a web developer that works on forums, so I can say with confidence that the signup form is messed up. I am not here to pitch my services though. Please do not think that. I need help with my mower and will be posting about that after this. :smile:


#40

Scrubcadet10

Scrubcadet10

Well it would be nice if this site had a "Like" button :) Unless I'm not seeing it :) I know you have the ":thumbsup:" but that's in a post.


#41

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bertsmobile1

Scrubcadet10 said:
Well it would be nice if this site had a "Like" button :) Unless I'm not seeing it :) I know you have the ":thumbsup:" but that's in a post.
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No it would not.
If you need that sort of self gratification go to Feaces Book.


#42

Boobala

Boobala

MAKE THIS HEADER EDIT-ABLE !

Yeah, it might be nice if we could edit the header block of a post, much like the body, in case we goof-up ( guilty party speaking ) several times I've screwed up and could not find a way to change the header of my post, did I miss something ..?? .. :confused2:


#43

Scrubcadet10

Scrubcadet10

bertsmobile1 said:
No it would not.
If you need that sort of self gratification go to Feaces Book.
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Well, 99.9999999% of forums i see all have like buttons.

And how is it "self gratification"


#44

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bertsmobile1

Scrubcadet10 said:
Well, 99.9999999% of forums i see all have like buttons.

And how is it "self gratification"
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Because it invites people to post in order to get a lot more likes rather than to answer the actual post.
Then it become competative like "who has the most Farce Book Friends" and starts to imply a correctness in numbers so a wrong reply with a lot of likes gets considered as a gospel truth.
Search engines use the "like" feature to rank searches so in place of finding the answer you wanted you get the responses with the most key words & likes.

A LIKE function is part of the soft wear package and Microsloth were the first to use it.
As to weather the forums you visit has it or not, it is just random as to what package they are using I run 3 and we do not have likes at all.
Further more a response must have a minimum of 10 words in it.
This keeps the responses down to those who are actually answering the question or questions that arose from the original question.
Mission creep is oft quite interesting even if it strays a bit off topic.

Go over to My Tractor Forum and try to follow a thread.
one question , 3 appropriate answers and 15 pages of "Me Too's" which makes it hard to follow a topic.
There is a sort of unoffical proticol that happens here and perhaps you have noticed that only 1 tech answers a question in most cases.
We tend to let them sit for a while to allow every one to post a solution then if needed jump in.
Thus people like Engine man, Rivets, Ilengine, Renyolson, Mechanic Mark, Tinker etc rarely post on the same thread ( sorry for the others that do not come to mind right now ).

Retirees with nothing to do with their time , like Boo seem to want to respond to everything which would be fine if he remembered we are not the grandkids , limited them to text and stopped pasting in all the silly images.
OTOH his searches are getting better.

A part of adding Likes is also adding Dislikes and once you do that you invite trolls .
You also bring in emotions, some of which can be very strong,
The NRA poll is a good example as there are people who believe the NRA is up there right next to St Peter at the pearly gates and others who believe that are the devil himself walking the earth.
So one side sees it as their partiotic duty to dislike every post every person made who did not praise the NRA and of course the other side then feels duty bound to do the opposite.
Look at all the "Don't buy ( insert any brand you like ) because they are all junk" posts that turn up because some one feels agrieved.
If you follow all of the new posts you will see about 1/2 of these posters will go through the archives and post a disparaging remark about that product or company even if they are 10 years old.

Then because you Disliked my post I feel I have the right to respond and very soon the forum ends up worse than Twatter as you defend your position & I counter you defence and on & on it goes.

Without Likes & dislikes posts stand upon the merit of what is on the page and not what "SCORE" it got
Thus people have to look at what is written and make a decision for themselves which is how it should be.


#45

Scrubcadet10

Scrubcadet10

Because it invites people to post in order to get a lot more likes rather than to answer the actual post

But just because you post something, and the like system is enabled, doesn't mean another person is going to "Like it" for no dang reason at all, unless they Actually "LIKE IT".


#46

Scrubcadet10

Scrubcadet10

Example:
"Craftsman mower not cutting good"

John Doe: ''Have you sharpened the blades?''

And i or someone agreed with that post instead of posting "I agree with you so and so, that could be it " and have the topic creator see the reply in a notification and hoping its the solution, i would just like the post/ stating i agree with him.


#47

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bertsmobile1

Scrubcadet10 said:
Example:
"Craftsman mower not cutting good"

John Doe: ''Have you sharpened the blades?''

And i or someone agreed with that post instead of posting "I agree with you so and so, that could be it " and have the topic creator see the reply in a notification and hoping its the solution, i would just like the post/ stating i agree with him.
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That is the whole point we don't need or want to know if you or me agrees with what has been written or disagrees.
No point in adding more weight to any answer, it will either be right or wrong.
Next are you agreeing with what I said or how I said it or just trolling me cause you think I am a moron or agree because you think I am the god of small engines ?
And then a answer can be right for the symptoms but wrong for the instance.

From your example above
Not cutting good ?
Sloped , scalping, leaving rooster tails, leaving clumps, leaving windrows ?

So I dislike your answer , not because it is wrong but because the first answer should have been,

We did not get enough information , what do you mean by not cutting good ?
Before you fix a problem you need to systematically diagnose it.

Now the blades could very well have been dull but the posters problem could be he could not afford the machine so is running it at 1/2 speed to "protect the engine " ( actually happened).

Or worse you get 25 dislikes and the problem end up being he is running blades that are dull, worn short bent & chipped.
The you feel pissed cause 3 days leatter you are found to have guessed the problem correctly from the start.

Then in place of working through in a logical & ordered fashion the OP jumps around from place to pace according to the number of likes.

Thus the very first thing he will do is remove, replace or bypass the seat switch cause everything is the fault of the seat switch.
Then all of the belts followed by the springs then pulleys .

I went to a new custome who had just spent $ 250 on new belts because a local forum ( that I have nothing to do with ) had told him to replace the belts.
So I got there to find he had paid top dollar to get new belts to replace perfectly good belts and his problem was his son had sharpened the wrong side of the mulching blades ( following instruction to sharpen the blades ) and then installed them upside down


#48

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bertsmobile1

On the internet, no ones opinions or answers should have any more weight than any one elses.
I could be a small engine repairer
I could be a 12 Y.o girl who gets he jollies by fooling grown up that she is a 4 y/o man.
I could be any one or any thing.

Thus what is written should be at the descresion of the original poster to accept or disregard.
Adding more weight via a dozen "me too" posts or 1000 likes is pointless.
Look at all the posters who come here after replacing a lot of parts that have nothing to do with their problem because a friend told them he did that & it fixed his mower.
I am on a lot of mower forums, chainsaw forums and similar places, including My Tractor.
I gave up posting there because of all of the clown who feel obilged to add "me too" posts which of course make the OP go & do what ever was the target of all of the Me Toos and in more than 1/2 the posts it was wrong.
The right answer is on reply 4 but the 25 me toos have pushed it back that far it is lost.


#49

Boobala

Boobala

bertsmobile1 said:
Because it invites people to post in order to get a lot more likes rather than to answer the actual post.
Then it become competative like "who has the most Farce Book Friends" and starts to imply a correctness in numbers so a wrong reply with a lot of likes gets considered as a gospel truth.
Search engines use the "like" feature to rank searches so in place of finding the answer you wanted you get the responses with the most key words & likes.

A LIKE function is part of the soft wear package and Microsloth were the first to use it.
As to weather the forums you visit has it or not, it is just random as to what package they are using I run 3 and we do not have likes at all.
Further more a response must have a minimum of 10 words in it.
This keeps the responses down to those who are actually answering the question or questions that arose from the original question.
Mission creep is oft quite interesting even if it strays a bit off topic.

Go over to My Tractor Forum and try to follow a thread.
one question , 3 appropriate answers and 15 pages of "Me Too's" which makes it hard to follow a topic.
There is a sort of unoffical proticol that happens here and perhaps you have noticed that only 1 tech answers a question in most cases.
We tend to let them sit for a while to allow every one to post a solution then if needed jump in.
Thus people like Engine man, Rivets, Ilengine, Renyolson, Mechanic Mark, Tinker etc rarely post on the same thread ( sorry for the others that do not come to mind right now ).

Retirees with nothing to do with their time , like Boo seem to want to respond to everything which would be fine if he remembered we are not the grandkids , limited them to text and stopped pasting in all the silly images.
OTOH his searches are getting better.

A part of adding Likes is also adding Dislikes and once you do that you invite trolls .
You also bring in emotions, some of which can be very strong,
The NRA poll is a good example as there are people who believe the NRA is up there right next to St Peter at the pearly gates and others who believe that are the devil himself walking the earth.
So one side sees it as their partiotic duty to dislike every post every person made who did not praise the NRA and of course the other side then feels duty bound to do the opposite.
Look at all the "Don't buy ( insert any brand you like ) because they are all junk" posts that turn up because some one feels agrieved.
If you follow all of the new posts you will see about 1/2 of these posters will go through the archives and post a disparaging remark about that product or company even if they are 10 years old.

Then because you Disliked my post I feel I have the right to respond and very soon the forum ends up worse than Twatter as you defend your position & I counter you defence and on & on it goes.

Without Likes & dislikes posts stand upon the merit of what is on the page and not what "SCORE" it got
Thus people have to look at what is written and make a decision for themselves which is how it should be.
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AHHhh well I'm glad to see I "sand-papered" your ARSE Bert, Glad to see I get under YOUR skin, did I tarnish your big GOLDEN "Look at ME Star" I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING !! ..?? YEAH Bert, I do WHAT I can, and I have a ball doin it . I guess you're regretful YOU are NOT retired .. TUFF schitt Bert, live with it, YOU would not believe the number of people you have pissed-off on this site with some of YOUR smart-arse babblings, I can fling barbs all day with ya, but since you're NOT retired, you need to get back to work..:rolleyes:


#50

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bertsmobile1

Boobala said:
AHHhh well I'm glad to see I "sand-papered" your ARSE Bert, Glad to see I get under YOUR skin, did I tarnish your big GOLDEN "Look at ME Star" I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING !! ..?? YEAH Bert, I do WHAT I can, and I have a ball doin it . I guess you're regretful YOU are NOT retired .. TUFF schitt Bert, live with it, YOU would not believe the number of people you have pissed-off on this site with some of YOUR smart-arse babblings, I can fling barbs all day with ya, but since you're NOT retired, you need to get back to work..:rolleyes:
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And Scrubby, you now see why likes & dislikes are not a good idea.
They encourage emotion into something that should not have any and do not add anything useful to either the original poster or subsequent searchers.
Me too's are of far more use because they are clear that you agree with the previous post ( only if they are a reply with quote ) but again if some one has to be told the same thing by more than 1 person before they take heed of the advice then they are wasting their time and every one else's .
Another thing I failed to mention was stalkers. I have a friend who published a factual & correct report that got up the nose of some people ( it also cost them a lot of money ) so they stalked him on the web and every where that they could identify him posted adverse comments, cast doubt on his competiance & integrity including some forums where they went through and disliked or disagreed each & every post he made to the point that he stopped posting on several forums where he was the lead poster and the most qualified person in the world to post. This of course then deprived you & me from access to the brain of a person with multiple Phd's that if consulted through normal channels would cost thousands.
Without likes / dislikes - agree / disagree discenters have to post and thus identify themselves so future readers will see the same poster being negative and realise it is personnal thus nothing to do with the topic or post and a good moderator will recognise this behavour and delete all of morons work.
As you have seen, Boo thinks my post was out of line and has expressed his opinion in his own funny way which will be clear to any one else who reads this thread. They might miss the tongue in cheek jibes because they don't know Boo & I are good cyber friends but the important thing is the source is identifiable , exactly what they are objecting to also is and not just an anonymous ambiguous X or + .
And Boo, I love you too XXXXXXXX, go rock on your chair:rolleyes:


#51

M

motoman

Create stickies addressing the fundamentals of gas powered lawnmowers. Electric too, although that topic seems to frighten many. Information on gas flow from tank, gas in carb, basic timing and shear pin, spark and what can stop it, proper tightening of fasteners, what is a seal and where, oil leaks, starting cold vs up to temp, piston rings are not like your bathroom faucet, expected life of "average gas engines," learn to use a Digital Volt Meter (DVM-it won't bite and can cost very little.) doping gas to prohibit gum..... others .

The techs who ARE busy are often faced with explaining fundamentals in order to communicate. Users of this site bear a responsibility to inform themselves as best they can before they ask questions, and before they expect someone to solve their problem. I see that when inquiries seem sincere and show even some effort, that the techs and others almost always respond , and more willingly in such cases.

Be a supporter of DIY. Start slow if necessary. You are an anitdode to slippers and couch. Stop letting arthritis stop you . You should know that working on your lawnmower is old-man/woman YOGA and will relieve your pain!


#52

Russ2251

Russ2251

Add a drop down menu, such as:

drop down menu.jpg
I particularly like the "Mark Forums Read" option.
The others come in handy as well.


#53

Boobala

Boobala

Anyway to fix PM's to include pic's instead of just a URL..??


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