Why not combine the general sections?

[Mach V Dan]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

We used to have only one general section... but we had way too much FR-S vs BRZ pointless debates, we had to separate em.

I think by now that would be less of an issue. A sticky at the top specifying "No BRZ vs. FR-S debates" might help minimize it, too.

It just seems bizarre to have, say, a thread about front license plates, or bike racks, or steering wheels, in one forum or the other, when the parts are all the same. Same goes for discussions of driving, handling, power, car seats...the list goes on. Sure, there are SOME topics that are Subaru or Scion-specific, but the vast majority are not.

--Dan
Mach V

[infinite012]

Originally Posted by Mach V Dan

I think by now that would be less of an issue. A sticky at the top specifying "No BRZ vs. FR-S debates" might help minimize it, too.

It just seems bizarre to have, say, a thread about front license plates, or bike racks, or steering wheels, in one forum or the other, when the parts are all the same. Same goes for discussions of driving, handling, power, car seats...the list goes on. Sure, there are SOME topics that are Subaru or Scion-specific, but the vast majority are not.

--Dan
Mach V

But omg Dan you just don't get it the BRZ IS SO MUCH MOAR BETTERERER THAN THE STUPID FRGT86!

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Mach V Dan

I think by now that would be less of an issue. A sticky at the top specifying "No BRZ vs. FR-S debates" might help minimize it, too.

It just seems bizarre to have, say, a thread about front license plates, or bike racks, or steering wheels, in one forum or the other, when the parts are all the same. Same goes for discussions of driving, handling, power, car seats...the list goes on. Sure, there are SOME topics that are Subaru or Scion-specific, but the vast majority are not.

--Dan
Mach V

The problem with this is that you're being a reasonable person and thinking rationally. There are folks of the other persuasion on the internet. This is why we can't have nice things.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Mach V Dan

I think by now that would be less of an issue. A sticky at the top specifying "No BRZ vs. FR-S debates" might help minimize it, too.

Originally Posted by Anthony

The problem with this is that you're being a reasonable person and thinking rationally. There are folks of the other persuasion on the internet. This is why we can't have nice things.

There's not enough admin/mods to monitor every thread, but even with separated general forums there are still threads that clearly don't belong in a FRS or BRZ general forum, yet remain.

No one reads the stickies/FAQ, I've come to realize and accept. Case in point would be a LONG thread in the FRS General section titled "Age and Profession survey" that is 64+ pages long and really has nothing to do with the car.

In the end, it's up to members themselves to make the sections better. We can have more segmentation of discussion or merge sections together, but it's all dancing around the same core problem of "too many posts similar in different sections" or "too many overlapping content"... all which originate from member posts.

-alex

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Mach V Dan

I think by now that would be less of an issue. A sticky at the top specifying "No BRZ vs. FR-S debates" might help minimize it, too.

It just seems bizarre to have, say, a thread about front license plates, or bike racks, or steering wheels, in one forum or the other, when the parts are all the same. Same goes for discussions of driving, handling, power, car seats...the list goes on. Sure, there are SOME topics that are Subaru or Scion-specific, but the vast majority are not.

--Dan
Mach V

License plates, bike racks & steering wheels can go in technical topic section.