again garage, please explaing some moments

[maca]

Sounds like good way to kill the forum to me!

sounds a good way of stopping people doing a hit and run..update http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...e-read-154246/

[georgegt]

Interesting with all ideea's about Garage but if the DK take this decizion will remaining a closed forum only for they who have experience and the question is if they knou who help who ?
My opinion is the good way is to split in 2 sectors one public with all general treath's and one private where to bee the downloads and considerated precious information and to access this sesion users to must demonstrate there deserve it
If the forum stai closed I think it will die

[MBP]

Guy's whilst I can see your point about spammers and people with only a few posts taking the piss in the garage, everyone has to start somewhere and as you quite rightly agree you don't want people to post randomly to increase post counts.

I've not used the forum too much in the past due to working away and not having regular access but now I am able I have made some posts, that I consider to be useful, in the garage to help other members.

Sure I can post in the other forums but I don't necessarily have much to input there as it's not my area of interest. I'm heavily into the automotive scene and specifically a lot of which is in the garage so it does seem a shame that not only can I not share my thoughts ideas and experience with others but I also can't utilise the same of other people.

I know it is going to be difficult to weed out the good from the chaff but there are those of us with a genuine interest that appear to be excluded.
Don't take this as a rant at the moderators, it's intended to be constructive. I am a moderator on several other automotive forums so I do have an idea of your frustrations.

[sanderb]

To bad

I've been relatively new to this forum, started in "the garage" with a question and added some information myself. I thought I was doing a good job and had the intention to keep this going...

Now I cannot even open this section of digital kaos, nor cant I read my own posts!

I understand someone disliking readers who do not post, though I do not think making the rules this strict this is the solution.

Bye for now!

[darty sav]

sounds a good way of stopping people doing a hit and run..update http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...e-read-154246/

i've read that and agree some type of people should not have acces to this section as they do bad but for many people as i think i'm part of it's a bad news to not have acces anymore to the knwledge and help of this section
hope it gonna change again

[PremierD]

I've been relatively new to this forum, started in "the garage" with a question and added some information myself. I thought I was doing a good job and had the intention to keep this going...

Now I cannot even open this section of digital kaos, nor cant I read my own posts!

I understand someone disliking readers who do not post, though I do not think making the rules this strict this is the solution.

Bye for now!

OK mate ... Let me ask you a question then seeing as you are asking a few ......
Just exactly how would you personally Deal with the situation then ...?

[RVkazak]

Could you restrict download rights without restricting access to the section?

[MBP]

OK mate ... Let me ask you a question then seeing as you are asking a few ......
Just exactly how would you personally Deal with the situation then ...?

Perhaps make it open to Forum Supporters?? I'd pay for that, sure. The stuff in the garage is very useful, which is patently obvious given the amount of posts about it.

It's tricky mate I know, as I've already posted if you put valuable or sought after files/information in the public domain it will be abused by the minority - It's a sad fact I'm afraid.

I moderate on a few Automotive forums and I see people come and go all the time and I've also learnt that the usefulness of a member isn't always the number of posts he's made. Some people simply don't want to spend all their time sat on a computer reading fora. A classic example is the Mac OS forum at the moment, one recently joined member posting endless links to software downloads.

IMHO the best option would be to have a moderator for the downloads section and every time an update is posted the thread is closed to keep it clean. Discussion can take place in another thread.

[rumka]

Could you restrict download rights without restricting access to the section?

It agree 100 % this correct question decisions...

[s2udio]

It agree 100 % this correct question decisions...

No its a decision for the Admin by look of it...
and another pointless garage thread

[monmsv]

information is better thanks

[ttek1229]

Thanks... i think??

I am one of those persons who just found this site about 2 weeks ago.. I did some downloading, and tried to help out with a workaround for Scanxl.. I have some knowledge but as of yet, haven't seen a question asked I can help out with that hasn't been answered 2 times over.. I have no interest in satellite or any other forum.. I have been a GM technician for over 20 years and was just starting to check up on this forum on a regular basis.. Haven't sold or advertised a dang thing I found here, I have no use or time for that..

Any idea how,
or when,
or why, EVERYONE was shut out of the forum?? Has this happened in ANY other forum on this site or was the Garage the first and only for this type of admin decision??

[v5uk]

It is bad that we can’t even see posts or even search for the answers in the garage section, I to am a mechanic and have a fair bit of software and info I could share but I can’t, nor can I search for info to help me out.
I don’t have a clue about how to steal cable TV, or play game on a xbox.
Such a shame !!!!!

[v5uk]

Perhaps make it open to Forum Supporters?? I'd pay for that, sure. The stuff in the garage is very useful, which is patently obvious given the amount of posts about it.

It's tricky mate I know, as I've already posted if you put valuable or sought after files/information in the public domain it will be abused by the minority - It's a sad fact I'm afraid.

I moderate on a few Automotive forums and I see people come and go all the time and I've also learnt that the usefulness of a member isn't always the number of posts he's made. Some people simply don't want to spend all their time sat on a computer reading fora. A classic example is the Mac OS forum at the moment, one recently joined member posting endless links to software downloads.

IMHO the best option would be to have a moderator for the downloads section and every time an update is posted the thread is closed to keep it clean. Discussion can take place in another thread.

I agree.... I would pay to get in the garage section as long as it wasn’t a arm and a leg

If i make a contribution to the site can i get into the garage??

[MBP]

Forum support is ?6 for six months at the moment. I'd sign up today but not if the garage isn't open. That was my main interest area.

Yeah sure I can post in other areas and maybe contribute but I only post if I have something worth saying.