Whats the big deal??!!

[4DR99']

is posting the same topic in two different areas really a big enough issue for someone to lock the discussion? sometimes people don't look in the specific threads on a daily basis so posting in general discussion grabs a larger crowd of people thus bringing in more opinions on a topic that may be overlooked in the more focused sections. this is a forum for those with questions and helping one another out. please stop discouraging this.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

They are trying to eliminate clutter and encourage people to use the proper parts of the forums, an idea I agree with. When you get the same thing posted in 2 or 3 parts of a forum, it gets hard to keep track of things. I'm an admin on another site, so I get to see the mess from the other side of the fence.

 

[Captain Ledd]

This site get's enough traffic, somebody is going to see the post.

It may not get answered immediately, nor is anybody obligated to answer at all. Sometimes it may take even a day or two before the right person logs on and spots the question.

I look at it as a kid saying "mom, mom, mom" or "dad, dad, dad" over and over again, like we didn't hear them the first time and drop everything we were doing to pay attention to them. I know thats kind of a harsh way of putting it (and this instance wasn't to that extent), but it's along those same lines. And I've seen it abused before.

Then other part is again with the clutter. Example: If it's a tires-specific section of forum, and people keep posting engine questions in it... It's no longer a useful forum, because all the tire related topics are spread out with other topics of an entirely different nature. It's not bringing in other ideas, it's pushing the ideas geared towards that specific section out.

Eventually there's so much information that nobody can read through it all. So we divide it into specific sections, specifically SO people can actually read through all the posts. I can't imagine how fast the forum topics would move if they were all lumped into one massive area on a site like this one. There's 100's if not 1000's of threads started every single day. And many times that number in posts.

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just keep it in mind for next time.

 

[kunar]

is posting the same topic in two different areas really a big enough issue for someone to lock the discussion?

yes. put the discussion in the proper place and you will get a response. there's no need to cross post.

 

[JohnnyO]

is posting the same topic in two different areas really a big enough issue for someone to lock the discussion?

Yes.

please stop discouraging this.

Ain't happening. Posting something in the appropriate forum IS the best way to get your question answered. Which I did, by the way. Users spend more time in the forums in their areas of expertise or experience. I know you're new but it is generally understood that we post a question one time in one place. So now you know.

I can't imagine how fast the forum topics would move if they were all lumped into one massive area on a site like this one.

Pffft, you ought to see the Sport Trac site. It doesn't have nearly TRS's traffic and your stuff can end up 3 or 4 pages back in a day.

 

[4DR99']

touche'. thanks for the replies diddn't quite see it that way.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

touche'. thanks for the replies diddn't quite see it that way.

That's what we're here for!