-Andason+Jun 9, 2004 - 10:40 PM

-Coomer+Jun 10, 2004 - 3:52 PM

-Coomer+Jun 10, 2004 - 2:31 PM

i like Andasons idea, that way it wouldn't busy up each forum with giant stickys and new members would see it when they first come into the site, because i know when i first joined a long while back i would miss the stickys even though they were so obvious.

-SpedToe169+Jun 10, 2004 - 5:55 PM

-defgeph+Jun 10, 2004 - 1:50 PM

^^^

There is an area within the parts data base for members to leave comments and what not.

-LatinKraze+Jun 10, 2004 - 3:51 PM

I've mentioned it a couple times in the past, but perhaps it's time to work hard on this and add a form where if users have the part on their car, they can enter the place where they bought it, price(for the product itself, and also for installation, if applicable), and comments regarding the part. This info would show up on the page for the part, and then people could see who has it, and click a link to their profile to see more pictures and stuff.

My main concern is that after that's done, people won't use it, like the group buy feature that I spent 80+ hours of work on it. Granted, the group buy feature was poorly designed by me, but I still worry...would a lot of you guys use a feature such as this?

Thats one feature I would actualy use, I utterly forgot about the group buy feature.... I have many times wished for that and scrolled through peoples profiles to see items they had installed.

there is a group buy feature!??!?!! i didn't even KNOW that and i'm running a group buy dang i feel stupid

oh and i don't doubt i've broken rules so sorry coomer

-playr158+Jun 10, 2004 - 4:24 PM

I'm in New Zealand and there is literally NO 6gc support around here. When I first came to this site I had nothing but praise for it and I still have nothing but praise. The strongest point about this website is that it creates community. Every community has its bad eggs - comes with having a population base. But I respect Coomers decision is strengthening the rules etc.

On another perspective, as adults we know better than to let worthless comments affect us IMO. But we should also know how best to deal with it (Ban/delete/block) - although would that pose as a logistic nightmare if trying to moderate accounts/dynamic IP blocks ?? - sorry.. think out loud >>

Well, i didn't read ALL the pages, to much. But, basically, this is a 6TH GENERATION CELICA site. For our cars, the CELICA. There is no reason for these other forums. They can get on yahoo, or aol, or whatever they want and write and bit** about stupid crap there. They're taking up space, and give the site a bad name. This is a home for the 6TH GENERATION CELICA, and nothing else. And that kid discrimination thing, back off, that's the biggest bunch of bull i've heard in a while, and it really got my head steamed up.

OK well since i've had time to sit down and read page 1, half of page 2, and page 4...i've gotten a pretty good sense of everything... i still consider myself a tiny bit of a noobie....i've been here for a lil over a year and i have learned 80% of what i know about the celica here...i've made friends here...i've learned to view other views that people have...basically i've learned ALOT here...that said i'm goin to get to the bone......
The off topic forum is pretty crazy i'll admit that but you can expect that craziness. But what one person thinks is crap another finds value...but yes there are those blatant STUPID posts....and people need to be held accountable.
Then as SPEEDTOE has mentioned...age limit of 16.......THIS WILL DO NOTHING AT ALL...if you really look at it the issue of immaturity...its people that are OLDER than 16....i'm 18 right now but i remember getting bashed on just for being younger but thats not the answer age has nothing to do with it.
The FAQ section is the best idea yet..i think that it should be on the forum "opening" page when you select the forum option from the side menu. GO defgeph!
Coomer- this section is for you....I'm amazed at what you have done here. Your what 19?! and look at this crazy accomplishment of bring thousands of people from around the world together for one soul purpose...the celica....how many of us can say that? If you look at the forums as a whole then your doing really really really good....and i can understand your disappointment because this site is your baby...but we should really use that warning feature on here...does it work even?i see the lil warning bar but never seen it move on anyones thing...
The Female issue......YES GIRLS GET BASHED ON....personally thats wrong....not cause they are girls and SHOULD BE treated nicely for that reason, but because they are part of the "family of celica owners" is why they should be treated nice...especially for Lori Ann since she IMMEDIATLY got bashed soon as she came here..i give her props for still being here. and the rest of you girls ROCK shoot i think the few of you have helped me just as much as the million guys here...but keep rockin on...and if a guy nails you hard then call him out to coomer or sumone...get it fixed
All in all this is the only forum i've really been with....i'd never leave it cause i learn soo much and this place is like my online "home" and we should be like family.....not the leave it to beaver fam...but more of a that 70's show family...yea theres bickering and fighting heck thats human nature but we should all get along *GROUP HUG* lol jk on that one

peace i'm out,
YANG

i did know alot if not everything about my celica before i learned about this site from my cousin dansst. but i did learn more about all celicas because of this site. i'm in the middle of my 3sgte swap right now, which i probably would not have began if it wasn't for this site. it is obvious that this site has done wonders for everyone here, so we should all be more thoughtful and greatful towards others seeing as how the people are what make this thing go. i totally respect Coomer and his dedication to this site, he slaves for all of us. and i don't think he goes to bed at night after reading the insults/bashing/degrating comments and thinks " damn i'm really glad i put all my time and effort towards creating a place for inconsiderate, self-absorbed jerks to express their rude and insulting thoughts and attitudes. yes!" do you?

i'm not picking on anyone in particular, but let me explain something.
i've not posted a few times when i wanted because of the attitude around the topic at the time. i'm not afriad to argue, but that isn't what this site is about, i respect Coomers' wishes, so i say nothing. i also have not posted any picks of me and my G/F because of the disrespect towards girls. she is very beautiful and cute, so i do get the occassional " damn, that's your chic?" or "she's awesome" which i don't mind too much, comes with the territory. but the leg humping would really piss me off. so i just avoid it. by the way, i hope loriann does stay on board, she could really give the site some credibility, nationally.
the OT forum has it's purpose, it makes me laugh sometimes, but it does get out of hand. warning system needs to be used more frequently. i also hope spedtoe stays, i'm actually going to put 7th gen brake setup on my 6cg because of his testament. this is a little long, and trust me i could go on but you get the point.
Coomer- do as you wish, i'll still be here........R-03.

Yeah some type of age limit restriction does nothing. I'm older then 3/4s the people here. >>

Also about the whole group buy thing the problem with that is that it was part of the main page which I visited maybe 3-4 times out of all the times I've come here. There is SO much more info in the forums which should be brought over to the main page.

-Coomer+Jun 10, 2004 - 3:02 PM

Personally I see off-topic as a medium for members of the site to get to know one another. I talk to many people from this site on a regular basis and Im sure in the future will have the pleasure of meeting them in person. I came here originally because I wanted to buy a 6th gen celica, though I've strayed from that path Ive stayed here for the community, the fact that the site isn't to large makes it easier to bond with people but at the same time makes it easier to single out and pick fights.

I know Im probably a small part of the problem, I know some of my posts can be border-line and/or offensive but thats just me, and the same goes with alot of people on this site, why should we suffer and lose an entertaining part of the site on account of sensative people that maybe should have the internet if so easily offended. I mean why should we be singled out as the wrong people, I can understand finding a happy medium but to take rash action is a little over the top.

This site is a community and everyone should have the right to express them selves within reason and I think you guys have done a great job thus far in deciding what is allowable and what isn't. While I find some of the recent off-topic threads to be useless and no more then a waste of band-width, I find it hard to take it upon my self and decide that. Its not in my place to say what is and what isn't, I think thats for the mods to decide alone, but when you offer an off-topic forum then you will get the odd boredom driven thread that just wastes space. I have noticed that over the last few months the off-topic section has been busy, and what used to be a a few threads a day about somewhat interesting topics has turned into a womens magazine survey.

So anyways I would vote to leave off-topic as it is, like I say to people that bitch about there work "you chose the job, it didn't choose you". So if you dont find managing a online forum with members of diverse personalities to your liking, then dont. After all it is your site Chris and yours to do with what you want. I for one am greatful for its existance, 8 months, and the following 5 months would be infinately more boring if I didnt look forward to seeing whats going on here, otherwise Id just be twiddling my thumbs waiting to start my life over down south.

6GC RULESSSS!!!!!1!!111!one!111! >>


Oh and just an after thought, a suggestion for the people that bicker about new people asking about engine swaps and other topics thay have been dicusted at length, ask for faq's! I know there is the feasible swap thread and what not, but no database of 3s information. If you search for it you'll find conflicting information, and people whining about reposts. And quite honestly if you dont think the thread is worthy of your seemingly endless knowledge than dont post in it period! Because one, you make people stupid and unwelcome, and two, in the time you take to write your self-righteous display of mental masturbation you could have answered the question.

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Jun 11, 2004 - 3:59 AM

I don't have much to say, since I have to admit I'm probably one of lesser active members of the site.

I think the off topic part of the site is great, sometime it can be annoying, but i just don't bother reading the posts. The off topic part of the site offers news flashes and current issues that have sprung up. It give members that post there personality and lets you know what they are thinking. It lets people vent when they have something bothering them. One of the suggestions I have is to limit the off topic forum to one page, once a thread has gotten old and pushed on to the second page it will be deleted. Another suggestion is about the warning system, i think it would be nice if the moderator PMs you with a quote of what you said and how it is unappropriate.

There are no dyno sheets on this site, I see no discussion of serious legal racing. Hell, look at one of the stickies in the engine/performance section. It's pretty obvious that there are bunch of kids asking stupid questions, if somebody has to make a sticky entitled "QUIT ASKING ABOUT SWAPPING YOUR ENGINE WITH THE ONE IN THE MOVIE FAST & FURIOUS". That is a direct indication as to what is wrong with the forums.

Lack of GT-FOUR information. The GT-4 crowd seems to be more mild mannered, more technically inclined, and generally over in other countries. Some stuff they do will not apply to us, but some of it will. I think you should cater to these people as well. Getting them on here would help us, immensely.

Archives. Stickies. FAQ's I don't see any archive here of any information, posts that were supposed to be stickied, or anything like that. It would be a massive help if we had a repository of information on here to reference when we wanted to.

When you have 9 different tutorials explaining what to do with side markers / tail lights, there is a lack of good, solid information. I know aftermarket on our cars suck, but really, come on. What would make me come to this site? You need a hook, something that other sites dont have.

Thanks for reading, i know it was a long post but i don't want to see this site go down. Sorry for the BOLD, but I want to illustrate the points i'm trying to make, so you don't just skim over the thing.

This post has been edited by sinner96ST: Jun 11, 2004 - 8:48 AM

oh, i'd also like to add.. since i was somewhat critical of the site, that i have absolutely no problem putting my money where my mouth is. if you need help, or whatever, feel free to ask.

the site is great, coomer. it really is. you've done a lot to help us out here, more so than anyone else in regards to 6th gen celicas. i'm just trying to help you guys decide what you want to do, and giving my 2 cents. i'm not bashing the site, or the general user population.. just a certain small minority of people who believe this is a study hall period.

Oh god, the lack of how toos..

Coomer, I hereby volunteer to manage and do the approvals for every single how too0 with an emphasis on getting many many many out there.

-sinner96ST+Jun 11, 2004 - 5:20 AM

Most of the new members are annoying and never use the "SEARCH" tool. Some of the current members love to talk about their life in the off-topic section like single everyday; go use livejournal for that >> Then we have members who bash on other cars like celicas are god's gift. They go on talking about how slow hondas and disrespect other car communities. It's a pretty much a bad rep for the 6gc.net community because you never know when other car enthusists post on their forum on how much our celicas suck.

-orvillescelica+Jun 11, 2004 - 9:52 AM

I certanly feel the nonsearching newbies need to stop being bashed... when I first came here however long ago it was a year or something, I had no clue what a search function was for forums. This is the first forum ive ever been in, and im addicted to it. Yes its not the same as it used to be, but I think this also stems from the lack of new information comming out... which since there isnt always something new to find out, its hard to find stuff to post about. The off topic keeps the forums alive while we wait for new info, though I agree half of it is utterly useless, but I found the rasor thread funny >>. Also I think what contributes to the lack of topics is no one wants to mod their engine, because everyone says its not worth it unless your gona swap. Some of us dont want to swap! Let them research, let them get info without your waisting your time and money, hell I wana turbo, anyone wana know the research ive gone through the last year tryna figure that out whats right for me? There is no ultimatum on that question, so let people figure it out for themselves!

i love the site, its a great place. like everyone else said, this is mild compared to other threads. i think being overly rude and disrespectful should be dealt with though... nobody likes an ass... as far as O/T goes, well thats what its there for... its meant to be a meaningless forum, where you just go to chat and whatnot... ive made some cool friends from the forum, most of it stemming from O/T threads. while i have disagreeded with some of the stuff being deleted in the O/T forum, ive never really said anything just becuase i keep the mindset of "its coomers site, he can do whatever he wants...." make some stricter rules for the O/T if you dont want to see that stuff there.... but man, dont change the site too much... its a great place...