Issues with a forum grouped by vehicle model

[kcdionysus]

I sometimes wonder if having threads grouped/categorised by model limits potential help from users?

What I mean is I suspect some users only look at threads within the category of the car they own themselves. Less assume a user is experiencing a problem on a Panda and puts a thread up. Some users may have experienced a similar/identical problem on another model, say a Stilo, but these Stilo users won't necessarily read a thread on say a Panda as they don't own one and so the problem doesn't get much in the way of a solution even though it is likely someone could help, or at least point the OP in the right direction.

I understand that each category is handy in one respect as all post would be relevant to your car but there is a lot of commonality and shared parts between models and there seems to be a wealth of knowledge that could be better utilised if the categories weren't so specific. Just a thought.....

 

[custard]

They said,if they posted a 1.9 thread

 

[T14086]

Just because a range of cars use the same engine they will also use different or uprated parts / different settings for different countries / emissions differences /software / different sensors. What might be a common fault in one country or even one part of the country does not mean it is common elsewhere.

 

[portland_bill]

They said,if they posted a 1.9 thread

So if they had a problem, they would not expect an answer. Why not try it and see. then if no-one answers, then highlight it in other potential threads. Just copy the thread into another section and add a note to ask if anyone has any input from similar models. Or is this too difficult? We seem to have generated a lot of fuss over a potential problem, not an actual one.

 

[kcdionysus]

So if they had a problem, they would not expect an answer. Why not try it and see. then if no-one answers, then highlight it in other potential threads. Just copy the thread into another section and add a note to ask if anyone has any input from similar models. Or is this too difficult? We seem to have generated a lot of fuss over a potential problem, not an actual one.

That is something I could do and did think about but I didn't want to clog up the forum with loads of repetitive posts/threads.

Guys - thanks for the various input but it wasn't intended to start an argument or cause any problems. It was just a suggestion/observation and my 'examples' were hypothetical. I started this thread because I posted a question in an existing Bravo thread quite a while ago and didn't get a single reply. Then more recently, I posted a thread in the Panda section and was getting some good help/suggestions from Captainslarty who has apparently got himself banned on an unrelated thread, so now the thread has dried up.

When I've done some searches on the particular issue I have, I realised that other users have had exactly the same symptoms. So when people get to see something repetitive, it kinda becomes a known issue and the more widespread it is, the more everyone knows about it and how to go about diagnosing it and fixing it..... or at least pointing users in the right direction. So I was wondering why I didn't get any replies and wondered if it was because drivers of certain models tend to stay within their own car section of the forum. One of the Stilo threads I read contained solely the OP with no replies at all, and he posted probably 6 or 7 times about what he was doing to try and diagnose and fix his problem.....and he did in the end with no assistance.

So I was only asking the question/making a suggestion to see if there was a way to disseminate information around the forum that could be across the range of models that share engines for example, in an effort to help everyone who may have an issue. But if it can't be done or it's complicated to implement, then it can't be done. It's not the end of the world.

 

[scout]

Many people on here have more than one Fiat, I have a 500 & Panda, so we tend to frequent all relevant sections of the forum, thus cross pollination occurs .

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

thus cross pollination occurs .

We are the busy busy bees of the fiat forum

 

[scout]

We are the busy busy bees of the fiat forum

Obviously not you, never knowingly helped anyone :devil:




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