[NiftySVX]

I wasn't singling anyone out. I was just offering some thoughts on why the PMs have become almost a substitute for a proper thread. No need for anyone to get upset. The only reason I point out what I do is to say I've been around a long time, like others, and these are the things I see happening that didn't used to happen. I often suggest to people to email me privately to discuss the repair on their SVX as opposed to starting a thread, as I tire of suggesting a repair which is intended to restore the car to a factory condition but yet the thread will get marred with posts like "oh you don't have to do all that, I did this other thing and it worked great on my '89 buick! This is a practice I intend to stop immediatly. However, I think there is much room for improvement in the way things are arranged on here. Just one example: The technical forums need to be split up better, as in having a place for questions relating to repairs of various parts of the car. For example, one could be created that said "SVX Zexel climate control diagnosis and repair" and could contain a sticky that instructed how to perform the self diagnostic and that the member should do this before posting in that forum. I would be more than happy to author that sticky in a collaborative effort with some people who were well versed in a/c repair and diagnosis and/or this system in particular so that we could help our fellow members who lack this knowledge get up to speed instead of asking the same questions over and over.

For example

Member opens tech q&a forum

Member sees more forums relating to specific part of the car (i.e engine, trans, electrical, a/c, etc)

Member opens A/C tab

Member reads:

"Things to know before posting in this forum"

Member reads a sticky that says:

(Brief explanation of the system)

(how to perform diagnostic)

(Diagnostic codes and their meaning)

(what info to have before posting)

And the member would already know if they had a code, what code they had, and what it meant before posting. Perhaps the member had code 13. They could then browse that forum until they found an existing post about code 13, and perhaps their question is answered with NO pms, NO reposts.