Nailed topcs on this forum, Should we change the format? Options

[Pat Garvey]

Last night, as every other Friday for the last 12 years, I spoke for 2+ hours with my very best bud (35 years!), 1970 Neun vierzehn. We chitchat like old ladies every 2nd Friday about 914's, model railroad stuff, and ties to Cincinnati.

This time, a large part of the conversation was dedicated to the nailed threads of this forum. They are helpful (I hope), but disjointed (our opinion), and aren't a "ready reference". Oh, you can dig through them and maybe find the info you want, but you may need to dig through 2, 3 or more of them.

Here's our thought - and it means quite a bit of work, but may be worth it.

Instead or categorized 914 areas, which cover all years of 914's, what about re-sorting all the posts in those nailed threads to be model year specific? Instead of all engine compartments/interiors, etc being in one location, what about ALL items associated with a model & year 914 in one nailed thread?

Say you have a newly acquired, or in-resto 1970 914/6. Instead of searching through interior/engine/etc threads for info - we put everything in one nailed thread. You want info on '73 front bumper tits - go to the '73 models thread. Need to know what correct wheels are for a '72 four or six - go to the '72 thread.

With that in mind, what are your felings about the change? I would like to think of the nailed posts as a history binder for CW's of all vintages.

How would you structure it? All comments are welcomed and appreciated.
Pat

[orthobiz]

Along similar lines, I think more general information would be useful. Like, known vendors, websites with more info, etc.

Check out
http://fmtunerinfo.com/

They have lots of info on the splash page...

For instance, how about a "definitive" page on which batteries fit in the stock position, which model of Optima battery is necessary, the specific battery hold-down, etc. I mean, how many times are common questions asked?

Paul

[Pat Garvey]

Along similar lines, I think more general information would be useful. Like, known vendors, websites with more info, etc.

Check out
http://fmtunerinfo.com/

They have lots of info on the splash page...

For instance, how about a "definitive" page on which batteries fit in the stock position, which model of Optima battery is necessary, the specific battery hold-down, etc. I mean, how many times are common questions asked?

Paul

Biz,

I hear you, but that's easily gotten from other threads or forums.

My (and others) purpose here is to provide a "pictionary" of the differences, from a historical standpoint, between the models. One stop shopping.

Interested in a 1971 914-4? Go to that model-specific thread. See everything specific to that model - in one thread, from experts. Some would say - do a wiki. Problem with wiki's is - anyone can screw up something that's created correctly. So, we create our own pictionary right here, protected by experts for each model, and also protected by those fortunate few who know it all! No one individual can corrupt the history. The information is kept virginal (oh, I'll be this elicits responses!).

Questions/opinions/quirks would be submitted to the general forum aboout specific models, and addressed by the threadmeister for that model. He/she would determine inclusion into the base thread.

All pics would be formatted similarly, if possible, so that year-to-year comparisons could be easily made.

That said, I'm not going forward with this until I get positive feedback from the members. If you don't want it, fine. If you think it would help people more easily get the info they need, tell me so.

This won't be particularly easy for us to put together, so we're not going to make the effort if it isn't well recieved. We'll also need "expert" to step forward & commit to being "threadmeisters".

So far, I'm not getting a warm & fuzzy feeling.
Pat