photo section with progress threads - Saxperience

ne_jam · 14th April 2009, 12:53

i think now its getting to the point its going to take a good hour to catch up on somebody's progress thread, now on the astra owners club they have a progress thread section where only the person starting the thread can post in it , making it a good read without scrolling through 30 pages to see somebody has painted there rocker cover, i think it would be a good idea to set some sort of system like this up, and use the photo section to get opinions on mods or pictures of your new car ect, what do other people think about this ?

Lloydie · 14th April 2009, 12:56

Yeh definatly. Sounds a much better idea. Would be alot clearer

Luke · 14th April 2009, 12:56

Like the Garage feature?

J222JRA · 14th April 2009, 12:56

could be worth suggesting it to simo mate. would be a good idea

MrHouston^p · 14th April 2009, 12:56

People like comments on the thread, people could just update their first post with links to the post with new updates, but most don't so it's a mission to read

Ryan^p · 14th April 2009, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Luke

Like the Garage feature?

*sniggers*

To be fair, it does me me laugh at the ammount of shit in project threads.

Like some where theres 100+ pages of utter shit and 'nice car mate' comments and not alot of progress lol

Or the now o so common.

'Update i cleaned it with 400 coats of wax

'

Amiee · 14th April 2009, 13:00

The Premium Blogs feature was also for this sort of thing.

Pay for premium and you will get be able to have one... everyone can see them ( I think ) just cant use/post on them if your not a prem!

Pieface · 14th April 2009, 13:22

There is something like this on Bit-Tech Forums (Computer) whereby the reader can only read then Authors posts.

olly_vts · 14th April 2009, 13:23

yer i think this is a good idea. i hate it when threads are 100+ pages, makes it hard to go through the actual progress

NICK2506 · 14th April 2009, 13:27

yeahh wud be good, obviously still have the current system as well...so people can comment on others cars.

A better system wud be if the forum rules were to just keep modifying the first post as you update....

ne_jam · 14th April 2009, 13:29

garage and progress blogs are all good but there away from the main forum base, having a garage on the main forum would be a better idea

vtr_cheshire · 14th April 2009, 13:44

Or how about this, they have it on UKfn.

Normal progress threads such as on here (on their however its separated into fiesta prog threads and members other car progress threads) Then another section which is members Project cars, these are like the big ones where major stuff happens... car has to be moved their by a mod and theres none of this "bought a new oil cap today..." "Cleaned my car witht eh two bucket method today..." shit

Go on you know you want too

smiith · 14th April 2009, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan

*sniggers*

To be fair, it does me me laugh at the ammount of shit in project threads.

Like some where theres 100+ pages of utter shit and 'nice car mate' comments and not alot of progress lol

Or the now o so common.

'Update i cleaned it with 400 coats of wax

'

Bad isnt it... love flicking through 20 pages when the title says UPDATE.. and the update is they have hoovered the boot..

Its like noting that you have had new tyres.. not really progress

Ryan^p · 14th April 2009, 13:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by smiith

Bad isnt it... love flicking through 20 pages when the title says UPDATE.. and the update is they have hoovered the boot..

Its like noting that you have had new tyres.. not really progress

lol....

PSPDan · 14th April 2009, 14:03

It is frustrating I'll agree. I think it would be a good idea, but if people weren't allowed to post "nice car mate" in every progress thread 3 times a week no-one would have a very good post count

Simo^p · 14th April 2009, 16:11

Using a forum to do this is do-able, but using the Blog tool to do it like I intended is better, as that way the author can decide whether they want to receive comments or not AND all author posts are kept together (at the top), meaning you dont need to wade through mases of pages of comments.

I'll check back in this thread later to see if there;s any more 'real' progress

Mochachino · 14th April 2009, 17:25

Are non premium members able to view blogs? If they can they i don't know what they're complaining about. But if they cant maybe allow them to only view, not comment or make their own blogs?

Simo^p · 14th April 2009, 18:15

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Originally Posted by db_sax

Are non premium members able to view blogs? If they can they i don't know what they're complaining about. But if they cant maybe allow them to only view, not comment or make their own blogs?

Premium's can create, view and post comments.

Non-premiums can view and comment if the author allows them access to.