Should anandtech have an automotive section

[boomdart]

Seems some people might get quicker responses/find answers if there were a seperate section for Automotive (Audio, General, Help, Mechanics)

Just a thought, heck, I'd like an all-audio section but I couldn't see that being a popular section here :/

 

[rh71]

this has been requested/suggested in FORUM ISSUES a few times and the answer has always been no. I created a thread about it there myself at one point.

 

[minendo]

No. Prior to an automotive section they should have Mac, Security, and/or Gaming.

 

[TitanDiddly]

No.

 

[MattCo]

I think AT should just have one huge section, that way everyone gets to see everything without hopping around. Also, the less frequently visited sections' posts would get the a bigger audience.

Well, maybe not for P&N but everything else would be cool.

-MC

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: minendo
No. Prior to an automotive section they should have Mac, Security, and/or Gaming.

Agreed.

This is a computer web site/forum, not Hot Deals, YAGT, digicams, automotive or Quizno's fanboi.

 

[Techie333]

yes it should.

 

[xcript]

Sure, why not?

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[Eli]

No.

 

Negative, I would never get a chance to brow beat the kiddies in OT.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: minendo
No. Prior to an automotive section they should have Mac, Security, and/or Gaming.

Agreed.

This is a computer web site/forum, not Hot Deals, YAGT, digicams, automotive or Quizno's fanboi.

Precisely.

 

[Shawn]

YES

but it has been disscused endless times and the answer has always been no.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Yes, as well as YAGT and Photography forums, but alas, AT doesn't have enought mods to do this.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Roger
Negative, I would never get a chance to brow beat the kiddies in OT.

And we'd never get to make fun of Roger for being old and bald.

 

Or pyonir for being young and stupid.

 

[Red]

I have a slowly growing YACT site with some common topics....

see my sig

 

[Fingolfin269]

No, this forum is great because of the variety of conversation.

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: minendo
No. Prior to an automotive section they should have Mac, Security, and/or Gaming.

Agreed.

This is a computer web site/forum, not Hot Deals, YAGT, digicams, automotive or Quizno's fanboi.

Precisely.

exactly. Everything else is off-topic and belongs in offtopic. Else Off topic would start to get On-Topic

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Lazee

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: minendo
No. Prior to an automotive section they should have Mac, Security, and/or Gaming.

Agreed.

This is a computer web site/forum, not Hot Deals, YAGT, digicams, automotive or Quizno's fanboi.

Precisely.

exactly. Everything else is off-topic and belongs in offtopic. Else Off topic would start to get On-Topic

Agreed. I find the idea of a P&N bad enough.

 

[FrogDog]

It would make OT better without the endless, "First look at 2005 Such and Such a Car" threads, but really this forum is a computer based one with an OT section for everything else. Splitting up OT will just make the entire forum OT.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: boomdart
Seems some people might get quicker responses/find answers if there were a seperate section for Automotive (Audio, General, Help, Mechanics)

Just a thought, heck, I'd like an all-audio section but I couldn't see that being a popular section here :/

Nah...off topic is supposed to cover everything non-computer

But you're right, these jerks totally get in the way: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1323566&enterthread=y

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: FrogDog
It would make OT better without the endless, "First look at 2005 Such and Such a Car" threads, but really this forum is a computer based one with an OT section for everything else. Splitting up OT will just make the entire forum OT.

Yeah, the copy and pastes are pretty damn annoying.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Eli
Agreed. I find the idea of a P&N bad enough.

However, P&N did take a lot of psychos out of OT.