Background:
The ATOT YACT (Anandtech Off Topic "Yet Another Car Thread") Archive Project by Redhotjrm. My goal? Organize, categorize, and archive current and archived YACT threads into a website (www.yact.tk) for car enthusiasts on ATOT. After briefly studying YACT, I have come to the conclusion that there are two basic subtopics of YACT. The most common thread relates to a problem with a car and the other large subtopic relates to an opinion needed on a car (should I buy this, what can I get for X, etc). The latter is very subjective, so my goal is to document and organize the more objective repair threads first, then move on to the opinion threads to develop a general opinion of ATOTers.
Method: I will be using a free 1 & 1 Webhosting address (500 MB storage, 5GB of transfer per month) and using the www.yact.tk address. This will be difficult, but I hope to PM people who originated threads to see what the answer to the problem finally was to find closure to YACT threads, which we desperately lack now. I am by no means a webmaster, but I have time to do a project like this. I will be using a free CGI type website to organize it.
Organization: All repair threads will be organized by main car system failure (Exhaust system, cooling system, interior electronics, etc). Threads will be documented with Anandtech thread ID and a link to the original thread. The original question and answers/suggestions will be trimmed down to the meat, (ie, most thread crapping / answers found irrelevant will be removed). The people who present the question and the people who have good answers / suggestions will be named on each thread. So, expect to see a lot of Eli, Roger, Quixfire, etc on the sight answers.
Other stuff: I will document a page of funny one liners I find in the 600+ threads that I'm going to start reading over the coarse of who knows how long. The website will hopefully grow and have more sections as it grows. Thanks guys.
Suggestions?
The ATOT YACT (Anandtech Off Topic "Yet Another Car Thread") Archive Project by Redhotjrm. My goal? Organize, categorize, and archive current and archived YACT threads into a website (www.yact.tk) for car enthusiasts on ATOT. After briefly studying YACT, I have come to the conclusion that there are two basic subtopics of YACT. The most common thread relates to a problem with a car and the other large subtopic relates to an opinion needed on a car (should I buy this, what can I get for X, etc). The latter is very subjective, so my goal is to document and organize the more objective repair threads first, then move on to the opinion threads to develop a general opinion of ATOTers.
Method: I will be using a free 1 & 1 Webhosting address (500 MB storage, 5GB of transfer per month) and using the www.yact.tk address. This will be difficult, but I hope to PM people who originated threads to see what the answer to the problem finally was to find closure to YACT threads, which we desperately lack now. I am by no means a webmaster, but I have time to do a project like this. I will be using a free CGI type website to organize it.
Organization: All repair threads will be organized by main car system failure (Exhaust system, cooling system, interior electronics, etc). Threads will be documented with Anandtech thread ID and a link to the original thread. The original question and answers/suggestions will be trimmed down to the meat, (ie, most thread crapping / answers found irrelevant will be removed). The people who present the question and the people who have good answers / suggestions will be named on each thread. So, expect to see a lot of Eli, Roger, Quixfire, etc on the sight answers.
Other stuff: I will document a page of funny one liners I find in the 600+ threads that I'm going to start reading over the coarse of who knows how long. The website will hopefully grow and have more sections as it grows. Thanks guys.
Suggestions?
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