Another Observation

final5-0

Mustang Master
Apr 6, 2003
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Man O Man :eek:

Have you guys ever seen as many Noobs as this last crop :shock:

Where do they keep comming from :shrug:
and
How do they know were are here :shrug:

Not a gripe or complaint or saying they shouldn't be here :nono:

On the other hand ... as it has been with all Noobs in the past

It would be nice if they all would build a sig
so
you could answer their Q's with some kind accuracy :)

This Place is gettin BIG ... Ain't it :D

Grady
 
Yep, lots of new guys and a few girls have found our forum over the years.

One tip I would give is to the NOOBs is use the search feature. It does actually work. And like Grady mentioned, build a sig with your mods if any. And if you have a coupe or 'vert with a manual or auto.

I lurked on here and various other sites for about a year before joining :SNSign:
 
Yes but to be the usual dev advocate ,this is a live forum and not just a database so why not post cause you get to "meet" new people and get a specific question answered based on your application. It's a forum so I say post.

As to the sigs, yea that would be nice.
 
personally the first thing I like to read is something along the lines of...

"after an exhaustive search I have a specific question for you guys"

then an accurate signature and a decent amount of background....questions will get answered a LOT faster and with a LOT less OT crap interfering...threads get off track fast, especially when everything is laid out poorly

I find the search function to be more helpful than starting a new thread in 70% of cases. typically, your problem has existed before and it has been solved before. you will get far more answers and possible solutions far faster using the search than by starting a new thread....hours vs. days

welcome everyone new, heed this thread and we shall all be happy
 
True, it is a live forum with people who own a Mustang that want to converse with each other. Some don't even own a Mustang. And, it is interesting to see how each of us progress with our cars and overcome issues.
:SNSign:

But for the problem solving it is nice to have the person do a search before asking. Its like a person comes on here and expects the work to be done for them. I understand that time can be an issue and a person wants to get a quick response to a question. But if you have the time to sit down and log on then you probably got enough time to do a quick search instead of waiting for someone to answer your question which might not happen quickly.

But, whatever:shrug: . Post up everyone:)
 
Hey, Im probably categorized as a newb but my car is always broken and yes I do use the search and if that doesnt work then it goes into a thread. Also normally I ask Hissin questions about stuff first, before I post a thread, so he probably hates me.
 
Danman765432 said:
Hey, Im probably categorized as a newb but my car is always broken and yes I do use the search and if that doesnt work then it goes into a thread. Also normally I ask Hissin questions about stuff first, before I post a thread, so he probably hates me.

Can't say I blame you :rlaugh:

JT knows something about everything :hail2:

Grady
 
There was that website that you could go back and see what the page looked like years ago. I think it gave member counts or at least post counts in that forum from the time. It is wierd at how funky things looked back then.

I dont remember the site that did that though:nonono: :bang:
 
Danman765432 said:
Also normally I ask Hissin questions about stuff first, before I post a thread, so he probably hates me.
Not a problem at all - you're good peeps. :nice: You're often tracking down something a little esoteric and PM me regarding something I mentioned in a past thread (perhaps because I chose to adjust a setting a little bit differently than others choose to).

I'd add to Grady's list: Those keys to the right of the L and M are neat the ability to spell check is cool too they allow us to understand what you are trying to say i lose my tran of thot when im trying to depsyfur wat the thredstarter is trying to say [whole paragraph sic]. :D

I'm no grammar freak - I make plenty of typographical errors and what-not. But make it look like you appeared to proofread the post. :bang:

And Grady, you have forgotten more than I'll ever know. :hail2:
 
HISSIN50 said:
And Grady, you have forgotten more than I'll ever know. :hail2:

Come on now J T

You may be able to fool all these noobs

But all the regulars know you are ... as your Avatar shows

Mr. Wizard ... Seer, Knower, & Foreteller of all :hail2:

:Word: Notice to all Noobs :Word:

Any Question ... Any Question at all ..............

1 800 Call J T :nice:

Its late ... too late ... I'm outta here :)

Grady
 
final5-0 said:
Wonder if anybody knows how big we were say ..........

three years ago

two years ago

one year ago

now :shrug:

Grady


Three years ago - Bigger!! That's before they ran off anyone who liked to have fun on here.:D A few of these forums were MUCH busier than they are now.
 
lxfiveo said:
Three years ago - Bigger!! That's before they ran off anyone who liked to have fun on here.:D A few of these forums were MUCH busier than they are now.

About 4 years ago there weren't sub-forums like 5.0/4.6/V6/classic/... Talk. Everything car related went into the specific forum, and anything totally off topic went into the "Gene Pool." Things seemed to move a lot faster.

I usually go on stints where I won't post in the Main Talk Forum(Land of Make Believe) except for about 5 months every 2.5 years. Just a wierd habit I have.