Free of charge

[lq9nissan]

The help and support given from others on this forum is by far the best i have ever encountered. It comes free of charge from an amazing amount of devoted car people. It would be nice if we could set up some sort of credit rewards system, linked to specific stores or the like. I for one would be a regular contributor to others. Whats your thoughts, would this be a good idea or would it lead to the unknown.

[Taz]

Hello Paul,

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good" (Samuel Johnson).

While I (and others) appreciate your intent, a good deed should be its own reward. Money (or the credit system you suggested) is often truly "the root of all evil".


Cheers,
Taz

[mr.prick]

I was going to put Google ads in my sig before reading this. :sneaky:

[joecar]

Your intent is honourable, but in practice this sort of thing will lead to the unknown.

[johnmaster]

I have seen some of these boards where there is a "thanks" feature that would be cool if it were activated. Basically when you read something helpful that another member writes you can "thank" him and it adds 1 to his times thanked that shows up by his avatar or in his profile. It just makes a guy feel good to see appreciation when he spends time helping others out. I too am very appreciative of the time that guys spend on here helping out perfect strangers for nothing other than the satisfaction of having shared something they too had to learn. Refreshing. Many Thanks!

[ScarabEpic22]

I like john's idea, just a simple "Thanks!" button with a counter next to a username. Nothing relating to Bad advice or similar though. Credits could be nice, but I think it could turn the site into "who can help more people to win free stuff" forum instead of a bunch of gearheads sharing info to improving the tuning community.

[johnmaster]

Snowest is another forum I frequent, they have a thanks feature but they also have a "was this post helpful" thumbs up or thumbs down button on each post. I clicked thumbs down on a few guys posts who were trolling and I learned after the fact that somehow YOU CAN SEE WHO CLICKS THUMBS DOWN ON YOUR POSTS!!!! I had no idea, the thing just says "0 out of 1 users found this post helpful". Had a couple guys ragging on me for giving me thumbs down, they were seriously distraught, even though they were obviously just brand bashing and looking to pick a fight. figures... :)

[Abdulla]

The help and support given from others on this forum is by far the best i have ever encountered. It comes free of charge from an amazing amount of devoted car people.

Although I do rarely visit this forum, but I noticed from a lot of posts here and there that the people here are really great and helpful, to be honest maybe the best comparing to other technical forums.

I don't know anybody here but I can't forget either some names... Jeocar, Mr. prick, Taz, Shawn, Tordne, swintan....etc. there is sort of gentleness, creditabilty and hospitality here where you rarely find on other forums. When I exhaust my resources I come back here searching for an answer or knowing that somebody will chime in for help if I ask


MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL GENTLEMEN

[WeathermanShawn]

Thanks Abdulla.

In reality, thanks works for me. Thank you for your kinds words and to the many others that make this forum outstanding!

[joecar]

The forum could not be like this without the forum members...
Thanks everyone for making this forum how it is, and thanks everyone who contributes :cheers:

The members here have mutual respect for each other and this allows the exchange of knowledge without politics/drama, this allows a person to effectively learn/understand the topic at hand :cheers:
And pretty much everyone here is a serious car guy/girl/person, many of you are very knowledgeable/advanced :cheers:


And those oilers in the forum make us gassers look majorly slow :doh2: they keep us on our toes :)

[5.7ute]

The forum could not be like this without the forum members...

So true.
Thanks guys for the help over the years. Hopefully I will be able to spend a bit more time here soon.

[Mr. P.]

The forum could not be like this without the forum members...
Thanks everyone for making this forum how it is, and thanks everyone who contributes :cheers:

The members here have mutual respect for each other and this allows the exchange of knowledge without politics/drama, this allows a person to effectively learn/understand the topic at hand :cheers:
And pretty much everyone here is a serious car guy/girl/person, many of you are very knowledgeable/advanced :cheers:
...
+1.

I think that last statement I resonate with most, everyone participating here is a SERIOUS automotive hobbyist or professional; you have to be dedicated to learning how things really work underhood if you want to have any success at working on your calibration - everyone here is dedicated and I think that makes the difference.

Mr. P. :)

[Boost]

I say people should send me money and credits for asking so many questions!! :)