how bout a forum for accessories, add ons n such

Ric

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Noooooooo!!! Sub forums and such is what started this whole thing. Please don't draw us through some maze, just to get where we need to discuss similar hobbies and /or projects. My whole point, was to talk about FACTORY, OEM style improvements. Like when you add a wanna add a store bought mulch kit, or putting on a bumper, maybe adding a sun shade. I know when I had to replace my p.o.s. brand new mower tires because the OEM tires went flat from thorns on the same patch of ground I've mown for ten years with no problem. Yea all four in two weeks, they had to go. Those of you who've mounted those new, pressed flat, tires, know what I'm talking about. The first timer can encounter great difficulty. I could've used some advise. I've just now got my eyebrows grown back from the fireball, kidding of course. But IMHO, I think we could have a forum JUST for this stuff alone. Not really brand specific. But if your hobby is walkin wheelies, on a sixty horsepower machine. If your into tiny tractor pull. If your swapping ideas on a three wheel Harley mowin trike. I could give examples all day. Point is my cup holder question might be a little pedestrian. BUT if you add, or split or whatever. Its GOT to be upfront, out in the open, main menu stuff. Because people who are NOT members, DON'T know how, or where to find those sub categories. They probly all, come to this site looking for answers, solutions. Then like me decide to join. But you have to make it more intuitive, less confusing. Maybe there's not enough interest in the two topics seperately. Don't know. Maybe we should look into the matter, before making changes. I'd personally like to see a separate forum, just to have the wild bunch, the think outside the box crowd, all in one place. A place all concentrated, where I can see all these wild crazy bastards, with their off the.chain, weird, sometimes artistic, sometimes beautiful, almost always inspired, creations. To be honest, when I'm looking at that sorta stuff, I don't want to see Kenneth's stupid cigarette lighter question. I want these wild imaginations to step out, totally unfettered. So I can see some shock and awe. At work I can show the fellas, hey look at this. Without goin through a bunch of problems that probly already been solved anyhow. A single destination of pure fantasy, being brought to life.... Who's with me on this? Or is it just me?


Sub Forums are not confusing. If set up right all you have to do is click on the main forum title and all show up on the same page so there's no trouble to finding them, and you just pick where you want to post. It wouldn't be any different than the mower forums at the top of the main page. Thing is if you had separate forums for all the mowers listed at the top of the home page your front page would have another 30 forums listed long and trying to go from the top to the bottom of the page would be a PITA. IMO if your not going to use the space available and create other pages leave it as is. It's already listed in the description anyway.
 

midnite rider

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Sub Forums are not confusing. If set up right all you have to do is click on the main forum title and all show up on the same page so there's no trouble to finding them, and you just pick where you want to post. It wouldn't be any different than the mower forums at the top of the main page. Thing is if you had separate forums for all the mowers listed at the top of the home page your front page would have another 30 forums listed long and trying to go from the top to the bottom of the page would be a PITA. IMO if your not going to use the space available and create other pages leave it as is. It's already listed in the description anyway.

Good point Ric. My idea would be the main forum to be Customizations and Mower Modifications with the following 3 subforums of Build it Yourself, Factory Add ons, Accessories and Bling.
 

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I don't think he likes those, either.

In reality when you open a a sub forum it's only a second page that is No different than the Home page. If he were to add those mower forums at the top of the home page to the home page you would add an additional 30 forums. Your front page would be so long from top to bottom it would be a PITA to use. Sub Forums are know harder to use, Know harder to find information on than the Home page.
 

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In reality when you open a a sub forum it's only a second page that is No different than the Home page. If he were to add those mower forums at the top of the home page to the home page you would add an additional 30 forums. Your front page would be so long from top to bottom it would be a PITA to use. Sub Forums are know harder to use, Know harder to find information on than the Home page.

Only a second page IS the problem! That and the name being slightly misleading. Part of the problem for me personally, is the device I'm using, it's a tiny phone. Kinda like inspecting the Mona Lisa up close through a toilet paper tube. Gotta work with what you have. Kinda hard to take it all in at the same time though. Opening another page seems unnecessary. After all you've got a separate category for EACH brand of mower ALL listed separate, but on the SAME page, in the SAME category. As far as the name goes, I personally think it should be straight to the point , totally transparent, and certainly not least it should be fun
After all it's about lawnmowers, not breast cancer, we're not taking on crimes against humanity. It's only lawnmowers. Some people have a tendency to take life, and themselves a little too seriously. Now I know some people make their living off these machines, however they ain't mowin and posting at the same time. I take my job very serious, but when I ain't loading trucks, I'd like to take a little break from serious. Maybe laugh a little, maybe share some knowledge, experience. Clarify the name a little, separate the category, give it a name with a little zip. Life's too short, live it with a little flair. Don't take yourself so serious. None of us are as integral to this forum, or this world as some of us like to think. Lighten up. We're talking about lawnmowers here. How can you say that with a straight face. :anyone:
 
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