New forums and posting

[Joni]

Hey guys - as some of may have noticed the site has undergone some changes. Mostly in the forum lay out. There is an entire new sub forum called bike mechanics - this is for the mechanical/technical part of biking be that questions regards to tuning, servicing or what ever issues the bike seems to be having. We have also tweaked the General Bike stuff sub forum as well to incorporate a few other things.

The reason for this is not to complicate things its to accommodate the huge amount of growth currently happening on KB. So enjoy guys….:scooter:

One thing that needs to be brought up. The Moderators are spending more and more time moving threads that have been started in the wrong forum. People seem to just dump 80% in the general biker ravings section, and a lot of the time it does not belong there. We can understand a newbie doing this and we will be happy to help them out. However we are asking that people who start threads think before they post it, just check its in the right forum. Spank me is now firmly requesting that Moderators monitor this and penalise the users who just post without thinking. Your help in this regard would be appreciated.

If you have any concerns or questions please feel free to pm me.:yes:

[Big Dave]

No biggie nad not bothered or anything - There are far too many sections.

People dump 80% in general ravings because that is where people look.

If you want nobody to see something - stick it in its pidgeon hole and nobody much will.

One section for mechanical, one for racing and one for....well all of them.

You're starting to fix it till it breaks.

dc

[Motu]

Me too! You've got to make people rub shoulders with the socialy unclean....make them take a piss at the urinal next to the last person on earth they want to see.That's how they grow....otherwise they stay in their corner.Some become like the King Rat of their jail....they stay there,others can ask to come in.We want a Public Bar.....not a Lounge Bar,and a Garden Bar,and a Karoki Bar,and a singles Bar,and a Queer Bar,and a Bar where you have to wear pink socks on wednesdays.....

[riffer]

There is an entire new sub forum called bike mechanics - this is for the mechanical/technical part of biking be that questions regards to tuning, servicing or what ever issues the bike seems to be having.

Yay! My new favourite section...

One thing I've noticed Dave, is everybody finds things in different ways on Kiwibiker. The site is growing, and this needs to be recognised.

I certainly don't mind change.

[Big Dave]

Yay! My new favourite section...

One thing I've noticed Dave, is everybody finds things in different ways on Kiwibiker. The site is growing, and this needs to be recognised.

I certainly don't mind change.

Hey! - I have change management qualifications and the old girl has a degree in it.

Not about change - it's about overcomplicating and good design.

[riffer]

Tee hee...

Ever read "Who moved my Cheese?"

Actually, I read KB in three different ways, dependent on my mood.

1. Through the RSS Feeds to find the latest posts.
2. By clicking on New Posts
3. By going through the lists forum by forum.

New lists is hardly going to affect me.

How else do others look for stuff here?

[Joni]

We try and accomodate all users Dave... some people have voiced the opposite to you. Some like it left, others like it right :spudguita

At the end of the day its Spanks call how he would like his site to look and feel.

[Sniper]

1. Through the RSS Feeds to find the latest posts.


I used to, but the new IE7 Beta wont recognise KB's RSS feed (something to do with DTD's), DAMMIT!!

[Big Dave]

We try and accomodate all users Dave... some people have voiced the opposite to you. Some like it left, others like it right :spudguita

At the end of the day its Spanks call how he would like his site to look and feel.

Sure - as flame warriors teaches us - god can have it any way he likes - even when he's wrongggggg.:gob:

(it really don't matter aye!)

[Skunk]

How else do others look for stuff here?
New Posts. Then sift out the crap (that'll be my stuff). Only look for the section when starting a thread.

It's good. :niceone:

[Big Dave]

New Posts. Then sift out the crap (that'll be my stuff). Only look for the section when starting a thread.

It's good. :niceone:


New posts - general - rant or rave - all I ever look in - unless starting new thread.

[riffer]

I used to, but the new IE7 Beta wont recognise KB's RSS feed (something to do with DTD's), DAMMIT!!

Jeez Stu. Internet Exploder? You deserve a bad experience...

[Sniper]

Jeez Stu. Internet Exploder? You deserve a bad experience...
IE7 doesnt seem that bad. Looks like its trying to follow Firefox but still trying to be original. Couple of bad traights, but its OK :innocent:

[Ixion]

So, if I have a story about a ride on my tourer (interesting stuff here) , during which I had the misfortune to experience a breakdown of novel character (fascinating story here), and whilst limping home a prick of a copper gives me a ticket for having an a unroadworthy bike (which warrants a riveting rant about the iniquity thereof), in which forum do I post it?In tourers (my ride); in mechanical (my breakdown); in rant and rave (bloody coppers); or in Biker ravings? And what rule , in such polywozzaname cases , do we apply to ensure freedom from the dreaded red rep? Bearing in mind that such rule must be sufficiently robust to ensure that the moderator's assessment will always agree with the poster's considered judgement?

I think the safest course is to start all new threads in Pointless Drivel.All the interesting folk hang out there anyway.

[Edbear]

I think the safest course is to start all new threads in Pointless Drivel.All the interesting folk hang out there anyway.




Many threads end up in there regardless where they start as they tend to deteriorate into such due to the nature of things on KB. It's like the paper bin of the forum.

I have no problem with the way the site is set up, usually just use New Posts and check on Rant or Rave. Always appreciate I'm a guest on someone else's site and accept it for what it is.:cool:

[Big Dave]

'm a guest on someone else's site


The banner proclaims it's for all of us so watch what you say in MY bit OK.

[Edbear]

:nya: :nya: :nya: :rockon:

[scumdog]

Hey guys - as some of may have noticed the site has undergone some changes. Mostly in the forum out lay. There is an entire new sub forum called bike mechanics - this is for the mechanical/technical part of biking be that questions regards to tuning, servicing or what ever issues the bike seems to be having. We have also tweaked the General Bike stuff sub forum as well to incorporate a few other things.
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Glad to find out the Mechanical/Technical section WAS new - I thought it was just I had not noticed it before.
But like the new sections anyway.

[cheese]

this is one of the best sites around. people are fairly helpful, just a few spaw whores, but they are everywhere.

[Skyryder]

Well I don't mind either way. General Biking and the Rave On are the two most sections that I go too. Biker Pol gets a look along with Biker News about once a week. Tech stuff needs it's own place but you can make it too much and some realy good posts get missed.

I do miss the punch ups that this site was famouse for. There was some funny shit that went down at times............but evolution is the name of the game even if Zed does not believe in it.

But that aside...............still a great site with top blokes.

Think it's time I had a sige change.


Skyryder

[wybmadiity]

Hey on this note, I started a thread that at the time there were no others, (at least not that I could find with searches) For the qualifing times for motogp at Catalunya, I put this in the racing forum and recieved red rep for my effort. As I am new I cannot tell who did it so can't ask for advice. Noticed the Donnington thread was in the same forum. Are you able to tell me where I should have posted? Just looking for advice. Cheers.

[Colapop]

As long as there are not new forums or sub categorys for everyone - a WINJA forum??!!? There are other bike/biker sites around that have all sorts of forums including "personal problems", "dating" etc. We should not be trying to please all the people all the time which I don't think is happening here. As long as it's about bikes and doesn't go off track too far then I'm happy.

I do find it difficult sometimes to figure out where a thread should go, is there a FAQ that covers what should go in what forum? Most are self explainitory but as has been mentioned General Biker Ravings covers such a broad spectrum it's hard to know if a thread should go there or elsewhere. And if it does get moved who's to say it's not just the mods perception as to where it should go?

[Swoop]

New forums???

How about a forum for trikes?
There dosen't seem to be too many of them around - but surely they should have their own area to promote their scoots?:scooter:

[SpankMe]

How about a forum for trikes?

A trike is not a bike.

[Joni]

A new forum has been set up for all your riding gear threads... so now all related threads are in one forum... much easier.... :yes:

:scooter:

[Joni]

A new sub forum for race and track day reports has been set up...

Please post all your reports in there from now on.
We will slowly be moving all the existing reports over.

:ride: