How do you rate Techspot?

[Rik]

TechSpot is called an open forum for a very good reason.
No one is perfect, we all make mistakes whether we have been members for a long time or not.
I feel it is important that everyone be allowed to have their say provided they remain within the rules of TechSpot. I don't know about anyone else but I have certainly not seen any rules against attempting to help someone.

I for one would not like to see TechSpot become one of those forums where you can wait several weeks for a reply because there are not enough people to answer all the questions. I would say that this is a very valid point.

 

[halo71]

I think you are missing my point. Lets say for argument sake. You are brand new to computers. You know nothing about them. You join TS and ask the question......My CD-Rom drive has stopped responding, what is wrong with it? And then I come along and answer your post and say something like......The reason your CD-Rom has stopped working is because you need to replace your monitor. You go out and spend the money on a new one and you still have this problem. You would be a little aggravated. Now most people would have a little more sense than to believe that. Its just an example.......

 

[Rik]

I get your point, but in that situation it would be better to hear from several people rather than just a select few.


I must admit though, I have come across a few people that would be as gullible as that.

 

[halo71]

I get your point, but in that situation it would be better to hear from several people rather than just a select few.


I must admit though, I have come across a few people that would be as gullible as that.

Exactly!!!! But how many people might think...."this site is really good, they got to know what they are talking about"......and rush out and buy something they dont need. Or make changes to their PC without hearing more input from anyone else. I think we both agree on this.....

And while we are on the subject.....How annoying is it too see post with a header of "PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE HELP ME"? OR the same old "eMachines help needed" or BSOD help needed over and over??? It would be interesting to see how many times a day people actually use the search button here! Is that possible???

 

[SNGX1275]

I cover a great deal of these complaints in the guide that is stickied in Introduce Yourself and at the bottom of my signature and a few other people's. Unfortunately people don't read it, if they did 90% of the problems with these forums would vanish.

 

[RealBlackStuff]

I only vented my personal opinion, I am not crusading here!
But I am sure most people would rather have no answer, than a wrong answer.

 

[zephead]

yes, the thread titles could generally use a bit of improvement.

 

[DonNagual]

TS is Okay, BUT...
Answers given here used to be a lot more concise.
Too many people with not enough knowledge now try to answer the questions.

If you don't know what you are talking about, you should not answer a post.

I think RBS is raising a valid point here. Back in the days this forum was a little smaller, and there was a core group of people who had an extremely high level of knowledge. That was what attracted me to this forum in the first place as they were also extremely generous with their knowledge. Of course that is not to say that we do not have a lot of those same people here today, but now, as this forum grows bigger and bigger, there are a lot more reponses to posts, and it is the nature of the beast that some wrong answers are being given.

I also admit that when I see that a thread has a number of responses to it already, there are times when I do not enter that thread (especially when I am limited in time) and I assume this is also true of some other senior members. There is a much higher chance today than there was a few years ago that wrong answers are being given out.

The point RBS is bringing up here is a very important one. Those who are giving out answers need to be certain they are correct (and if not, to state that they are not 100% certain), as with computers a wrong answer has the potential to do damage to someone's system.

 

[alvdy]

I voted Hail It!
This sight is the best PC enthusiasts site that I have been able to find! Everyone is a great help. But yes I agree that thread titles need to be more concise. Maybe someone could write a guide on posting thread titles!!!

 

[DonNagual]

There sort of already is one here:
https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic33297.html

 

[Jesse_hz]

Maybe someone could write a guide on posting thread titles!!!

You don't need a damn guide to come up with a good thread title! Well that's my opinion and I don't believe any of the people who post threads with titles like "Help! I have problem!" can't come up with anything better, instead I believe they are simply too lazy to care about writing a good thread title.

 

[Tedster]

People will always ignore rules and use poor grammar/ spelling online. It's only a problem when it's flagrant. A gentle reminder is all you need. Sometimes I get a little hot-tempered myself when I see people asking questions that are in the guides forum. Some people don't even bother to do basic surfing to answer their own questions.

 

[tifc8lraz]

People will always ignore rules and use poor grammar/ spelling online. It's only a problem when it's flagrant. A gentle reminder is all you need. Sometimes I get a little hot-tempered myself when I see people asking questions that are in the guides forum. Some people don't even bother to do basic surfing to answer their own questions.

If it were'nt for those people I would still be a newcomer in training ! I would say that 3/4 of my posts on other threads would be gone if poeple listened to the FAQ's or searched the forums.

 

[alvdy]

You don't need a damn guide to come up with a good thread title!

I know we dont need a tutorial on just that i was only joking lol. I agree with you that some people are just too lazy to put a proper title! I always put a relevant title so that people like Howard etc are drawn to them so that I can get the best answers to my questions!!!
Cheers

 

[N1Hawk]

I Hail It because it is useful and helpful information! Long Live TS!

 

[ragebflame]

Techspot has solved every problem I have trown at it so far. I am now begining to look to help some peoples problems. Keep up the great work Guru's

 

[doktaluv]

forgive the leet-speak, but techspot roxxorz my boxxorz. This was the first place I beelined to when my system was being kaput and all problems were easily solved (crossing fingers on some minor issues but only time will tell!) The users are extra-friendly and totally willing to help and what's more, the advice is GOOD!

if techspot was ebay i'd be saying 'A+++++++++ perfect buyer/seller'

 

[greatman05]

You are some of the most helpful people I've seen. I haven't seen any sarcasm, of laughing at people's *****ic questions. You guys are the reason I visit this site. THANKS FOR MAKING TECHSPOT #1 ON MY LIST!!!

 

[Julio Franco]

I appreciate all your positive feedback, seriously

Now, that said, I should remind you that TechSpot is not only the forums by themselves, but it's the news, the articles, the community feeling, and all the other resources we make available for PC enthusiasts.

 

[zephead]

yes, the news is certainly an attraction if this site. i agree with what tedster said earlier, many people ask unnecessary questions that they could answer using google, assuming they did a bit of reading.

 

[SNGX1275]

I appreciate all your positive feedback, seriously

Now, that said, I should remind you that TechSpot is not only the forums by themselves, but it's the news, the articles, the community feeling, and all the other resources we make available for PC enthusiasts.

Interesting you say that. The news gets almost no comments unless its contest time. I've probably only read 10 articles in the 7+ years I've been with the site. I only know Julio, Soul, Per, and Phant out of the guys that write on the front page. To me there is a huge disconnect between the front page and the forums.