Why the SEARCH key is so valuable

toofasttooslow · 08-06-2007, 03:33 PM

What's the difference between an SA and a CA ? Please can anybody tell me?

I swear I'm going to start that thread just to see what people would say.

Or maybe this one:

Is the 335i as fast as an M3 ?

Or this:

Procede versus Turbo Tuner

Edit: I almost forgot my favorite... "my fuel pump just died"

STE92VE · 08-06-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Revlis

so often the search function turns up 800 threads of guesswork and assumptions...

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Originally Posted by dpeterson

i cant count how many times i've searched for something... say performance delivery, and 9 million threads come back all with nothing pertaining to what i was looking for...

I think these 2 have a valid point. I just did a

for toast and toaster and would have needed to go through a lot of fluff before I found out what setting the toaster should be set at to get that nice golden color that denotes the perfect slice of toast.

HyperM3 · 08-06-2007, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gum5h03

What's the difference between an SA and a CA ? Please can anybody tell me?

I swear I'm going to start that thread just to see what people would say.

Or maybe this one:

Is the 335i as fast as an M3 ?

Or this:

Procede versus Turbo Tuner

Edit: I almost forgot my favorite... "my fuel pump just died"

I see how it is.

BK · 08-06-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gum5h03

What's the difference between an SA and a CA ? Please can anybody tell me?

I swear I'm going to start that thread just to see what people would say.

Or maybe this one:

Is the 335i as fast as an M3 ?

Or this:

Procede versus Turbo Tuner

Edit: I almost forgot my favorite... "my fuel pump just died"

Yawn. A list of most annoying questions and answers has been posted before.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65723
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65829
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65752

It has all been done before. Maybe we should just close shop and all go home.

Carnage · 08-06-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by STE92VE

I think these 2 have a valid point. I just did a

for toast and toaster and would have needed to go through a lot of fluff before I found out what setting the toaster should be set at to get that nice golden color that denotes the perfect slice of toast.

and that setting is??? Don't leave us hanging here, we all love perfectly golden toast.

alistair · 08-06-2007, 03:49 PM

The most frustrating thing about searching - you find loads of threads with your question in them, with a pile of "SEARCH!!!" responses, but no actual *answers*.....

toofasttooslow · 08-06-2007, 03:50 PM

You know what would be fun? Something I've always wanted to do is iconify http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com/ into something and insert it. That way you really make a statement. Why just settle on telling people to search when you can really rub it in

MadDog · 08-06-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperM3

Apathy, empathy, sympathy....any of those thy's. My doctor says I have an inability to feel any of them. Go figure.

What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care.

Carnage · 08-06-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BK

Yawn. A list of most annoying questions and answers has been posted before.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65723
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65829
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65752

It has all been done before. Maybe we should just close shop and all go home.

That idea seems more and more valid everyday. After 2 + years and sheer amount of data posted, outside of information around yet to be built vehicles, there is very little if any new information to be shared on the existing E9X family. Just about anything needs to know about these cars is buried somewhere in the fourm, you just have to search to find it.

The biggest issue with this forum is the juvenile mindset and actions of alot of the new members who join and it's about a 2-3 drop in IQ points away from being no better than a ricer forum.

toofasttooslow · 08-06-2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MadDog

What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care.

LOL give the man a rimshot...

normtrum · 08-06-2007, 03:59 PM

I agree totally that the search button is your friend. However, what I don't like is when someone thrashes a brand new member on his first or second post. It's easy to suggest using the search button for a new member, while still being cool about it. A lot of members do a good job with this, a lot are just plain dicks.

Sometimes it can be a pain in the ass to do a full blown search. I wanted a specific question regarding the riss down pipes answered, but instead of creating a new thread I had to go through 35 pages and a ton of info. Sure I found the answer to my question, but it took me 3 hours to get it.

Sometimes it's good seeing an old topic revisited, since there might be a lot of new opinions and experiences. Now on the other hand, asking "what is a procede" or "how do I change my oil" is just a waste of time. My 02.

By the way "fng" stands for "f***ing new guy".

STE92VE · 08-06-2007, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperM3

Apathy, empathy, sympathy....any of those thy's. My doctor says I have an inability to feel any of them. Go figure.

My doctor told me I had 6 months to live. When I told him I couldn't pay his bill, he gave me another 6 months.

Spool · 08-06-2007, 04:07 PM

Although i do agree that people should search to find answers, but often times...when i search, i see like a billion threads that do not actually answer what i'm looking for...

and besides, everything that someone is looking for is on this site, it's just a matter of how much time do you want to spend looking through past responses to get that answer.

then this would not be an active forum anymore, and it will become another Wikipedia.

HyperM3 · 08-06-2007, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by normtrum

I agree totally that the search button is your friend. However, what I don't like is when someone thrashes a brand new member on his first or second post.

I concur, and those are the people who Im usually pretty good about giving information to.

Its the people who have 100+ posts that I give the

to. They should know better at that point. Im really not an ass(ok sometimes), but people have to take into consideration who its being told to.

STE92VE · 08-06-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Carnage

and that setting is??? Don't leave us hanging here, we all love perfectly golden toast.

I stopped looking for the answer because there were too many posts to go through....I decided to have a Kaiser roll instead.

toofasttooslow · 08-06-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by normtrum

Sometimes it can be a pain in the ass to do a full blown search. I wanted a specific question regarding the riss down pipes answered, but instead of creating a new thread I had to go through 35 pages and a ton of info. Sure I found the answer to my question, but it took me 3 hours to get it.

Totally agreed. A formalized knowledgebase would be awesome and add so much value to the site. I worked on integrating a knowledgebase solution to an enterprise helpdesk about 4 years ago. It took tribal knowledge, network shares, document repositories, and various other media and put it all into a cohesive structure. Reps could then ask the knowledgebase questions and the answers would "magically" appear. Not saying this is the right path in this particular instance, but it definitely is a problem with just about any system that contains pliable data such as this does.

but then again this is

HyperM3 · 08-06-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gum5h03

A formalized knowledgebase would be awesome and add so much value to the site.

Isnt that were we come in?

HyperM3 · 08-06-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by STE92VE

You should have stated " <100 posts"...we all have 100+ posts!

I have yet to tell you to search for something. Ill be on the lookout though.

Ray · 08-06-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Spool

Although i do agree that people should search to find answers, but often times...when i search, i see like a billion threads that do not actually answer what i'm looking for...

and besides, everything that someone is looking for is on this site, it's just a matter of how much time do you want to spend looking through past responses to get that answer.

then this would not be an active forum anymore, and it will become another Wikipedia.

I agree that the search function does not offer the greatest results, but some of the new threads are borderline idiotic.

You are also right, that if everyone searched, activity and participation will deplete. I guess what we have are noobs seeking the help of others that can identify key words.

toofasttooslow · 08-06-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperM3

Isnt that were we come in?

LOL

yes, what was I thinking!

HyperM3 · 08-06-2007, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray

I guess what we have are noobs seeking the help of others that can identify key words.

How about these key words(and Im not directing this at you so dont bite my head off) - Read Your Fucking Owners Manual. There, that will shave a lot of

time and actually make some idiots informative to other idiots.

Ray · 08-06-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperM3

How about these key words(and Im not directing this at you so dont bite my head off) - Read Your Fucking Owners Manual. There, that will shave a lot of

time and actually make some idiots informative to other idiots.

I couldn't agree more.

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normtrum Colonel 52 Rep 2,225 Posts Drives: e90 335i, e46 330i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PNW iTrader: (1)	I agree totally that the search button is your friend. However, what I don't like is when someone thrashes a brand new member on his first or second post. It's easy to suggest using the search button for a new member, while still being cool about it. A lot of members do a good job with this, a lot are just plain dicks. Sometimes it can be a pain in the ass to do a full blown search. I wanted a specific question regarding the riss down pipes answered, but instead of creating a new thread I had to go through 35 pages and a ton of info. Sure I found the answer to my question, but it took me 3 hours to get it. Sometimes it's good seeing an old topic revisited, since there might be a lot of new opinions and experiences. Now on the other hand, asking "what is a procede" or "how do I change my oil" is just a waste of time. My 02. By the way "fng" stands for "f**ing new guy". __________________ 07 335i sedan \| Steptronic \| Black saphire \| Terra \| ZPP \| ZSP \| Cold Weather \| CA \| PDC \| Nav \| OEM Alarm Last edited by normtrum; 08-06-2007 at 05:35 PM..*
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