Chastising

[Matty80 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Matty80]

jees i started a thread about prado point chat betta do some more research next time before i start a thread.admin please close that thread...

Looked at it and yours seemed like a valid question - haven't seen that one asked before, so its a fair call.

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Looked at it and yours seemed like a valid question - haven't seen that one asked before, so its a fair call.

Well.............. actually it has, and you posted in it Matt!! http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...highlight=chat

Hope you still speak to me tomorrow

Cheers Andrew

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just found this thread ,,, and started lol... can i do it tooo?.... cheers butane?

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I find the search option on this forum to be a waste of time. Even when you type in the exact wording of the thread title it doesn't show up. I just keep reverting back to Google.

I'm just a newb here myself and i have to say that the search option here is pretty crappy compared to other forums i've been associated with.

That being said i've been one of the original bunch of members on a couple of bike forums, with the usual 10 million posts up my sleave and it does get old when people just ask the same old stuff day in and day out without even looking, which is half the reason i stepped away from it. But like has been said i guess everyones gotta start somewhere.

I have to say though that all my questions have been answered in a positive & Helpful way. Maybe the search option just needs a bit of love and a re-vamp???

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Well.............. actually it has, and you posted in it Matt!! http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...highlight=chat

Hope you still speak to me tomorrow

Cheers Andrew

How did i manage to miss this reply AJ?

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For the record, I like AJ and think he puts waaaaay more effort into his posts than I ever have or possibly will. And for someone with so many posts, that is sayin' something.

Although I can't say for sure, I don't think the old timers have left because of 'chastising', I think they just decide to move on to other things.

The issue for Pradopoint is that I reckon most of the more common issues with the Prados have been discussed time and time again, and therefore when it arises again, it can get tiresome for the regulars. Kinda like when my wife asks me every time before we go out if its cold outside and will she need a jumper...

[winniliss Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close winniliss]

It's like the OLD bull is bored and is looking for something new to chase where the young bull is keen and is chasing everything...

Maybe people can start providing feedback on their mods after they have been fitted for 6- 12 months as an example. I know I have fitted some mods (maybe all) because of this website and some didn't perform or work as well as I liked. Things like might keep the OLD bull interested

Winston.

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For the record, I like AJ and think he puts waaaaay more effort into his posts than I ever have or possibly will. And for someone with so many posts, that is sayin' something.

Although I can't say for sure, I don't think the old timers have left because of 'chastising', I think they just decide to move on to other things.

The issue for Pradopoint is that I reckon most of the more common issues with the Prados have been discussed time and time again, and therefore when it arises again, it can get tiresome for the regulars. Kinda like when my wife asks me every time before we go out if its cold outside and will she need a jumper...

I think your right Mad-K. I have heard directly and indirectly of a few well known posters that have either found other interests or joined other forums. Some have spat the dummy and others just wanted to move on. I guess the facts are PP is a community of individuals who will from time to time see things differently, approach things differently and basically all have varying degrees of wants from the forum.


The forum will go on and more will leave as well as come. God help us all if DJ (son of AJ) takes over from his old man. That will be one individual that will have learnt Dad's tricks and added them to his own super smart abilities!

As for your lovely wife, buy a fridge thermometer with the remote sensor. Engel make them. Put the reader in front of her on the kitchen wall and the sensor outside. Now she can go with or without a jumper or stay home and do the dishes.

(if Lea reads this I can also tell your wife how cold it is in the dog house......)

mlc

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As for your lovely wife, buy a fridge thermometer with the remote sensor. Engel make them. Put the reader in front of her on the kitchen wall and the sensor outside. Now she can go with or without a jumper or stay home and do the dishes.

(if Lea reads this I can also tell your wife how cold it is in the dog house......)

mlc

You must have a really comfy doghouse MLC because you seem to enjoy spending time there

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I think MLC's doghouse might be the Prado?

[Chewbacca Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chewbacca]

I think MLC's doghouse might be the Prado?

Well thats not a bad doghouse to have, but unfortunately not much room to sleep (for me anyway at 6ft 6)

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yep like ive mentioned before , the search engine is useless , and the regulars get tired of the same dumb questions like where is the centre headrest ? or why is my diesel auto slow and why does it blow black smoke when i mash my foot to the floor is this normal ? or how much fuel will my v6 suck down while towing a 40ft caravan around the world ? hang on how about a new thread for the most ridiculous questions , like if i put the wheels off a caterpillar minning truck on my prado will it affect the handling adversely . come on i bet MLC will have a couple of mildly amusing questions .

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

We should also include famous untruths like the folks claiming 8 lts/100 out of their diesel ay 100kph with all the kit, lift, bars, dual batteries, winch, drwaers, oversize tyres, roof rakcs etc. Might keep us amused for a while.

See ya at the fuel station, Richo.

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It's true, we are lacking some sticky's for common questions, especially in the 90 series section.

[MrStardust Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close MrStardust]

Guys, I'm new to this forum - have introduced myself and all in my first post in the introductions thread.

I've probably used forums before, I've probably used search functions and advanced search functions just like most of you long timers. In fact, I'm quite well acquainted with google, which is how I found pradopoint.

I know that I 'lurked' as a guest for quite a bit of time prior to joining, spent more time lurking as a member before I stepped up to the plate to do my intro. All this in the name of research for my Prado purchase.

Am I new to 4wding? No.
Have I setup a rig for touring before? Yes.

I was horrified to get a blatant 'lmgtfy' response and have the thread closed immediately, for my second post.

Interestingly, the answers weren't really covered in that google search. Maybe they were, but in reality, the google searches web-wide hadn't really uncovered the answers I was looking for, so the same search limited to just pradopoint was going to help me
about as much as mobile phone in the middle of the simpson.

I though a forum was a meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged . . maybe provoke contributions from others who had experienced something. I've pretty much given up looking for my answers on Pradopoint, rather as a newbie, I'll just sit back and lurk. Not really what a forum is about . . .

<heads back to lurking>