inino Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I dont know if its just me, but i have been noticing lately that there have been alot of troubleshooting issues with hookahs. i was thinking it might be a cool idea to make a sub thread that just adresses these issues. things like hookah leaking, ball bearing clogges, things logged in your stem i.e. chopsticks, how to pack and smoke a good bowl of tangiers, etc etc. i mean i would like it be easily viewable, possibly under the general discussion section. it may even be good to preview them so it doesnt get clogged up with too much of the same question, or even close the thread after someone posts how to solve the problem.maybe you mods could talk it over with mush or something if you all think this is a good idea. let me know what all of you guys think, if alot people think this is a good idea maybe we can make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I like the idea, it sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voski Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 This is what the wiki is for. Am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sariél Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=10119read the stickies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 it's too bad no one ever seems to read that sticky though. I think he was saying he wanted to make a seperate section for discussion, kind of like how there is the serious discussion, political or whatever and so on and so forth. I could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inino Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 ya thats what i meant. like a seperate section for hookah troubleshooting. the sticky is good, it just seems like it only shows how to pack a bowl and a couple other things. there are many more issues that i see on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 hmm...could be done...Anyone else like to put in their .02 cents on the issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Seems like a good idea so the main board isn't flooded with tech issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Well a lot of the problems people keep coming with are problems that have been dealt with. The search button helps. At this auto forum that I am a part of when you type in the name of the new thread when you go to start one it automatically shows the other threads that could be related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb1021 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 QUOTE (mushrat @ Jan 14 2009, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hmm...could be done...Anyone else like to put in their .02 cents on the issue?dont dilute the forums. there's not even that much to talk about with shisha in the general area, so if you dilute the forums, you're going to have 20 dead subforums instead of 1 full action general forum. why does it matter if the same topic keeps coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 QUOTE (cb1021 @ Jan 14 2009, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (mushrat @ Jan 14 2009, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hmm...could be done...Anyone else like to put in their .02 cents on the issue?dont dilute the forums. there's not even that much to talk about with shisha in the general area, so if you dilute the forums, you're going to have 20 dead subforums instead of 1 full action general forum. why does it matter if the same topic keeps coming up.I agree i would rather have everything hookah in one forum, I think people would get the most responses if we keep everything together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpw36 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 what about a stickie thread in here that is a general hookah/issue topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I say make a hookah troubleshooting subforum of the How-to section. It gets annoying to have the same shit come up over and over. I think having a centralized area to ask those questions would be good overall. This forum is not going to get diluted, it's just going to get sectioned so that everything is easy for novices to find. Most people dont search because the search is so shoddy a lot of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Agreed i know how to use searches and i'm sure many others on here do too, and many times my searches come up with random info that does not pertain to what I am looking for.I say it's a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Sorry for another post but i can't edit the previous post b/c it has been more than a few min.But I think this section would also be good for questions like these :http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=27492I mean it's no biggie to respond in the thread but it eventually causes the forum to become cluttered and when you search the section "discussion group for hookah lovers" it is added posts that return hits when you aren't looking for that topic but is just added text the search searches and returns. That type of question is asked quite often and a simple 10-12 replies in the thread answers the question and the kid knows what he wants to get. But this stuff is just repeated over and over and over.I don't know if the OG poster intended on things like this being put in there as well, obviously mush and the mods would have to set guidelines etc. which just creates more work for them ... so ... yeah ... there ARE downfalls to it, but I think it could help in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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