Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians

amu1983 · 23rd December 2008, 18:58

Great news! (although a bit old.. but new to me)

t-bhp can (and must) start expanding into other auto-related stuff too.. and become a full fledged auto portal of India.

Particularly, I find a carpooling section and an online shop (of car accessories) missing. A cars-only shop (that sells polish to turbochargers) will be great!

Also.. is there any sub-forum / thread where I can post my unsolicited suggestions??

bblost · 2nd January 2009, 10:58

How about a checkbox on the upload images tab.

[] Watermark all the images.

and do it automatically.

Technocrat · 2nd January 2009, 12:51

We already have watermark on pictures uploaded on Team-Bhp.

You mean a check box for the type of water mark done on scoop images?

bblost · 2nd January 2009, 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technocrat

We already have watermark on pictures uploaded on Team-Bhp.

You mean a check box for the type of water mark done on scoop images?

I mean on the manage attachments page.
In the additional options seen in the Advanced posting option.

aaggoswami · 6th January 2009, 13:22

I am having two questions.

1) This is regarding no. of smilies. Suppose I quote somebody's post and in that the other person has used smilies and it comes in the content what I have quoted. And then I use two smilies I am allowed to use at the most. So in all I will be having more than two smilies in my post. May be three and sometimes four. But I have used only two in the content I have posted.
Now will this attract an infraction if my post has more than two similies overall including quotes ?

2) Can a senior bhpian start a thread in " Introduce yourself " to introduce himself ?

Technocrat · 6th January 2009, 14:31

1) No, as long as you have used only 2 smilies, its fine.

2) Why not

sgiitk · 6th January 2009, 14:42

How about putting the date of post in the posts. One never knows how old the post is!

benbsb29 · 6th January 2009, 14:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgiitk

How about putting the date of post in the posts. One never knows how old the post is!

Look at the left corner of the post, it gives you the time and date of when the post was made.

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HappyWheels · 6th January 2009, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgiitk

How about putting the date of post in the posts. One never knows how old the post is!

The date and time for every post are present on the top left corner of the individual post window.

EDIT: Benb beat me to this!

Fountainheader · 10th January 2009, 09:30

Maintaining any forum is a tough tough task, and as a moderator on pagalguy I can vouch for that.

And for various reasons mods ban members, either temporarily or permanently. And at the same time other members would at times want to know why that particular member was banned, say if he's a close friend etc.

We have a thread on Pagalguy "Banned on PG ? Why ??" Why not we have a similar concept here ?

greenhorn · 10th January 2009, 09:45

can we have a general Show off forum? ( right now , we just have one for ICE and a thread for alloy wheels) where one can post pics of one's new show off worthy stuff ? - New cars, a new CAI or exhaust , new bulbs etc

where there is not much technical relevance for a little ego stroking

diabloo · 10th January 2009, 10:26

I second that. This will educate the existing members on what not to post.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fountainheader

And for various reasons mods ban members, either temporarily or permanently. And at the same time other members would at times want to know why that particular member was banned, say if he's a close friend etc.

We have a thread on Pagalguy "Banned on PG ? Why ??" Why not we have a similar concept here ?

GTO · 10th January 2009, 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fountainheader

Maintaining any forum is a tough tough task, and as a moderator on pagalguy I can vouch for that.

Tell us about it

. We could write a book on the subject!

Quote:

We have a thread on Pagalguy "Banned on PG ? Why ??" Why not we have a similar concept here ?

This would certainly ease the pressure of us. However, we have to realise that some members have been banned for not-so-honourable reasons. In that situation, it is best to ban a member without publicising the reason. This is in the banned members interest.

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

can we have a general Show off forum? ( right now , we just have one for ICE and a thread for alloy wheels) where one can post pics of one's new show off worthy stuff ? - New cars, a new CAI or exhaust , new bulbs etc

where there is not much technical relevance for a little ego stroking

How about posting in the modifications section, the "show your alloy wheels" thread or the BHP Garage itself?

aka_iitd · 12th January 2009, 16:42

New thread topic which is already posted is closed by Mods but I feel it should be merged with the existing one otherwise the member who has started again has to post the query in that thread which many people may not answer guessing already read/answered.

GTO · 12th January 2009, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by aka_iitd

New thread topic which is already posted is closed by Mods but I feel it should be merged with the existing one otherwise the member who has started again has to post the query in that thread which many people may not answer guessing already read/answered.

Thanks. Mod activity stats do indicate that more threads are merged than closed (like 8:1 ratio). However, when we feel that more than one thread is relevant, we'll close and ask the member to search.

23rd December 2008, 18:58	#1786
amu1983 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 143 Thanked: 0 Times	Great news! (although a bit old.. but new to me) t-bhp can (and must) start expanding into other auto-related stuff too.. and become a full fledged auto portal of India. Particularly, I find a carpooling section and an online shop (of car accessories) missing. A cars-only shop (that sells polish to turbochargers) will be great! Also.. is there any sub-forum / thread where I can post my unsolicited suggestions??
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2nd January 2009, 10:58	#1787
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,300 Thanked: 18,010 Times View My Garage	How about a checkbox on the upload images tab. [] Watermark all the images. and do it automatically.
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2nd January 2009, 12:51	#1788
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,765 Thanked: 2,705 Times	We already have watermark on pictures uploaded on Team-Bhp. You mean a check box for the type of water mark done on scoop images?
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6th January 2009, 13:22	#1790
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,997 Thanked: 3,000 Times	I am having two questions. 1) This is regarding no. of smilies. Suppose I quote somebody's post and in that the other person has used smilies and it comes in the content what I have quoted. And then I use two smilies I am allowed to use at the most. So in all I will be having more than two smilies in my post. May be three and sometimes four. But I have used only two in the content I have posted. Now will this attract an infraction if my post has more than two similies overall including quotes ? 2) Can a senior bhpian start a thread in " Introduce yourself " to introduce himself ?
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6th January 2009, 14:31	#1791
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,765 Thanked: 2,705 Times	1) No, as long as you have used only 2 smilies, its fine. 2) Why not Last edited by Technocrat : 6th January 2009 at 14:55.
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6th January 2009, 14:42	#1792
sgiitk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,971 Thanked: 4,809 Times	How about putting the date of post in the posts. One never knows how old the post is!
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10th January 2009, 09:30	#1795
Fountainheader Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,501 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Maintaining any forum is a tough tough task, and as a moderator on pagalguy I can vouch for that. And for various reasons mods ban members, either temporarily or permanently. And at the same time other members would at times want to know why that particular member was banned, say if he's a close friend etc. We have a thread on Pagalguy "Banned on PG ? Why ??" Why not we have a similar concept here ?
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10th January 2009, 09:45	#1796
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,878 Thanked: 4,910 Times View My Garage	can we have a general Show off forum? ( right now , we just have one for ICE and a thread for alloy wheels) where one can post pics of one's new show off worthy stuff ? - New cars, a new CAI or exhaust , new bulbs etc where there is not much technical relevance for a little ego stroking Last edited by greenhorn : 10th January 2009 at 09:47.
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12th January 2009, 16:42	#1799
aka_iitd BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 637 Thanked: 52 Times	New thread topic which is already posted is closed by Mods but I feel it should be merged with the existing one otherwise the member who has started again has to post the query in that thread which many people may not answer guessing already read/answered.
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