Suggestions for improvements to DIYnot.com
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What about a forum regarding how things used to be done compared to today. And the name could be called OLDEN DAYS it would be great reading to know how things in the past were done compared to now. 
why dont you pack it up 
Because of this:kevplumb said:
...and this:DIYnot said:
ban-all-sheds said:MOD 2 said:
Thank you for the answer.
I can't promise that I'll never have complaints in the future about moderator actions, but it is good to know that if I have a reasonable question, reasonably worded, I will get an answer. (I assume that "you can ask any question (within reason)" means that I'll get an answer, not just that I may ask it....)
MOD 2
yup
kevplumb said:why dont you pack it up
softus can't be working this late,
being this is a diy site.....it has a lot of sections to it to read, I think it would be helpful to all concerned to make not only known that it is a UK based site....but depending on what part of the world is thought to be struggling with this fact.....HOW it is different would be handy. I know from time to time americans post probs with their appliances.....but I would bet that most if not all dont know that yours are very different and the same goes for electrics....measurements....paints...gas appliances/regulations......there are some professional and intelligent folks on this forum. So...who likes to be reduced to "sorry mate....dont work over here"....or the other side of the pond, where all you get is "nothing" because no one knows how to answer. Oh.....and one more tiny suggestion....any way you can control the "this is a UK site....being BEFORE you see "bobvila"?.....that just adds to the confusion.
this is how it appears now:
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this is how it appears now:
Ask Your Question
On a U.S. based website Find real answers. Real fast. BobVila.com
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it's the first thing you see when you log in to the home page
Bett, i agree. There are a lot of people who come on from the USA thinking this is an international site, when 99% of the "knowledgable" people who give advice on this site are from the UK.
There is a forum section, for example, for Electrics outside of the UK. I think this is partly because of the safety aspect of working with electricity, and the fact that different countries vary widely in their standards / regulations / colour codes / voltages - you get my point.
The fact is though, many people are ignorant, or lack the logic required to figure out that this is a UK site! Likewise many people abuse the location function, so it is often hard to see where people are from, but then its their own fault that they get poor advice!
Perhaps diynot.co.uk would have been a wiser domain!
There is a forum section, for example, for Electrics outside of the UK. I think this is partly because of the safety aspect of working with electricity, and the fact that different countries vary widely in their standards / regulations / colour codes / voltages - you get my point.
The fact is though, many people are ignorant, or lack the logic required to figure out that this is a UK site! Likewise many people abuse the location function, so it is often hard to see where people are from, but then its their own fault that they get poor advice!
Perhaps diynot.co.uk would have been a wiser domain!
CINDYFEDUP said:
oh ffs!
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Moderator's note:
I have moved it
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How about a trade forum. i know its a diy site but a lot of the regulars who contribute on here are in a trade of some form. sometimes we need to ask non forum specific questions or advice ie accounts, legal, advertising etc. Might be easier if we all knew to look in the same place.
As well as being able to edit our own posts, we should be able to delete them too.
You see how foolish you feel now John? Having a delete button would have saved you. 
