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Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
05-15-2005, 07:06 AM
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Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
Folks, it seems to me the more popular these big planes become the more evident it is we need to break this section into sub forums.
I'd like to see:
Giant Beginners
This section would be the place to ask about setting up that first big bird or what components to get.
Giant Sport
Talk about all those Extras, Ultimates Edges and alike.
Giant Scale
War Birds, commercial replicas, and similar.
This is all just a suggestion to the forum admin. I know something similar was brought up before and voted with an overwhelming yes. However we are still faced with the same issue of this forum getting spun around and mixed between these categories.
I'd like to see:
Giant Beginners
This section would be the place to ask about setting up that first big bird or what components to get.
Giant Sport
Talk about all those Extras, Ultimates Edges and alike.
Giant Scale
War Birds, commercial replicas, and similar.
This is all just a suggestion to the forum admin. I know something similar was brought up before and voted with an overwhelming yes. However we are still faced with the same issue of this forum getting spun around and mixed between these categories.
05-15-2005, 07:25 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
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However we are still faced with the same issue of this forum getting spun around and mixed between these categories.
However we are still faced with the same issue of this forum getting spun around and mixed between these categories.
05-15-2005, 07:30 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
I'm really against a beginners forum. Sometimes good thing might come up that noone will ever see because they won't look in the beginenrs section.
05-15-2005, 07:40 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
ORIGINAL: sillyness
I'm really against a beginners forum. Sometimes good thing might come up that noone will ever see because they won't look in the beginenrs section.
I'm really against a beginners forum. Sometimes good thing might come up that noone will ever see because they won't look in the beginenrs section.
excellent point!
05-15-2005, 09:11 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
We have discussed splitting up the giant scale forum before. At that time we talked about splitting it into AEROBATIC, SCALE and SPORT or something like that. As you can see, we decided it was best not to split it. That is not to say that maybe there wouldn't be a better choice for splitting it up. HOWEVER, I do not feel as though a BEGINNERS sub forum is a good idea.
When you say GIANT SPORT, that to me could mean a cub that is overpowered and not very scale.
The only way that I could really see splitting up the forum would be SPORT/AEROBATIC and SCALE..... With that said, I feel that the title of the thread is enough to direct people to the threads they like to read.
When you say GIANT SPORT, that to me could mean a cub that is overpowered and not very scale.
The only way that I could really see splitting up the forum would be SPORT/AEROBATIC and SCALE..... With that said, I feel that the title of the thread is enough to direct people to the threads they like to read.
05-15-2005, 10:05 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
Ultimately I'll do what everyone wants and feels is best. Forum design & balance is very tricky. Mostly we stay on a good track as evidenced by the success so far here but it is always a work in progress to constantly improve as things grow, shrink and change. Most flattering is that I've seen a dozen other RCU "clone" sites popup and they literally copy our forum layout and descriptions (verbatim even!) 
Personally I think a forum for the giant aerobat/3d planes and another for the scale/other giant planes should exist. The issues that are dealt with on a 52% yak in terms of linkages, setup in many ways is different from what you would see on a giant cub for example.
Personally I think a forum for the giant aerobat/3d planes and another for the scale/other giant planes should exist. The issues that are dealt with on a 52% yak in terms of linkages, setup in many ways is different from what you would see on a giant cub for example.
05-15-2005, 11:21 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
The issues that are dealt with on a 52% yak in terms of linkages, setup in many ways is different from what you would see on a giant cub for example.
I also think that most of those people that are in search of SCALE details do and can continue to get that info from the SCRATCH BUILDING forum.
The thing that I, and think many others, like about having an all in one forum is that there ARE ideas that people have applied from a CUB to an EXTRA or the other way around. If you separate the Cubs from the Yaks, then the guy that wants to build a 100% scale detailed Yak will have to go to the SCALE forum to ask about details for his YAK...... Again, I think the SUBJECT TITLE is all the separation we need.
05-15-2005, 01:31 PM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
What would be the point of a beginner sub forum. As it is some of the so called experts refuse to help the beginners. If the people who get annoyed with beginner questions stop putting them down and help out life would be a lot simpler. I vote no for a beginner forum.
05-15-2005, 09:56 PM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
ORIGINAL: RCadmin
Personally I think a forum for the giant aerobat/3d planes and another for the scale/other giant planes should exist.
Personally I think a forum for the giant aerobat/3d planes and another for the scale/other giant planes should exist.
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05-15-2005, 10:06 PM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
Please no beginers fourm. How can beginners really help beginners? Also only a few pro,s would help out. I think when a new airplane is posted...the very first post should have the exact size span and recomended engine size. Also brand of kit and web-site for the plane should be there. Al data possible there....so we do not have to read through several pages to only find out.....its not close to the right size we may have thought it was. Thanks Capt,n
05-16-2005, 02:35 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
ORIGINAL: P-51B
In keeping with another recent poll, I think there should be a "Giant Cubs" forum![>:]
In keeping with another recent poll, I think there should be a "Giant Cubs" forum![>:]
I'll vote for that
05-16-2005, 02:41 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
ORIGINAL: RCadmin
Personally I think a forum for the giant aerobat/3d planes and another for the scale/other giant planes should exist.
Personally I think a forum for the giant aerobat/3d planes and another for the scale/other giant planes should exist.
This would be good too.
05-16-2005, 05:24 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
I disagree with the division of aerobatic/3D vs. scale..... it should be 3D vs. all others.... the 3D crowd is into a completely different FLIGHT REALM with hugely gross overpowers, high-alpha props and large control surfaces with huge throws.... aerobatics usually implies spins, loops, point rolls, etc, NOT harriers, hovers and torque rolls.....
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05-16-2005, 09:52 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
Leave it all togather, if you split into aerobatic and scale, you may also separate the experts that have input for both. As far as beginners, let them ask theirs questions in one forum, they have a larger scope of experts looking at the questions. One point should be made is that we were all beginners at one time, and when I started over 30 years ago there was nothing like this forum to ask questions on building or flying. That's my 2 cents worth!
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05-16-2005, 05:55 PM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
Being a begginer just ordering my first gasser.... and seeing a few get slamed I just keep my posts to a minimum and read alot. Moving up to gassers is intimadating enough much less getting slammed even if a stupid question gets asked.... the newbie is just looking for a little support in a whole new ballgame.
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05-16-2005, 10:34 PM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
OK, now I am going to add my 2 cents. If you have noticed that a part of giant has already been seperated out. The WildHare forum.... This forum is very active and produces great conversation. I for one can say that I like having a seperate place to talk about specific things.
The plus to a beginner section is simple there will be very few posts and they should answer most if not all the questions a giant newbie would have. It would provide a one stop no/little search area to get info. Also it should help cut down on the same old questions getting asked.
As for the seperation between acro and other I would love to see it. I don't really care about what the titles are as long as we seperate some of this info. THere is to much for the average person to shuffle through.
The plus to a beginner section is simple there will be very few posts and they should answer most if not all the questions a giant newbie would have. It would provide a one stop no/little search area to get info. Also it should help cut down on the same old questions getting asked.
As for the seperation between acro and other I would love to see it. I don't really care about what the titles are as long as we seperate some of this info. THere is to much for the average person to shuffle through.
05-17-2005, 08:13 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
ORIGINAL: Ken Bryant
The plus to a beginner section is simple there will be very few posts and they should answer most if not all the questions a giant newbie would have.
The plus to a beginner section is simple there will be very few posts and they should answer most if not all the questions a giant newbie would have.
I would suggest two topics to start:
a) How do I adjust my carburetor
b) What oil should I use, and how much do I mix in
That would cover at least 50% of the traffic in currently posted in these forums.
05-17-2005, 09:53 AM
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I don't like sticky posts. To me they just waste space at the top. If there is information that is needed then it should have it's own unique spot. Personeally if someone wrote an article and they put it in the articles section that would work as well.
05-18-2005, 11:54 AM
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personally i hardly come to the giant scale forum anymore and i build almost strictly giant, the main reasion is i dont like going through all the 3d stuff to find the scale stuff. i now mainly go to the scale forum, yes divide the forums
05-18-2005, 12:12 PM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
Actually what would be really cool is if each mega popular plane had its own subforum... and all others go in the general forum
Example:
Comp-Arf 2.6 Yak
Comp-Arf 2.6 Extra
Carden
H9 Extra / Edge
QQ Yaks
EF Yaks
Wild Hare
Planes Plus
Chip Hyde Planes
Etc...
I am not talking about a sub for EVERY plane, and maybe it would make sense just one for each mfr, but certainly it would help so that individual threads don't get 2000+ posts long. Looking though those hideously long threads really takes a lot of time if you are trying to find something. Even with advanced search, its not easy.
Anyway, thinking a bit out of the box.. .
DP
Example:
Comp-Arf 2.6 Yak
Comp-Arf 2.6 Extra
Carden
H9 Extra / Edge
QQ Yaks
EF Yaks
Wild Hare
Planes Plus
Chip Hyde Planes
Etc...
I am not talking about a sub for EVERY plane, and maybe it would make sense just one for each mfr, but certainly it would help so that individual threads don't get 2000+ posts long. Looking though those hideously long threads really takes a lot of time if you are trying to find something. Even with advanced search, its not easy.
Anyway, thinking a bit out of the box.. .
DP
05-19-2005, 01:35 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
Scale definately needs to be separated from everything else. I personally do not like going over threads of large, therefore giant, designs, of which no real airplane actually exists, or only as a specialized areobatic design. Please separate scale from the rest.
05-19-2005, 10:45 AM
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RE: Does the Giant forum need sub forums?
Absolutely split off the 3D stuff from scale. I know that 3D is immensely popular, but most of these planes are not built by the owner and have little to do with "real" airplanes. The guys that fly them are great pilots and can do amazing things, but the disciples of 3D and scale are worlds apart. Giant Scale builders are in a large part, craftsmen and it would be great to have a forum dedicated to "building" of these planes.
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