How To section

pearsont74 · 11-19-2009, 11:18 AM

Just a suggestion for those admins...might wanta think bout a "How To's" section. One of the previous car forums i was in...each type had a sub catagory with a "how to's" and it was full of stuff from ppl.
I know there some how too that might be general for all makes but i for one would love to see a few "how to's" for chevy/gmc on a number of items.

BernieB · 11-19-2009, 12:34 PM

Any such section here would probably need a legal disclaimer, since this site is owned and operated by a corporation. They'd need to limit their liability.

mudseeker · 11-19-2009, 01:25 PM

kinda like the dog/horse forums?

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silverhairdeere · 11-19-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BernieB

Any such section here would probably need a legal disclaimer, since this site is owned and operated by a corporation. They'd need to limit their liability.

since we are talking about disclaimers , then maybe we should add a cooking section .

BernieB · 11-19-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mudseeker

kinda like the dog/horse forums?

I think even that would require some rewording to protect the company from liability.

While it would work, as written, for general posts and messages, having a "How-To" section changes things by lending to the posts the implied endorsement and approval of the company that runs the site. Posts put in that area could be seen as having a "special" status, above and beyond a "regular" post.

While I doubt anyone could successfully sue over bad advice in such a section, I know for a fact that there are folks out there who would try it anyway, and a nice legal disclaimer could prevent the site owners from being tied up in court for several years because some moron didn't understand something in a How-To post and blew up his engine, then sued.

bradrhale · 11-19-2009, 05:23 PM

how about a How To on posting and creating threads?? i can make an idiots guide to being an idiot.

crabtruck · 11-19-2009, 10:41 PM

Bet ya can't either !

11-19-2009, 11:18 AM	#1
pearsont74 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St Pete, Fla Posts: 122	How To section Just a suggestion for those admins...might wanta think bout a "How To's" section. One of the previous car forums i was in...each type had a sub catagory with a "how to's" and it was full of stuff from ppl. I know there some how too that might be general for all makes but i for one would love to see a few "how to's" for chevy/gmc on a number of items. __________________ 1996 GMC C1500 CLUB CAB

11-19-2009, 12:34 PM	#2
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 3,876	Any such section here would probably need a legal disclaimer, since this site is owned and operated by a corporation. They'd need to limit their liability. __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

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