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09-08-2012, 07:33 AM

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Rules, Thread Titles, Car Information, Searching, and Picture Posting

Rules For This Exclusively Technical forum

Thread topics that belong in the main forum

Seeking solutions to technical problems

Build and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) projects -- require pictures and details describing what was done, how it was done, how much it cost, and what results were

Providing technical information of general interest

Stolen car announcements -- require theft location and details

Thread topics only allowed in sticky threads at the top

For Sale or Want to Buy ads for car parts -- only permitted in FS/WTB sticky

Questions about the value of cars or car-related items/jobs -- only permitted in Value sticky

Posting car pictures or videos -- only permitted in Picture and Video sticky

Thread topics that belong in other forums

Questions about hybrid engine swaps or problems related to those swaps belong in the Hybrid forum or the K motor forum.

Car picture threads without a technical purpose belong in the Appearance/Cosmetic forum.

Meet threads and inquiries for local shops and mechanics belong in an appropriate Regional forum.

Painting and body-work projects usually belong in the Paint and Body forum.

Turbo/boost questions and projects belong in the Forced Induction forum

For Sale (FS), Want To Buy (WTB), Want To Trade (WTT) threads belong only in the Marketplace.

Off Topic discussion belongs in the General Discussion forum.

Forbidden thread and post topics

Spamming

Bench racing -- defined as predicting the performance of a car or a race outcome based on specifications

Opinion polls lacking technical merit

Illegal activity -- including but not limited to street racing, illegal smog inspection, theft, drugs, abandoned car part-outs, and posting links for downloading copyrighted material.

Thread titles

When creating a new thread in this forum, you MUST select an informative title so that members browsing threads can easily understand your tech problem or question without reading the first post. Whenever possible, please place simple tech questions directly into your thread title. A good title will increase the number and rate of useful responses by letting members know what precise information is needed. ''I need help'', ''need help asap'', and ''help me please'' are examples of poor thread titles that may delay responses or get your thread closed. Some examples of good thread titles are ''92 Civic Si: No fuel pump prime or spark after engine swap", "Stock 99 Civic DX - engine won't crank but starts and runs with a push start", and "93 Del Sol has high and fluctuating idle after replacing throttle body".

Car information

For all technical questions, the following information MUST be included in the first post: vehicle (year, make, model) and engine (if not stock, year, make, model, OBD type). Other pertinent information includes check engine light (CEL) codes as well as engine modifications, such as a turbo kit tuned at 18 psi or a specific throttle body, large injectors, big cams, etc. This information is absolutely essential because, in many instances, members wishing to help in a thread waste their time by posting detailed replies, only to find out the next day that the topic starter left out CRITICAL information. Please respect members wishing to help by taking the time to list or mention crucial information about your car.

Check the FAQs sticky and use the search function

Please check the FAQs Sticky and search this forum and the site (How To: SEARCH) before posting a new thread to ask a technical question. If you don't find what you need, then please feel free to make a new thread.

Posting pictures in threads

Learn how to post pictures here.

Trial User information

Trial users may post immediately after retrieving their confirmation email. However, posting for Trial Users is restricted to technical forums during the trial period. The trial period ends when you are a member for more than 15 days AND when you make more than 5 posts in the technical forums. Posting in Classifieds or Community forums does not count toward ending the Trial User status. Please allow 1-2 hours for our software to convert you from Trial User to Registered User status once you have met the time and posting requirements.

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Post Whoring

Do not repeatedly post just "x2", emoticons, just a quote, or single word answers to boost your post count. If we notice a pattern of this, we will address the issue.

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Bumping threads just to bump or just to increase your post count is forbidden in tech forums.

Polls

Think carefully when making a technical thread with a poll. There are two types of polls: closed and open. A closed poll, where the OP creates the choices, is generally the best option. Open polls, on the other hand, allow voters to make a new choice. Keep in mind that adding ridiculous choices will not be tolerated and that moderators can see who made the choice and who voted for it.

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Please click the links below to learn about these three important topics:

How to search Honda-Tech for threads related to your technical question (thanks goes to Jimmy for this contribution)

How to use the Honda-Tech attach image feature to post pictures for How-To and DIY threads (thanks goes to 94EG8 for this contribution)

How to use an external image hosting site to post pictures on Honda-Tech (thanks goes to grumblemarc for this contribution)

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10-01-2012, 11:06 AM

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Re: Rules, Thread Titles, Car Information, Searching, Trial Users, and Picture Postin

How to use Honda-tech Search engine:

** Sort Results by relevancy for much older topics, Sort results by ''thread start date'' for most recently created topics **

How to search

* Always use advanced search

* Under search options always sort your search results by relevancy.

* 3 letter words will work / 2 letters words you must use quotations around them or you will find 0 results..words commonly used together use quotations around them also.

* Always try to narrow results as much as possible. If you know which forum the thread your looking for was posted in.. select that forum only

* When searching try to be specific.. phrases typed differently may pull different results

* If you have an idea of when the thread that you may be searching for was posted, limit the date range using the option available.

There is a huge database here and a lot of information and threads that have already been covered.. To help cut down on repeated topics always check the [faq] threads stickied at the top of the forums and then try searching before creating a new topic. If you have a particular issue with the search engine or results.. Feel free to contact me and I can forward it to Internet brands.