I hate to say it but I agree with Claude. Mark V On Jan 31, 2008, at 2:52 PM, cbl1739 wrote: > > People...It's your OWN fault and of your own making... that newbies > want the answers pronto.. > > It never ceases to amaze me but every time someone puts their > Delorean for sale they ALWAYS say how easy it is to get any FREE > advice on repair or services info on the Internet(specifically this > site,but > other sites included)and how people on this site freely and > helpfully are there TO SERVE YOUR EVERY NEED..when it comes to > problems...so yea a newbie comes on this site expecting to get all > their questions answered..basically it is done by the Delorean > sellers(private sellers and also car Dealers and repairers) to help > to boost up the price on their car for sale and to reassure a > potential buyer that they are NOT "alone" when it comes to repair > and services and ownership(and in some cases to unload a problematic > Delorean)..but then it is put on the shoulders of the long term > owners,and enthusiast's to answer all the newbies questions and > problems.Don't get me wrong...99 9/10 of the people including me > enjoy giving and helping out a fellow newbie(or even a older owner)I > am JUST making a point where the source point basically starts > from. > > The other thing is a newbie does not know how to navigate(or does > not realize) to find the "answers" like a person that has been on > this site for a long time. > Claude > > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@...> > wrote: >> >> I agree that many things repeat. In the summer we get the A/C >> questions. The newbies want to know about the doors and their most >> urgent problems. Many could do more if they read the manual or > tried a >> search. The newer ones just are not aware of what we take for > granted >> as common and usual. Maybe they just need confirmation for what > they >> already know. I post to them because some people just don't ask > and it >> helps to refresh everyone's memory. From time-to-time we come up > with >> newer solutions by reposting old problems. Or at least different > ways >> to see them. How would you feel if you were a newbie, thrilled to >> finally have YOUR Delorean, found a group like this with all of > this >> great technical information, screwed up the courage to post and > then >> gets shot at for not figuring something out on his own! That is NOT >> the way to treat a newbie and I would not want to be treated that > way. >> A short post to offer some help and a mention to get the manuals is >> much better. If someone doesn't like the DML they have the option > of >> leaving. From the beginning participation has and will always be >> purely voluntary. If anyone doesn't get what they are looking for > here >> they are not going to stay. People will come and people will go. As >> for great information there is always dmcnews.com with some great >> write-ups. And all newbies should register on the DoD. >> David Teitelbaum >> vin 10757 >> >> >> >> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Rydholm" <ebondefender@> > wrote: >>> >>> I think I can agree with the general opinion of everyone else; it >>> makes sense. Though I bought my D in '04, technically I still > consider >>> myself a "noob" (Trust me, I'm no mechanic!) But one of the first >>> things I got with the car WAS the manual set. It's interesting > to read >>> >> > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http:// > groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/