Maybe its me but these forums feel unfriendly and unhelpful

[anton]

As title, i have been here many years  as i have been on other forums, don't get me wrong as a source of information its top notch but i end up just using as a read only thing due to total lack of interaction  especially from the established members , i was about to post a solution to a problem (i am tech ford qualified but in the 1980s)) then though i am going to be blanked as always why bother. 

maybe i just need more coffee this morning  

ps don't answer it will prove my point ha ha 

Anyway on with solving  this 403 code i don't think its as bad as i thought

 

[cheezemonkhai]

Can’t say I think so on the whole, but not every topic ends up in a place where it will get people viewing.

 

In other areas people get too hot under the collar about things.

 

You win some, you lose some.

[classic]

Good thing with this forum is the ignore user settings.

Been way better for me since I discovered that. 😀

 

 

[Paws4Thot]

12 minutes ago, anton said:

i was about to post a solution to a problem (i am tech ford qualified but in the 1980s)) then though i am going to be blanked as always why bother.

Why would I post an addendum to your solution, or even a thank you, unless I had something relevant to say?

[Breezy_Pete]

@anton I know what you mean, to some extent.

I always try to thank people who post info that helps me, or that I expect will help others, so please do go ahead and post.

 

[Redboy]

46 minutes ago, anton said:

As title, i have been here many years  as i have been on other forums, don't get me wrong as a source of information its top notch but i end up just using as a read only thing due to total lack of interaction  especially from the established members , i was about to post a solution to a problem (i am tech ford qualified but in the 1980s)) then though i am going to be blanked as always why bother. 

maybe i just need more coffee this morning  

ps don't answer it will prove my point ha ha 

Anyway on with solving  this 403 code i don't think its as bad as i thought

 

Even if you only see views and no immediate responses to your post, take heart as in a year or two, this could help somebody searching for your solution to their problem. The forums rely on knowledge-sharing to solve issues. 

Edited 14 March by Redboy

[anton]

Well I am definitely gaining experience in things going wrong with Roomsters the 1.6 TDI has been a nightmare think I am being over sensitive maybe.

 

 

 

[Graham Butcher]

Please share your experiences, maybe they will strike a chord with others and you might then get some answers back?

[@Lee]

Possible answer

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk-second-most-miserable-country-in-the-world/

[Fatfred]

50 minutes ago, anton said:

Well I am definitely gaining experience in things going wrong with Roomsters the 1.6 TDI has been a nightmare think I am being over sensitive maybe.

 

 

I'm a newb here but not to motoring forums.  Sometimes, on all forums, (and email,  text or other written forms) I think the way answers are written, as if talking,  can cause an issue.  No tone of voice or facial expression to help.  Also,  the text type talk doesn't help. I'm as guilty as anyone. 

I can only voice an opinion as I find and that is its a knowledgeable forum with friendly answers (so far!!!).

I will say the search engine isn't fantastic,  but that's the same as most.  Google brings up the Briskoda thread on a subject when the site search doesn't. 

I know, when I was South West AO, on Vec C forum the search was the same.  

 

 

[Mickvrs220]

19 minutes ago, @Lee said:

 

Here we go again ,proving the op point about totally unhelpfull crap

[BTandSid]

I have found the forum informative, my knowledge of how any car works being very limited. 
Compared to a couple of other club sites I’ve been on in the past, perhaps responses don’t appear as quickly as a poster might expect, perhaps members don’t visit the site so often? 
OP keep posting, especially if it’s a technical matter you can help someone with, it’ll always be appreciated although like you I agree there’s no harm in being thanked. 
And there’ll always be those on any forum who post crap or something deliberately contentious  😏

Edited 14 March by BTandSid

[MikeTheThinker]

24 minutes ago, @Lee said:

Possible answer

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk-second-most-miserable-country-in-the-world/

Not helpful, @@Lee.

 

[@Lee]

3 minutes ago, MikeTheThinker said:

Not helpful, @@Lee.

 

 

Why? It's a piece about how unhappy Brits have become. Unhappy people are less likely to be helpful friendly people but suit yourself.

Edited 14 March by @Lee

[Mickvrs220]

Stick with it anton ,its a good site with alot of good folk who will endeavor to be helpfull with most issues ,but like life theres always a few that cant help themselves 👍

[Gerrycan]

22 minutes ago, @Lee said:

 

Why? It's a piece about how unhappy Brits have become. Unhappy people are less likely to be helpful friendly people but suit yourself.

You appear to be an unhappy Brit but living in Germany? So how would you register in the statistics?

[@Lee]

1 minute ago, Gerrycan said:

You appear to be an unhappy Brit but living in Germany? So how would you register in the statistics?

I'm pretty happy as it goes tbh. 

[mac11irl]

this is a generally very helpful site. 

even if Brits are miserable

 

if you have a solution that gies unanswered/ liked, fear not. threads have been resurrected after a decade by someone thanking a potentially ex member for a guide or solution they fou d that worked for them.

 

interestingly, i did notice someone being not nice to another member on a thread this morning, which i called out, and now, somehow, mr fingerz's thread is missing? the notification about my post on it says i dont have permission to see it. so i hope its because he got the message that we actually do try to get along here most of the time

 

[anton]

Yeah tbh  just the search has helped me many times, the wire that breaks near the alternator on the charging circuit was massively helpful on my old SDI fabia 

[Gerrycan]

@anton, I actually joined the Briskoda forum about ten years ago because I found the site while googling an issue I had with the ventilation fan on my mk2 Octavia.

The topic registered similar issues to mine but with no resolution and when I eventually dismantled the unit and found my problem had a relatively simple fix, I felt obliged to join and share my particular experience.

 

Briskoda is a pretty standard cross-section of the community in terms of helpfulness and general good or bad manners.

The good are very good (even outstanding) but there are always a few who are a bit 'meh'. I'm sure I fall in the latter category for some.

[Gerrycan]

48 minutes ago, @Lee said:

I'm pretty happy as it goes tbh. 

Prove it! Where's your happy emoticon?

 

[@Lee]

1 minute ago, Gerrycan said:

Prove it! Where's your happy emoticon?

 

[@Lee]

14 minutes ago, anton said:

Yeah tbh  just the search has helped me many times, the wire that breaks near the alternator on the charging circuit was massively helpful on my old SDI fabia 

 

Load sensor wire? Very common failure on the MkI Fabia. The other common question for the MkI is people not knowing what the 'On' tab in the driver's side cubby is for  

[mac11irl]

13 minutes ago, @Lee said:

 

Load sensor wire? Very common failure on the MkI Fabia. The other common question for the MkI is people not knowing what the 'On' tab in the driver's side cubby is for  

 

as im not familiar with the mk1 Furby, please explain

 

[@Lee]

40 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

 

as im not familiar with the mk1 Furby, please explain

 

No    

I believe it regulates the charge from the alternator to the battery to keep it charged. There's a battery light on the dash which appear if it senses an issue with the system and the load sensor wire is a common failure. 

Turns out if you Google 'alternator load sensor wire' this very site is the top result with a link to the Fabia MkI forum

 

Edited 14 March by @Lee