dnewton3
Staff member
We are getting a LOT of complaints about misleading UOA and VOA thread titles because they do not follow the proper format.
Using the proper format helps in three ways:
- when a new thread is posted, it is easily seen/scanned visually and the reader has the ability to decide if it is of interest or not
- when a member uses the search tool, picking out keywords of interest will result in high-value returns (the right info he/she seeks)
- when a non-member uses a search engine to look for info, it will direct them to our site; increased views and search hits are highly valued for our continued survival and success
So again, this bears repeating .... Title your VOAs in this manner:
Oil brand and type, oil grade
(example ... Mobil 1 ESP 5w-30)
Further, if the lube is a multi-grade product, the proper way to state it is this way ... "5w-30".
This is the official API method of identifying a multi-grade lubricant. Please, DO NOT get lazy or creative using alternate formats such as 5w30, 5w/30, 5/30, etc.
When improper methods are used, they will then not return in search results and otherwise good information is not found. As typical of the world of computers, the quality of information found is a function of the information as it is created and stored. Or, more simply put ...
GIGO (garbage in; garbage out).
Thank you for cooperating with our title format; it helps all of us benefit for many reasons.
Using the proper format helps in three ways:
- when a new thread is posted, it is easily seen/scanned visually and the reader has the ability to decide if it is of interest or not
- when a member uses the search tool, picking out keywords of interest will result in high-value returns (the right info he/she seeks)
- when a non-member uses a search engine to look for info, it will direct them to our site; increased views and search hits are highly valued for our continued survival and success
So again, this bears repeating .... Title your VOAs in this manner:
Oil brand and type, oil grade
(example ... Mobil 1 ESP 5w-30)
Further, if the lube is a multi-grade product, the proper way to state it is this way ... "5w-30".
This is the official API method of identifying a multi-grade lubricant. Please, DO NOT get lazy or creative using alternate formats such as 5w30, 5w/30, 5/30, etc.
When improper methods are used, they will then not return in search results and otherwise good information is not found. As typical of the world of computers, the quality of information found is a function of the information as it is created and stored. Or, more simply put ...
GIGO (garbage in; garbage out).
Thank you for cooperating with our title format; it helps all of us benefit for many reasons.
