What would you like to see on the Car Talk web site?
That’s right, we're throwing open the doors to ideas. No matter how wacko, we want to hear from you!
We realized we haven't heard from you guys in ages. Other than via your hate mail, of course.
What feature, web application, service, or time-killing idea do you feel is missing from cartalk.com? (Sorry, Jim in Boise, that "Tom and Ray as living piñatas” concept was nixed by OSHA, though wholeheartedly endorsed by NPR.)
Twinturbo:
I agree having the page buttons at the top of the post would be handy. Until then open the thread and hit the "END" key on your keyboard. It will take you to the bottom of the page without getting carpal tunnel. Also, the "HOME" key will take you back to the top.
~Michael
You don't have to "do" anything. Posts you have made will automatically have the pencil icon on them so you can click on that and edit that post. You will not see the pencil on anyone else's posts, just your own.
Thanks, all, for your many thoughtful comments and ideas. They're much appreciated.
We've circulated your list of feature ideas on this end, and will be discussing them in more detail in the coming weeks. Our folks who help us with the back end for our new Car Talk Community are aware of your comments for this section, as well. As many of you know, we've addressed a number of concerns, and added new features. We'll continue to do that, as time and resources allow. (Translation: your patience is appreciated. We're doing our best!)
Thanks. Of course, continue to post ideas here. We'll take note.
A small section on trivia might be interesting for Car Talk enthusiasts as well as you gentlemen. It need not be strictly about cars, but could be informative and fun if it were. Readers could submit some questions and you could submit some. For example: Snow will soon be here. In what year and by whom was the first snow tire invented?
Thanx,
John McMasters
Anything that emphasises driver education and driver responsibility for safety. Too many drivers place all their trust in engineers to keep them "safe." Airbags, seatbelt pretensioners, ABS, et al, should be called survival equipment. If you need any of those things you've crossed the safety threshold and now are in the survival mode.
How 'bout a way to organize comments/suggestions by car make/model? That way I don't have to read something about Hondas when I'm driving a Dodge truck.
I would not mind some sort of alert to any thread I had previously responded to and/or maybe a list of threads that have had a response directly to a response I have made.
If I understand your request correctly, have you tried clicking the magnifying glass at top of a discussion? It watches a discussion for new comments and emails you (once) if there's a status change since you last visited.
After some not insignificant work, we put in a series of fixes last night around the search (http://act...lters.page) functionality on the car talk community site. Hopefully, this addresses some of the comments made earlier in this discussion and noted by several who have sent helpful pointers to our inbox. Thanks.
Of course, there's more we'd like to do with search, but we are limited by the engine we're using. For now it at least works a heck of a lot better and behaves more reliably. If you find issues, please let us know (http://act...ntact.page).
Also added a login/redirect convenience to take you back to where you left before logging in. Some leftover "secure/insecure items" alerts from the SSL transition. Corrected 'last post date' known issue. Addressed dozens of minor items on the admin side and probably a bunch of things I'm forgetting...
