sounds like a great idea to me. I'd bung one up myself but it would be better on this site that everyone comes to already.
Having just read Donut's post on his test and sympathising with him that he came so close to a first time pass I wondered if it would be a useful
resource to have a topic devoted to the reasons people have failed their SVA test. Over time this could become a good 'aide memoire' for
others presenting cars for inspection. After all we could all benefit from the experiences of others at this rather stressful time.
How about it Chris?
Mick
that would be an absolutely fantastic resource. I bet it would cut down on SVA failures big time!
It would allow ppl to address popular fail points during their build and not at the test centre!
[Edited on 26/1/04 by liam.mccaffrey]
Excellent idea. Would this be a thread in the "SVA/Legal" area or would we want another area???
Certainly would help reduce failure rates!
Great idea, but, I think it would need to be an updatable spreadsheet. That way, it would not get diluted by off topic threads etc etc.
ATB
Simon
Its an ideal candidate for the wiki that Chris was looking into.
Chris, any news with that?
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Originally posted by GO
Its an ideal candidate for the wiki that Chris was looking into.
Chris, any news with that?
How about everyone about to take their sva !!
Jason
What's a wiki?
If it's one o' them french stand up toilets then I won't be using it.
Cheers
Chris
brilliant idea
Would be extremely useful if we had a resource such as this, common faults would then be a thing of the past. I would certainly use it.
Bung the wiki up and see if people use it
sounds like a great idea to me. I'd bung one up myself but it would be better on this site that everyone comes to already.
Looks like I'm having my arm well and truely twisted!
Chris
knee in the back, twist a litle further... 
I would defo use it, at least to read, nowhere near sva yet!
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Originally posted by chrisg
If it's one o' them french stand up toilets then I won't be using it.
I'm not sure how a WIKI works or even what it is but to expand a little on my initial thoughts,
The 'topic' (is that the right term?), would be more of a list, each entry listing reasons for failing the test, where the test was carried
out and any points raised during the test by the examiner etc. I don't think it should become a general discussion area as this would tend to
dilute the information. Points provoking further discusion could be continued in their appropriate area.
Please don't think I'm trying to tell Chris how to do his bit, these are just the thoughts of an IT imbecile.
Mick
I think I really mean a new forum and not topic, is that the right terminology ?
[Edited on 27/1/04 by Mix]
[Edited on 27/1/04 by Mix]
A wiki is a kind of freeform web information thingy that anyone (depending how you set it up) can edit. It remembers what was done so if someone comes
in and maliciously trashes it you can roll it back to when it was good. I think there are various more complicated access and version controls too.
It's often used for things like FAQs, people put up questions and others can answer them or edit / refine / add to the answers.
I think it would be an excellent way of storing lots of those useful locost tidbits that get lost in the forum archives; all the book errors, cymtriks
mods, links to jim mcsorley's stuff, etc etc.
i aint got much useful to say, but rest assured if i feel the need to post something i would! plus im gonna be a good contributor to the 'why i
failed the sva test' section!!!
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Originally posted by JoelP
i aint got much useful to say, but rest assured if i feel the need to post something i would!
believe it or not, i do try to avoid talking shite usually...