Well guys, my subscription from my update is over and I wont be around for a while as I dont have any plans to update past 14.2 til at least spring.
Its been nice talking with, learning from and helping everyone that Ive been able to do so with.
SureTrack could be(will be?) a really great place in the future its needs more people like the top 5 or 10 contributors. Virtually all of these guys seem to be doing this to truly help other people and to learn.
Obviously theres some reason for this post....Im not just here to be sentimental and tell you all Im gonna miss you.
Suretrack is broken.
I get that its a business, that its part of the ProDemand subscription service, that part of my ludacris software update bills go to allow me access to the site, I get that the great guys (Nick is awesome!) and gals that run and curate the site need to get paid.Im aware of the cost of servers. I understand it has less value if its free. I understand all of these things......However its worthless without good contributions.
Allowing only the compensated Trusted Techs and people with current SnapOn software subscriptions to contribute is silly. Sure require a subscription to ask questions, require one to join and prove yourself. Forcing proven, highly "ranked", contributing members to continue to "pay" to contribute to to the site is patently absurd.
So using what sparked this diatribe as the example lets examine it. One of the consistently highest "ranked" contributors of all the "regular" users(non TrustedTechs) has an expired subscription because his SO software is only 14.2.
This contributor whom in many months of use has only literally asked two questions but has made well over one thousand posts,offered diagnostic assistance, supplied OEM schematics and other invaluable information is no longer allowed to participate and help others, simply because he chooses not to run the latest Snapon diagnostic software.
If every proven regular contributor to the site was denied access merely because they didnt run the newest software from SO, Suretrack would cease to be a valuable.
This is why SureTrack is broken, this is why Im pissed off right now.
Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year!!!
Maven.
Its been nice talking with, learning from and helping everyone that Ive been able to do so with.
SureTrack could be(will be?) a really great place in the future its needs more people like the top 5 or 10 contributors. Virtually all of these guys seem to be doing this to truly help other people and to learn.
Obviously theres some reason for this post....Im not just here to be sentimental and tell you all Im gonna miss you.
Suretrack is broken.
I get that its a business, that its part of the ProDemand subscription service, that part of my ludacris software update bills go to allow me access to the site, I get that the great guys (Nick is awesome!) and gals that run and curate the site need to get paid.Im aware of the cost of servers. I understand it has less value if its free. I understand all of these things......However its worthless without good contributions.
Allowing only the compensated Trusted Techs and people with current SnapOn software subscriptions to contribute is silly. Sure require a subscription to ask questions, require one to join and prove yourself. Forcing proven, highly "ranked", contributing members to continue to "pay" to contribute to to the site is patently absurd.
So using what sparked this diatribe as the example lets examine it. One of the consistently highest "ranked" contributors of all the "regular" users(non TrustedTechs) has an expired subscription because his SO software is only 14.2.
This contributor whom in many months of use has only literally asked two questions but has made well over one thousand posts,offered diagnostic assistance, supplied OEM schematics and other invaluable information is no longer allowed to participate and help others, simply because he chooses not to run the latest Snapon diagnostic software.
If every proven regular contributor to the site was denied access merely because they didnt run the newest software from SO, Suretrack would cease to be a valuable.
This is why SureTrack is broken, this is why Im pissed off right now.
Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year!!!
Maven.
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