# “Ask Someone” shenanigans **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 27, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-shenanigans/155366 "2019-12-27T13:43:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-shenanigans/155366/1 "2019-12-27T13:43:45Z")
Still odd stuff with “Ask Someone”. As an experiment I posted there. My post was published under “Maintenance and Repairs” immediately. Now, I see “Ask Someone” postings are not showing on “New” but you can see them under “Top” and select today’s date. As usual, posters make a statement with very little information. Questions or suggestions about their problem are not responded to. Just my rant for the day. But could be my browser, Safari, iOS 13.3. ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-shenanigans/155366/2 "2019-12-27T14:29:36Z")
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, we do recategorize all of the Ask Someone posts after editing/reviewing. True that many posts are very brief. That is due to where they come from. The posters are new to Car Talk and they are already at a location that is giving them some basic info on vehicle issues. They are invited to post their question about their car. Some Ask Someone posts are very quickly answered with a helpful tip. My suggestion to every member is to just be patient and not review the Ask Someone posts. They will all be re-organized and the worst will be filtered out. About 1/20 are simply deleted due to lack of info. Some are held pending more info and many are “Let us know how the warranty fix works out” type of posts. ps - The Holidays may not be the best time to check the system. We had only limited coverage to review them over the past week. Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-shenanigans/155366/3 "2019-12-27T14:33:18Z")
> [@GorehamJ](#): > > About 1/20 are simply deleted due to lack of info. One out twenty , maybe that ratio is too low . ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-shenanigans/155366/4 "2019-12-27T14:50:12Z")
We discuss that periodically. I will start to filter more out. Thanks for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-shenanigans/155366/5 "2019-12-27T19:59:04Z")
Rather than filter out the posts, how about a canned response with the information that is usually requested: Transmission-auto or manual Mileage Is CEL on? Engine size and configuration? ---
**Author:** ![p.g.i.holmes\_156524](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@p.g.i.holmes\_156524](https://community.cartalk.com/u/p.g.i.holmes_156524)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-shenanigans/155366/6 "2020-01-03T03:16:40Z")
And don’t forget: What colour is it?