r/DIYUK • u/HurstiesFitness Experienced • Mar 02 '24
Sub Updates and Ideas
Morning everyone,
There are a huge influx of “is this a good quote?” and “how much will this cost?” posts recently. I have added a new flair “Quote” which I hope people will use. If you don’t want to see these posts, you can filter out certain flairs to never see these posts.
On the subject of posts with links to building survey reports, or questions like “my builder did this, is it acceptable?”…I understand these aren’t strictly DIY. I have added a “non-DIY advice” flair which is for anything housing/building related but not necessarily work being carried out by OP themselves. Again, please report incorrectly flaired posts.
I have added a rule to use the correct flair on posts. If you see posts without flairs, especially “quote” posts then please report them and I can either remove the posts or assign the correct flair myself. There’s no need for “wrong sub” or “not DIY” comments cluttering the discussion. Use the report button.
I’m considering removing the asbestos megathread and using this flair method with asbestos related posts too. Allowing people to filter them out entirely. Megathreads never get answered anyway.
I’m open to all thoughts and ideas so please post here with any ideas related to the sub!
PS. Images in comments are now allowed. User-assigned post flairs are now allowed.
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u/m079n Mar 02 '24
Agreed with what's proposed here. I think it strikes a good balance. People naturally ask those asbestos/ decent work/ quote/ crack questions here because they while they're not DIY questions a bit of DIY knowledge goes a long way to formulating a good answer.
Some of the people reading this sub will have that knowledge and be keen to share it. Anyone else can choose to filter based on flair 👍
It would be cool to have a wiki with community sourced and voted on advice, particularly for asbestos, advice around getting quotes, what to do if you think work hasn't been carried out to standard etc. It's a bit of a commitment to organise but would allow us to do away with the asbestos megathread and the repeated asbestos asks that are always answered in the same way (don't disturb it, buy a test kit, employ a reputable company to remove it from the property, talk to the council if you need to dispose of it)
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u/ChimpyChompies Mar 02 '24
You might as well retire the asbestos thread. It took some effort to even find it on the app.
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u/HurstiesFitness Experienced Mar 02 '24
I agree about retiring the thread, but effort finding it? It’s stickied 😂
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u/ChimpyChompies Mar 02 '24
The problem is, a great many users sort subreddits by new. So never see stickied posts.
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u/BigRedS Mar 04 '24
I just submitted a post and noticed the flairs, and that there's a typo in the Non-DIY Adice one, thought you'd want to know :)
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u/azzybish Mar 05 '24
I think a wiki would go a long way to remove commonly asked questions and become a real resource to the community.
Other than that a nice sub icon and banner would be great! Perhaps we could run a small competition for entries.
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u/kawasutra Mar 07 '24
Agree with all the proposed changes.
Thank you for modding this place.
It's a brilliant corner of reddit with the right mix of expert help and piss taking!
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u/dwair Mar 22 '24
The personal flairs are a good idea (Don't know when they arrived?) to give people some extent of your experience although I'm not sure they fit all levels - I have done 13 full renovations / remodels and a completely self build over the years but there is no way I'm as competent as a trade and completely unqualified but somewhat more experience than a handy man - "Over enthusiastic amateur builder" maybe?
Another shout for all your hard work with the sub.
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u/decrepitframework2 May 17 '24
Great updates and ideas, thank you for adding the new flairs and being proactive in keeping the sub organized! Looking forward to seeing more engagement and thoughtful discussions with these changes. Keep up the great work!
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u/zeddoh May 18 '24
Pretty regularly I’ll have a question I can’t find an answer to from searching online but don’t think it warrants a whole post here. I wonder if a pinned weekly/monthly ‘quick questions’ post could be useful?
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u/marktuk Jun 07 '24
Can we also have a ban on comments that only say something along the lines of "get a professional" ? It's a DIY sub, at the very least the comment should say what parts can be DIY, and which parts would require a pro and why i.e. sign-off for electrical work.
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u/Highfivekingofcastle Jul 11 '24
Are posts disabled on the sub? When I try to create a post, no matter which option I pick it says ‘this type of post is not allowed in this community ‘
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u/HurstiesFitness Experienced Jul 11 '24
That’s weird. Even a text post? Others are managing.
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u/Highfivekingofcastle Jul 11 '24
Especially a text post! That’s what I was attempting but when I got the message I attempted adding an image but got the same - same with a link . Wondered if you were making changes. I’ll try update my app!
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u/WxxTX Oct 10 '24
As its not a forum, the mega thread hasn't got a Tag to say the is new posts, So only dedicated people will be checking in there every day.
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u/experiencedmistake Mar 04 '24
Are YouTube links banned as posts but not in comments? There are a lot of helpful videos that would help people's questions but I don't link them in comments because of the rule. I think there are limits and should be focused on established UK channels like skill builder, proper DIY, DIY guy etc.
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u/HurstiesFitness Experienced Mar 04 '24
YouTube links are only banned as posts. Linking YouTube videos in comments is fine
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u/variosItyuk Mar 02 '24
Nice ideas, thanks for all your efforts 🙏🏻. Would posts about cracks also be covered by the non DIY flare? There have been a load of them lately, and they're not really DIY unless OP is asking how to fix it.