Do you want to build a boat?

[toesup]

Follow these instructions and lets see the results.. :eek:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Remote-Control-Toy-Boat

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

That's HoaRc's boat...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=929976

[Prins Willem]

RED FLAG!!!!!!!!!!! Under the 'Warnings" the author states:

Warnings

* RC'ing can be addictive...
* Keep aware of your transmitter range. It is possible to propel your boat out of range of your transmitter... and then you get to swim to retrieve it.


SWIM TO RETRIEVE IT? Argh, hasn't this been covered a couple of times on this forum? Generally right after a tragedy.

If anybody knows who posted this ask them real nicely to edit it before somebody takes their advice.

[woodybob]

Follow these instructions and lets see the results.. :eek:


uuh...no thanks.

[trawlerlover]

Well at least half of it is right :)



Warnings

* RC'ing can be addictive...

[HoaRC]

Well at least half of it is right :)

Somebody, change the Warnings section to DON'T DIVE TO RETRIEVE IT :D

[der kapitan]

It doesn't sound like this thread is going to be very informative or productive---. :eek:

[HoaRC]

Someone just added this to the article????

If your wife asks what you are doing in the bathroom just tell her you are measuring for the tiles since she keeps asking for it to be redecorated. Then you will be able to 'visit tile showrooms' when you are actually going to the pond.

[Mrs. Toe's]

Someone just added this to the article????

If your wife asks what you are doing in the bathroom just tell her you are measuring for the tiles since she keeps asking for it to be redecorated. Then you will be able to 'visit tile showrooms' when you are actually going to the pond.

About the most constructive comment of the whole article, imho....

[nick_75au]

It appears anyone can edit the page I just did :rolleyes:
Nick

[HoaRC]

Hi,

Agreed. The challenge, I mean in writing the how to article, is to make it simple and easy to follow for beginners. I did not write any of the text, because I am not clear or concise. A simple rule of thumb setup and a shopping list for a starter boat is more than enough. If anyone wants to read further, they can go on the forum or search google.

Also note, that none of the guys who are bitchin (excuse my French) about the article such as here
Quote:
If anybody knows who posted this [article]ask them real nicely to edit it before somebody takes their advice.

, none of these smart guys are offering any help. These guys are, in my opinion, quite silly and I try not to get mad their silliness.


Good Luck,

Hoarc

[HoaRC]

Keep aware of your transmitter range. It is possible to propel your boat out of range of your transmitter... and then you get to swim to retrieve it.

I agree swimming should be discouraged. We can cite links to boat retrieval technique, but the original version said "Don't swim to retrieve your boat, there have been several documented cases of deaths of people attempting to retrieve their boat. Take a fishing rod to retrieve your boat. " and someone changed it???

[nick_75au]

I put it in as a kinda of experiment, to see if it could be edited. Someone removed it saying it was exaggerated, oh well I give up on that one.
Nick

[der kapitan]

No one should be able to alter anyone's posting except for the person who wrote it. ;)

A monitor may freeze a posting if it is deemed offensive, and recommend that the author change or delete it. :p

If this is not the case, then privacy laws are being violated---. :eek:

[nick_75au]

Hi Kapitan,
What's been edited is a collaborative effort not a forum "posting" as such, You cant edit other peoples postings in a forum, that's a good thing but the Wiki idea is sort of like scientific process where somebody puts something in and is judged by peers, if the info is wrong then it gets re edited.
Nick

[charlie eaton]

I'm not so sure I like a forum that anyone can mess with my writing. I also think that the original author needs some assistance in his endever. It over simplifies the process to build a working R/C boat. That's where we come in with the proper help, not a slap at him or sarcastic criticism. He has the right idea but not the right words. Lets face it we all have that problem. How many times have you,all of you, tried to explain on paper something that you are doing and nothing looks or sounds right.

[Prins Willem]

HoaRC, I could have edited the wikihow posting myself but for two reasons I didn't. Firstly I was not comfortable editing someone else's post. Secondly the person who wrote the post should have been aware of the dangerous bit of advice he/she was giving in that particular instance.

I responded to what I read when I followed the link to that site. If I had known who the author was I would have gladly sent them a e-mail or PM asking they edit the posting. I was not trying to be a "smart guy" or "silly", but I do care if someone goes out and drown themselves. That model building posting is most likely to appeal to kids who are also the most likely to swim after a boat whether advised to or not.

I didn't realize that a fundamental safety issue could be controversial. I apologize.