# "Fix Me and My Stuff" Threads **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 19, 2001, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-me-and-my-stuff-threads/88384 "2001-10-19T07:19:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-me-and-my-stuff-threads/88384/1 "2001-10-19T07:19:12Z")
Lately there has been a proliferation of threads in GQ asking for help solving problems ranging from computers and cars, to medical and wardrobe advice. In only the past two days, here are some examples that have appeared: [Car repair question - drive belts on a Honda](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93970) [Electricians - Help me diagnose my vaccuum](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93955) [computer troubles, again?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93528) [Help me fix my gas oven](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93772) [Fixing the paint on car bumpers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93838) [How to get rid of woodpecker?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93908) [PC assistance, if you don’t mind…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93823) [How do I stop my room from smelling like me?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93542) [How do I securely fasten “tree trunk lights” to the tree?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93685) [automobile question: park a car in which gear on a slope ?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93687) [Printer settings](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93750) [Computer question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93478) [Math Help - logarithms](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93496) [Surrendering plates- big problem. Help!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93462) [A goldfish question- warning: may be TMI!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93418) [Desperate Sartorial Help Reqd](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93637) [Midnight snack?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93616) [My computer is goofy…HELP!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=92202) [Cousin with a pretty much paralyzed arm.Recovery chances…?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93423) [Strange Foxpro problem.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93603) Since these are rarely questions of fact, which elicit a variety of opinions on how to fix whatever is broken, shouldn’t they be in IMHO? Or is it time for a new forum dedicated to Fix Me and My Stuff (FMAMS!) ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-me-and-my-stuff-threads/88384/2 "2001-10-19T13:31:29Z")
I think we need a new forum for “People With Too Much Time On Their Hands And/Or Not Enough Work To Do”. 😃 But I like the idea of a “Fix Me And My Stuff” Forum. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-me-and-my-stuff-threads/88384/3 "2001-10-19T14:04:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose \* > \*\*I think we need a new forum for “People With Too Much Time On Their Hands And/Or Not Enough Work To Do”. 😃 > > But I like the idea of a “Fix Me And My Stuff” Forum. \*\* Redundant, DDG. In case you haven’t noticed, we already have nine such forums. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-me-and-my-stuff-threads/88384/4 "2001-10-19T14:05:41Z")
While I usually feel like suggesting we need a forum called “What forums do we need Forum” I do agree with the sentiment of this OP. Adding anything to MPSIMS is a nightmare; it and GQ have a huge turnover rate. I’m suprised anything gtes answered at all! 😛