# Where to put an "Ask the \[expert\]" thread?

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**Created:** [April 29, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-an-ask-the-expert-thread/354782 "2006-04-29T22:45:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-an-ask-the-expert-thread/354782/1 "2006-04-29T22:45:48Z")

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I have been urged to post an “Ask the high-peformance driving instructor” thread, and can’t figure if it should go in IMHO or MPSIMS.

There aren’t any “Ask the xxx” on either forum right now, and I can’t recall any others on which to search at the moment.

Is there a strong preference? Does it make a difference?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-an-ask-the-expert-thread/354782/2 "2006-04-29T23:39:25Z")

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> [@commasense](#):
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> Does it make a difference?

Here’s a compilation with links to the ‘Ask the …’ threads. From this outsider’s perspecive - it looks like the 4 work related threads were MPSIMS.

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**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-an-ask-the-expert-thread/354782/3 "2006-04-29T23:41:01Z")

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I meant [Here’s a compilation with links to the ‘Ask the …’ threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=345657) written by Idle Thoughts

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-an-ask-the-expert-thread/354782/4 "2006-04-30T00:42:17Z")

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Thanks, **John**. Looks like there’s no hard and fast rule. I think I’ll go to [IMHO](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7347234#post7347234).