Got a permanent ban from a car forum for posting a picture of a 'fixed' wiring harness with electrical tape

It was on a big forum for a specific brand of truck. A guy was asking about a check engine light for an O2 sensor, and his photo showed the wires to the sensor were spliced and wrapped in that cheap black tape. I posted a reply picture of a proper solder and heat shrink job I did on a similar fix in my shop last week, with a comment like 'This is how it should look. That tape will fail in a month.' Next morning, I was banned for 'promoting unsafe modifications.' The mod message said my 'correction' could encourage people to do their own electrical work. I've been fixing cars for 12 years. Since when is showing the right way to do something 'unsafe'? Has anyone else been banned for trying to give good advice that went against a forum's weird rules?

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willow_ellis915d ago

Honestly that's ridiculous. Forums get so weird about DIY stuff sometimes. Tbh you were just showing the proper fix.

the_tara15d ago

Agree completely, it's a strange way to run a help forum. They end up protecting the worst advice just to avoid any chance of liability. I've seen threads where people tell someone to ignore a serious brake fluid leak, but a post showing the correct repair gets deleted. It teaches people to be afraid of fixing anything right.