Ok....it used to be that people would ask all the same questions over and over, and i never understood why some people got agitated by it. Obviously there's always someone new to this hobby and that's awesome...really. If not for that then it would really be a crappy forum. But lately it seems like i'm seeing why people get tired of the repetitive posts.
For those of us who have been around for a few years, it does get tiring seeing the exact same questions asked on a weekly basis, in pretty much 5.0 Talk and Tech, and even though we're all here to help, after you've answered a question 10 times, it's likely that you just won't bother and that doesn't help the new folks at all. Since nobody seems to ever use the search function, does anyone think that a Frequently Asked Questions sticky at the top of the page would help to weed out these over asked questions?
'Cause i swear if i see another hp estimate or 1 chamber flows thread, i'm gonna crack
This would be a great way for everyone to contribute....hell we could even make the thread nothing but links to threads where the questions have been asked and answered in detail, that way it's organized and easy to navigate.
The fact is, the search function starts to suck when you've got as many members as we have....i've tried to search for threads that i myself have made and couldn't even find them and i know what they were called! Most times you type in a specific phrase and it just leads you to frustration, which is why people just take the easy way and just post the question.
I don't like to compare forums so i won't mention the other site (no it's not corral) but another forum i go to actually has a tech section that is pretty much what i'm describing, but it's locked and only the mods can post there and people create a tech article and request the mods to post it. This keeps things REALLY organized and neat. Jrichker is well known for posting some amazing tech info...he alone could be a huge help to this idea.
For those of us who have been around for a few years, it does get tiring seeing the exact same questions asked on a weekly basis, in pretty much 5.0 Talk and Tech, and even though we're all here to help, after you've answered a question 10 times, it's likely that you just won't bother and that doesn't help the new folks at all. Since nobody seems to ever use the search function, does anyone think that a Frequently Asked Questions sticky at the top of the page would help to weed out these over asked questions?
'Cause i swear if i see another hp estimate or 1 chamber flows thread, i'm gonna crack
This would be a great way for everyone to contribute....hell we could even make the thread nothing but links to threads where the questions have been asked and answered in detail, that way it's organized and easy to navigate.
The fact is, the search function starts to suck when you've got as many members as we have....i've tried to search for threads that i myself have made and couldn't even find them and i know what they were called! Most times you type in a specific phrase and it just leads you to frustration, which is why people just take the easy way and just post the question.
I don't like to compare forums so i won't mention the other site (no it's not corral) but another forum i go to actually has a tech section that is pretty much what i'm describing, but it's locked and only the mods can post there and people create a tech article and request the mods to post it. This keeps things REALLY organized and neat. Jrichker is well known for posting some amazing tech info...he alone could be a huge help to this idea.
