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Mike, well done
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In regards to #3 (I have read the complete hitchhiker's guide series) Many new guys do fall into this catagory.tjcouch said:3. I am a very accomplished researcher, particularly online. HOWEVER there have been times where I needed an answer, but I did not know what the QUESTION was. I hope that makes sense. If you have read The Hitchhikers Guide you know where I am coming from. So what does that mean? It means that a "Use the search function" response to a question may be useless. The person who asked may have searched but was unable to find the answer. If a repeated question vexes you - IGNORE IT and move on!
4. Personally I find the links to the TMs on this site impossible. I have spent A LOT of effort searching and downloading the TMs in the "Resource" section to find what I am looking for . . . . I always appreciate a DIRECT LINK to the TM from another member that answers the question. A "see the - 30" post is really useless. If you know what a "-30 TM" is, you really do not need to read it. That is really my only suggestion for improvement . . . . . maybe cluster the TM that are the "must reads" into a special compendium?
Sorry, I should have said "There are...", not "is".bottleworks said:There is now more "Stickys" at the top then there are active topics. How about consolidating some and thin out the unneeded ones.
Here's an example:Bottleworks said:The noobs need to learn how to search.
Yea, 100% true. If you keep catching fish and hand feeding, they will never learn how to fish.Botleworks said:They shouldn't need to be hand fed.
Part of team work is teaching others and coming together to improve the environment. That's what my post is all about. Did you miss that?wsucougarx said:I don't know I think it is something called "TEAMWORK!!!"
Can you provide an example of me running down any members? I am not sure you will find any.saddamsnightmare said:BUT if you must continue to run down the other members, old or new, you may wish to retire to your cave or monastic cell, untill the mood passes......
That is a good point and I agree.appnut1 said:I beleive it is often the "human" touch albeit in a virtual sense that is more satisfying then just getting the machine to regurgatate (spelling) old data.
I second the motion. All in favor, say aye.mangus580 said:Quite frankly... I agree.
I now nominate Bottleworks to create a 'Deuce FAQ' post, that can be made a sticky. In this post, he can reference all the current stickies, (as well as other 'FAQ' type material).
I am a very accomplished researcher, particularly online. HOWEVER there have been times where I needed an answer, but I did not know what the QUESTION was. I hope that makes sense. If you have read The Hitchhikers Guide you know where I am coming from. So what does that mean? It means that a "Use the search function" response to a question may be useless. The person who asked may have searched but was unable to find the answer. If a repeated question vexes you - IGNORE IT and move on!
WowI highly favor ancient thread re-use/resurrection if a thread is closely aligned with the request and it should be encouraged, but it is not obligatory and the thread best suited for reuse might not be easily found, causing contextual convolution when a less-suited thread gets resurrected and appended to.
Having worked at the ergonomics architecture level with expert systems designed to be used with a KB (knowledge base) by topic-agnostic heldesk workers at Sony, I submit that consolidation by itself would only reduce the number of threads from "a lot" to "still too many". It would not bring more order, only a less granular view of what some could call an acceptable level of chaos. In the absence of an FAQ-regenerating front end, I prefer granularity. I'm not sure the relatively small amount of information here could be worth the cost of an expert system. That is not a complaint either. Sony had/has petabytes of data to be given to customers and will/did walk you through diagnosing and tech-level repairing your equipment a step at a time, if you know/knew the right number to call. (don't ask, it has been >8 years)
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