More stickies to help newbies
So I've been on the forum for a few months or more counting lurking and like many forums, there is the crowd that immediately assaults a new member for not using the search feature. Sometimes, search...
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4X4Dodger wrote:
Gosh, Old Biscuit and the rest of this crowd sound like a bunch of old women spewing catty remarks at the new young pretty girl in town...
I am actually for FEWER stickies as they just take up space, the info is often so old it is useless and there are in some cases THOUSANDS of posts to go through. To top it all off the "search function" is an oxymoron...it doesnt. At least with any accuracy.
What makes any group like this worth coming back to is hearing NEW peoples ideas and problems and the solutions offered.
Further we should welcome suggestions for change. A new pair of eyes and new ideas can often lead to making things better. (Although I disagree with the need for more stickies.)
Part of what I'm proposing is in line with you - the FAQ stickies are so old a lot of the info is out of date. Not all but some.
I also agree the search feature can be a pain. I like search because if I want general info, why post and wait three days for an answer? it's just practical.
But, I get frustrated at the "don't you see the search button" crowd and that's an internet forum issue, not an RV Net issue. and, while I'm new to this forum, I've been on internet forums since 1998 so well familiar with general issues, etiquette,etc. Some have a better community feel than others.
One reason I like a stickie for top destinations like Yellowstone is you can get a better consolidation of information including trip reports. Something like the recent RV blowouts/fires, pin it for a week then let it die. Just suggestions.
