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OutdoorPhotogra's avatar
May 17, 2015

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 would have helped and as a veteran of other forums, I know search is the fastest way to some answers. Not all noobs are familiar with forums. Other times, the question is a nuanced on and worthy of a new post.

I've noticed that there are certain questions that pop up regularly. Where to camp for Yellowstone, Niagara Falls, and Yosemite seem to be weekly occurances. Why not make a sticky for those? Can't sticky everything but there are certain destinations or topics that rate it. The owners of prior Rental RVs is another worth pinning to the top.

Seems FAQ for Class A and Class C are mostly posts from a decade ago as well. Some content is still applicable but some isn't.

To save work on mods, a thread could be started for suggested threads to be pinned so mods are just reviewing and deciding if its worthy rather than searching content.

Last item, the video of a Class A blowout was posted again today. I say no harm no foul but these type things could be addressed by temporary pins. A college sports forum I'm on temporarily pins threads of high interest to keep from having mulitiple threads on a topic but once that news item is old, unpin and let it naturally migrate down.

Just a few thoughts. . .

15 Replies

  • Old-Biscuit wrote:
    Noobies.......always wanting to change things



    :B:B:B:B:B:B:B:B


    We can't help ourselves! :B :B :B

    Yes, some wouldn't read the stickies but some would.

    And I can't point to specifics off the top of my head but I've read most of the FAQ's for the Class A and C and there are sections that still apply and some that are dated.
  • If people don't use search, chances are they'll bypass the stickied posts as well.
  • OutdoorPhotographer wrote:
    Can't sticky everything but there are certain destinations or topics that rate it.
    ..and that's a great idea.

    The problem is, most people who come here just want to ask a question and have it answered without having to click anything or look up anything.

    Just the nature of the beast.
  • Old-Biscuit wrote:
    Noobies.......always wanting to change things



    :B:B:B:B:B:B:B:B




    yeah...we tried that and it didn't work. :B


    Besides, if you did a search, you'd have seen that....


    Gary Haupt

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