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General => Site news and bright ideas => Topic started by: Jay on 30 August 2009, 17:55
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I was thinking this could be useful for people when searching too see if someone asked a question and got the problem solved, it looks like you can assign it to certain boards, so you can assign it to the MK1-6, Garage, Detailing etc boards and won't have to assign it to Off Topic & VW related etc could also be useful in the Classified sections :wink:
http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=7
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i looked at this before... and if the author ever updates it to work with current versions of smf, i might look at it again :afro:
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I'm a topic solver mod.
(talking of which, that garage could do with a tidying....)
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:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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It may still work, do you have the ability to install another forum and then test the mod?
Would save me installing a VM, SMF and the mod on my work laptop.
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i could, but im not going to :tongue:
mods like that rarely work with custom themes like ours.. and i dont like chancing mods that haven't been updated in 2 years.
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i could, but im not going to :tongue:
mods like that rarely work with custom themes like ours.. and i dont like chancing mods that haven't been updated in 2 years.
does that mean shady is getting sacked :grin:
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fair 'nuff guvna :wink:
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the site has a search function?? :shocked:
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yes, but it would make it easeir searching and instead of reading a load of crap reading the OP and the post that 'sovled' the problem :wink:
work extremely well for Expert Sex Change Experts exchange :wink:
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this is never gonna work because people cannot be f**ked to search anyways..
this week there have been about 8-9 threads about the crankposition sensor in the mk3 section, people asking where its located,etc etc.. its like a weekly thing..
i wish people would search but hey ho'
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Typical MK3 owners, slow on the uptake :grin:
Seriously though what about a message in the content field of the 'post new topic' saying something like "Have you used the search function above? Please do so before before posting a new topic which may have been covered previously"
This will force people to read and delete it because it is in the content field.
iirc that *should* only be a quick edit of 1 of the html/php files that controls the posting of new topics. :smiley: that coupled with this sort of mod would probably work really well.
That or mods just need to be more ruthless and start messaging people, locking posts and pointing to a topic with the answers.
This is also why a wiki would be awesome.
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Seriously though what about a message in the content field of the 'post new topic' saying something like "Have you used the search function above? Please do so before before posting a new topic which may have been covered previously"
+1 for this!!
That or mods just need to be more ruthless and start messaging people, locking posts and pointing to a topic with the answers.
got to tread a fine line with newbies as in
a) don't want to seem like a complete cnut
b) you don't want to do the work for them either :laugh: :laugh:
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I know, it is a tough call as what to do with posts asking the same thing over and over. That's why I think the first step would be adding in the simple text stating that they need to have done a search before posting otherwise their post will be deleted, in a polite way ofc.
Alternatively, creating a new section for known/common faults
Wiki would do that :smiley:
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I know, it is a tough call as what to do with posts asking the same thing over and over. That's why I think the first step would be adding in the simple text stating that they need to have done a search before posting otherwise their post will be deleted, in a polite way ofc.
Alternatively, creating a new section for known/common faults
Wiki would do that :smiley:
equally the maintenance and info sections are for that too :smiley:
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got to tread a fine line with newbies as in
a) don't want to seem like a complete cnut
b) you don't want to do the work for them either :laugh: :laugh:
Do You?
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got to tread a fine line with newbies as in
a) don't want to seem like a complete cnut
b) you don't want to do the work for them either :laugh: :laugh:
Do You?
which one?? :huh: depends on my mood really :undecided:
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got to tread a fine line with newbies as in
Do You?
which one?? :huh: depends on my mood really :undecided:
That one.
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got to tread a fine line with newbies as in
Do You?
which one?? :huh: depends on my mood really :undecided:
That one.
in that case I've answered your question
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seems like a waste of time to me.
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why would a user find and search the wiki for the answer, if using the search here is too tricky?!