Documentation of worthwhile threads

[pcatterall]

Just reading another thread relevant to this issue.
There has been a mass of information on this forum relating to boaty matters some of it extremely useful to others.
Searching ( even using an external search engine) does not always point you to the best of this information.
On other forums there has been a 'sticky topics' section where an appointed moderator took the most usefull threads and grouped them under key
sections such as Anchoring, going astern etc.
Could we not do something similar?
Can I also appeal to fellow members to try to make their thread titles relevant to the subject matter and ( while I'm having a go!) could people try to indicate
their degree of knowledge about subjects they are commenting on!

 

[Neeves]

and ( while I'm having a go!) could people try to indicate
their degree of knowledge about subjects they are commenting on!

Are you serious ?

I think the concept very sensible.

Jonathan

 

[Tintin]

No

 

[GHA]

Look at the top of every forum - sticky threads already.

Trouble is what is of interest to one person has no relevance to another.

I save a link to the threads I find useful in evernote .

 

[RichardS]

......could people try to indicate their degree of knowledge about subjects they are commenting on!

Perhaps on scale from 0 to 10 ..... where 0 is zero knowledge and 10 is "best in class".

That could work.

:encouragement:

Richard

 

[pcatterall]

Perhaps on scale from 0 to 10 ..... where 0 is zero knowledge and 10 is "best in class".

That could work.

Or " I have worked as a mechanic specialising on these engines for 30 years" Versus " the bloke on the boat next to me says...…."

:encouragement:

Richard

 

[pcatterall]

Look at the top of every forum - sticky threads already.

Trouble is what is of interest to one person has no relevance to another.

I save a link to the threads I find useful in evernote .

Yes, that sticky is really useful! many threads cover key topics and are often of interest to many. Its ok for you to save threads that you find useful ( I will research evernote for myself) but you are not helping others to access it.

 

[Neeves]

Interestingly, or it was to me.

I searched for something yesterday. I knew, roughly, what they had posted - so knew the general topic, knew the actual product and knew who posted the post. I could not recall which thread. Using the key words the search facility would not throw up the specific post. The only way I could find the post was to look at the posting history of the individual

This reflects on the search engine (and undoubtedly - me) - but a lot is lost - which is why we have repetitive threads, its not that people are lazy (though they might be) but they search and cannot find the answer because the search facility lacks 'something' - which might be because the whole facility is free (and sponsored by totally irrelevant adverts?)

Jonathan

 

[LittleSister]

the search facility would not throw up the specific post.
This reflects on the search engine (and undoubtedly - me) - but a lot is lost - which is why we have repetitive threads, its not that people are lazy (though they might be) but they search and cannot find the answer because the search facility lacks 'something' - which might be because the whole facility is free (and sponsored by totally irrelevant adverts?)

Jonathan

The search facility is, indeed, pants. Better to search (as someone has already mentioned, i think) using Google e.g. 'YBW anchors'; or Advanced Search 'anchors', search only in domain 'YBW ' .

Can still sometimes be difficult to track down stuff at times.

 

[BelleSerene]

could people try to indicate
their degree of knowledge about subjects they are commenting on!

They usually already do. Most of them just don’t realise it.

You may need to select the Read Between The Lines option in your browser.

 

[steve yates]

Why not just use the subscriptions tool and create various folders that suit you?