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| Originally Posted by Wylie1 I know a lot of info is contained within the message boards already, but it's not always easy to find using the search functions. |
That's why I was suggesting some thought is given to a basic structure in which to save the information instead of the generalised area we have now.
Personally I think it would be better to plan a way of storing the information within a (possibly) new structure in the current message board software. This has a number of benefits:
1) all the data gets backed up together on a regular basis
2) everyone can easily contribute to it as they already know how to post pictures and text
3) whoever is co-ordinating this new area will have the technical support and assistance (where necessary) from the webteam
4) any searches issued from the top of the Technical forum structure will pull back details wherever saved
5) if you only want to search within a specific range/model you can do so easily
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| Originally Posted by Wylie1 I think some web users may prefer to just browse through a website, rather than search through message boards. |
Yes I agree, but it may be possible to include related data in one thread that then ends up being similar to a large webpage?
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| Originally Posted by Wylie1 There's so much useful info on this site, it seems a bit of a waste to keep it tucked away in the message boards alone. |
Yes, but we want to avoid having the same information duplicated in a second location as this means any changes to one area requires someone to then update the second area as well to keep everything up to date.
The above is just my personal opinion, I think that we could make better use of what we currently have by applying a little thought and planning rather than jumping immediately into a new suite of software.
Eamonn.