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The search function is a bit useless/tricky to use, which doesn't help.
I just searched the word 'Dad' and got told No suitable matches. You're trying to tell me that word never comes up?
Plus you can often get more concise information by just asking.
Just some ideas.
Having found the answers to my questions really helpful I may not have needed to ask them if the forum was better organised,
how about a section dedicated to equipment, if someone has used 'x' servo then they could post a sort of review of it, how they used it, what it weighs, where to get it from etc. You could have speed controllers, materials, chargers, anything but it must be kept organised so it can be easily found.
Dividing the forum between Heavies, Feathers and Ants seems to split it up too much.
Interest comes and goes along with events and other seasonal influences so I don`t think thats too much of a problem.
I`m a moderator on another unrelated forum and we have monthly competitions to help generate interest, some with prizes, sometimes just a raffle type thread where a prize is awarded to a random poster.
I think it could be improved with a bit of spring cleaning. For example, having a completed sales/closed wanted adverts section to stop people going Has it been bought yet?, and possibly pruning some of the 15 threads by one person in the BW section.
Also am I the only one who can't edit my posts after they have been posted for a while? If there is a time limit then that must make maintaining and sort of long running thread (A FAQ, A Database) impossible, surely?
This forum has been very helpful with providing me with information regarding construction of fighting robots, but I have to admit I have had to search a fair bit for answers at times, with the search function being of little use and there being little organisation. And my reluctance to post threads containing questions that have probably already been answered somewhere in the dark depths of the forum.
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This is also something I have been noticing for a while now. Without pointing the proverbial finger too much it seems to me that a lot of the spam and repeated questions come from new roboteers who are typically quite young. I'm not saying I have anything against young people in the sport (being one myself) I just feel that their forum use and etiquette is a bit meh. It also seems that a lot of forum garbage is simply the same questions that have been asked and answered hundreds of times. I recommended this a while ago and nothing happened but how about a FAQ and tutorial section for people who are just starting out? I think that would help quite alot. I also think the time limit on editing posts should be removed as quite frankly it's rather silly. In the for sale section there should be a way to clearly show the item has been sold/taken off the market. As we get further and further away from the time of robot wars I have noticed a lot of older roboteers have hanged up the gloves to be replaced with new, less experianced roboteers. The problem with this is that when new people come in and ask questions less and less people who do still use the forum have the correct answers so a lot of garbage gets thrown around and the actual factual information gets lost amid a ton of crap.
Just my 2 cents
Jack
That's rather provocative, don't you think?Quote:
Originally Posted by typhoon_driver
But yeah I've been spending less and less time on the forums. However, that's mainly due to real life issues and just plain interest elsewhere. But I can understand where the others are coming from, I still love this forum to death.
yeah being a young roboteer myself and 90% of my build diary is me talking to myself I fit none of the rules
I'd like a button that shows any topic or thread that has been posted on
probably a stupid idea but some may feel the same
thanks
archie
When you log into the forum, click on view new postsQuote:
Originally Posted by archie2000
This has also been added to the front page of the website (again once you've logged in).
thanks
That's rather provocative, don't you think?Quote:
Originally Posted by kodster
i thought that lol, but certain comments are expected from sum people, Its a open forum after all and anyone is entitled to their opinion.
Hardly. If you are going to be a sissy about it and moan away about how crap something is then I got no time for you. Either do something about it or bugger off