Quote Originally Posted by ggariepy View Post
With all due respect, as a new member I can tell you that it isn't easy to just "read the old posts" and learn everything there is to know. The posts with solid information are interspersed with comments, differing opinions, etc. Plus, using the search engine is hard because it's difficult to accommodate misspellings, unusual wordings, etc.

I think it would be great to have a solid FAQ with what the more senior people like yourself feel are "the basics". A list of links is not an FAQ. An FAQ is a document that needs to be carefully put together, vetted by the senior people, and then put into one specific place.

--Geoff
A FAQ is a great idea. The addition of "stickies" has helped a lot but the standard "use the search function" answer ignores the fact that the search feature isn't very user friendly. I have seen several posts where someone shows how easy it is to find a thread. What is missed is that they already know what is in the thread so that is what they search for. As it is, if I don't know what I don't know, I won't know what to search for. The plug/connectors on ribbon cable is a good example of a frustrating search when you don't know what they are called.



FWIW I have found is that using google to search SMF will get me better results than the forum's search function. That was not my idea. I stole it from someone else here.

All that to say, the admins have done a stellar job of improving the site and I appreciate their efforts.

Bill