Faq

[Quinsfan]

Justin or anyone else in Admin
Is there a way of having a sticky topic of Frequently Asked Question.
Why is my black printing brown?
What is Powerdriver?
Mugs Cracking?
Which press/printer/paper should I buy?

I know the answers to these vary from equipment, supplier, printer, paper and numerous other things but could there be a quick check list for people to see before posting the usual questions.

" I bought my equipment on ebay and the mugs are coming out faint! Please help?"

This is not having ago at the people who post these questions but sometimes I feel that if there was a section for beginners to look at before posting these questions it may help.

[Justin]

yes, i did make a start on FAQ's a while back and there is a section, time is never on my side though so getting them sorted hasn't happened yet!

[mrs maggot]

on the "T shirt forum" site, if you start typing a new post it picks up on keywords and says " there is already a post with this on, have you read it" or words to that effect,

[Quinsfan]

Am liking that Mrs Maggot. Sometimes I know the answer is here on the forum somewhere but I find the search bar a bit hit and miss so I start a new thread. If this method was on this site it may stop some of the obvious/repeated questions.

[Justin]

I've enabled this on the forum, might need to make a couple more changes though. It appears it can affect performance so we'll need to keep an eye on that.

[Justin]

OK, I've enable similar threads which appear beneath a thread once it's created, not quite what you've mentioned but I'll carry on looking at this. I won't discount the sticky faq's in each section as suggested by the OP either

[mrs maggot]

perhaps this is something members could help with, start a post, let others add to it by quoting and editing it, then a bit like wikapedia, it would be a job done by all

[pisquee]

If there's a wiki module that can be plugged into to the forum software, then this would seem a good way to go, but can everyone (inc newbies) edit, or only a select few approved known knowledegable users (or where in between)?

[mrs maggot]

i was using wiki as an example, but thinking of doing it like this......using your post as an example

There is no wiki module that can be plugged into to the forum software, so it is not a good way to go, I would suggest approved known knowledegable users adding their two penneth, underneath if needbe like this, and then it being added to a locked thread at the top of the page by one of the admin ?

[Quinsfan]

So if had any thing to add to the disscusion I would do it like so.

i was using wiki as an example, but thinking of doing it like this......using your post as an example