| ??? 10/15/06 05:33 Read: times |
#126466 - Perhaps Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Andy Neil said:
The 'Start New Thread' link should not go straight to the New Thread form; Instead, it should go to a page saying "Have you searched?" with Yes/No links;
The 'No' Link would take you to the 'Search' page; the 'Yes' Link would take you to a page saying "Have you checked the 'bible', data sheet, App Notes, etc?" with Yes/No links; ... and so on. Suggested pages to include: "Is this your Homework/Class assignment?" (with explanation of policy on this) "Have you checked the FAQs?" "Have you read the Tutorial?" "Have you checked the Code Library?" "For general 'C' question, have you checked http://c-faq.com ?" "For compiler/tool-specific questions, have you checked the manuals?" (and emphasise the need for complete make, model, and version in any post) Sure, it would make starting a new thread more difficult - but it certainly seems to be too easy at the moment I've thought of something like this in the past, but decided against it--but I think I thought of it when we weren't requiring users have user accounts so there was no way to keep track of "experienced" users and I didn't want to subject everyone to that. But now that we have user accounts, I could implement it such that the first 5 or 10 "start new threads" for each member would go through that process. Thereafter, the member would be spared the hassle since by that point, the member knows... and even if he doesn't pay attention, he's going to be so used to clicking through the links that it will no longer serve any purpose for that member anyway. Thoughts? Regards, Craig Steiner 8052.com Webmaster |
