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<blockquote data-quote="SHAkers718" data-source="post: 432530" data-attributes="member: 37805">Whoever mentioned that the search feature is very weak is right on. Sometimes in spite of our best efforts we miss something. For instance, I just went back to see who said that and I couldn't find it. Also, sometimes a person is logging in under less than ideal&nbsp; circumstances viz. using the small screen of their smart phone, or&nbsp; trying to, ahem, &quot;multi-task&quot; while at work. Hey, life is busy. Sometimes people don't want to go to the &quot;library&quot; so to speak (FAQs) where they can do &quot;research&quot; on their own; they usually join a forum because they actually want interaction as much as information. I think kindly pointing someone in the right direction to a previous post is a splendid idea. Or don't - stay on the sidelines. Otherwise this is more like a good old boys club where noobs can study their lessons in the corner while the &quot;rest of us&quot; seasoned veterans get to banter - please don't interrupt us.Or,&nbsp; you could do just the opposite. You could &quot;take it outside&quot; and have a &quot;Duke&nbsp; it Out&quot; corner. Those who aren't interested stay out of the fray and&nbsp; the original thread remains unpolluted. Don't even moderate it, let it be self-moderated. If it's too ugly in there, don't go there.P.S. This is rather overwhelming to a newcomer. There's a lot of stuff going on here. Visually the Home page is very busy. Personally, I just tried to scope out a safe corner to start and haven't had time to fully familiarize with every category yet at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SHAkers718, post: 432530, member: 37805"] Whoever mentioned that the search feature is very weak is right on. Sometimes in spite of our best efforts we miss something. For instance, I just went back to see who said that and I couldn't find it. Also, sometimes a person is logging in under less than ideal circumstances viz. using the small screen of their smart phone, or trying to, ahem, "multi-task" while at work. Hey, life is busy. Sometimes people don't want to go to the "library" so to speak (FAQs) where they can do "research" on their own; they usually join a forum because they actually want interaction as much as information. I think kindly pointing someone in the right direction to a previous post is a splendid idea. Or don't - stay on the sidelines. Otherwise this is more like a good old boys club where noobs can study their lessons in the corner while the "rest of us" seasoned veterans get to banter - please don't interrupt us. Or, you could do just the opposite. You could "take it outside" and have a "Duke it Out" corner. Those who aren't interested stay out of the fray and the original thread remains unpolluted. Don't even moderate it, let it be self-moderated. If it's too ugly in there, don't go there. P.S. This is rather overwhelming to a newcomer. There's a lot of stuff going on here. Visually the Home page is very busy. Personally, I just tried to scope out a safe corner to start and haven't had time to fully familiarize with every category yet at all. [/QUOTE]

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