> For #3... How do we force new users to search for answers before > creating a duplicate thread on issues that has been addressed already?
Making things hard seems a little mean! ;) What springs to mind for me is a (erk) tag cloud. In general I find them an annoying waste of space, however I could see it being useful for this 'initial search' purpose. I'd envisage a pane that can be sorted alphabetically, by date, frequency, etc. and hidden by regulars if not required. That way its two or three clicks to the information that you'd want, rather than going to the hassle of writing a post. It'll give you an excuse to buy Jeffrey Friedl's 'Mastering Regular Expressions' if nothing else! (The only programming-y book I've touched that is actually quite fun to read as well as being good at conveying its subject matter). Alex. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
