Jarnhamar
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Regarding the bandwidth problem I had an idea.
In some cases, mostly questions in recruiting, the same questions get asked over and over and over.
Can I be in the JTF right away. Can i join the army even though i'm addicted to pot. How long does it take to get in. Whats life like in the army. Whats the routine. What should I do with my kit. What gun do i get. etc..
We'll either give them a short answer followed by a few more people answering, we'll tell them to do a search and lock the thread or an argument will develop. I'd say 99% of the questions have been asked and answered with a few good posts or in the FAQ. What if the staff members over time went through all the old threads and if
-The question has been answered in the FAQ
-It degraded into a dumb argument
-The person was told to do a search and thread locked
We delete the thread. Theres no reason to have 30 threads about how to join the JTF and 40 threads arguing about pot and how dumb the CF rules are. I think over time we could free up a lot of space maybe.
For threads from guys like legionare which is just basically a dumb post followed by an argument, we can delete them. Same with other useless posts.
If someone asks a question thats been already asked and answered maybe we can point them in the right direction, lock the thread for a few days and then delete it all together.
We can tell people to 'use the search!' until were blue int he face and they will still take the easy way and just post a new question. Maybe if theres only a few hits (no pun intended) on "Drugs in the CF" compared to 140 threads, they will be more apt to find answers to their own questions instead of starting new threads?
I think it will save bandwidth and clean up some of the clutter and junk.
Just a thought.
In some cases, mostly questions in recruiting, the same questions get asked over and over and over.
Can I be in the JTF right away. Can i join the army even though i'm addicted to pot. How long does it take to get in. Whats life like in the army. Whats the routine. What should I do with my kit. What gun do i get. etc..
We'll either give them a short answer followed by a few more people answering, we'll tell them to do a search and lock the thread or an argument will develop. I'd say 99% of the questions have been asked and answered with a few good posts or in the FAQ. What if the staff members over time went through all the old threads and if
-The question has been answered in the FAQ
-It degraded into a dumb argument
-The person was told to do a search and thread locked
We delete the thread. Theres no reason to have 30 threads about how to join the JTF and 40 threads arguing about pot and how dumb the CF rules are. I think over time we could free up a lot of space maybe.
For threads from guys like legionare which is just basically a dumb post followed by an argument, we can delete them. Same with other useless posts.
If someone asks a question thats been already asked and answered maybe we can point them in the right direction, lock the thread for a few days and then delete it all together.
We can tell people to 'use the search!' until were blue int he face and they will still take the easy way and just post a new question. Maybe if theres only a few hits (no pun intended) on "Drugs in the CF" compared to 140 threads, they will be more apt to find answers to their own questions instead of starting new threads?
I think it will save bandwidth and clean up some of the clutter and junk.
Just a thought.