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Title: Beginners & Help Post by: jambola2 on June 06, 2014, 06:15:20 PM What exactly fits into Beginners & Help ?
Should a question which is related to a specific subforum , such as a question about loans , be in the specific subforum (Lending) or should it be in Beginners and Help ? Also , wouldn't it be beneficial to make something like a quick help chat or something , to dispel all these questions ? That could be helpful in the new forum , which would pretty much eliminate the need for the Beginners and Help forum. EDIT: I just realised the irony. Does this fit in Meta or Beginners and Help ? Title: Re: Beginners & Help Post by: hilariousandco on June 06, 2014, 06:19:30 PM I think it's a bit of both really but I've wondered the same. There was a few newbie mining question threads today and I didn't know whether they belonged there or in Mining.
Title: Re: Beginners & Help Post by: jambola2 on June 06, 2014, 06:23:32 PM I think it's a bit of both really but I've wondered the same. There was a few newbie mining question threads today and I didn't know whether they belonged there or in Mining. It is these ambiguous barries between subforums I was hoping the forum could define. Maybe a flow chart or so that is stickied. No new topic should make you wonder , you should always know exactly which topic, or there should be prompts to help you know it definitely. Title: Re: Beginners & Help Post by: Peter882 on June 07, 2014, 10:03:36 AM I agree with hilariousandco that it is a bit of both.
For example, I have found threads like "What ASIC should I buy?" in both "Beginners & Help" and "Mining speculation", and it seems the mods of both sections are happy with the threads. :) Title: Re: Beginners & Help Post by: eid on June 07, 2014, 10:27:48 AM I think it's a bit of both really but I've wondered the same. There was a few newbie mining question threads today and I didn't know whether they belonged there or in Mining. I would say they belong in whichever the poster feels more comfortable posting in, rather than the actual content. Isn't that what the newbie section is for; a place where you don't feel intimidated or that your question is too basic? Title: Re: Beginners & Help Post by: Snorek on June 07, 2014, 12:31:52 PM I guess it can be everything if posted by a newbie user.
Title: Re: Beginners & Help Post by: mysore on June 07, 2014, 12:37:37 PM I guess it can be everything if posted by a newbie user. yes but i think mod may move to the right forum when he see that thread if it fits to other sectionTitle: Re: Beginners & Help Post by: jambola2 on June 07, 2014, 01:31:33 PM I think it's a bit of both really but I've wondered the same. There was a few newbie mining question threads today and I didn't know whether they belonged there or in Mining. I would say they belong in whichever the poster feels more comfortable posting in, rather than the actual content. Isn't that what the newbie section is for; a place where you don't feel intimidated or that your question is too basic? Not really. I believe that the forums needs more maneuverability. You need to be able to find the exact kind of posts , pertaining to the exact topic of the subforum. Currently , the beginners and help subforum has a multitude of questions from all subforums. Other than this , those subforums have the remaining half of the questions. I guess it can be everything if posted by a newbie user. Newbie users are no longer restricted. So , what exactly is the purpose of the Beginners and help forums ? |