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Thread ID: 24646	2002-09-15 22:50:00	Robo F1 future upgrades	Marty2001 (421)	Press F1

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79838	2002-09-15 22:50:00	Hi Robo Do you think there is a likelihood that F1 will expand? By this I mean could it be that the questions are grouped into categories so that it is easier to find information and read information relevant to what people are looking for I was thinking of having a page that splits discussions into Windows, Linux, Programming and Networking. The user is then redirected to the appropriate page. There could be stats that say how many unanswered questions in each topic there are if people want a quick look to see what needs answering. The Category question when posting appears to be leading in this direction, or is that a search aid? The main reason I ask is because there is not much content for people other than home users I am personally interested in a site that would assist business networks to discuss topics like ISDN, ISP and Telecom services in New Zealand and other New Zealand related information. Or maybe someone will post links to other good sites that they are aware of for New Zealand users	Marty2001 (421)
79839	2002-09-15 23:08:00	Good suggestions Marty... > I was thinking of having a page that splits > discussions into Windows, Linux, Programming and > Networking. The user is then redirected to the I think we talked about this a while ago in a thread, and it was decided it wouldn't really work, because the site has to cater to newbies who really don't know anything, and has to be simple enough for them to just come in and post and not have to figure out where they need to put the post to start with. The site needs to be as simple and easy to use as possible, and the geeks have to just put up with how things are jammed all in one forum :) > appropriate page. There could be stats that say how > many unanswered questions in each topic there are if > people want a quick look to see what needs > answering. I like this one though - maybe a link to a page that just displays all the posts with 0 replies, or perhaps something where the original poster can click a check box to say whether their question has been answered or not... but this will take a lot of time and effort by the dev team to get it to work, and I doubt they want to :) > The Category question when posting appears to be > leading in this direction, or is that a search aid? > The main reason I ask is because there is not much > content for people other than home users > I am personally interested in a site that would > assist business networks > to discuss topics like ISDN, ISP and Telecom services > in New Zealand and other New Zealand related > information. Just ask the questions. The content is all based on what questions are asked by people, so if the business questions aren't asked, the business type content won't be there. Ask the questions, and you're bound to get various responses unless the questions are far beyond any of the users (I haven't seen many questions like that in my time at Press F1). > Or maybe someone will post links to other good sites > that they are aware of for New Zealand users This is the best one :D Mike.	Mike (15)
79840	2002-09-15 23:35:00	i set up a small win2000 network for a buisness not that long ago, and there were 1 or 2 areas that i got stuck on, I asked the difficult questions that needed to be asked, and the pool of people offering what assistance they could to my "O No, it doesn't work right" type questions was both helpful & overwelming. Help with my linux/windoze network has been tremendous as well. I don't think any changes in format are needed to accomadate networks out side of the home.	Chris Wilson (431)
79841	2002-09-15 23:57:00	Marty 1) I have never figured out the use of the categories. There may be something behind the scenes but I can't see a way of using it in searching. Not sure what will happen with that. 2) Business questions do show up, maybe not as often as usually it is urgent and people go to their normal support options. However, I would say that I have personally posted a number of issues that came from business situations and have had good help. One key factor here is that your question subject has to be worded properly. 3) Splitting it up means that people with the skills may not look in every subset. I think it mostly works well, people to tend trawl to the topics that catch their eye. 4) Knowing that a problem has been solved is tricky. People may get the answer they need, some say "all sorted, thanks" and some don't. A thread may have five replies but it isn't actually solved. They tend to slip through. If a thread of mine gets no replies, I tend to reply to it myself to promote it on the list and see if anything happens. 5) If you've got questions about ISDN versus ADSL, or other business connection issues, fire away. 6) In all honesty, I haven't a clue what is planned at this point. Except perhaps the early warning anti-tim system (EWATS). We have a pretty limited budget to feed and water this system, and a big effort was put in to getting F1 up into it's new form in recent months so I am not sure we'll get much programmers time for a while. However, that isn't to say we shouldn't come up with things that we think will improve it. robo.	robo (205)
79842	2002-09-16 02:07:00	I think thats its fine the way it is.... I have lost track of the amount of times F! has helped me out of a jam, and usually pretty quickly too. Sure, there are plenty of things that can be changed or added to, but where do you stop. All in all I think the balance is pretty good the way it is. BALDY:-)	Baldy (26)
79843	2002-09-16 07:58:00	OK Here is one of my questions If a company uses ISDN and the rates are cheapest out of hours, should they have a process in place that keeps the Cisco 800 router alive (ping or email automated script) before the ISDN rate goes up in the morning. The script then keeps the router alive all day at the discounted rate. Does anyone have any other ISDN workarounds or solutions using different broadband techniques that are cost effective?	Marty2001 (421)
79844	2002-09-16 08:04:00	Post a thread with the question with a good subject listed, as people who may be able to help might not see the question in here. Mike.	Mike (15)
79845	2002-09-16 08:46:00	> I think thats its fine the way it is.... I have lost > track of the amount of times F! has helped me out of > a jam, and usually pretty quickly too. BALDY:-) Couldn't agree more Baldy. Have had some scary moments and F1 people have come to the rescue in no time at all. Like it fine the way it is. Have had a look at a couple of other sites but they all seem so fiddly to use. Iris	Iris (475)
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