It's threads like this
http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=36970
which prompt me to again bring up the subject of thread 'keywords'.
Many times the text of the thread title has little or nothing to do with the discussion and subjects contained in it. Threads get hijacked, go off-topic, and new ideas get proposed. The thread noted above is a perfect example. There is nothing in the thread title, "RSLogix 500 Program Problem" to indicate what is being discussed. I'm not dissing Archie, just pointing out that that title covers a lot of territory.
Also, as often noted, searching is less productive than it could be. Think of a keyword as a sort of index or memory-jog tool attached to the thread. If one could search on the keyword(s) 'bit value', or 'bit position', or 'bit twiddling', or 'log(2)', or 'search' and one of these were already attached to the thread, it would narrow the field considerably.
For example, if the thread you are reading had the keyword 'vanity' attached to it, and it was the only one on the board so designated, and you searched on the keyword 'vanity', then this is the only thread which would match the search criteria.
Similarly, if the thread "RSLogix 500 Program Problem" were searched with the keyword 'search', then only it and any other thread having the keyword 'search' would be listed in the search results. If the keyword 'bit twiddling' were used then that thread and a different set of threads (also having the keyword 'bit twiddling') would appear. Multiple keywords are preferred because a thread may touch on several topics.
I understand that this would be a significant project for Mr. Melore but perhaps some members of the board could be recruited to assist. I believe the ability to search by keyword would cut down on the number of new threads generated and speed the process of getting answers (not to mention reducing Peter Nachtwey's frustration level
!)
Discuss.
/vanity
http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=36970
which prompt me to again bring up the subject of thread 'keywords'.
Many times the text of the thread title has little or nothing to do with the discussion and subjects contained in it. Threads get hijacked, go off-topic, and new ideas get proposed. The thread noted above is a perfect example. There is nothing in the thread title, "RSLogix 500 Program Problem" to indicate what is being discussed. I'm not dissing Archie, just pointing out that that title covers a lot of territory.
Also, as often noted, searching is less productive than it could be. Think of a keyword as a sort of index or memory-jog tool attached to the thread. If one could search on the keyword(s) 'bit value', or 'bit position', or 'bit twiddling', or 'log(2)', or 'search' and one of these were already attached to the thread, it would narrow the field considerably.
For example, if the thread you are reading had the keyword 'vanity' attached to it, and it was the only one on the board so designated, and you searched on the keyword 'vanity', then this is the only thread which would match the search criteria.
Similarly, if the thread "RSLogix 500 Program Problem" were searched with the keyword 'search', then only it and any other thread having the keyword 'search' would be listed in the search results. If the keyword 'bit twiddling' were used then that thread and a different set of threads (also having the keyword 'bit twiddling') would appear. Multiple keywords are preferred because a thread may touch on several topics.
I understand that this would be a significant project for Mr. Melore but perhaps some members of the board could be recruited to assist. I believe the ability to search by keyword would cut down on the number of new threads generated and speed the process of getting answers (not to mention reducing Peter Nachtwey's frustration level
!)Discuss.
/vanity
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