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I see the poll is way in favor of categorizing the forum. But more interesting, are the comments posted on the subject. Of those who are willing to express an opinion about it, it runs 5 to 1 AGAINST a separate forum. The negative comments make very valid points. What are the reasons FOR it? All th 
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Re: Buy Sell Forum
Posted by: JimmieD (66.81.29.---)
Posts: 1,090
Date: July 09, 2009 12:30PM

On this same topic, what seems to work best is what I call the '3 Click Rule'. You should be able to find your needed information in 3 Clicks on a website.

Once a main website loads, ragardless of subject or purpose, the Home page should show exactly what the website contains. Here are major topic headers & corresponding buttons. Lets say a 'Printer Ink' website?

'Click' to choose a topic of interest, 'Epson', and you arrive at another page with section headers for model numbers. Here you narrow the search to a particular area and 'Click' on a button, 'Model 5000'. That takes you to a page that has subsets of information, more specifc: Black cartridge or color cartridge? You 'Click' on 'Black' and the search should be over, all in 3 Clicks.

That's the same as walking down to the 'Records' dept and entering to find a room full of neatly labeled filing cabinets, divided into room sections. You walk over to the 'Epson' section, then look for the cabinet marked 'Model 5000', and see the drawers labeled, and choose 'Ink' drawer. Opening it you find manila folders, one for Black, one for Color.

Many years ago while working for the Uncle Sammy my Supe took me to a large room in the basement. We walked in and there filling up the room was a pile of individual pages of paper about 5 feet high & 20 feet or more across. He said, "There's a library in here somewhere, Jimmie, let me know if there's anything you need..." slapped me on the shoulder & left.

3 weeks later I presented him with a 7 section library in a room full of nice, tidy labeled filing cabinets with neatly labeled drawers, each with labeled manila folders inside. The comical thing was that this was a search & rescue mission for one INCREDIBLY important file that had been mis-placed for months. I found it. I also got a raise & promotion.

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Buy Sell Forum 1432 PwrWgnDrvr 07/08/2009 08:42PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 502 Russ 07/09/2009 08:33AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 513 JimmieD 07/09/2009 11:24AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 522 Russ 07/09/2009 02:45PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 499 JimmieD 07/09/2009 09:14PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 663 JimmieD 07/09/2009 12:30PM
but... 514 ben 07/09/2009 02:48PM
Re: but... 503 JimmieD 07/09/2009 09:38PM
Re: but... 483 White Fargo 07/09/2009 11:59PM
Re: but... 518 ben 07/10/2009 07:30AM
Re: 3 clicks eh? 594 PwrWgnDrvr 07/09/2009 06:04PM
Re: 3 clicks eh? 464 White Fargo 07/09/2009 08:25PM
Re: 3 clicks eh? 624 JimmieD 07/09/2009 10:20PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 539 JimmieD 07/09/2009 08:47PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 496 White Fargo 07/09/2009 08:56PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 505 PwrWgnDrvr 07/10/2009 12:15AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 446 JimmieD 07/10/2009 06:39AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 502 PwrWgnDrvr 07/10/2009 09:55AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 526 JimmieD 07/10/2009 12:05PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 451 MoparNorm 07/10/2009 11:15AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 571 Phil 07/10/2009 08:25PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 480 JimmieD 07/10/2009 10:32PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 500 White Fargo 07/10/2009 11:55PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 614 PwrWgnDrvr 07/11/2009 01:56AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 497 Russ 07/11/2009 07:16AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 494 ben 07/11/2009 08:41AM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 627 little doug 07/11/2009 10:34PM
Re: Buy Sell Forum 507 Hobcobble 07/11/2009 08:56AM
By the Numbers - Tnx George 508 PwrWgnDrvr 07/11/2009 11:14AM


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