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Post by skatters on Apr 13, 2009 9:40:52 GMT -5
I would like to throw out the idea of a possible 'tips and hints' board to supplement the general, byways, and photos boards.
In my imagination, I see this as a place to post and sticky how-to specific topics. Or things like that. Our dear Lioness wrote an excellent post on how to do dishes in the bath tub if necessary. Script wrote a wonderful post breaking down the cost of donating clothing vs. tossing it. I once asked about removing urine deposits from floors, and got excellent advice. Someone just recently asked for tips for cleaning a toilet. Maybe also include 'product reviews' on this thread as well?
When dealing with our brand of squalor, we often have cleaning questions that go beyond the scope of what is covered on other web sites, etc. Often, only other squalorers know how to do things like clean fly feces off of walls.
I know that the general thread has always been the place for these types of posts. But I feel that sometimes the great how-to posts get lost. And it would severely clutter the general board to sticky these topics there. It would be nice to be able to perform a search on Tips and Hints specific area with something like 'rats' and come up with other's practical advice about dealing with rats.
I am just throwing this idea out there. I am not even sure I am making any sense! I know that creating new boards is not something that should be taken lightly.
Thanks for listening!
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Post by gettingsomewhere on Apr 14, 2009 3:32:41 GMT -5
that sounds like a wonderful idea skatters. i have no idea how difficult this would be but it would be certainly be brilliant to have an easy wasy to find specific advice. my memory is dreadful when it comes to things like the best way to...... which is partly why i am in this mess in the first place i think.
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Post by still on Jun 8, 2009 18:03:45 GMT -5
I like this idea very much, also. It sounds like it would be a lot of work for the board angels, if they were to collect all these posts and keep them catagorized, though.
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Post by Celeste on Jun 8, 2009 20:57:34 GMT -5
We had one for a while and it got unwieldy. I'd forgotten until various people reminded me. Do you put entire threads into it? Links to SOS threads? Links to websites? List 1000 uses for bleach? List 1000 uses for nylon netting? Skin-so-soft? Product recommendations? Cleaning techniques for specific items? I can't see a way to make it easy to use and/or maintain, and believe me, I've tried! I think we're going to have to skip this one. If you want to locate an old thread with a cleaning suggestion for a particular problem, I suggest using the Google search box at the bottom of the page. Plug in your problem, select the takeonestepatatime radio button, and hit the 'Search' button. If that doesn't lead to a satisfactory answer, just ask. We've got a wealth of knowledge amongst our members and they love sharing it.  |
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Post by skatters on Jun 16, 2009 23:34:59 GMT -5
Do you put entire threads into it? Links to SOS threads? Links to websites? List 1000 uses for bleach? List 1000 uses for nylon netting? Skin-so-soft? Product recommendations? Cleaning techniques for specific items? I can't see a way to make it easy to use and/or maintain, and believe me, I've tried! I think we're going to have to skip this one. Oh, what a nightmare! You are right, more effort than it is worth! And with the blogs board, we don't want to clutter things up too much! That is why we have all you wonderful mods - you guys get to filter out all of our harebrained ideas! |
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