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Jul 22.2007

Would it be possible to create a ‘sticky’ note that would link to the most commonly asked forum questions? The search function is good and I’ve used it many times, but often I need to review many links before I could locate the most helpful answer to my question.

What I think would be helpful is a link to a FAQ page with links to to forum pages that you guys/gals believe is the “best” or “most helpful” or “most informative” answer. You could modify this link as you see fit if a better solution (most efficient or most generic or shortest or most complete or most informative, etc.) is posted.

I think that would be a very beneficial ‘sticky note’ for all the self-proclaimed “newbies” out there.

Some of the questions I see repeatedly asked (paraphrased) most frequently are:
1. Can I read and write a text file?
2. How do I keep people from viewing my source/images in javascript?
3. How do I show/hide a region of my page?
4. Can one select box be changed by another?
5. What is the best javascript tutorial/book/article to learn from?
……? (Add your own frequently asked question here)
I know these have been asked and answered a million times, but they keep popping up along with the “HELP” and “NEW TO JAVASCRIPT” introductions.

I’m sure it would save a lot your time not to have to answer the same question over and over again by just having a reference to the “best” answers. Perhaps you have access to the most frequently entered search terms which would be a good start on developing a most FAQ list.

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@bathurst_guyJul 22.2007 — If you can provide the FAQ, post it below, then JPnyc can decide if it is "stickable" or not.
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@JMRKERauthorJul 22.2007 — As a forum I thought the members and moderators could share their nominations and let the 'experts' decide which were most beneficial to all. I can nominate some FAQ and reference the postings, but I don't think I'm knowledgeable enough to determine which response is the "best" solution(s).
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@FangJul 22.2007 — Stickies are seldom read. There is even a sticky post about this problem!

Some mods setup a FAQ site, but the link is not well known.

Google - even more experienced users don't seem to to use this search engine.

I'm sure [B]JPnyc[/B] would prefer users to use Jupitermedia facilities, but unfortunately many of the scripts are in dire need of updating.
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@DokJul 22.2007 — @ Fang

I think JMRKER meant to have a collection of links that he could refer users to instead of finding them each time he has to anwser a simple question. And that collection would then be a sticky
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@JMRKERauthorJul 22.2007 — Perfect. ?

Succinct and to the point.

I understand different coders have different methods to solve the problem.

I would let the experts decide what would be most beneficial to the most.

But I think the beginners would want to see how things should be done.

I would think the experts would tire of answering the same questions in different ways.

This thread is just an idea that I thought would help both.

@Fang's link was interesting. Maybe other members have seen similar sites?
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@Logic_AliJul 22.2007 — If you can provide the FAQ, post it below, then JPnyc can decide if it is "stickable" or not.[/QUOTE]
Why not just link to the usenet FAQ? http://jibbering.com/faq/
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@DokJul 22.2007 — I didn't know of that faq ?
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@UltimaterJul 22.2007 — I could personally setup a new thread and manage it like my [url=http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61883]prototype function library[/url] thread and dedicate it for questions in every possible area of JavaScript. Simply reserve the first post for links throughout the thread and even allow users to post or contribute to the thread then a JavaScript guru could decide which posts are link-worthy of a line in my first post.

I could PM a mod to edit my post every time I want to make a change to it.
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@JMRKERauthorJul 22.2007 — @Ultimator: Sounds good to me.

Perhaps the link would look like:

FAQ sites:

JS sites:

A. http://www.webdevfaqs.com/index.php

B. http://jibbering.com/faq/

C. http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

D. http://javascript.internet.com/

CSS sites:

A. http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp

B. http://www.echoecho.com/css.htm

Then we could reference the initial link like:

See: FAQ JS_A.5

or: FAQ JS_B.20 site: aa.bbb

or: FAQ CSS_B page: xxx.yyy

where .# or site: or page: is the number of the suggested answer at the site (if available)

Just a suggestion. Expand and implement whatever you feel is easiest to maintain. I've never run a forum site so I would not presume to know how you do your work. :eek:
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