Time for my post......
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Cargo Master
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From: Georgia
Time for my post......
OK, I'm bored.
Question is....
Why does every new thread on FTE seem to be a repeat?
Or am I the only one that has noticed this?
I brought this up to "The Beast's" attention the other day.
Granted! There are new people, I understand that. I also understand that they want questions answered & possibly participate. But what happened to the search fuction?
In one week I read several threads that are just the same except for the title. It life really getting that boring?
Question is....
Why does every new thread on FTE seem to be a repeat?
Or am I the only one that has noticed this?
I brought this up to "The Beast's" attention the other day.
Granted! There are new people, I understand that. I also understand that they want questions answered & possibly participate. But what happened to the search fuction?
In one week I read several threads that are just the same except for the title. It life really getting that boring?
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It's your attitude towards the situation 
Oh ya, you know that.
This site gets hundreds of new users a day and one thing I claim is true, People want to be part of something they see as great.
Thus for the most part they start their own thread rather than using someone else's thread.
I don't have a problem with this as everyone should be treated equally.
The search is great for those users that are computer savvy but for those that aren't and want to be a part,,they need to post something. anything.
Count the number of "What's you favourite music" threads.
Remember this is the average person who does this, the odd non-average person does other things.
Oh ya, you know that.This site gets hundreds of new users a day and one thing I claim is true, People want to be part of something they see as great.
Thus for the most part they start their own thread rather than using someone else's thread.
I don't have a problem with this as everyone should be treated equally.
The search is great for those users that are computer savvy but for those that aren't and want to be a part,,they need to post something. anything.
Count the number of "What's you favourite music" threads.
Remember this is the average person who does this, the odd non-average person does other things.
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Cargo Master
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From: Georgia
Originally Posted by bigdaddyII
Parks, I think I saw a couple of posts just like this one.
I understand what Dennis just said. Matt told me the same thing earlier this week. But to me it is boring to log in every addictive day & see the same thing over & over again.
If I wanted to see the same thing over & over again, I would get married again!!!
I guess I posted because I needed a change of scenery. Plus all my posts are lively, humourous, & down right entertaining for the whole family!!!!
I'm rated PG!
Post Fiend
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From: Lafayette, IN
Parks, it's the interaction people are after. There's probably just about enough info in all the old threads here to solve every problem known to man, including tearing down and rebuilding every Ford truck ever produced. If one is patient, asking a question and waiting for the answer is EASIER and MORE EFFICIENT than using the search function to wade through a bunch of threads that are maybe relevant but not quite spot-on. So, the same question gets asked over and over, some of the helpful folks have left, and some new have joined up. Re-asking flushes out the helpful ones new to the board. Plus, people WANT to be helpful and answer questions with real information other than a snide, "Do a search..."
Just my thoughts on it.
Jason
Just my thoughts on it.
Jason
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From: Portsmouth, VA
IMO, if the "search" function was easier to use, it might cut down on the repetiveness. It is just not very user friendly or the computer illerate. Uh oh, do I sense a reinvention of the "search" to make it easier?
Fleet Mechanic
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From: CA Central Coast
Recall the adage "Nothing new under the sun".
Part of it I suppose is the feeling that one gets when others chime in to help that "Hey, someone actually cares to help". Ya don't get that from reading search results.
And it's fun to help someone and get appreciated in return, something that doesn't happen as much at work or at home for a lot of folks.
And if you have a really sloooow country dialup connection, it's frankly just plain faster to do a post and read some answers than it is to sift through all the search results that get dumped on you. Especially if one is not well versed in the art of searching.
My.02
Part of it I suppose is the feeling that one gets when others chime in to help that "Hey, someone actually cares to help". Ya don't get that from reading search results.
And it's fun to help someone and get appreciated in return, something that doesn't happen as much at work or at home for a lot of folks.
And if you have a really sloooow country dialup connection, it's frankly just plain faster to do a post and read some answers than it is to sift through all the search results that get dumped on you. Especially if one is not well versed in the art of searching.
My.02
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When I first became a member, I was getting e-mails, and notices when I'd sign on to the board telling me it had been 2 weeks since I'd posted, etc. Then under people's log-in names I see 'elder', 'senior', 'guru poster', which I think references how many times you've posted or how long you've been here. So in a way the Board itself is perpetuating the posting.
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From: Great State of Texas
But to parks point...there were 4 threads last week in the 6.0 forum regarding an new flash. Each topic even had the flash # in the description.
Sooooo I post once in each one of them to bunch them up at the top of the forum and Fred or Tim or someone was kind enough to take my suggestion and merge a couple of them.
Then I'll be ding, dang, darned if someone didn't come along and post another thread just like 'em.
I don't get it.
Didn't even have to search...the topic was already right there in front of them. DUH?
Sooooo I post once in each one of them to bunch them up at the top of the forum and Fred or Tim or someone was kind enough to take my suggestion and merge a couple of them.
Then I'll be ding, dang, darned if someone didn't come along and post another thread just like 'em.
I don't get it.
Didn't even have to search...the topic was already right there in front of them. DUH?
Hotshot
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: NW burbs of chicago
Well Alot of people use the search fnction, then post to an old thread, THEN people complain about it. see here https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=448480
Post Fiend
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there is alot of the same subjects that come up, i am probably guilty of it also at times, i know when i have a question, i use search each time to see if i can find what i am looking for, if i don't find it, then i ask, and i think once someone pointed out a thread for a question i asked. but for the most part, its fun to interact on the forum, but i think people should look if a subject was brought up recently at least, its boring discussing the same thing over and over again every other day.
Postmaster
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From: Milky Way Galaxy
All kidding aside. What Keith brought up should be the topic for a thread. I saw what he was talking about as well and it blew my mind. There were at least 4 threads, all with nearly identical topic lines, original posts, posted the same day, and they were within a couple of threads of each other. That's going a little beyond wanting to participate. And on some level it's rude to the first person to post the topic. As far as searching and reviving old threads, well I couldn't make a more persuasive argument than the folks who defended bringing up old threads, than the one's made in the thread Jake posted.