Marking posts

[aron]

One simple thing we could do is mark posts with keywords.

Since the forum engine has a hard time with small abbreviations, we can help by marking certain threads with full complete words. For example, for the people that do find something really interesting say for a Tube Screamer clipping mod, just put a post in the thread called:

"Tube Screamer Clipping Mod" or similar so that others can find it easier. A crappy side effect is that it brings posts to the top. 

[aron]

BTW: It is possible to add to the Smiley's. So imagine if the smileys contained an icon for a Fuzz Face, Tube Screamer etc... and when you click on say a Tube Screamer icon, it inserted "Tube Screamer" or similar???

[aron]

Well another idea that I tried was to attach posts to the schematics forum. See this for the Fuzz Face:

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=34866.0

[demonstar]

Would it be possible that people could attach keywords to a post like an imaginary tag?  Like a set of labels on a tag for each post. Using this idea an option would be to have a huge list of labels where you could tick boxes for the applicable ones to your post.

If a post was posted as usual but with boxes ticked to add labels out of a huge list then when searching one could do it as usual but then tick the boxes they wish to search for. The theory behind this would be that instead of just searching for Fuzz Face mod and getting everything containing mod and Fuzz Face say the mod included a led clipping section on the end to increase gain. The poster could have ticked boxes with labels Fuzz Face, Mod, LED, increased gain and clipping.

So that way if I was searching for Fuzz face mods to increase gain I could search fuzz face mod then use the label tick boxes to filter the results to only include posts with Fuzz Face, inceased gain and mod labels ticked. That way I wouldn't get all the rubbish I would get by searching "increased gain fuzz face mod" without labels. Because searching that without labels (as is now) it could bring up and posts with those words in not necessarily relevant to what you want.

A short example of labels may be...

increased gain
decreased gain
mod
Fuzz face
tube screamer
germanium
fuzz
clipping
tubes
amps
wiring
power
speakers
parts
mojo 
silicon
digital
DSP
analogue
finishing (paint etc.)

Hope that makes sense and gives an idea for coping with this searching problem. Personally mind I've not had too many problems finding what I'm after. It can just take a while sometimes.

I wouldn't propose labels are mandatory but optional. Another feature could be to search a specific forum eg. just the beginner project or just the lounge.

There could be a group of "Tag Moderators" who could be in charge of checking the labels on each tag are suitable to the post and if they are wrong submit the suggested change to Aron to O.K it. Suitable people for these Tag moderator posts could be R.G., Mark Hammer etc. the list could go on but you get the idea. Obviously this would only be if they wished to accept the position of being a Tag Moderator.  I was just thinking this would keep a check on the system while not making Aron's workload even more stressful than I imagine it already is.

Anyhow let me know what you think!

   

[GREEN FUZ]

I wouldn't propose labels are mandatory but optional. Another feature could be to search a specific forum eg. just the beginner project or just the lounge...

You can do that already. Check the advanced search option.

[demonstar]

You can do that already. Check the advanced search option

Ahhh... so you can! Maybe I need to search more. 

[Dragonfly]

You know, of course, that now this thread will pop up in a TON of unrelated searches !

[frank_p]

Is this for labeling old topics that have a wrong title ?

If the subject of the topic is clearly written in the "subject", you already can do an advanced search with those keywords.
I think you can also change the subject in the post that you make if it is going a bit OT.
Plus it is written in the FAQ that it's better to have a well identified topic.

[Roobin]

demonstar, is your idea kinda like in blogs where people 'tag' their posts, so that you can say click on 'Internet' and it comes up with posts tagged with, and hopefully about, the Internet? I can imagine this would be quite useful, although moderating could be quite a task...

[demonstar]

demonstar, is your idea kinda like in blogs where people 'tag' their posts, so that you can say click on 'Internet' and it comes up with posts tagged with, and hopefully about, the Internet? I can imagine this would be quite useful, although moderating could be quite a task...

I've never seen online before as I don't use blogs but yes it would work the way you suggested.

Is this for labeling old topics that have a wrong title ?

No I was just suggesting this system to help future posts. It would take way too long to go back and tag posts and it would end up being done sloppily due to the volume to get through.

You know, of course, that now this thread will pop up in a TON of unrelated searches !

[Roobin]

demonstar, have a look at Jack Orman's Blog - http://www.muzique.com/news/index.php. On the right hand side there is a heading called 'Categories'. If you click on one of them, say tubes, it'll show all the posts which come under the category of 'tubes'.

[aron]

That's because he choose a category before he completes the post. We can help by simply making clear subjects that reflect what the content will be. Alternately, we can put tag lines in the post if we want.

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

Aron, we don't mind posts coming to the top, if they are GOOD posts! which I expect these will all be 

[cpnyc23]

I agree with Paul - bringing older posts to the top would also encourage people to revive previous posts of interest when they have related questions or follow up information.

-chris

[gez]

Does a search pickup sub-headings? (as above in this post).  If so, then it's a way for people to tag their own posts within a thread.  For example:

"Suggested diode clipper mod"
"Wiring tips to prevent oscillation"
"How to make a cheese sandwich whilst soldering"

[TELEFUNKON]

Does a search pickup sub-headings? (as above in this post).  If so, then it's a way for people to tag their own posts within a thread.  For example:

"Suggested diode clipper mod"
"Wiring tips to prevent oscillation"
"How to make a cheese sandwich whilst soldering"

Yes, gez, it does: your post was result #6 of 2 pages of results for searching: " search pickup " !

[AceLuby]

I like the tagging idea.  We could have a sticky at the top for how to search tags and how to post tags.  Something along the lines of:

-=<Tube Screamer>=-
-=<Fuzz Face>=-
etc...

With a list of the most common projects stickied with their own tags and as new threads are started or old threads bumped we can add the tag through a post...

[axg20202]

A very useful feature on some other forums (fora?) is the highlighting of the search term words within the body text of the results. Any chance this could be implemented?

[puretube]

For me, the results DO appear highlighted...

[frank_p]

Does a search pickup sub-headings? (as above in this post).  If so, then it's a way for people to tag their own posts within a thread.  For example:

"Suggested diode clipper mod"
"Wiring tips to prevent oscillation"
"How to make a cheese sandwich whilst soldering"

I think you can also change the subject in the post that you make if it is going a bit OT.
Plus it is written in the FAQ that it's better to have a well identified topic.

Yes, This is what I wanted to say.