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ETa: Again thank you for your patience, but I still don't quite understand the suggestion about requests, housekeeping, operations, topics, technical queries, and questions. If I understood I would certainly try to comply, but it would help if I could be provided an example or two of how I have erred

Do you mean that I should consolidate every suggestion or question into a single thread under a single Subject heading, under a single General Topic



yes, if the suggestion or question is about the operation of the board.

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Then every time I'd like to present a suggestion, instead of starting a new thread, tediously search through the Active Topics and the Archives until I find one where it seems to belong? then append a followup to this older thread, bumping it back up? In other sites, you can't do that because the archive doesn't bump; instead, unless one's last suggestion is still among the Active Topics, one has to start a new thread



well, yes. though I doubt it would have gone that far. besides, you will see, when in a category, that there are many pages to reach back to, not some lost archive.

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Being an old, helpless non-geek I didn't realize the rules about what goes where were so rigid; but once I understand the exact protocol in detail, I will surely attempt to comply in spite of my advanced age



ain't no rules. people are making suggestions about where to post.

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Incidentally, where to place one's constructive thoughts is often problematical. Since many users typically have occasional suggestions, WW, for instance, has a General Topic called (as I recall) "Suggestions and comments", which, if I'm not being too forward, seems like a good idea



it is a good idea. Jackie might be able to "Sticky" such a topic, saving digging through past pages. might be best in Information and Announcements?

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Thus I'm not exactly sure, for instance, where WS protocol would have me situate the foregoing comment/suggestion, though it seemed appropriate right there because it appears to fit the thread



protocol? we don't need no steenkin' protocol.

dale, you're doing fine. it's just that others have been here for quite a while and saw no need for much change. not to say there shouldn't be any change, but.

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