Ok, I'm in a bitching mood. Don't know why, but I've got a feeling that it probably stemmed from starting to read a couple of topics, and then finding them closed by admins, because people start flaming the original poster.
So, let's get this out of the way...
NO, I DIDN'T USE THE SEARCH FEATURE IF THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN COVERED BEFORE!
... and there's a reason for it.
I start to read these recently new topics, and I will know that it's been covered before, but I don't care. If it's an interesting topic, I'll read any new, recent insights for the topic on hand. After all, some things are very common, and very popular with even as diverse a community as BF2 players.
Now, mind you, I can understand if the same topic has been mentioned within the past day or two, but to direct people to topics that are over two weeks old is only gonna bring about another complaint by many of these very same people: REVIVING DEAD POSTS!
Anyways, back to this "Search" feature. If you feel a need to make a friendly reminder of the "Search" feature... DON'T BE THE SECOND ONE TO SAY IT! Let alone a third, fourth, fifth time, or more! If you're the umpteenth person to mention the "search" feature, it only goes to show that you had no intention to read the post in the first place, because you would have already known that it'd been covered by a previous poster.
Also, keep in mind that these people who start up a post aren't putting themselves out to be abused by the "regular", grumbling members of the board who've been around since bf2s' inception. Just because you've got a 1000 replies to you on-screen name, doesn't mean that you're given some privilege to heckle new members (let alone regulars) in some mock-moderator manner.
LET'S BRING SOME CIVILITY BACK TO THESE BOARDS! DO IT ON YOUR OWN, AND DON'T RELY UPON THE OVER-WORKED, UNDER-APPRECIATED MODERATORS TO DO IT ALL BY THEMSELVES!
Ok, I think I'm good for now...
Sorry for the rant (but not).
So, let's get this out of the way...
NO, I DIDN'T USE THE SEARCH FEATURE IF THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN COVERED BEFORE!
... and there's a reason for it.
I start to read these recently new topics, and I will know that it's been covered before, but I don't care. If it's an interesting topic, I'll read any new, recent insights for the topic on hand. After all, some things are very common, and very popular with even as diverse a community as BF2 players.
Now, mind you, I can understand if the same topic has been mentioned within the past day or two, but to direct people to topics that are over two weeks old is only gonna bring about another complaint by many of these very same people: REVIVING DEAD POSTS!
Anyways, back to this "Search" feature. If you feel a need to make a friendly reminder of the "Search" feature... DON'T BE THE SECOND ONE TO SAY IT! Let alone a third, fourth, fifth time, or more! If you're the umpteenth person to mention the "search" feature, it only goes to show that you had no intention to read the post in the first place, because you would have already known that it'd been covered by a previous poster.
Also, keep in mind that these people who start up a post aren't putting themselves out to be abused by the "regular", grumbling members of the board who've been around since bf2s' inception. Just because you've got a 1000 replies to you on-screen name, doesn't mean that you're given some privilege to heckle new members (let alone regulars) in some mock-moderator manner.
LET'S BRING SOME CIVILITY BACK TO THESE BOARDS! DO IT ON YOUR OWN, AND DON'T RELY UPON THE OVER-WORKED, UNDER-APPRECIATED MODERATORS TO DO IT ALL BY THEMSELVES!
Ok, I think I'm good for now...
Sorry for the rant (but not).