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I dont know if a community thing or if more a forum thing.
Wondering if there is such a way as a 'vote for stickey' sort of things for the options?
Often if there is say a PRESSING issue effecting many users.. or sometimes setup guides, etc that are a hot topic, to be put on stickey for X period of time.
well i know we can PM you 🙂
I used to run/set up a few other boards in the past, and i know they had a auto one, where people could put them in.. just figured that way it would more automate it so you got notified, etc.
Well yes and no that would work. Marking as read only, might be a good thing, to prevent too much 'extra' stuff from being added to the thread.
The main concern, has come down to 'changes'
So say, we put up the guide in a few weeks. List the current firmware revisions, models, etc. All is good.
Then a month from now, rogers releases a new firmware version.. and the menus change, or its called something different, or how you have to do it, is different.
Currently, we can edit a recent post, but anything older, we cant.
We dont want to have to have a 'oh always look at the BOTTOM of the thread for the newest' type of thing 😞
Some way an unlock or something, that we could then go back and edit the ORIGINAL posts to update the content.. (even if its per request.. we want to change it, have to PM you guys to unlock it so we can edit it, etc)
That might work 🙂
Contributors would have to discuss weither we want it open or not.. as i am assuming locked we cant edit it, etc.. but i guess it could be unlocked long enough to edit, etc.
I agree, we could do the ROUGH copy here, make sure its formated ok, etc.. before posting it in the regular section.
While i agree it should be proofed and tweeked before posting.. and that done with any MAJOR revisions. Minor revisions could just be done ad hoc, say something like just changing the firmware version #, but the process didnt change, that sort of thing.
With the way the editing would work, etc.. yes, this would have to fall on one person, at least for THAT thread. IE if we do this more often, different people may be in charge of the edits for A and C, but someone else for B document.
While i agree we should review, edit before posting it... i dont want it to be TOOOOO formal, if you get jist.. dont want it to be each change has to go under a review board before being done, etc, etc. 😛 otherwise it becomes too much like a JOB 🙂
@Gdkitty:
Right! We don't want it to be like a job. Rogers would need to pay us, and that would mess up my taxes.
The motivation for my suggestion is that we are proposing to produce postings which hopefully will have some authority for technical quality and factual correctness. Also, the intention as I understand it is that they be a reference for more complicated extensions users may want to make to their home installations. Under normal circumstances these postings would have a longer than normal "lifetime". All of which means to me that we need to ensure a greater than normal degree of thoroughness and quality in our postings.
There are no doubt different ways to approach this. So, let's see what other comments come in.
skinorth
Nice to see, that posters are quick to jump on the band wagon of replying to 10+ posts with whine and complaining.. but no one has jumped to offer to help with it really so far in the thread 😛
2) Yeah, i understand that you dont have the cable.. I am guessing 'bridged mode' doesnt exist on the wireless ones?
While i dont think it requires a seperate thread for each, i would figure something as follows:
Header/introduction as to what the thread is for, what the below sections will be, etc.
Followed by then One reply for SMC config, one reply for Cisco config, one reply for Hitron config, and then one for the alternative of just a wireless as an access point.
These may not be very big.. but the HOW TO as per the menus may be different enough, better to break them down into their own sections.
As for the 'router' part of it.. i think we would pretty much just put a 'connect your own router, make sure that it is secure' type of disclaimer.. maybe a link to a few of the major brands sites, etc.. but goes a little FURTHER out of scope, to then support every persons router in that way.
The Access point discussion, would just list WHAT has to be changed on the wireless router... not how/where to change it.
3) the DNS is a good idea.. Ontop of the optimization part of it (finding the best one for you, etc) could expand on HOW to do so.. at least where possible for whatever models of Routers, etc. As well, the basics of how to change it on a device basis, at least on some of the major devices (PC, Mac, Android, Iphone, etc)
As i had already made that other post, i dont have an issue taking on the bridge mode one.
But with many of them we may need INPUT as we cant be expected to OWN each of the devices. Even if it means to start... ok i get all the infor the for SMC, CISCO... but DONT have the hitron.. everythings formated, etc.. can still MAKE the post, have a section for it.. and just leave it "HITRON INFO NEDDED, please PM GDkitty if you have this information to add" sort of thing.
As for other topics.. lets not get TOO overwhelmed at first.. but i am sure more will come up as it goes on.
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