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Fix computer forum

Dec 15, 2009#1

Bonhomme Richard

There have been a couple threads lately with computer issues. I've really enjoyed trying to help with the problems and it gave me an idea. What are some thoughts on creating a new forum for computer issues. I figure it might be a helpful place when members' computer go crazy. Plus since the site is indexed by Google, if the problems are helpful enough it might drive some traffic to the site. A possible scenario is someone has a problem, googles, comes here and fixes the problem and notices there's a community going on.

Thoughts?

Dec 15, 2009#2

Dave

Bonhomme Richard said:
There have been a couple threads lately with computer issues. I've really enjoyed trying to help with the problems and it gave me an idea. What are some thoughts on creating a new forum for computer issues. I figure it might be a helpful place when members' computer go crazy. Plus since the site is indexed by Google, if the problems are helpful enough it might drive some traffic to the site. A possible scenario is someone has a problem, googles, comes here and fixes the problem and notices there's a community going on.

Thoughts?

This has been bandied about quite a bit on the Mod forum. We think it's a good idea, too.

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I added Tech Talk. Point out some threads and maybe we can put in some "How To" things like formatting the hard drive, upgrading to Windows 7, etc.

Dec 15, 2009#3

Bonhomme Richard

Good stuff.

I'll search the forum for some of the older ones and think of some helpful topics to help kick things off. Might take a little bit though - just told I need to document some apps at my company that I've never touched, seen, or had anything ever to do with them.

Dec 15, 2009#4

Dave

If nothing else it will be a good repository of issues.

Maybe it'll help others know where to look.

Dec 15, 2009#5

Bonhomme Richard

Here's the threads that come to mind that could probably be moved.

http://www.halforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11136 (I like the idea of updating the topic with [FIXED])
http://www.halforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11077
http://www.halforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11047
http://www.halforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11023
http://www.halforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10289 (Including a question of my own)

Dec 15, 2009#6

Dave

Cool! I made Richard a mod for that forum and he's going to be setting up a series of "tech FAQs" that we get threads on all the time.

Frankly, we've talked about this several times. Not sure why we didn't do it in the past.

Dec 15, 2009#7