FAQ questions and request

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 22 Jul 2006, 18:17

I just added a link to Shane's article "In search of the worlds largest catfish" to the "What's the largest catfish?" question. That way people living in Asia or North America can find what fish is the biggest in their region...

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Mats

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 22 Jul 2006, 18:20

Jools wrote:OK, when I get a minute I will also add a link which will gave a total list of all FAQs, but not this week!

Jools

Could you have a "hit count" next to that as well - that would help to indicate for instance which are "cullable" when it comes to removing old questions for example...

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Mats

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 22 Jul 2006, 18:55

I put Cat-eLog links in the "What's the best algae-eater?" FAQ too... And a link to "feeding"...

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Mats

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 23 Jul 2006, 09:53

MatsP wrote:Could you have a "hit count" next to that as well - that would help to indicate for instance which are "cullable" when it comes to removing old questions for example...

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Mats

I was about to write that I'd say that would be a V2 feature and FAQ V2 isn't planned for a while but then I realised it V1 has a "most popular" feature so it must already be counting them...

Jools

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 23 Jul 2006, 10:31

MatsP wrote:Could you have a "hit count" next to that as well - that would help to indicate for instance which are "cullable" when it comes to removing old questions for example...

This didn't take long at all, what I've done is added "show all" links to the front page and they take you to full lists in the same format which has the information you want.

Jools

Cory67 · Post by **Cory67** » 16 Aug 2006, 16:55

The name catfish comes from the whisker-like barbells.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 16 Aug 2006, 17:11

Cory67 wrote:The name catfish comes from the whisker-like barbells.

Thanks for your suggestion, but I think it's already covered in this FAQ entry.

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Mats

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 16 Aug 2006, 18:07

not to get sidetracked too badly, but I have to ask.

are those threadlike thingies on a catfish head called whiskers or barbells?

because I was pretty sure a 'barbell' was a big steel rod you use to attach big weights on and lift over your head......

and a whisker a hairy extension on an animals' head to feel around (like on a rodent or cat).

wich is the right one?
I usually stuck to whiskers in my descriptions because of the confusion with the bodybuilding equipment.....

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 16 Aug 2006, 18:34

It's a matter of spelling:

Barbel is the things that stick out of the head on a catfish.

Barbell is a weightlifting implement consisting of a rod with plates (or something looking like it for putting through your pierced body, if you're into that sort of thing)...

Note that first word is spelled with one L and the second word with two L's.

Whiskers isn't quite the same thing, but close enough that most people will fully understand what you mean (and certainly no risk of confusing it with a weigh lifiting or piercing parts...).

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Mats

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 04 Sep 2006, 17:33

Q: When should I use private messages? When should I NOT use private messages?
A: Private messages are an excellent method to hold private conversations. Typical examples are to exchange telephone/e-mail/address information, which clearly is not to everyones interest (and most people don't want their telephone/e-maile/address known to "anyone").

You should not use private messages to ask general questions like "What do you think I should add to my tank?" or "I have a <something>, do you think [it is a male/female][can I breed it][is it going to eat my small fish][etc]?"

There are two reasons why such private messages are not such a good idea: There may be other people that could come up with a better answer, and there may be other people who are interested in the answer.

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Mats

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 25 Feb 2009, 19:29

The following topic: http://www.planetcatfish.com/faq/index. ... recent=yes needs A. sp(3) and P. costatus changed and in the latter case relinked.

Jools

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 26 Feb 2009, 10:06

I still haven't got (or can't find) the log-in for the FAQ, so I can't fix it...

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Mats

DutchFry · Post by **DutchFry** » 26 Feb 2009, 10:55

in the same FAQ page, Amblydoras hancockii should be changed also, to Platydoras hancockii.

Hermann(hu_hr) · Post by **Hermann(hu_hr)** » 26 Feb 2009, 18:28

Jools!
I sent you emails about the beaded fishes. Why did you not answer?

Sorry, I didn't find better place for this post.

Dániel

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 26 Feb 2009, 20:13

Hermann(hu_hr) wrote:Jools!
I sent you emails about the beaded fishes. Why did you not answer?

Sorry, I didn't find better place for this post.

Dániel

Hi Dániel

I have answered! Check your spam email.

Jools

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 28 Feb 2009, 02:30

MatsP wrote:I still haven't got (or can't find) the log-in for the FAQ, so I can't fix it...

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Mats

Now you do!

Cheers,

Jools

Mysticalxwhisper · Post by **Mysticalxwhisper** » 05 May 2009, 04:15

i was writing a post and i hit save instead of submit. it said my draft was saved, but where?

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 05 May 2009, 04:28

It's in Manage Drafts in your User Control Panel

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 15 Jul 2010, 12:41

Any one else think I should "retire" the FAQ in its current format and move it all to forum posts?

Jools

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 15 Jul 2010, 13:18

Sounds good to me. What format did you have in mind? I can see a couple of "easy" options:
1. A new forum - possibly with fairly strict rules about posting?
2. A sticky topic in each forum [where relevant].

I think my main concern would be "how to organize it so that people can find stuff, and prevent the good answers from being lost in a mess of arbitrary discussion".

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Mats

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 16 Jul 2010, 16:55

Either

a) A forum sticky with all the questions as links in the first post and then all the answers OR
b) A new forum with a post per question.

I think I will go with (a) or some variant. This is long overdue.

Jools

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 16 Jul 2010, 17:03

Not sure I understand how a) would work... Where would the link lead to?

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Mats

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 16 Jul 2010, 17:18

A new topic (probably an announcement) with all the 106 FAQ's, (each one is a link) and then a reply for each Answer to the FAQ link list in the same topic. Each FAQ links to each reply all in one topic. It is seachable, easy to navigate and can be administered easily by mods.

I could be persuaded to have two of them, one for forum stuff, one for fish stuff.

What d'ya think?

Jools

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 16 Jul 2010, 17:39

So, what you are saying is that in the topic, there will be a bunch of stuff looking like this

Code: Select all

[url=<link to post #33121>]What does L-numbers mean?[/url]
...
In post 33121:
What does L-numbers mean?
L-Numbers are ...

Yes?

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 16 Jul 2010, 21:32

Bingo. Or to be 100% clear,

Code: Select all

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=x&t=y&p=z#z

, where only z will not remain constant. The more I think about it, the more I think there should be two, one tech, one fishy.

The reasons for not doing this (and doing it as a couple of big articles) are (a) google prefers articles and (b) I plan to to an "article parser" which will cross reference words in the glossary and provide tooltips for those terms on all articles. However, I'd better get the glossary admin fixed before I run with that!

Jools

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 16 Jul 2010, 21:42

Ok, do you want me to start copying the FAQ's, then?

[But I suppose I should really do some picture uploads... ]

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YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 16 Jul 2010, 22:08

I would clear the decks of pics first, but it's really up to you.

Jools

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 06 Aug 2010, 20:59

Does this thread still have a purpose?

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Mats

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 08 Aug 2010, 14:53

No, moved it to resolved. It appears to have picked up a few random posts on the way? New suggestions for the FAQ (and Glossary) can be discussed as the need arises.

Jools

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