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author: Neuromodulator
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 06:30:59 am
content: I have been looking for some info in the test equipment forum, and its very hard to find what you are looking for, some threads have thousands and posts, and the search simply doesn't cut it because many times you can't figure the words to search for.I think it would be great if information could be organized in a wiki, stuff like test equipment relates information, that tends to be spread in multiple threads and zillions of posts, would greatly benefit...Just a random idea, after having spent a couple of hours looking for info in this forum subsection.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 08:16:56 am
content: There is already a EEVBLOG wikihttp://www.eevblog.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_PageIt just needs more people to keep adding things.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 08:31:16 am
content: Quote from: Neuromodulator on January 04, 2016, 06:30:59 amPlease just ask.

author: DimitriP
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 08:54:01 am
content: QuoteLet's see :QuoteReplace"some info"with the "actual" info. Unless it's a secret.QuoteTry using one of them pieces of test equipment ..some are way too complicated. You have to watch out so you don't kill yourself, the equipment, or the circuit and then you might even have to make sense of the resuls...Pure madness.QuoteWell...everyone has something to say. Even if it has been said before a few 100 times.Start 5 threads on "which xyz" to buy, give them a few days and each thread will be a few pages long with the same information rearranged in random order as it came up in the discussion.search simply doesn't cut it because many times you can't figure the words to search forThis one is easy: Replace"some info"with the "actual" info.Like I said before it's easier to solve the original problem rather than make someone else's "solution" work.When you don't know what to search for try "I'm looking for information on <insert piece of actual information here> , instead of attempting to make it "easier" to find the information without searching.Google is pretty good at finding related posts, sites, and pages, but fortunatelly or not discussing the problem with a human will get you answers and insights that google can't give you (yet...but they are probably working on it)

author: Neuromodulator
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 11:25:13 am
content: Quote from: Psi on January 04, 2016, 08:16:56 amGreat, I should have searched better... Thanks

author: Neuromodulator
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 11:33:17 am
content: Quote from: tautech on January 04, 2016, 08:31:16 amThat works too, to be a "good forum citizen" I just try to avoid asking stuff that has already been answered before.

author: Neuromodulator
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 12:13:42 pm
content: Quote from: DimitriP on January 04, 2016, 08:54:01 amThanks for the thoughtful reply...

author: PedroDaGr8
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 01:21:31 pm
content: One thing to mention:using the site:www.eevblog.com/forum function in google allows you to search the forums with google search. It works much better than SMF's built in search function.

author: Docholiday
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 04, 2016, 03:53:15 pm
content: Quote from: PedroDaGr8 on January 04, 2016, 01:21:31 pmThanks for that tip about Google searches. I did not know you could do that. Is it better when you enter the url and then add a space with the function or no spaces!i.e.www.eeblog.com/forum/bestoscilloscope to buyOrwww.eevblog/forum/bestoscilloscopetobuyThanks....