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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 8191634, member: 83845"]Thanks for the shoutout [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] . I am glad one of my write ups helped lead to this board gaining such a fantastic member.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it would be good if the featured threads weren’t the only way to easily categorize helpful threads. For instance, you can’t search featured threads by poster or subject and there are hundreds of them. You simply have to go page by page which is somewhat unwieldy.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few years ago I attempted to start a thread I hoped would become an index of helpful threads in the same way as the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-top-10-index.351239/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-top-10-index.351239/">Top 10 Index</a>. I called it CT Scholar or some-such and included a game component because I like that sort of thing. The hope was we could categorize particularly helpful threads by subject, poster and eventually by year. I asked members to post in the thread or PM me threads to add to the list. I had only one person do so ([USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] ) and I honestly got disheartened and gave up on the endeavor.</p><p><br /></p><p>My point is, perhaps it is not just the mods that are driving the inconsistency. If members want to see more featured threads we should;</p><ol> <li>Participate in well written and researched threads even if they are outside our typical area of interest. Questions and general comments can be just as helpful as detailed expert feedback sometimes. I have seen great Parthian / eastern / Byzantine threads sink like a stone far too often. I could do better in this regard too.</li> <li>Nominate threads that we think are worthy instead of assuming others will do so. Send follow ups to the mods if needed.</li> </ol><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 8191634, member: 83845"]Thanks for the shoutout [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] . I am glad one of my write ups helped lead to this board gaining such a fantastic member. I think it would be good if the featured threads weren’t the only way to easily categorize helpful threads. For instance, you can’t search featured threads by poster or subject and there are hundreds of them. You simply have to go page by page which is somewhat unwieldy. A few years ago I attempted to start a thread I hoped would become an index of helpful threads in the same way as the [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-top-10-index.351239/']Top 10 Index[/URL]. I called it CT Scholar or some-such and included a game component because I like that sort of thing. The hope was we could categorize particularly helpful threads by subject, poster and eventually by year. I asked members to post in the thread or PM me threads to add to the list. I had only one person do so ([USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] ) and I honestly got disheartened and gave up on the endeavor. My point is, perhaps it is not just the mods that are driving the inconsistency. If members want to see more featured threads we should; [LIST=1] [*]Participate in well written and researched threads even if they are outside our typical area of interest. Questions and general comments can be just as helpful as detailed expert feedback sometimes. I have seen great Parthian / eastern / Byzantine threads sink like a stone far too often. I could do better in this regard too. [*]Nominate threads that we think are worthy instead of assuming others will do so. Send follow ups to the mods if needed. [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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