cedarwoodron Some beginners questions have been addressed frequently in the general, layout and electronics portions of this forum. Perhaps a more transparent and effective search system would enable beginners to obtain answers to previously- responded to issues. Cedarwoodron
Some beginners questions have been addressed frequently in the general, layout and electronics portions of this forum. Perhaps a more transparent and effective search system would enable beginners to obtain answers to previously- responded to issues.
Cedarwoodron
If the SEARCH utility would actually search the phrase exactly as it appears between the quotes it would prove very useful. Unfortunately, it dredges up everything that resembles the longest word - so a pinpoint question that should yield a very few posts ends up being a hunt through pages of irrelevant information. I, personally, find it close to useless.
What is really frustrating is that every question a newcomer is likely to have has been answered some time in the last ten years - except that the, 'Find the needle in the haystack,' search utility delivers the haystack, not the needle.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
tomikawaTTIf the SEARCH utility would actually search the phrase exactly as it appears between the quotes it would prove very useful. Unfortunately, it dredges up everything that resembles the longest word - so a pinpoint question that should yield a very few posts ends up being a hunt through pages of irrelevant information. I, personally, find it close to useless.
maybe a sticky thread should be added showing how to use google to search the MR forum sites with the site:cs.trains.com tag. It would help non-beginners as well
greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading
Heck, when I joined the forum in September 2004, I had been into HO scale model railroading for all of 9 months. I didn't concern myself with a beginner's forum back then, and I see no reason for one now. I was a pretty timid participant back in 2004 because I knew very little about model railroading and I was concerned about asking stupid questions. But I survived quite nicely and so will all the current newbies.
Rich
Alton Junction
Wouldn't it be nice if it was just this easy?
Laying a flex track curve (You Tube).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjqa-inzTnA
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
I recognize that we all strive to be correct, so...the quote is from Thumper, referencing his father:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034492/quotes
As MY mother used to say, 'Remember what Thumper's Daddy said..'
Paul
HI Paul:
Thanks for getting our Disney history straight.
Like I said, it has been a long time since I saw the movie.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critter HI Paul: Thanks for getting our Disney history straight. Like I said, it has been a long time since I saw the movie. Dave
Oh well, as Friend Owl said, "Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime".