simple solution to faq

Robert Deis rdeis at io.com
Fri Nov 9 12:45:58 EST 2001


On Fri, 9 Nov 2001 cjcasati at hotmail.com wrote:

> Here is a simple compromise to the faq. The archives are difficult to
> search. A lot of times I read "look for xxx and yyy in the archives". As an
> example if I were interested in an ecu upgrade for my 5000tq I would
> probably type in "5000 ecu upgrade", I get 169 results.
>
> But if I knew what to look for I might type in "mac-11 ecu upgrade 1.8
> spring wastegate", I get 5 results.
>
> Now, I am far away from knowing all the proper things to look for when
> typing in search terms for something (including the above, that was just at
> random). But many of you guys do and that's the point here: What if we
> designed a simple page that has the obvious categories (drivetrain, EFI,
> suspension)

Excellent idea-- and to follow it up, whenever someone posts an answer to
a question, they should include the appropriate keywords somewhere.
Another list I use does this, and it's comming to see a line like:

archive fodder:  KYB suspension adjustable 1G

At the bottom of good answer posts.

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