[theflow]

Originally posted by wluke
You sure are happy to volunteer other's peoples time and energy to make your life easier.

wluke, well I think that's harsh, but if that's your read, okay. Above, I am actually volunteering my time to help classify the hundreds of hacks releasd already, so that other users beside me can benefit from seeing what's been done. I think it's clear that searching is impractical and unrealistic for reasons stated before. If anything I am trying to contribute constructive suggestions that would reduce moderator time, not increase it. But I guess you don't see it that way. Just because I am making observations about the inefficiency in the way the various vB forums are sliced and diced doesn't make me self-centered or insensitive to the volumes of hours you guys put into helping us.

But it is possible that though I am not an engineer, and thus can't contribute to coding solutions, my expertise in Information & Usability design could be embraced rather than shunned and seen as whining. I wouldn't call that instant gratification.

I'm not looking to pick a fight -- I'm just trying to help. In this case, the help I am offering happens to fly in the face of all of the cumulative hours that have gone into information-designing the current vB Boards. It doesn't mean I am unappreciative.