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Old 02-07-2011, 09:13 AM
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I love this forum and have found many useful ideas. But I have a request for those of you posting. Please, please, please make the topic as specific as possible so we have a good idea what it is about.

For example, I am trying to find a way to remove wrinkles from wool batting. I did a search and came up with pages of topics named "wool batting" I can't possibly open up all of them in search of one that's about my specific topic.

I've come across this in general on the forum. It would be so much more helpful for people to include something specific in the topic name, such as "removing wrinkles from Hobbs wool batting
Thanks so much
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Old 02-07-2011, 09:18 AM
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I've had the same problem at times. Glad you brought it up.
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Old 02-07-2011, 09:29 AM
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you are right we could all do better with titles
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Old 02-07-2011, 09:34 AM
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Ditto! Besides making the "search" feature too hard to use, I find it impossible to read all the posts & probably have missed some that I should have read as the topic posted did not have enough key words.

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I love this forum and have found many useful ideas. But I have a request for those of you posting. Please, please, please make the topic as specific as possible so we have a good idea what it is about.

For example, I am trying to find a way to remove wrinkles from wool batting. I did a search and came up with pages of topics named "wool batting" I can't possibly open up all of them in search of one that's about my specific topic.

I've come across this in general on the forum. It would be so much more helpful for people to include something specific in the topic name, such as "removing wrinkles from Hobbs wool batting
Thanks so much
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Old 02-07-2011, 09:37 AM
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Also (and I think this has been said before) "Need Help" isn't very helpful. I look and it is something that I have no clue about, sometimes I don't bother to look.
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Old 02-07-2011, 09:38 AM
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I agree...that would be sooo very helpful.....

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Old 02-07-2011, 09:58 AM
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I agree. the search option only seems to go by titles of postings which isn't always much help.
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Old 02-07-2011, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by nativetexan
I agree. the search option only seems to go by titles of postings which isn't always much help.
DITTO!!!! :x
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Old 02-07-2011, 10:42 AM
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Whole heartedly agree! And the "what do you think" or "help" ones drive me a little nuts too!
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Old 02-07-2011, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by nativetexan
I agree. the search option only seems to go by titles of postings which isn't always much help.
that is good to know...
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