We are now a catalog?

[JLSleather]

If a search is SO easy to do, then when somebody asks that "dumb" question -- just post the link to the information for them.  Simple.  It may be that there is SO much info that the new guy can't 'sort' it.  And often a simple search returns some not-so-simple results (I have had people get red-face mad about things I never said  ).

This is likely the reason for the gloves - and other such.  "They" likely don't care if it's on the front lines.. they just know that a search for leather 'stuff' often produces this site.  

 

 

[Brianm77]

In defense of some of the newbie stuff, myself included. 

You do a search.  You come up with a hundred results that might be closely related but not really what you are looking for, spend 30 minutes  or more reading half of em, still not really find your answer.  So then you got to decide keep reading, throw phone against the wall and just go shoot something or post your question.  The entire time thinking to yourself, I can't be the first person to have this question here.

I don't know. Same problems in every forum. Same thing in archery tak forum, the biggest archery forum out there. 

Rant over

[Johanna]

I try to zap the spammers as soon as I see them, or someone reports them. We get kind of busy some days, and I appreciate the help when someone clicks the "report" button. As far as the emails go- our server had a serious hiccup this week. I got over a thousand "old" emails, so I understand the frustration, but that's what happened when we cleared up the bigger problem. Emails spontaneously flew. Sigh. There is a setting for this, however, in your control panel. You can configure your notifications to your liking. The board will send you a notice for everything, nothing, or something in between. You can even get once a week notifications, or you can shut it off entirely. I'm sorry for the inconvenience with the extra emails and occasional spammer. If that is the worst problem today, however, I will be thankful.

~J

[Dwight]

Thanks, Johanna.............

May God bless,

Dwight

[Sceaden]

One of my number one gripes in any forum has always been the lack of searching both the forum and google. Yes, sometimes its hard but seriously they invented google for a reason... 

Granted, I worked IT for awhile where google search skills are one of the most important parts of the job. LOL

[Johanna]

In the search box on the top right of the page, click the magnifying glass icon and you will be on the advanced search page. If there is an option you want that we don't have, let me know and I will try to add it.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/search/

[JLSleather]

TIP:

It takes less time to post a link to the info someone is asking for than to bitch that they asked.

 

[Mattsbagger]

1 hour ago, Johanna said:

I try to zap the spammers as soon as I see them, or someone reports them. We get kind of busy some days, and I appreciate the help when someone clicks the "report" button. As far as the emails go- our server had a serious hiccup this week. I got over a thousand "old" emails, so I understand the frustration, but that's what happened when we cleared up the bigger problem. Emails spontaneously flew. Sigh. There is a setting for this, however, in your control panel. You can configure your notifications to your liking. The board will send you a notice for everything, nothing, or something in between. You can even get once a week notifications, or you can shut it off entirely. I'm sorry for the inconvenience with the extra emails and occasional spammer. If that is the worst problem today, however, I will be thankful.

~J

I've turned off every email option in each sub forum and main and follwed content. Still getting them just stopped deleting emails. When I stop getting for a few hrs will delete and see what happens. No worries I know computer glitches happen have to deal with it work too. Lol

[TomG]

43 minutes ago, JLSleather said:

TIP:

It takes less time to post a link to the info someone is asking for than to bitch that they asked.

 

But... It's more FUN to bitch

[HENDREFORGAN]

2 hours ago, Mattsbagger said:

I've turned off every email option in each sub forum and main and follwed content. Still getting them just stopped deleting emails. When I stop getting for a few hrs will delete and see what happens. No worries I know computer glitches happen have to deal with it work too. Lol

I too have found today that I'm still getting the old emails which, some being at least several weeks old, need me to hunt in my In-box to find them and delete them . . but even when an error is corrected within ANYTHING with computers it can take a while to settle down . . just look at the effect some of Microsoft's W10 upgrades have had.

Thank you Johanna.