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Old 04-02-2008, 11:43 PM   #16
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No, we don't want to give that impression. Given that, a FAQ or Wiki would indeed be a good idea. Maybe even a compilation of any comprehensive threads or thread entries on a given subject (if such a thing could be determined).
BTW: You are aware there IS a Wiki attached to this web site that has most of this information in it already? There are pages about each of the readers, ebook stores, conversion software, accessories and where to buy them, etc.

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Old 04-02-2008, 11:48 PM   #17
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I think he meant a FAQ or wiki entry.
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Old 04-03-2008, 04:34 AM   #18
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If we eliminated all those threads, what would be left on the site??? Seriously, this is a low volume news world. Only three major hardware players, with a few minor ones that may (or may not) become common. E-books for download (all praise to the contributors!), but they don't required much commentary, and the occasional firmware upgrade. Es todo. I guess the site needs eyeballs returning (most websites do), and the status quo is a good way to get them.
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Old 04-03-2008, 06:55 AM   #19
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Maybe we're looking at this the wrong way. TV is becoming more mindless every day. People get off watching "reality shows" based around finding new ways to cram bunch of people together and get them to fight. Game shows give them vicarious thrills. Maybe that's what this site should be doing, to increase popularity.

Maybe what we need is more of these irate shouting-match threads! I can jump back into the piracy threads, and go for my Harlan Ellison merit badge trying to tick off as many people as possible whilst simultaneously providing evidence that I really am God. Others can get really creative with their emoticons and &#@!*$%#&^@!! characters. And maybe someone can come up with a new e-book format for us all to whine "e-Babel" about!

It'll be a blast... the newbies will eat it up!
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Old 04-03-2008, 07:39 AM   #20
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Maybe we're looking at this the wrong way. TV is becoming more mindless every day.
Actually the best TV becomes better and better. For example it seems like enough people pay for HBO fro them to make quality television. That inspite of these quality shows being spread on the internet a lot.
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:19 AM   #21
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Actually the best TV becomes better and better. For example it seems like enough people pay for HBO fro them to make quality television. That inspite of these quality shows being spread on the internet a lot.
The less-rigid restrictions on pay-cable like HBO probably helps that a lot... it lets them add the sex, language and violence that audiences ask for, and it allows writers to write real drama without having to compromise their scripts to the moral standards of broadcast stations.

That's why more and more cable stations are relaxing their use of broadcast TV standards, to give us programs like Nip-Tuck, The Riches and Dirt (still with plenty of disclaimers to send the kids to bed). Trying to capture the crowd that demands more verisimilitude in their series.

But overall, I'd still say these programs are far-outnumbered, and the gap is widening.
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Old 04-03-2008, 10:50 AM   #22
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I do believe it is worth going over stuff for a new user even if it has been said before. Some people never hear anything until they need to know. And then they need it to be packaged exactly as an answer to their question. It is a fact of life.

However, having said that, I have come to the realization recently that the wiki needs an FAQ section and I will probably add one soon as a starter for more participation. Hopefully everyone will spend a little time looking at the wiki and be able to refer folks to topics covered when appropriate. The wiki is getting looked at much more than in the past so I am hopeful it is helping people. At the beginning of this year we had 200 pages and now all of those pages have more than 200 accesses and some pages have many thousands of accesses.

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Old 04-03-2008, 11:35 AM   #23
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And I also feel that the FAQ should be a sticky in ever section of MobilRead as well.
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:42 AM   #24
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Or maybe in the links "bar" at the very top of each page?
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:44 AM   #25
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Or maybe in the links "bar" at the very top of each page?
That might work also.
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Old 04-03-2008, 03:24 PM   #26
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Actually simply having the search feature return wiki matches at the top of the list may be a big help, though I don't know how many newbies actually use search.
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:13 PM   #27
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i thought this was the new thread that never ends ? it seems to have calmed down quite a bit... i thought i would revive it...

so, what's everybody doing ? weather nice ? it snowed here this morning, or so i heard, since i was asleep at the time and by the time i got up it had melted... so frustrating : i've been hoping for snow all winter and saw nary a flake, and then when i had given up all hope, suddenly it sneaks up behind me (and then runs away before i can turn around). even sneakier given that on friday, it was around 15° !! i was outside with only my spring jacket, no hat or gloves, and i was still too hot !!! and then 2 days later it snows. i'm so confused.

actually i freely admit i'm using this as a diversion tactic in an attempt to keep my pledge (see below)... i swear, some of the stuff people write really scares me.

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take the pledge !
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:15 PM   #28
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Ok,

I am going to add this topic/thread to the list of threads that never end:

o Do digital books (ebooks) need margins?
Yes, this "discussion" seems to go on and on in many threads and forums.

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Old 04-07-2008, 03:12 PM   #29
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Ok,

I am going to add this topic/thread to the list of threads that never end:

o Do digital books (ebooks) need margins?
Yes, this "discussion" seems to go on and on in many threads and forums.

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heh... well, i'm guilty of that one, including not 30 seconds ago. i can't help it, it's a hasard of the job i guess...

at least it's not as incendiary as the drm / pirate / copyright infringement debate.
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Old 04-07-2008, 06:01 PM   #30
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it was around 15° !!
Fahrenheit, Centigrade, or Kelvin?
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