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I just realized that I should maybe be reading more than just 2 forums on here. I went through them all, and there are about 15 in total that I should be viewing.
How do you guys/girls do this? I know some people on here participate in many forums. Another thing is retaining the info learned in each one... Any tips on this.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
C.K.
As far as multiple participation, get yourself a routine. View the same forums every day, in the same order. Use the "Reset last read pointers" option to mark your progress, so you don't waste time re-reading things you have already viewed. Try to read as much as you can. You may not understand a lot of it, or think it pertains to you, but I assure you... You will come across a situation later has been talked about here. Just keep reading, keep reading, and read some more.
I also encourage you to go into your control panel, and scope out all the little tools provided. Once you get used to them you will wonder how you ever lived without them.
Thanks a bunch for the replies. I forgot about the flag thing, and that looks like a must use tool. When using it, I would assume to just go through forums you want to look at, and flag each post that contains the subject of something you would find useful... And then go back later and read through the flags?
Thanks,
C.K.
There's so much info on here, that there's no way I could remember what to search for when trying to look something up. I just flag my most important posts, and refer back to them as needed.
One thing I have noticed is that a lot of the older posts are either:
A:) Irrelevant. These are posts where there where issues at that time.
B:) Answsered in newer posts. The Adsense forum is huge :-]
I will probably just read all my selected forums from the middle of last year or this the start of this year on... That should get me up to speed and beyond on many subjects.
All the Best,
C.K.
a lot of the older posts are either:A Irrelevant. These are posts where there where issues at that time.
B Answsered in newer posts
That may be true in some cases, but there are a lot of gems out there in the older threads that are worth taking a loooong look at.
Take these, for example (some so great they're in the library):
26 steps to 15k a Day [searchengineworld.com]
Building the Perfect Page [webmasterworld.com]
Search Engine Theme Pyramids [searchengineworld.com]
I Hate Freakin' Mayonnaise [webmasterworld.com]
Try to read as much as you can. You may not understand a lot of it, or think it pertains to you, but I assure you... You will come across a situation later has been talked about here
great advice. there has been many occasions when something unexpected has come up and ive recalled a post of seen about on WebmasterWorld. a quick google search (often giving the original post) and the problems can be fixed.
ben
How do you guys/girls do this?
This is my daily routine:
1. At the start of the day, WebmasterWorld homepage is my homepage. Click on any new homepage threads.
2. Do moderation duties, including reading every new post in every forum I moderate. (Linux/Unix, Alt. SE, PDA)
3. Control Panel, My Threads - Check responses to my posts in other forums.
4. Supporters' - Read most new threads, check ones I've responded to/am interested in.
5. Read the other forums that I regularly pay attention to (typically Website Tech, Apache, Community, and most importantly FOO)
6. Hit the active list (recent posts), see if there is anything interesting.
7. Hit the unanswered list (top right hand of active list).
I have the active list running all of the time as long as I'm in front of my computer. To me, the active list here and my email inbox are the same - if I'm at a computer, it's always running.
I also typically always have the "Forums Index" view running on my browser, on a 5 minute refresh. The new thing about the forums index view is that will give you the time of the last post in a particular forum. It's useful if you're tracking something important, and a particular thread may not be on the active.
Obviously, this is easier if you have a tabbed browser interface. ;-)
Once a week I try to:
8. Read every post in supporters.
9. Read every post in G News.
10. Read every post in Yahoo!
Love the "mayo" thread ( which I had missed ..) thanks for the heads up Hawkgirl ..
BTW the best mayo is with Honey and Chillies ..
Also it's worth making a list of certain members who you know are expert on certain subjects ..and then check their profiles for their most recent posts ...( this is how I know when there is something really "cutting edge" being discussed in CSS for example ) ...
Apart from anything else the time spent reading here is probably some of the most worthwhile time you will spend doing anything all day if you want to learn how to improve your knowlege and skills ...( also where I come for a relax and a laugh )...
I still have the giggles over " and then I said "spammin google" and they all came slidin back again along the bench " ...:)
Thanks for the suggestions and routines. I do keep an eye on certain posters in each category.
All the Best,
C.K.
Apart from the supporters and the UK search engine forums that I read every visit.
One other thing I found out today is a function that the Reset Last Read Pointers does. Not only does it clear out the red dots, helping you find out new posts easily... But inside each post, there are bold sections indicating where you have read up to in the post.
Pretty cool.
All the Best,
C.K.
Ditto that. OUTSTANDING! Can't believe how many things I learned there within!
Thanks Hawkgirl!
Usually I just start at the WebmasterWorld homepage and go one-by-one to the forums I'm most interested in at the time.
Occasionally, I'll scan the active [webmasterworld.com] ("recent posts") list to see what's buzzing.
Sometimes I check the unanswered messages [webmasterworld.com] list to see if there's anything I can do to pitch in and get questions answered. (Usually, this is a lost cause - many of them are PHP, Perl, and CSS questions, which are far beyond my grasp.)
Other times, my brain is fried and all I do is check in at Foo to see if pmac is having any new foot problems that we should all be aware of.
Not having a system keeps me bouncing around - finding new things, adding knowledge where I can, and being social with folks.
I didn't know there was a section for unanswered messages. Ouch. Again, thanks, Hawkgirl. I'll start looking over that one too!
[Edit for typos *sigh*]
Happy to have showed you a new way to play at WebmasterWorld. I'm sure there are tons of others out there.
