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there are some clever people on here that offer excellent advice/tips on repairs, modifications upgrade and spares. It’s a shame that this advice gets lost amongst the thousands of other posts.

it would be nice if there were a technical section where people could post key information and the best of those made into a “ sticky” for example, if someone had advice on barrel preparations and polishing or maybe a definitive list of o rings that people could add to for each make of gun. It would save using the search function.



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there are some clever people on here that offer excellent advice/tips on repairs, modifications upgrade and spares. It’s a shame that this advice gets lost amongst the thousands of other posts.

it would be nice if there were a technical section where people could post key information and the best of those made into a “ sticky” for example, if someone had advice on barrel preparations and polishing or maybe a definitive list of o rings that people could add to for each make of gun. It would save using the search function.



just a thought

Bb
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100% agreed.

I second this idea. This forum will become much more useful than ever before.

Regards,



Umair Bhaur 
 
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Must agree. Putting a technical section with a better search function for entire site would put AGN on top!

NO ONE has an actual list/schematics of O-rings for air guns in proper size or where to even begin with your brand. SAE, Metric, Japanese, European.

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He you go, something like this?

o rings on a Rapid, (most are the same for the RAW)



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I like the idea. Similar concept to the library on GTA which, despite being a very active forum, seems to be rather stagnant.

As I see them, the challenges to making it a useful resource are:

1. Organizing the information so it's easy for users to locate what they're looking for. Categories, search feature, etc.

2. Who (or who all) will take the responsibility to act as the gatekeeper(s)? Someone has to decide what gets published and what doesn't. For example, deciding whether to publish a how-to article is probably not that hard, and there won't be a massive number of them in the first place. However, what's the criteria for publishing an O-ring list for a PCP? Does it have to be 100% complete? It certainly doesn't have to be complete for it to be useful because some O-rings are not as prone to failure as others. And there will be a lot of these submissions. How does the vetting work? Allow commenting like the traditional forum format, that way others can suggest additions and corrections, and the author will (hopefully) consolidate it into the original post? Have to do something like that in order to meet the stated goal of making information easy to find without having to comb dozens of posts.

3. Do we want a rating system? As the library grows, there will be some overlap of topics. Not to the same extent as the forums of course, but if users can rate the articles, it will give new readers an idea of where they may want to start reading on a topic. I realize user rating systems are imperfect but I think they're better than not having one.
 
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I like the idea. Similar concept to the library on GTA which, despite being a very active forum, seems to be rather stagnant.

As I see them, the challenges to making it a useful resource are:

1. Organizing the information so it's easy for users to locate what they're looking for. Categories, search feature, etc.

2. Who (or who all) will take the responsibility to act as the gatekeeper(s)? Someone has to decide what gets published and what doesn't. For example, deciding whether to publish a how-to article is probably not that hard, and there won't be a massive number of them in the first place. However, what's the criteria for publishing an O-ring list for a PCP? Does it have to be 100% complete? It certainly doesn't have to be complete for it to be useful because some O-rings are not as prone to failure as others. And there will be a lot of these submissions. How does the vetting work? Allow commenting like the traditional forum format, that way others can suggest additions and corrections, and the author will (hopefully) consolidate it into the original post? Have to do something like that in order to meet the stated goal of making information easy to find without having to comb dozens of posts.

3. Do we want a rating system? As the library grows, there will be some overlap of topics. Not to the same extent as the forums of course, but if users can rate the articles, it will give new readers an idea of where they may want to start reading on a topic. I realize user rating systems are imperfect but I think they're better than not having one.
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Good points. Another criteria I thought of early is breaking down what gets posted or not into different categories.

I think the most important thing is safety first. Obviously someone doing a write-up on an unsafe practice or modification could lead to big problems. Even if a member suggests an odd-sized o-ring, there should be some credibility in the post to verify the information.

There is also the legality aspect. This probably goes without saying, but if someone is posting how they took a suppressor off of their 9mm handgun and adapted it to their FX airgun, then obviously that's a no-no (unless the poster specifically states they have a tax stamp and implies not to do so without following all applicable laws).

PT
 
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