This was thought of with the “for sale” section in mind but could be applied across the forum.
I’d like a system where, when generating a thread you could categorise the contents of the thread with a predefined list of tags so it’s easier to turn up in a search / filter
Say for example I wanted to buy a broken mechanical marker as a fixer up project I could select from a list the tags "mechanical" and " spares or repair" - that way I’m getting exactly what i want without the search function bringing up all threads with any posts that mention the phrases "spares" or "mechanical". the predefined tags mean your not missing out on threads you might be interested in that are worded differently to your search criteria.
other examples could be "scenario markers" "high end electro" etc, these aren’t often phrases people use in FS threads and so if you’re in the market for any scenario marker, your either have to browse through each page... which becomes annoying when half are titled "gear bag sale" "leaving sale" etc. or search specific types.
Obviously the wanted section covers this to an extent but the system of tagging could be extended to the rest of the forum with tags like
"Site review" "tutorial" "scammer warning" "product announcement" etc...
I guess what I’m suggesting is the implementation of hash tags, but predefined ones so it’s more useful / practical to filter by them.
sorry if this has already been discussed / suggested but a quick search on tags didnt produce anything
I’d like a system where, when generating a thread you could categorise the contents of the thread with a predefined list of tags so it’s easier to turn up in a search / filter
Say for example I wanted to buy a broken mechanical marker as a fixer up project I could select from a list the tags "mechanical" and " spares or repair" - that way I’m getting exactly what i want without the search function bringing up all threads with any posts that mention the phrases "spares" or "mechanical". the predefined tags mean your not missing out on threads you might be interested in that are worded differently to your search criteria.
other examples could be "scenario markers" "high end electro" etc, these aren’t often phrases people use in FS threads and so if you’re in the market for any scenario marker, your either have to browse through each page... which becomes annoying when half are titled "gear bag sale" "leaving sale" etc. or search specific types.
Obviously the wanted section covers this to an extent but the system of tagging could be extended to the rest of the forum with tags like
"Site review" "tutorial" "scammer warning" "product announcement" etc...
I guess what I’m suggesting is the implementation of hash tags, but predefined ones so it’s more useful / practical to filter by them.
sorry if this has already been discussed / suggested but a quick search on tags didnt produce anything