[Cory]

M, Jon, I couldnt say it better myself.

I agree with points from all these posts. I think the Q&A forum is kind of inefficient. As a recent example, someone asked a question and Gadget470 had an answer before any moderator (I dont think any have replied yet). I also think that only questions with one clearly defined answer whould be posted in the Q&A forum. Also if you look at the percentages about 1.5% of the CD users can answer a question in the Q&A forum, where as >50% could answer it anywhere else, asssuming that at least half of the users know what they are talking about. If this is all about getting a fast answer, its not working, because it could be posted anywhere else and 5 people would have already responded. I think that maybe if a user met certain requirements they could become a moderator, such as length of time using CD, value of posts, behavior (By this I mean whether or not an indvividual is always stirring up trouble, bashing on people/teams, etc.), and respect of the community this may work a little better. I also agree with M and Jon in that it doesnt allow people to carry on an intelligent "conversation" when all of the meaningful material is locked away in a forum where only an elite few can post.

Anyways, thats just my 2 cents


Cory