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Originally Posted by Clint Mitchell
Indeed Steve. Anyone who has had experience with any kind of database software for recording their research will know that you need a standard format for inputting commonly used terms. This is fundamental to enabling quick and accurate results when searching your database for all instances of these commonly used terms. This is why we ask that a standard format be used when inputting data onto LEMB. Not only that, the search function does not recognise a term when gaps are placed in between commonly used Luftwaffe abbreviations. For example typing Bf 109 E-1 will not bring up any results for the famous fighter but typing Bf109E-1 will bring up all instances of the term Bf109E-1 used in all topics on LEMB. The forum needs to be fully searchable for present and future users. Editing a lot of posts so they adhere to this format takes time and effort. Which could easily be done when the topic is created by the member in the first place.  |
Clint,
I agree with all you say, and I now understand the concern regarding the way to abbreviate aircraft names/variants/sub-variants.
However, if that is the only issue, why didn't he appoint more Moderators, divide up their responsibility with regard to new daily content (i.e. check through their allotted thread(s) and make amendments as needed), and stay on top of the abbreviation issue that way? I freely admit that I have been guilty of the errors of which you talk, not out of any deliberate attempt to be obtuse, but rather through over 30 years of work writing this in the Bf 110 C-4 fashion.
I hope Peter puts the board up again...