Quote from: dkbit98 on August 07, 2025, 07:18:07 PM

I don't think we need to have another board for Guides. Anyone could create guide for anything, even multiple guides for the same thing, and that would only create more mess. It's easier to use search on Ninjastic.space website or forum to find guide you need, or just ask a question.

I posted this thread from a newbie perspective. Take my experience for example. I was using the forum search engine to find a specific topic, but the results were not relevant to what I was looking for. I had to wait 90 seconds before I was able to change the search parameters. It also goes on a timeout when I search for something too long. It wasn't really ideal for me. Thankfully I found talksearch.io in a recent Meta thread.

What I'm trying to say is that it would be hard for a newbie to know that there are such useful tools (ninjastic.space, talksearch.io, etc.), unless maybe there is a guide that we can refer to, which will make the experience much easier and better. And I also wouldn't want to spam new threads for every newbie question I have.

Quote from: Ambatman on August 07, 2025, 07:40:06 PM

I don't know I think the act and process of searching for information shows conviction. If it's too easy to access many wouldn't consider it much. The pinned section of every board always covers the basic. I think this is enough and a subforum isn't really needed.

I think it's a given that one must put a lot of effort and do their own research. What I was trying to aim for is to at least have some ease of access for all of the useful information provided by the experienced forum members. My initial thought was that it would be easier for example if you can filter the search results to be only in the guide board rather than the whole forum. I now agree though that having a subforum is too much, since just having a pinned "Guides" thread does the job as well anyway.

Quote from: Findingnemo on August 07, 2025, 08:29:14 PM

But I will say it is just better to create a thread and keep the thread updated (we had some in the past but not updated in years) with all the guides in an organized manner, something like what Ratimov used to maintain.

I really liked this thread by notocactus for example. It is filled with a lot of informative stuff and it looks very organized.

Quote from: TypoTonic on August 07, 2025, 06:40:21 AM

[Mega resources for newbies] Check here, find most of your need, before asking.

Quote from: Mia Chloe on Today at 01:25:38 PM

The fact is it's not actually necessary just like a majority of other users and also said. Basically any post that falls under the guide category will 90% of the time fit in the beginners and helpful board which actually makes a whole lot of sense considering it's created in the first place to help user (mustn't be a newbie).
It's high time users understood that too many sub boards is also bad for the forum. The more sub boards that aren't necessary the more inactive more boards become.

I do agree after reading the previous replies. The guides shouldn't be specifically for newbies, but for every user instead.