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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Pacifist on Sat, 29 March 2014, 12:29:56

Title: The "Identify A Keyboard" Thread
Post by: Pacifist on Sat, 29 March 2014, 12:29:56
There's been a bunch of threads recently where users make their own thread to identify keyboards they have found. By having everything in one thread, identifying keyboards will be cleaner and simpler. Everything is in one thread and one can look through this thread to see if their board has already been identified.
Title: Re: The Identify A Keyboard Thread
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 29 March 2014, 12:39:43
Not enough quotation marks in your title

but I like this idea anyway
Title: Re: The Identify A Keyboard Thread
Post by: Zeal on Sat, 29 March 2014, 12:44:12
Not enough quotation marks in your title

but I like this idea anyway

 :))

Only problem with this thread is that you'd have to sift through lots of pages to see if your keyboard has been identified. You'd have to update OP frequently with links to every post.
Title: Re: The Identify A Keyboard Thread
Post by: Pacifist on Sat, 29 March 2014, 12:45:56
Not enough quotation marks in your title

but I like this idea anyway

 :))

Only problem with this thread is that you'd have to sift through lots of pages to see if your keyboard has been identified. You'd have to update OP frequently with links to every post.

I'm fine with updating the OP. I go here every day anyways...
Title: Re: The "Identify A Keyboard" Thread
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 29 March 2014, 14:58:27
Fairly certain this has been attempted a few times why not dog up one of those threads?
Title: Re: The "Identify A Keyboard" Thread
Post by: Pacifist on Sat, 29 March 2014, 14:59:49
Fairly certain this has been attempted a few times why not dog up one of those threads?

I was not aware of that. I've never seen one of those threads yet.
Title: Re: The "Identify A Keyboard" Thread
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Sat, 29 March 2014, 16:39:12
That's because people stop trying. I don't really think it's worth it, because as soon as it is identified it just falls off the first page.
Title: Re: The "Identify A Keyboard" Thread
Post by: divito on Sat, 29 March 2014, 17:09:50
Only way to do it would be to dig through old threads where people seek identification, sport the question and answer in a spoiler, and start a compendium. Not unlike the simple questions thread. With enough material, it could easily be stickied and people can use that thread every time.
Title: Re: The "Identify A Keyboard" Thread
Post by: Pacifist on Sat, 29 March 2014, 17:12:17
That's because people stop trying. I don't really think it's worth it, because as soon as it is identified it just falls off the first page.

Thats where stickies help
Title: Re: The "Identify A Keyboard" Thread
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Sat, 29 March 2014, 18:40:11
One topic per keyboard makes it easier to discuss the keyboard in question, use the topic as a wiki reference, etc.

If you want to do something really cool, figure out a way to mirror this for keyboards:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Switch_recognition