FAQ on HOW THE FORUM WORKS
What is the Kitchen Forum?
The Kitchen Forum is a message board within Garden Web that focuses on all things kitchens. http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/kitchbath. It has evolved toward a focus on updating/ redecorating/ renovating/ building kitchens, where people seek and give information, opinion and advice. There are some professionals, but mostly the Forum is populated by consumers with great interest and experience in kitchens. People post questions or reports about their kitchen projects and others respond; each of these conversations is a “thread”.
How do I join the Kitchen Forum?
You must be a member to post messages. It is a simple registration process, no fee. During registration, you have opportunity to describe yourself on your own linkable page, and you choose whether to have all responses to your posts sent to your email, and whether to be accessible to other members through email.
How are the home page and the Forum organized?
The Kitchen Forum home page lists 30 thread titles, starting with those that don’t yet have a response. Then threads are listed in order of most recent response. That first page displays the last 2 hours or so of activity. Below that are page numbers 1-67 for the total 67 pages of threads available – capturing maybe 2 months or so of threads, less when the Forum is busy. Below that is a space for you to switch to the Conversations or Gallery sectors - these are set up similarly. ‘Conversations’ is for chatting on non-kitchen topics; ‘Gallery’ is for pictures. Next down is a Search button – very important! Next is a place for you to start a new thread. And finally are some instructions and links at the bottom.
Is this FAQ part of the Kitchen Forum?
Not officially. This area was constructed to meet an information need and is maintained separately elsewhere on the Web.
AND A FINAL NOTE
How can I be a better citizen here on the Forum?
Don’t shout when you speak (by using all capital letters). Use the search feature. Don’t start many threads at once. Thank people for their help. Help others when you can. Come back and give updates. Post a FAQ contribution here or on the Forum where you see gaps in information. Ignore hostilities – scroll on by. Remember that folks pretty much do the best they can with what they know at the time.
Welcome to the Forum!