1. What is your thought about User Education?
I think it's a nice place to go, but when an official UE begins to rip guides, it really makes me wonder... I definitely feel we need a place to post guides that other people requested, and also guides that you feel like sharing just for the intellectual improvement of Sythe members. That being said, there are WAY too many shitty guides that people just make for attention. Also, many guides are easily google-able for something very similar (not saying this is bad, if you make additions), but some are unique to Sythe. And some have features that separate them from comparable Google-able guides, such as organization, pictures, opinions, etc.
2. Do you believe that it should stay, or it should go?
I don't know if we can really remove the UE section entirely, but I definitely we need to be more strict with what guides stay and what guides go. I think there need to be two sections to UE (much like what Tgump suggested):
1) Good Guides
2) Pointless/Requested/Fully google-able Guides (of course, if someone is able to make a truly quality requested guide, it would get bumped)
3. Any particular Guides that you like in the UE?
Plenty, I have been personally helped with a few of them. Here's one thing to keep in mind: when somebody posts something in UE, even if it is google-able, sometimes it's something you'd never think about Googling. For example, the guide on how to place FLV files directly on your iPod, I found a kinda similar one on Google (without screenies), but I never would have searched Google if not for this guide. Ya know what I mean?
4. Someone you feel should be in the UE that is not already?
Alex, you gotta lighten up. You obviously deserve to be in UE more than I do, and I'm not just saying this to be "modest" or "humble." I have drawn inspiration from two of your guides, and your guide to Paris is just plain epic. Most of my guides are by request, yours are original and creative topics. My best solo-guide is probably my Torrents one...that can't compare to your Guide to Paris. I also think David493 could be a UE if he posted guides on slightly better topics overall - I mean, he obviously knows how to put together a good guide, but come on - who doesn't know how to open WMM or burn a CD using WMP?
And unless Nathan III has a good explanation on why he ripped his "assignment" guide, I have no clue why the hell he's still a UE.
5. Do you think there should be more than just one Head UE?
Meh, with the state of UE as it is, I don't really think it's necessary. We don't need rippers banned instantly, or anything like that. TD does what he needs to do, and that's fine. However, if we were to implement the separation of Good and Mediocre guides (maybe rather than have UE, then all those categories, we could have UE -> The Split -> The sections in the split), then we would need maybe another HUE to make life a lot easier. I mean, the HUE would have to read the guides (or ask specific people to help him rate the guides) and determine the placement. I think this system would work really nicely because it would make more people truly appreciate the hard work some people put into their guides, and not have this hindered by the crappy effort a bunch of others put into theirs.
I think the creation of the Approved Guides section is a step in the right direction, but there are only 3 guides there ATM. I think the entire UE sub-forum needs to be completely redone.
6. If you are against UE, is it having jealousy of not being one?
I'm not against UE, I'm just against the way it is organized right now, because tons of people don't appreciate it because of this lack of organization.
