Originally Posted by
Simon Barden
I think there are far too many sub-forums in this forum, but it's too late to do anything about it now as it would be an impossible task to try and relocate all the posts to somewhere suitable. It does make it more confusing to use than necessary, especially to someone new to the forum.
In general, if it's about your build and a problem you are having with it, keep it in your build diary. If it's about something you are thinking of doing, say a different pickup and wiring combination to normal, then that's the time to ask in one of the more specialised sub-forums - though it's still fine to ask in your build diary as it will be read.
Keeping the questions in your build diary does make it easier to find the answers again, especially for other people. Us regulars who read everything posted are probably trying to keep track of maybe 30 different ongoing build diaries in our heads at any one time, plus all the technical sub-forum queries, and if there are several builds going on of identical kits at the same time, it can be hard work!
It's not been helped by the shipping hold-ups and various covid lockdowns, which have meant that instead of kits being in stock and going out at a steady rate over the year, they've been pre-ordered and several month's worth sent out within a few days, so a lot of people get their kits and start building them at the same time.