As one who is a master of search, let me say that Maemo's Talk forums stink when it comes to finding an answer.

My first experience was trying to find out whether I should, as a normal practice, switch off my N810 at night or just let it go into standby and, if the former, was there any difference between using the menu to switch it off versus using the power button. Searching for 'switch off power' returns 42 threads with up to 272 posts in each for an answer which could (should?) be answered in a single sentence.

Another problem is the idea of a single thread to cover a general topic. For development, this works fine. The thread becomes a collaborative tool. But for a user with a question it becomes a nightmare. I am interested in Tear but the 0.3 release thread contains 1037 posts with the 0.3.1 thread adding 975 more. Is it any wonder that people start threads with specific questions?

Another n00b's thread title summed it up:"Tear install - Newbie is so confused. Which thread to use? "