I'm not trying to index the forum, just creating a list of commonly requested items.

For example, a common request is "I want a 6021 manual"

or " I want a manual for loco 1234"

or "I want the catalog for xxxx"

A case in point is the request for Marklin dealers in such and such location - quite a common request.

That's the sort of thing I'm looking to put there. A sticky post is about the best the forum software allows with current limitations, unless Juhan chooses to incorporate it elsewhere. The thread doesn't take away from the search function neither is it intended to.

There are some extra things there that various members have requested, perhaps you've got something to add.

No, it isn't the point. People often come onto the forum and ask a question or questions that have been asked many times before. Now I know you might tell them to go and use the search function (Yes, I'm also guilty of that), but that may be bewildering to newbie folks. Getting the search terms right is the main challenge with using search functions, which can be intimidating.

I know to you with your expertise using the search function is probably quicker but that's not necessarily the case for others. In reality you aren't the target audience for that thread.

The effort has already been spent on my part - I confess to spending several nights with the search function finding some of the threads. In the case of some of the manuals, they have been uploaded more than once, so having a single link might save some disk space going forward.

Now of course I could go and delete the topic and go back to normal, but I'd far rather have you contribute something to it!