Though many EF members ignore the fact, this Forum's primary aim is to help new people settle into a new life in Switzerland.
The Forum is absolutely full of information, yet we still get people asking the same question that has been answered at least 10 times. Every thread and post has a date stamp, so it is easy to note if the information is new or old. The advantage of searching by Internet links is that for official websites the information supplied will be up to date. If you search on the Forum you will find Internet links to the information you need.
The major problem here is keeping threads up to date, and making them searchable. If everyone learns to search the Forum, there would be fewer problems and less time wasting by the old and new members, the answers are instant with a good search. People that ask questions like "Where can I buy Fondue cheese" tend to be ignored, as it is available in every Coop and Migros shop.
How to search:
in the little box at top right on this page, add a few relevant words, preceded by the plus sign
+ if you need a combination of words; for instance; +soft +brown +sugar
Often the poor EF search engine will reply with a "Nothing found" message. You can then click on "Google-powered" and you will get some good results.
Remember that Switzerland is a federation, effectively a collection of Cantons with their own rules and regulations, and some federal laws, so if you put "Somewhere in space" as your location, you will not be getting any expert answers specific to your canton.
As an example: in your post you mention
MLA/APA and I haven't a clue what you mean. I searched the Forum and received the "Computer says No" reply. I then clicked on "Google-powered" and I received the following message,
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About 1 results (0.24 seconds)
New (maybe recycled idea) for new-arrivals - Community WikiGuides
8 hours ago
... Not as in grammar or structure (clearly I don't follow the confines of
MLA/
APA style guides, or more generally any basic English sentence ...
www.englishforum.ch/.../229022-new-maybe-recycled-idea-new-arrivals- community-wikiguides.html
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I still don't know what
MLA/APA is, but at least I found the ONE thread on the EF where it is mentioned...
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