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Discussing the usage of the TEA thread
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: RoGeorge on September 01, 2022, 12:09:13 pm ---Moving TEA to off-topic is, IMHO, somewhere between very-wrong to plain-stupid.
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I wouldn't say it's remotely close to wrong or stupid.
It's simply moving the thread, just like other threads on the forum gets moved all the time to a more appropriate place.
As I said, you can easily argue the appropriate place is exactly where it is in the test equipment board.
At the same time you can also argue (and it's what this whole thing it about) that it is a bit of a more tight-nit "mini-community" where tangents happen frequently. The more those tangents go away from actual test equipment then the better the argument to have it in it's own section becomes. It also helps beginners not going in there if that is a concern to people.
Personally I don't really care either way. i see both arguments being valid.
--- Quote ---WTF is wrong with everybody lately? Use the "ignore user list"
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/profile/?area=lists;sa=ignore
for the less "disciplined" temperaments you don't like.
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There are Ignore User, Ignore Topic, and Ignore Board features!
mnementh:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 01, 2022, 01:55:22 am ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on September 01, 2022, 12:05:32 am ---All I asked is that our TEAnonymous thread be moved to some OT section where it so obviously belongs. :-//
This would go a long way as a gesture of goodwill. It is something that could be done now.
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That's what I offered days ago, yet no one seemed interested?
Ok, fine, I'll do it right now, give me a few minutes
--- Quote ---All the talk of subforums and making additional threads is awesome... and we might even take advantage... if we had some reason to believe the whole thing wasn't going just happen again in a month or three with a whole new crop of complainers drawn in.
Putting the TEAnonymous thread in the OT section removes that argument.
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Just to be clear, I can't just move the TEA thread to an "OT section". There is no "OT section" on the forum.
People have voted many times against having a completely OT section of the forum where "anything goes".
TEA has to be moved somewhere, so I will create new section under the Other Hobbies section down the bottom, then you have your own section where you can post multiple threads.
Bitseeker as the thread owner can then move it there himself if he wants to.
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This is at least some meaningful compromise. We generally agree that the 3rd rail topics are something that has to be kept out of this space; we have alternate channels for that now.
I will take a "Wait and see" attitude towards the "Enter at your own risk!" warning at the top of the space... if we can expect the complainers to take responsibility for coming there, even though they were warned... that's a compromise.
However, if things get as ridiculously overmoderated as this last skirmish, I can't promise there won't be a similar mass exodus of those who always came to TEAnonymous just to unwind. TEAnonymous is not a TE or Electronics thread; it's about dealing with our addictions, as in plural... and sharing those addictions is ON-TOPIC. And yes, that includes kitty kats, fat people, and even fixing up our homes and woodworking projects.
At the end of the day, just like the origins of the thread, this space has always been about sharing what is important to us at the moment with our friends. That is the "therapy" part of the therapy thread.
I will go ask Bitseeker to move the TEAnonymous thread to the new subforum. From there, whomever chooses to participate... that is up to them.
Thanks for your time,
mnem
*Namaste*
Bicurico:
My opinion, for what is worth:
1) I have made the mistake of posting in the infamous TEA thread. Now, every time I open EEVBlog (I have the browser set to open my favorite pages, in this case "Show new replies to your posts."), I get the TEA thread listed. I would like to know how to unsubscribe - I have not found how to do it.
2) Why do I want to unsubscribe? Because the thread is far too big, with too many discussions going on and only very few that trigger my personal interest.
3) Threads should never get so big. Heck, even this one is on page 19! Did I read all of the pages, before posting this? No I did not and yes I should have. Why didn't I do that? No time, no interest! (*)
4) I am in favor of 1 topic = 1 thread. Instead of having the TEA and "Post your latest purchase" threads, these should be converted in respective sub-forums and every new test equipment or purchased item should get a thread on its own. This way, one could search and follow up that particular device, in case one ends up buying the same.
Cheers,
Vitor
(*) Take a look at the two Siglent SSA/SVA threads. They are huge, one is mainly about hacking the options, the other about using the device. Still both threads cover both subjects and, on top of it, they consider two completely different device lines (SSA3000X and SSA3000X-P/SVA1000). This should not have happend and now both threads are very confusing, with the result that most new entries are from people that did not fully read both threads and keep asking the same questions over and over...
PlainName:
--- Quote ---I would like to know how to unsubscribe - I have not found how to do it.
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At the bottom of the page, just under the last post on that page, are the buttons "Reply" "Unnotify" "Mark unread" etc. Click the unnotify button and you won't be troubled any more by that thread.
pcprogrammer:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on September 01, 2022, 02:02:24 pm ---
--- Quote ---I would like to know how to unsubscribe - I have not found how to do it.
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At the bottom of the page, just under the last post on that page, are the buttons "Reply" "Unnotify" "Mark unread" etc. Click the unnotify button and you won't be troubled any more by that thread.
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I think the unnotify is only for when you first used the notify functionality, not for just having posted in a thread.
I have posted in this one, and the options I see are "REPLY", "NOTIFY", "MARK UNREAD", "SEND THIS TOPIC", "PRINT" and "SEARCH"
Due to having posted in it, every time there is a new post in it, and I click the "Show new replies to your posts." link underneath the "Hello xxxx" message, I will see this thread popup.
The only way to suppress it would be to put it in your ignore list like mentioned by Dave and others.
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