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tld:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on February 08, 2012, 10:46:13 pm ---I couldn't keep up before reading all the posts, and now it's shifted from simply too hard, to impossible!  :o

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I know you'll probably not read this, since it's impossible to keep up (I've noticed myself), but on the off chance you do...

I'm thinking more categories, to spread the load around.  Don't just have "test gear", but have "multimeters", "oscilloscope", "DIY gear" and so on.  Spread the joy around, and let people more narrowly focus discussions on what's interesting to them.

Same for beginners.  Could be an idea to split into analog, digital mcu and digital other for example, or even more narrow.

I can't possibly keep up with all of beginner, but I'd be more able to follow, help and ask, in an msp430-specific forum section for example.

tld
blewisjr:

--- Quote from: tld on March 14, 2013, 01:44:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on February 08, 2012, 10:46:13 pm ---I couldn't keep up before reading all the posts, and now it's shifted from simply too hard, to impossible!  :o

--- End quote ---

I know you'll probably not read this, since it's impossible to keep up (I've noticed myself), but on the off chance you do...

I'm thinking more categories, to spread the load around.  Don't just have "test gear", but have "multimeters", "oscilloscope", "DIY gear" and so on.  Spread the joy around, and let people more narrowly focus discussions on what's interesting to them.

Same for beginners.  Could be an idea to split into analog, digital mcu and digital other for example, or even more narrow.

I can't possibly keep up with all of beginner, but I'd be more able to follow, help and ask, in an msp430-specific forum section for example.

tld

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I agree but it should not be done as new categories.  Maybe take the main categories and add sub categories to them.  For instance the Beginners forum can be subdivided into Analog, Digital, and MCU for instance.  Most forum software can handle subforums inside a main forum and the main forum becomes where the posts go for topics not covered by the more specialized subforums.
Bomber18:

--- Quote from: BravoV on March 14, 2013, 03:47:08 am ---At the comparison on the new posts vs new members chart, it shows your contest is definitely making an effective wake up call for tons of dormant non active members to post. :-DD

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I know it's what finally convinced me to stop being a fly on the wall and get some posts in after lurking for many years.
peterthenovice:
well the graphs are starting looking very bell shaped,gaussian response
Frantone:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on February 08, 2012, 10:46:13 pm ---I know it's a good thing...
But is it just me, or has the volume of posts increased a lot recently?
I now commonly see 3-4 pages of posts when I hit the Unread Posts link, and that's only after like an 8 hour sleep or something.
I couldn't keep up before reading all the posts, and now it's shifted from simply too hard, to impossible!  :o

Dave.

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I just go to the general chat front page to see what's going on - but if volume is a concern then perhaps just expand the number of threads per page to accommodate the increase in new posts?  Honestly I think that if you log on every day you really don't miss anything, but if one were to check in once a week I could see the issue.
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