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IMPORTANT POLL: Should there be an off-topic section?
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on September 08, 2022, 08:13:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 08, 2022, 02:25:59 am ---At this stage in the poll it's looking like the majority don't want this.
I just had an idea. Would anyone be interested in an "Off-Topic Projects" section? You could post your latest non-electronics related project, like you built a nice new deck, restored your car etc.
THANKS this post if you agree.
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That kind of section would be cool indeed. (Heck, there is even a cooking section, so this one would definitely have its place.)
Now I think similar ideas have already emerged in the past and never really caught on, but who knows. I'm for it.
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If anyone knows of any existing off-topic project threads that could seed such a new section, please post the links.
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: AVGresponding on September 08, 2022, 05:05:52 pm ---In point of fact all are unhappy at having had to leave, and your ill-informed attempts to ascribe such base and juvenile motivations are quite far from the mark.
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If everyone was unhappy to leave, why did not one of them contact me and alert me to what was happening (I literally didn't know) and ask me if there was anything I could do to help the situation?
Seriously, not one person contacted me about this whole thing.
pcprogrammer:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 09, 2022, 03:31:25 am ---
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on September 08, 2022, 08:13:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 08, 2022, 02:25:59 am ---At this stage in the poll it's looking like the majority don't want this.
I just had an idea. Would anyone be interested in an "Off-Topic Projects" section? You could post your latest non-electronics related project, like you built a nice new deck, restored your car etc.
THANKS this post if you agree.
--- End quote ---
That kind of section would be cool indeed. (Heck, there is even a cooking section, so this one would definitely have its place.)
Now I think similar ideas have already emerged in the past and never really caught on, but who knows. I'm for it.
--- End quote ---
If anyone knows of any existing off-topic project threads that could seed such a new section, please post the links.
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Don't know of a specific thread, but can start one about the terrace the wife and I did in the past couple of months. Made a post about it in a thread of yours about not to alienate people from your life.
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/life-advice-dont-dismiss-or-lose-respect-for-people/msg4296922/#msg4296922
Edit: post a picture of your cat could be a candidate to be moved. Very nice thread about what some may call a hobby but nothing to do with electronics. :)
AVGresponding:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 09, 2022, 03:36:45 am ---
--- Quote from: AVGresponding on September 08, 2022, 05:05:52 pm ---In point of fact all are unhappy at having had to leave, and your ill-informed attempts to ascribe such base and juvenile motivations are quite far from the mark.
--- End quote ---
If everyone was unhappy to leave, why did not one of them contact me and alert me to what was happening (I literally didn't know) and ask me if there was anything I could do to help the situation?
Seriously, not one person contacted me about this whole thing.
--- End quote ---
I think this point has already been covered, at least partially. Most (including me) assumed there was some active monitoring of the situation by yourself. I know, I know, it's that old thing about assumptions...
Once the situation had degenerated past a certain point, it's probably a case of people having their entrenched positions and feeling unable to move from them, but that's partly speculation on my part. The usual human characteristics, including, but not limited to, stubbornness also come into play here, and to quote another aphorism, you can't un-bake a cake.
Personally, I hate the .io format and will lobby for a proper forum format; it's unclear at this point whether this will be another forum hosting service or if people can come back here after a period of time. I'd rather here, but I'm just one voice amongst several. Quite a few people have stayed here, as have I, but not all are posting in the TEA; there's less there to interest me, for example, due to certain absences, though of course some of the regulars remain. I'll continue to post as I see fit, and if that involves someone complaining to mods and getting censured, so be it.
RoGeorge:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 09, 2022, 03:31:25 am ---If anyone knows of any existing off-topic project threads that could seed such a new section, please post the links.
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A maybe candidate, bicycle proj?
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/bianchi-vento-605-vs-606-(1995)-looking-for-use-and-maintenance-manual/
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