General > General Technical Chat
IMPORTANT POLL: Should there be an off-topic section?
jpanhalt:
--- 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.
--- End quote ---
Easy:
1) https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/my-condolences-to-my-uk-and-commonwealth-mates/?topicseen
2)Thread on DEI.
I have not responded sooner as it seemed the consensus (2/3) was against or "don't care." However, it appears EEVBlog may be headed there anyway. I don't participate currently in many forums. The ones I left were mostly because of the OT general non-technical chat sections. Moderators, of course, are free to contribute to anything, but when they contribute to political/social discussions, I believe their moderator status needs to be limited and clearly defined, e.g., deleting profanity. In other words, as the debate gets more "vigorous" they will naturally take a side and moderate the other side -- not only in the thread in question, but also in technical threads. Simply put, they hold a grudge. That happened at EDABoard (very quickly), AAC, and ETO.
EEVBlog has so far escaped that demise. Please do not change.
Vovk_Z:
I don't see why an additional off-topic section will hurt. It can help to structurize the forum. And there may be several ones: 1) 'usual off-topic stuff' (e.g. "General people chat") and 2) 'risky off-topic' - politics etc (Unseen to newbies).
Vovk_Z:
--- 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.
--- End quote ---
I'm not sure, possibly almost all threads of the 'General Technical Chat'? :)
Possibly, the question is "Which few technical threads do really belong to General Technical Chat"? :)
ebastler:
--- Quote from: Vovk_Z on September 09, 2022, 09:40:12 am ---
--- 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.
--- End quote ---
I'm not sure, possibly almost all threads of the 'General Technical Chat'? :)
Possibly, the question is "Which few technical threads do really belong to General Technical Chat"? :)
--- End quote ---
No. I hardly see any threads in the "General Technical Chat" which would deal with (off-topic) projects.
In fact, I recently see quite a few threads there which are not about "technical" topics at all. Gas prices, Queen Elizabeth passing, dealing with a manipulative coworker, are top of the list as I'm writing this. Not to mention the recent endless "diversity" discussion, which Dave deliberately kept open.
Hence, I would argue the forum already has an "off-topic" section. I struggle to imagine which topics might be acceptable beyond what is already the norm in the "General Technical Chat".
beanflying:
Perhaps Dave should just clarify what he has now gone onto discussing as 'off topic'.
My read of it is currently more along the lines off 'Off Topic Projects and Interests' :-// and not 'Off Topic anything goes' if you have a read through.
Mech Eng has plenty of crossover to make it relevant as does 3D printing.
I wasn't a supporter of adding cooking to the forum much as I contribute there as it is a strong interest of mine.
But do we need a Gardening, Bike, R/C, Car, Travel, Woodworking, Skateboarding, Surfing, Fishing, CAT...... threads or sections on an Electronics forum?
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version