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IMPORTANT POLL: Should there be an off-topic section?
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Halcyon:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 07, 2022, 01:12:01 pm ---
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--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on September 07, 2022, 01:04:58 pm ---Poor Geoff.

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I shall take him out to dinner for many tasty meats.
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My shout. Name the pub.

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https://www.bootleggerbar.com.au
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: HighVoltage on September 07, 2022, 01:07:31 pm ---From what I have seen over the years, good people have been banned here too fast for small things.

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It's always based on a consistent pattern of behaviour, and usually multiple user reports over a long period of time, and no willingness to stop.
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: Halcyon on September 07, 2022, 01:13:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 07, 2022, 01:12:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: Halcyon on September 07, 2022, 01:08:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on September 07, 2022, 01:04:58 pm ---Poor Geoff.

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I shall take him out to dinner for many tasty meats.
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My shout. Name the pub.

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https://www.bootleggerbar.com.au

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I'll charge the EV.
Brumby:
If this is in response to the recent "difficulties" then I don't think it's really relevant.  The kerfuffle occurred because of the behaviour of a small section of the membership that escalated because of (IMO) a narcissistic and recalcitrant attitude.  There is some credibility in the criticism of Moderation efforts - but they would not have come to such a level if the membership involved had responded.

NO amount of shuffling deck chairs is going to do anything that will avert such issues in the future.

The only thing required is for every member to act with basic respect for others and an awareness of their own actions.  This has worked for many years - and will continue to do so

Personally, I find the concessions and provisions already given were unnecessary, but I see the value it has provided - by demonstrating that those who run the show are open to suggestions.


If this is just to ask because it seemed like a reasonable time to ask, then I ask: "What do you intend to achieve with such a change?".  I have a feeling the answer will circle back to my first point above.
RoGeorge:
No Dave.  Don't do that, please!  Don't allow offtopic, political and other crap.
That will kill the electronics forum and the community.

Your forum is not growing, as Halcyon is claiming.  Quite contrary, it's shrinking.

There are way less interesting topics, visitors or posters than it used to be 3-5 years ago.  I know because I am visiting/reading/posting here many times daily, for years.  It used to be that the difference between first-last post in the "Most Recent" was 20 minutes, now it's about 2 hours during the EU daylight, and about 3 hours during the US daylight.  Often even more.

We have a nice community here exactly because we focus on electronics, science, engineering hobbies and passion.  We ignore the political rage, and the day to day realities that drives everybody crazy.

This forum, right now it's one of the last refuges, an oasis away from facebook/tweeter/tiktok/you name what.

Face it, this place will never be as big as the above mentioned platforms.  If you try to grow it like that you'll kill what EEVblog is today.  This forum will turn from a gem into yet another woke-fest, political-rage, whatever-trendy echo chamber of the bigger networks.  EEVblog will become yet another no-identity swamp of sheeple to be steered.  Is that what you want?

Most probably an off-topic section will split the community even further, making others to live, either one by one, or in groups (to make their own forums someplace else), similar with what just happened after the TEA moderation incident only a few days ago.
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