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

--- Quote from: pcprogrammer on September 08, 2022, 05:28:48 am ---Interesting how these things go. Getting a bit of a brexit vibe in the setup. The majority of the minority is voting against, (86 members out of 58490) based upon, what I think, mostly feelings like "I don't like change", but without taking the time to really think about it all.

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The "no comments" are supported by many solid well thought out statements, based on experiences here and elsewhere.

IMHO your statement is incorrect.

Let's not repeat old mistakes. There are so many new and interesting mistakes to be made.
Bicurico:
I visit this forum every day several times. It is one of the tabs that open automatically when I start the web browser.

In the past years I have gained much knowledge from this forum, have seen many of my questions answered, have tried to help others with my little knowledge and even made some (virtual) friends.

EEVblog is an important part of my free time. While I could live without it, I would surely miss it.

With that said, I do take some care on what I post: I don't want to feed fired discussions, start flame wars or post unfit opinions. I expect other users to do the same, while understanding that people are different, come from different cultures, habits, educational levels, etc.

I like the moderation of the forum and except the banning of Würstchenhund, which I never quite understood (he does have some particular way of responding, I admit), everything is running fine in my opinion.

I did not understand the fuzz about the TEA, but I guess that is another story.

After explaining where I am, here is my opinion: I don't see any need for an off-topic section!

Everything reasonable can be discussed from a technical point of view and the remaining subjects (religion, believes, etc.) should not be discussed here, as they are subjective matters.

Want to post about cooking? Go to a cooking forum or discuss the technical aspect of it here: which thermal camera would be best to measure the temperature of the cheese in a cordon blue...

Adding an off-topic section is, in my opinion totally uncessary. What will be discussed there? Politics, war, religion, relationships, health? There are better forums to do that.

But it would not bother me if the section is created - I just think it will add noise and problems, while serving no particular purpose.

Regarding off-topic posts in a technical thread: I have no problem with that. It is part of any conversation. The off-topic bit might broaden the picture, even explain some approaches or just make the thread easier to read (humorous). I never felt that this was a problem at EEVblog.

Regards,
Vitor
tautech:
What do all the moderators think ?

Everyday there is lively debate by experienced members that already know the limits to which they can post yet respect one another and this forum so not to be offended and possibly gain another's POV that they may previously not have considered.
Such is the "Gas Armageddon" thread that moderators have already spent some time examining that everybody is playing nice.
Technically quite OT and bordering on political yet revealing the bigger picture as info comes from many with a 'stake in the pie' yet IMO the thread has not fully fleshed out the current world state of affairs and really followed the money.  ;)

To loosen the OT reins will certainly promote more similar discussion which if by adults is educational and thought provoking where if we all want to grow and understand one another should not be resisted as if it is how we learn to properly express ourselves and in a civil manner that any of us might need to when dealing with authority.....you might say that is for the educational services however unless you haven't noticed no Gubbermint wants their citizens to be too capable for fear they might challenge them !

This is the type of water cooler/bar chat we would expect along with the many fine examples of quality MSM reporting we are consistently fed of which anyone that challenges is publicly accused of being misinformed.  ::)

One finds some guidance and comfort from the ramblings of the octogenarian Kiwi property magnate Sir Bob Jones:
https://nopunchespulled.com/
/2c

Dave, a running summary in the OP of where your head currently is would be useful to readers.
tautech:

--- Quote from: Bicurico on September 08, 2022, 09:25:00 am ---I like the moderation of the forum and except the banning of Würstchenhund, .............

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From another time when our moderating Solomon's didn't get it right and was rightly appealed by the membership some while later to have Würstchenhund's membership reinstated.

But as has been already mentioned other valuable members also have been lost, some were discussed in now locked and/or unpinned Moderator Report threads where issues were hoped to be properly fleshed out in the Supporters board away from the full glare of the forum.
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: Bicurico on September 08, 2022, 09:25:00 am ---Adding an off-topic section is, in my opinion totally uncessary. What will be discussed there? Politics, war, religion, relationships, health? There are better forums to do that.

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I already gave a suggestion, an Off Topics Projects section. And I linked to another post from Ian.M who made a good case for a dedicated Aeronautics section, and gave a list of a ton of thread already on the topic.
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