PLEASE EXPLAIN !!!! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: GlennSprigg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 12:30:00 pm
content: Before this being Deleted/Blocked and a few people have the right to answer... regarding massively popular 'Topics'like "Show us a picture of your cat" is allowed to continue to exist, (numerous thousands of responses/interest), whenit obviously has NOTHING to do with anything 'Technical'? BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE IT!!, and there is TOO MANY peopleto argue with!! I, for one do NOT think that such topics will take over, but be a SMALL part of simple humanity here!

author: GlennSprigg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 01:06:00 pm
content: Quote from: thinkfat on October 05, 2021, 12:42:19 pm

author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 01:10:18 pm
content: I'm guessing that there are offtopic topics that can be categorised into "cute, interesting, fun, enjoyable, unlikely to cause harm or too much conflict" and there's offtopic as in "summon the shitstorms, let the combined hate of the Internet flow through you!".While I would prefer less topics be 'taboo', I do understand the reasoning behind the choices, seeing as members have left over conflicts concerning those topics before. There are simply threads/topics which are pretty much sure to devolve and in the best of times nothing will get solved, in the worst case people will leave the forum due to hurtsee feelies.I can see how a topic on cats vs. dogs will be fine, but a topic on the inferiority of XXX #1 to XXX #2, let alone XXX #3 will produce nothing of worth.XXX being religion, political system, beer brand, football team

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 01:13:40 pm
content: @GlennSprigg why did you opened a non-technical topic. Please start posting something technical.

author: Siwastaja
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 01:58:24 pm
content: I have a vague recollection that even funny and innocent off-topic threads have been removed.To me it seems like regulating theamountof off-topic discussions, by semi-randomly allowing some and removing some. While it feels unjust for those who started the threads that happen to be deleted, it's the right of the forum's owners to use such method and I guess it's the least effort strategy.For controversial or political discussions, the removal threshold clearly is lower, which is what I mean by semi-randomly; there are biases that control the deletion, but the general idea is to keep the amount of off-topic low enough so that people come and stay because of the technical content and not just chat around.

author: Marco
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 02:30:36 pm
content: It's quite simple, you don't need strict rules in a dictatorship which need not justify itself (beyond obeying the law in this case).A company the size of Facebook or Google can't get away with completely arbitrary judgement PR wise, eevblog can.

author: magic
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 02:38:17 pm
content: I recall somebody commenting on this topic:If you allow too much facebook tier content, the forum will turn into facebook

author: thinkfat
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 04:20:49 pm
content: Quote from: GlennSprigg on October 05, 2021, 01:06:00 pmReally, what do you think starting another debate about the house rules will get you. You can either live with a benevolent dictator or turn this into a bureaucracy where every administrative action will be appealed, with committees and courts and arbitrators. Nobody got time for that.

author: magic
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 05:41:53 pm
content: Actually, some people have time for those things and because of them such places turn ugly and even more chaotic

author: TimFox
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 06:29:06 pm
content: At least the silly cat thread has "cat" in the title, so I can ignore it. "Please Explain" is often a beginner's question about some legitimate topic, where he doesn't know that it's better to title it "Vceo--Please Explain", or similar.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 07:05:21 pm
content: What is the problem? If you are not interested in the small number of non-technical threads then why don't you just ignore them? Instead you posted a non-technical thread with a cryptic topic in screaming all caps, which IMO adds exactly zero value to the forum. I'd much rather go look at a picture of a cat.

author: eti
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 07:56:45 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on October 05, 2021, 07:05:21 pmTake a look around, gain some context - do some research re recent topics (one of which was mine re Lake Baikal >https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/too-beautiful-not-to-post-lake-baikal/) - do you have the ability to pick up on subtleties, reading between the lines? I think (only *think*) he - GlennSprigg - may may be questioning why the cat thread perpetuates, whilst others like mine, was locked(admin please read carefully - I don't mind that it's been locked - that's your prerogative -I've moved on - I am merely clarifying this for James)Dear James, I have noticed that you seem to take great delight in stepping into threads and making judgements on people - you've done it to me, a few times, in a pretty supercilious tone. I might counsel you to not take this too seriously - the moral high ground can be a lonely place, and not one of us is perfect, nor beyond reproach. Are you moderator staff? I don't see why you "care" so passionately as to the flaws and actions of others.Subtlety and context, I hope that makes it clearer.Have a nice day my friend.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 08:09:58 pm
content: The cat topic was started long ago. It's new stuff that is being locked or removed. We came to a point where we had to put the brakes on new off topic stuff. No need for reading between the lines, just a calender!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 05, 2021, 09:44:52 pm
content: Quote from: Siwastaja on October 05, 2021, 01:58:24 pmPretty much exactly this.And as Simon said, some old harmless threads we just let run.It's prettty simple, if we allow anyone to start a new thread on any topic at all then the forum will be filled with off topic threads. It takes just a handful of people to constantly post off-topic thread to ruin the experinece for everyone here and new people joining what they think is a technical forum. Once these people are given free reign they just can't stop themslves.