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General Forum Discussions

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:22 pm
by ShaneR
Hi all

Can we add a "General Forum Discussion" or "General Electrical Discussion" or maybe both?

"Off topic" section I would assume is anything not electrical?

Re: General Forum Discussions

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:03 pm
by AngryClient
ShaneR wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:22 pm
"Off topic" section I would assume is anything not electrical?
I assumed that was the DIY section?

Re: General Forum Discussions

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:48 am
by ShaneR
AngryClient wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:03 pm
ShaneR wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:22 pm
"Off topic" section I would assume is anything not electrical?
I assumed that was the DIY section?
:) I didn't want to go there

Re: General Forum Discussions

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:27 am
by DougP
AngryClient wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:03 pm
ShaneR wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:22 pm
"Off topic" section I would assume is anything not electrical?
I assumed that was the DIY section?
Now we have the "thanks" button, we also need a LOL button :lol:

Re: General Forum Discussions

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:41 pm
by Mazdaman
Can we have a rule please to not copy (quote) the most recent post?

Re: General Forum Discussions

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:43 pm
by DougP
Sounds reasonable. The quoting does make it somewhat ugly. Especially for general discussions.

Re: General Forum Discussions

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:11 pm
by ShaneR
Mazdaman wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:41 pm
Can we have a rule please to not copy (quote) the most recent post?
What!

Quoting is the best feature :)

I was going to suggest regulations in "code" </>

Code: Select all

ESR 1.2.3 One rule for them all
These things have a way working themselves out without having to create rules in my opinion

Re: General Forum Discussions

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:49 am
by Mazdaman
By 'quoting' I mean the senseless copying of vast amounts of text from the post immediately above. It happens a lot on some other forums like www.fishnhunt.co.nz or www.offroadexpress.kiwi and often includes the photos as well.

After all, when having a discussion in real life we don't repeat the words of the person who just spoke before giving our reply. The Code sort of quoting you refer to is a good idea - I was not referring to that. Regardless I'm grateful to have a proper forum bow so that text can be edited and photos properly displayed. Hopefully there will be a facility where we can contribute to the running costs of this site.