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ASIC

Joined: 18 May 2001
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26 Sep 2008 11:22 People consistently posting in wrong forum

I see hundreds of questions about how to design small circuits from beginners and students who don't seem to even understand Ohm's law, in the Professional forum.

The Professional Hardware and Electronics Design is for:

EMC and Electrical Safety standards. Quality assurance labels (CE). Others Standards and whatever related with professional hardware design.

Can something be done about this? I suggest:

1. Let the Professional Hardware and Electronics Design forum be for asking serious questions about circuit design.

2. Create a separate forum for for FCC/CE/UL etc. certification

3. Rename the "Hobby Circuits and Small Projects Problems" forum to Small Projects and Beginners questions

ASIC

Hobby Circuits and Small Projects Problems

Frosty

Joined: 01 Jan 1970
Posts: 418
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Location: EARTH

07 Oct 2008 20:20 Re: People consistently posting in wrong forum

ASIC

Yes it is becoming more problem than before

Different moderator will handle in different ways.

If it is clear that it is in wrong forum, my own method is to move to trashcan or completely delete it without notice.

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cyberrat

Joined: 19 Jun 2001
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Location: In the sewers of the U.K.

08 Oct 2008 8:44 Re: People consistently posting in wrong forum

Frosty wrote:

If it is clear that it is in wrong forum, my own method is to move to trashcan or completely delete it without notice.
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Thats a bit harshe Frosty, when its simple enough to move it to the correct forum?
I appreciate that a moderators job is a PITA (I should know I have done it here too) but to delete a thread because someone has got mixed up & put a thread in the wrong forum, surely thats not what the job is, surely the job involves moving them rather than deleting them?

klug

Joined: 04 Jul 2002
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08 Oct 2008 11:24 Re: People consistently posting in wrong forum

I agree with Frosty. Wrong forum posts must be deleted (moved to Trashcan) as it is the only way to teach lazy users to keep order. (Warnings and PMs are unefficient). I make exclusions for threads with reply - they are moved to correct forum.

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Frosty

Joined: 01 Jan 1970
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08 Oct 2008 18:53 Re: People consistently posting in wrong forum

cyberrat

Well, not really too harsh, specially after doing 50 or so within an hour!

The odd 1 or 2 its a mistake depending on post level I do actually move them.

When I see the same requests cross posted to many wrong forums I just delete them or trashcan them.

I could just keep hitting the user with move post and a warning but that is actual MORE work than just delete.

It is usually quite obvious with post level and composition of the message to guess if user post is genuine mistake or not

So far after many years of doing it I have no complaines Very Happy

and 9/10 times the request is repost in correct place and i feel strong the user is better eductae like this, instead of warnings all the time.

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cyberrat

Joined: 19 Jun 2001
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09 Oct 2008 13:09 People consistently posting in wrong forum

Fair enough, BTW thank you for being a mod, I'm not meaning to criticize & upon reflection what you say is quite right.

I remember having no life & being a slave to the forums & getting no gratitude but lots of grief Very Happy

Now I have escaped & still have no life as I'm a slave to elsewhere Very Happy

pakitos

Joined: 14 Nov 2005
Posts: 470
Helped: 66

24 Aug 2009 18:22 People consistently posting in wrong forum

I think a first time warning is fair

pranam77

Joined: 22 Apr 2008
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Location: Mangalore(India)

25 Aug 2009 7:12 People consistently posting in wrong forum

If its a newbie question posted in wrong category, I move it to the respective place. As announcements are alreday put up in respectives section "Read before you post" such posts will be directed to the trash without notice.
It is also seen, If a question (Original post)is not answered, the author again starts a new thread with the same topic. Such memebrs will be warned with yellow cards. I have deleted such 4-5 posts with the same topic from the same author.

pakitos

Joined: 14 Nov 2005
Posts: 470
Helped: 66

25 Aug 2009 20:05 People consistently posting in wrong forum

interesting what is a yellow card. How is a warning performed by email?

Frosty

Joined: 01 Jan 1970
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26 Aug 2009 18:45 Re: People consistently posting in wrong forum

Moderators see a row of coloured buttons to the right of each post

If the post is not OK, the moderator can press one of these buttons, yellow=warning, red=ban and so on.

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Added after 3 minutes:

The "yellow card" system is also no secret

its a standard mod for the phpbb bbs software to make moderator job easier

http://webscripts.softpedia.com/script/Modules/phpBB-Modules/Yellow-card-Mod-3891.html

Is example

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