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I've been enjoying reading edaboard for many reasons, but the one that really stands out for me:
edaboard seems more open and broad-minded than, say, Electronics.StackExchange.
Sure, the S.E. sites are frequently most helpful, and I personally go there almost daily - especially when I get stuck on a stubborn problem. But even with higher-than-average user points, if I were to post something like "When would you really want to use the venerable LM741?" I'd be blasted for being an SE idiot :shock: ... the thread would get tagged as "too broad," and be closed in seconds by four or five people.
To me, this seems very unfortunate. Generally and obviously, many technical concepts cannot be addressed simply, like taking specs., then looking up the matching component. A more open-ended discussion, I think, is of great value, precisely because a broad-ranging topic necessarily touches on supporting concepts, e.g., single .vs. dual supply, slew rates, etc.,.
Of course, edaboard must have some policy, some sense of when things go too far. For instance, I had a thread closed recently because my question was too confusing. When I stepped back and looked at what I'd posted, the moderator was absolutely correct in closing it. However, s/he did take the time and effort to explain why the question was unclear. Unlike S.E. sites, where there wouldn't likely be any explanation, here I was able to reply, clarifying my question - the thread was open again - and my question not only got an answer, but several, including a schematic. :clap: On S.E., the deal would have just died, or I would have had to jump through too many hoops to get the thread reopened.
OK … this is getting a bit verbose … but I wanted to give this opinion by way of thanks.
And the above question about the LM741 (and 1458 is a real one. Can I post it, in say, the basic electronics forum? (hmmm, a search on 'LM741' yields a mere 304 results …)
thanks for taking the time to read this.
- Howard in Florida
edaboard seems more open and broad-minded than, say, Electronics.StackExchange.
Sure, the S.E. sites are frequently most helpful, and I personally go there almost daily - especially when I get stuck on a stubborn problem. But even with higher-than-average user points, if I were to post something like "When would you really want to use the venerable LM741?" I'd be blasted for being an SE idiot :shock: ... the thread would get tagged as "too broad," and be closed in seconds by four or five people.
To me, this seems very unfortunate. Generally and obviously, many technical concepts cannot be addressed simply, like taking specs., then looking up the matching component. A more open-ended discussion, I think, is of great value, precisely because a broad-ranging topic necessarily touches on supporting concepts, e.g., single .vs. dual supply, slew rates, etc.,.
Of course, edaboard must have some policy, some sense of when things go too far. For instance, I had a thread closed recently because my question was too confusing. When I stepped back and looked at what I'd posted, the moderator was absolutely correct in closing it. However, s/he did take the time and effort to explain why the question was unclear. Unlike S.E. sites, where there wouldn't likely be any explanation, here I was able to reply, clarifying my question - the thread was open again - and my question not only got an answer, but several, including a schematic. :clap: On S.E., the deal would have just died, or I would have had to jump through too many hoops to get the thread reopened.
OK … this is getting a bit verbose … but I wanted to give this opinion by way of thanks.
And the above question about the LM741 (and 1458 is a real one. Can I post it, in say, the basic electronics forum? (hmmm, a search on 'LM741' yields a mere 304 results …)
thanks for taking the time to read this.
- Howard in Florida