The attached screenshot pic taken just a moment ago says it all, full of commercial gear in need for service help nothing to do with DIY SS amps but "DIY repair and service".
It's so easy to set up a new forum and doesn't have to wait for anything like the long awaited and delayed upgrade to new forum software XenForo, I would suggest to put the new forum (name suggestion: "Service & Repair") high up, perhaps highest on the list ie above the current Solid State so it's sink hole effect will have a maximum effect sucking in all the quick and lazy "fix my stuff" help request posts that is now swamping Solid State.
It's so easy to set up a new forum and doesn't have to wait for anything like the long awaited and delayed upgrade to new forum software XenForo, I would suggest to put the new forum (name suggestion: "Service & Repair") high up, perhaps highest on the list ie above the current Solid State so it's sink hole effect will have a maximum effect sucking in all the quick and lazy "fix my stuff" help request posts that is now swamping Solid State.
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I agree that there ought to be a "Fix My Stuff" category. Not likely to happen until new forum software.
Problem as I see it is that the site has grown, and without creating another 20 categories, I don't see it being an easy fix.
Does DIY also encompass commercial amps that have been modified ?
What about the other sections.
Do you create a commercial and DIY sub forum for dacs, source units, speakers, car audio, class d, valve, preamps, etc ?
Someone comes along with a commercial amp, and posts in a commercial solid state amp section and discovers the unit can't be repaired.
They decide to remove the amp boards and put in a 'foreign' amp board.
Does that mean the thread needs to be moved to the DIY section ?
What if the replacement is a prebuilt unit, or is it only moved if the person get a blank substrate and designs their own.
The plethora of posts that are blatantly in the wrong section is also astounding.
It seems to get worse everyday.
I know somethings are not a black or white option, but there's far too many that have no excuse for being where they are.
This is a site wide issue and not limited to solid state.
Last whinge for the day.
The number of idiots cross posting.
Oh these 5 threads talk about unit xyz, I'll just dump the exact same post in every single one.
On the whole I find people are getting lazier and dumber by the day.
A lot of questions could be answered if they spend 10 minutes reading what has gone before.
Does DIY also encompass commercial amps that have been modified ?
What about the other sections.
Do you create a commercial and DIY sub forum for dacs, source units, speakers, car audio, class d, valve, preamps, etc ?
Someone comes along with a commercial amp, and posts in a commercial solid state amp section and discovers the unit can't be repaired.
They decide to remove the amp boards and put in a 'foreign' amp board.
Does that mean the thread needs to be moved to the DIY section ?
What if the replacement is a prebuilt unit, or is it only moved if the person get a blank substrate and designs their own.
The plethora of posts that are blatantly in the wrong section is also astounding.
It seems to get worse everyday.
I know somethings are not a black or white option, but there's far too many that have no excuse for being where they are.
This is a site wide issue and not limited to solid state.
Last whinge for the day.
The number of idiots cross posting.
Oh these 5 threads talk about unit xyz, I'll just dump the exact same post in every single one.
On the whole I find people are getting lazier and dumber by the day.
A lot of questions could be answered if they spend 10 minutes reading what has gone before.
Finding things here could be better and easier. When we move to new software we will begin tagging threads. If successful you won't have to see any threads about repairs, or capacitors or whatever it is that bothers you.
FWIW it does not bother me, but in any case I imagine no big deal in creating a new Sub Forum called Repair/Fix and split posts by subject.
Unless Forum software has **exactly** reached maximum amount of subdivision possible?
Is that so?
Sounds weird, if anything let "those who decide" get together and create a new sub-forum.
My devaluated 2 cents.
Unless Forum software has **exactly** reached maximum amount of subdivision possible?
Is that so?
Sounds weird, if anything let "those who decide" get together and create a new sub-forum.
My devaluated 2 cents.
I agree that a "repair / restoration / service" forum would be a really big improvement. I really enjoy both types of threads, but I'm usually looking for one or the other if I'm doing research for a project, for example.
I think most people can agree that they aren't "bothersome", but more "an interesting but different topic".
I think most people can agree that they aren't "bothersome", but more "an interesting but different topic".
I don't think it's much of a problem, as repairing a commercial product yourself is still DIY as I see it. I think the most negative aspect is probably more the fault of bad subject titles which the forum always has. Clicking on a thread which is asking about how to repair something when the title suggested something else entirely, or vice versa, might be annoying to some.
The bigger problem are the 1000 page threads with 10 different projects in them, which the Solid-State forum is probably the worst about.
Is it the place for restauration ?
Is there not a multitude of specialized forum ?
If a new category is created, will it be necessary to create subs by brands to avoid garbage ?
Is there not a multitude of specialized forum ?
If a new category is created, will it be necessary to create subs by brands to avoid garbage ?
I don’t mind the ‘help me fix my” threads so much. It’s the endless talk about stuff like first cycle distortion that really bugs me. I reckon we need a “get a room, guys” category where mods can move these endless circular argument threads so the rest of us can ignore them.
Is there a timeline for when the upgrade to the new software might happen? Do you have a sense of how long the outage will be when the switch happens?
Tom
Tom
As far as I know, the switch is now being prepared in the background. I do not know when it will go live. Probably in a few months.
