Do we need a sub forum just for transformers, or change the description of this forum to include transformers so I don't have to move them all.
Transformers do not have an obvious home...
JR
Transformers do not have an obvious home...
JR
I understand all that, but wouldn't creating a specific sub-forum for x-formers actually promote the myth of them being somewhat supernatural?EmRR said:It would seem transformers are the component most considered voodoo by novices, with operation least understood. The same questions get asked and answered (or ignored) almost on a daily basis. If there was a subform, at least the reading would be organized for dummies, so to speak. Might cut down on endless questions, and sequester the topic a bit.
Then we should analyse why, and try to fix this issue.Obviously just about every possible question has been answered here already, but finding it is another matter. Heck, even finding the META isn't obvious.
I moved one there already before more showed up here...abbey road d enfer said:IINM this question was about measuring xfmr performance, so I think the Chamber was the right place. How it landed in the Machine Shop is a mystery to me.
EmRR said:It would seem transformers are the component most considered voodoo by novices, with operation least understood.
Indeed, that would make more sense than having just xfmrs. However, seems to me it would reinforce the mystic approach to components that plagues other forums, and that's not the paradigm here. I may be too much of a purist though...Phrazemaster said:What about a components sub forum to encompass them all?
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I agree it would feed into that mentality - however those kinds of discussions happen anyway. Wouldn’t you like them all tucked away into one little corner of the forum you never have to visit?abbey road d enfer said:Indeed, that would make more sense than having just xfmrs. However, seems to me it would reinforce the mystic approach to components that plagues other forums, and that's not the paradigm here. I may be too much of a purist though...
As I am sure you know, there is much more to choosing components than their mystic powers. These questions have and will come up whether or not we make a particular place for them. So far those of us who reply have managed to steer clear of the mysticism and debunk or ignore it where it does occur. I think providing a particular place for component questions will encourage more people to ask about them, knowing there is a very good chance of getting a sensible answer.abbey road d enfer said:Indeed, that would make more sense than having just xfmrs. However, seems to me it would reinforce the mystic approach to components that plagues other forums, and that's not the paradigm here. I may be too much of a purist though...
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