Suggestion...

[kwayde]

Play on words, i.e., a Dad joke.

Thanks. I never had any kids.

 

[arts]

A place where technically trained folks can look for technical answers.

Perhaps the answer lies in more or better "technical training", and not looking for answers in a hobbyist forum?

I would think that the expertise levels of our members ranges from folks with no formal technical training right on up to some who actually have their Engineering Doctorates (EngD). And let me tell you, I have witnessed that the ability line between the two is often more blurred than you may think.

 

[ETLS]

This thread does not qualify as gluten free.

 

[highvoltage_]

This thread does not qualify as gluten free.

That's okay. OP is long gone. Guess he didn't find what he was looking for.

 

[crispycircuit]

This is a Wonderful place! Why ruin it? It's not perfect. Great place to meet people. It also has a fantastic search engine. Yes, a little knowledge is dangerous but most know not to over do their skills. We take the good with the bad. Enough Said!

 

[jayvis]

Ooops.

 

[GChief]

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[Catmanboo]

That's okay. OP is long gone. Guess he didn't find what he was looking for.

So, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Ya know, us bein' us.

 

[Mystic]

I have been working on electronics professionally since the mid 80's. You may not know it by my lameass posts

Exactly. Only the grammar -- and spelling -- gives it away. (heh heh heh...)

 

[Mystic]

I would like to make a suggestion. Create a forum for, "techs" only. A place where technically trained folks can look for technical answers. I understand that under the different, "brand" forum there are a lot of technical folks posting but there are also a lot of weekend warriors using this forum and their receiver to become a, "technician".

It would really be helpful to separate the wheat from the chaff. To get info from folks who have, ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED specific issues. I'm not demeaning folks who have decided to fix their own gear; I'm saluting them! And I hope they learn and share. The issue is, currently, this board isn't formatted to separate experienced technicians for weekend warriors.

Thanks for hearing me out!

Brian

AK is doing "fine" just the way it's set up ... the mix of (your term) weekend warriors and (again, your term) techs has worked out very well, effectively even, for two decades. While it might be but a hunch on my part, I think most of us would rather it stay "fine".

 

[Mystic]

To summarize, this suggestion, in my opinion, is terrible, and it does not jive with the spirit of the AK community, not as I have known this community, as a member, for (coming up to) 18 years.

 

[Catmanboo]

OP hasn't been active since last August, so I guess AK didn't meet his specs. Not our loss, in my opinion.

 

[Mystic]

So, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Ya know, us bein' us.

Getting so much better all the time !!

 

[ETLS]

AK is doing "fine" just the way it's set up ... the mix of (your term) weekend warriors and (again, your term) techs has worked out very well, effectively even, for two decades. While it might be but a hunch on my part, I think most of us would rather it stay "fine".

 

[jayvis]

OP hasn't been active since last August, so I guess AK didn't meet his specs. Not our loss, in my opinion.

I miss that guy.