New member post padding thread....
I have seen a few new members get frustrated over the post minimums we have here. These minimums are needed to keep out spammers. To help alleviate some of the frustration, I propose that we keep this thread going so that new members can come here and get in the posts they need to ask questions or post pictures.
What say our moderators?
What was wrong with having wire naysayers if you wanna learn something?
I remember the wire wars. I got tired of reading silly nonsense about wires so I avoided, & still avoid, wires.
I suppose one could, perhaps even should, permit people to indulge their delusions, but how does this help them to develop their hobby? They spend a lot of money on exotic wires and then one day they learn that it was a waste. Should they still like us?
Granted, we all waste money from time to time, but do we meet our obligations to help those with less knowlege if we sit quietly and let misinformation flow by? Some people do get hurt feelings but whose fault is that?
One of my favorites were those mini-telephone poles that hold your wires up off of the floor. I have forgotten the supposed benefit, but the real reason power lines usually hang up in the air is so that the power company can push about 20% more power through those uninsulated wires when compared to comparable insulated and buried power lines. Air cooling, and all that. But the buried insulated lines do look nicer, even though insulation has a finite life and that life is shorter at 14,400 volts than it is at 120 volts.