Here are some new rules that I would like to present:
If you do not know the answer to someones question, do not reply to a thread. Responding to every thread with more questions, or trying to answer something that you do not 100% understand, can be misleading for beginners. If you wish to help, and you can help, do it. If not, let someone else respond.
If someone proves you to be "wrong" about something, accept it and move on. We are all adults, and we are here to help each other and learn. If someone proves that something you said was wrong, say "Wow! Thank you for teaching me this new information" and move on.
If someone has answered a threads question, give them a "like" and move on. Having 10 different people post the same answer in a thread, fills it with redundant information. If you see a good answer, give them a like, and move on.
Understand that everyone here has different skills. Some people are good with batteries, others are good with grid tie arrays. Try to use language that can make an exchange of ideas as simple as possible. If someone is using simple language, respond with simple language. If someone asks an advanced level question, hit them with more advanced words and concepts. Try to mold yourself to the persons needs if you wish to help them.
If you post a thread in the wrong category, it will be moved. I am going to enforce this myself, and tell the mods to do so as well. We have a lot of categories for a reason, to help organize the vast amounts of information that can pass through the forum. Also, stay on topic. If a thread is informative and it goes on an extreme tangent, and it detracts from the help that the thread can provide, I will delete those comments. I do not give this right to the mods, but if a situation seems fit and hurts the help that a thread can give to people because it goes on an extreme tangent, it will be dealt with and I will notify the members involved.
These rules will be enforced from now on, unless someone can provide some form of logical discourse to make me think otherwise.
What do you guys think? Would love to hear some feedback.
If you do not know the answer to someones question, do not reply to a thread. Responding to every thread with more questions, or trying to answer something that you do not 100% understand, can be misleading for beginners. If you wish to help, and you can help, do it. If not, let someone else respond.
If someone proves you to be "wrong" about something, accept it and move on. We are all adults, and we are here to help each other and learn. If someone proves that something you said was wrong, say "Wow! Thank you for teaching me this new information" and move on.
If someone has answered a threads question, give them a "like" and move on. Having 10 different people post the same answer in a thread, fills it with redundant information. If you see a good answer, give them a like, and move on.
Understand that everyone here has different skills. Some people are good with batteries, others are good with grid tie arrays. Try to use language that can make an exchange of ideas as simple as possible. If someone is using simple language, respond with simple language. If someone asks an advanced level question, hit them with more advanced words and concepts. Try to mold yourself to the persons needs if you wish to help them.
If you post a thread in the wrong category, it will be moved. I am going to enforce this myself, and tell the mods to do so as well. We have a lot of categories for a reason, to help organize the vast amounts of information that can pass through the forum. Also, stay on topic. If a thread is informative and it goes on an extreme tangent, and it detracts from the help that the thread can provide, I will delete those comments. I do not give this right to the mods, but if a situation seems fit and hurts the help that a thread can give to people because it goes on an extreme tangent, it will be dealt with and I will notify the members involved.
These rules will be enforced from now on, unless someone can provide some form of logical discourse to make me think otherwise.
What do you guys think? Would love to hear some feedback.
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