Yes, something had to be done about the "Power Transformer" thread, it was bad.
The "current amplification" thread went a bit astray when the OP seemed to abandon the thread, he did not return to ETO (as far as I can tell) for five days, and even then did not acknowledge what useful information there was in the thread.
Often I have seen replies to new people which sometimes involve a bit of thinking on the part of someone replying, the guy asking the question never returns to acknowledge the work which has been done for him.
JimB
You're right. When a novice asks a question, Sometimes that question is so complex
that an experienced engineer is needed to solve it. That kind of service is worth a lot of money,
and it should be respected and acknowledged.
On the other hand, if the problem is a fairly simple problem to figure out
(simple is relative; What's easy for you might be impossible for me)
You as the novice poster should do some basic homework and at least try to understand the problem well enough
so that you can state the question(s) in the least confusing manner possible.
Garbage in...Garbage out.
And don't forget to say thank you for the help being given to you.
Whatever happened to being courteous and respectful to one another? When did that go out of fashion?
And don't make an idiot out of someone because they're not on your technical level.
They may very well end up being your boss some day. Or being in a position to hire you as a consultant.
I agree with you completely.
It's as if you have to have some electronics knowledge before you can join the "clique" which doesn't make any sense if you want to grow the site.
It's more than that. How do I explain biasing to someone who doesn't understand how a transistor works?
So there -is- a certain prerequisite knowledge that's needed for an answer to make sense to you.