Electronics-Lab slowed down a lot for a few weeks before it disappeared.
Maybe its server died and it is changing again to a new server.
Each time it changed servers in the past it took a few days to come back online.
That site drove me nuts, the moderator didn't like contradiction with his opinions (and often wrong). Their projects page included designs that simply did not work or could not work.
At least it had people that appeared to be trying.
Unlike EDA Board which is mostly folks looking for handouts, freebees, pirated ebooks & software or do my work for me.
Most of these electronics chat forums have students wanting their schoolwork done for them. Most are from the same country with billions of them. They send me lots of PMs.
I tried to suggest fixes for them and got accused of personally attacking the person who designed them. I even PMd the administrator about this and he didn't seem to care so I thought sod it, I'm leaving!
There was a circuit for a RGB LED controller that was plain wrong. Audioguru would post the corrected formulas basic Ohms law and got all sorts of grief from the forums. I could never figure out why he put up with it.
The projects page was interesting but untested making it useless or confusing to a beginner.
I posted a few that got deleted, that's why I left. Heaven forbid you critique anybodys post there.
I'd come back every now and then and nothing changed.
I hope that the moderator dissappears when it gets back up and running.
I know, if it does decide to re-appear if blueroomelectronics will do the same I'll re-join and we can send a petition for the said moderator to be de-modded. If it works I'll start posting, if not I'll delete my account for the second time.
I hope that the moderator dissappears when it gets back up and running.
I know, if it does decide to re-appear if blueroomelectronics will do the same I'll re-join and we can send a petition for the said moderator to be de-modded. If it works I'll start posting, if not I'll delete my account for the second time.
If I remember rightly he was from the USA and the site owner (ws it mixos?) was Greek unless this was a cover up. I can't remember that well, it all happened a couple of years ago.
I left in late 2005 and I remember waiting about three to four months before joining another, site I suppose the bad experiance put me off, in the end I found this place and read a few threads before I join to make sure the moderator wasn't a bully.