Timeline for Explicit close reason: "OP bought undocumented stuff, asks us instead of seller for documentation"
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| Feb 3, 2018 at 14:59 | comment | added | akohlsmith | @Lundin reversengineering is all about sw RE and hardwarerecs is far too broad to encompass the relatively few directly-relating-to-electronics questions of this specific nature that we get here. And let's be perfectly serious here and put aside the pomp; e.se is not a "professional" site by any stretch of the imagination. It's by hobbyists, for hobbyists. While a good deal of us here are professionals, I would prefer to not try and impose some kind of cathedral-like hierarchy and pretence to what is a very useful and helpful site for everyone. | |
| Feb 3, 2018 at 14:54 | comment | added | akohlsmith | This exactly. The idea of getting something cool or unusual and getting some help figuring it out is a BIG part of the community. Getting all political and "you should only buy parts from Name Brand Vendors" has some pretty serious side effects. | |
| Feb 2, 2018 at 6:00 | comment | added | LorenzoDonati4Ukraine-OnStrike | @Lundin "Why must we make EE a hobbyist site also?". As long as I can remember (I wasn't a site user since beta stage) EE.SE is a site that appealed to both professionals and hackers from the very beginning. Part of what made EE.SE successful (one of the SE site with the highest signal/noise ratio, also acknowledged by SE staff not long ago) is the combination of broad audience (which include non-professionals) together with somewhat harsh moderation. A bad question will be "filtered out" whether or not it comes from a professional, a student or a hacker. | |
| Jan 30, 2018 at 19:37 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | @Lundin One reason is that there would not be very many questions otherwise. The vast majority of questions appear to be from either hobbyists/tinkerers or students. Part of my tolerance for such questions is that I remember learning from surplus equipment for which no information was available. Accessing proper data sheets was a hassle or impossible (data books were handed out by physical sales people who vetted the recipient), and some of the stuff was old (Vietnam or even WWII war surplus). | |
| Jan 30, 2018 at 17:37 | vote | accept | Marcus Müller | ||
| Jan 30, 2018 at 16:21 | comment | added | Lundin | Questions of this nature are explicitly on-topic at Reverse Engineering. And really, how many hobbyist sites do we need? reverseengineering.stackexchange.com diy.stackexchange.com hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com android.stackexchange.com lifehacks.stackexchange.com retrocomputing.stackexchange.com Why must we make EE a hobbyist site also? | |
| Jan 28, 2018 at 19:43 | comment | added | KalleMP | @SpehroPefhany I tried but the best I could find was - instructables.com/id/Flower-Dome-Retro-Module | |
| Jan 28, 2018 at 19:38 | comment | added | David Richerby | Sure, but the point of the discussion is to define what is and is not on-topic. "If you're not interested, ignore it" applies equally well to on-topic, borderline/debatable and off-topic material (e.g., electronics, support for undocumented components and flower-arranging, respectively), so it's not actually an argument for or against any position that subject X should be on-topic. | |
| Jan 28, 2018 at 19:28 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | @DavidRicherby Flower arranging has nothing to do with electronics, does not generally involve knowledge or love of the profession or the hobby of electronics, and there are doubtless more appropriate SE sites for enthusiasts of Ikebana or whatever. If someone starts applying electronics in some way to flower arranging, sure, why not? | |
| Jan 28, 2018 at 17:42 | comment | added | David Richerby | "I don't see why those of like mind can't simply ignore the question if it's of no interest." Wouldn't that apply equally to questions about flower-arranging? | |
| Jan 28, 2018 at 14:52 | vote | accept | Marcus Müller | ||
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| Jan 25, 2018 at 20:09 | comment | added | Trevor_G | +1 but "If there was a 'hobby' SE that might make sense to shunt questions off to there" but then it would get boring pretty quick.... I'd miss the "chicken-coop-doors" and what not ;) | |
| Jan 25, 2018 at 19:31 | history | edited | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 25, 2018 at 17:50 | history | answered | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | CC BY-SA 3.0 |