Where and when to create a topic.

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aftershock

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I have been reading this forum off and on for, well since I registered. I try only to open a topic if I feel the question is one which may be hard to find in the NEC code book. In other words,, if I feel I have a question that I should be able to research on my own,, I will probably refrain from creating a topc. On the other hand, if it is something I atleast attempted to look for but was unable to locate information, I will open a topic.

Question: If I come home one day and a question ran through my head (my code book stays on my work van at work) and I just felt a need to create a topic, would it matter if the question seemed one I should have been able to find on my own?

Question: I take alot of pictures when working jobs. Kind like before and afters and ongoing on those long installs. Like a proud parent of a child, those of us know,, showing work related pictures of the field we enjoy seems an impulse. Is there a folder which threads like these can be made? Or does someone just start a running thread and just add to it?

A few of the topics I do see in the NEC folder of this forum seem to be off topic when you consider the description of this folder, this is why I have pondered on these 2 questions.


This is a great forum and I have found out things I thought I knew but really did not due to just browing/searching topics. I just want to make sure that before I start a thread, it is of a subject that follows the criteria of the folder which I am creating it in.








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aftershock said:
Question: If I come home one day and a question ran through my head (my code book stays on my work van at work) and I just felt a need to create a topic, would it matter if the question seemed one I should have been able to find on my own?
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There is no such thing as a stupid question.

aftershock said:
Question: I take alot of pictures when working jobs. Kind like before and afters and ongoing on those long installs. Like a proud parent of a child, those of us know,, showing work related pictures of the field we enjoy seems an impulse. Is there a folder which threads like these can be made? Or does someone just start a running thread and just add to it?

A few of the topics I do see in the NEC folder of this forum seem to be off topic when you consider the description of this folder, this is why I have pondered on these 2 questions.
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Most post in the NEC forum because it's the most read. If you want to post photos of your work because you're proud of it, by all means, let's see it! :smile:
 
aftershock said:
Question: If I come home one day and a question ran through my head (my code book stays on my work van at work) and I just felt a need to create a topic, would it matter if the question seemed one I should have been able to find on my own?
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IMO no, many times the most simple threads lead to the most interesting and long running threads.
 
aftershock said:
Question: If I come home one day and a question ran through my head (my code book stays on my work van at work) and I just felt a need to create a topic, would it matter if the question seemed one I should have been able to find on my own?
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Dude....90% of the questions asked on this forum have already been answered at some point in time....however, not everyone has had a chance to go through all the archives and add their 0.02?.:D

Other reasons to ask away:
- The code changes



aftershock said:
Question: I take alot of pictures when working jobs. Kind like before and afters and ongoing on those long installs. Like a proud parent of a child, those of us know,, showing work related pictures of the field we enjoy seems an impulse. Is there a folder which threads like these can be made? Or does someone just start a running thread and just add to it?
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You start a thread....when it runs it's course, it's probably because someone else had a better picture post started :D
I am getting to start a new picture post, the one I started yesterday seems to have fizzled out:
Violation? Case #10212008.
 
I've learned over the years that every single time I ask what I think is a "silly" question, there are *always* several other people wanting to know the same thing!

And sometimes in the past, when asking what I think are silly questions, I have been ridiculed by a few. But most people are helpful and I have learned a ton of information by asking questions.

My basic rule (say like in a classroom situation) is to ask and keep asking until I fully understand what the teacher is teaching. I've had other people come up to me after class and tell me they were confused about the same thing!

So ask away...
 
480sparky said:
Shouldn't that be $0.02? :D
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Keep looking for the ? key ....it's right next to "Any Key" :D

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