DIY Forum for DIY Electricians? - Doing It Yourself? Electrical Advice This Way

[Dan]

I thought I was good too until I read this thread. I'll cancel the domains I bought then. PMSL.

 

[Lister1987]

I thought I was good too until I read this thread. I'll cancel the domains I bought then. PMSL.

I hope you're joking (about buying them in the first place).

A 'sensible' middle ground may be a wiki type deal allowing us to share our knowledge and good practice (even if it stays internal while populated and articles verified).

 

[Dan]

Oh Christ no that wouldn't work for tiling the products change so often supplier to supplier and week to week.

It's not 25 quid down the pan. I'll use them as test forums to break instead of the real ones. No boggy. Edit: No Biggy. lol

 

[littlespark]

No boggy?
ha ha ha

 

[Baddegg]

No boggy?
ha ha ha

Staffordshire for biggy I think mate

 

[pirate]

I am happy to see that most folks don't think it would be a good idea.
I've said it many times before, I am not an electrician, but the advice on here is very valuable for the small jobs I can tackle, and I wouldn't like to be deprived of that. The safety advice is particularly important, and I think we have the right balance between "here's some advice, you appear competent enough for this task", and "get an electrician in". If I were to be banished to a DIY only forum I don't think I'd bother because I want to learn from electricians, not DIYers. I believe I am fairly competent at basic wiring and so on, but I don't touch CUs. I am a fairly competent "plumber" too, having completed numerous kitchen and bathroom projects, but I don't touch gas stuff or unvented cylinders etc.
Just my tuppence worth...

 

[Dan]

No boggy?
ha ha ha

Staffordshire for biggy I think mate

Oooops.

No biggy I meant lol

 

[DPG]

I am happy to see that most folks don't think it would be a good idea.
I've said it many times before, I am not an electrician, but the advice on here is very valuable for the small jobs I can tackle, and I wouldn't like to be deprived of that. The safety advice is particularly important, and I think we have the right balance between "here's some advice, you appear competent enough for this task", and "get an electrician in". If I were to be banished to a DIY only forum I don't think I'd bother because I want to learn from electricians, not DIYers. I believe I am fairly competent at basic wiring and so on, but I don't touch CUs. I am a fairly competent "plumber" too, having completed numerous kitchen and bathroom projects, but I don't touch gas stuff or unvented cylinders etc.
Just my tuppence worth...

He said tuppence

 

[rapparee]

I think you are going in a good direction looking for the international market. It will bring more qualified experts to the forum.

A while ago you seemed to be preoccupied with the need to help every diyer who wanted to cut every corner and who then got in a strop if they didn't get there way.

I personally don't mind DIYers and like helping in the simple threads. But I think everyone also likes to reserve the right to give someone who is about to do something dangerous, a metaphorical boot up the hole.

Because at the end of the day, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind and you can't pander to dangerous practices.

 

[Dan]

Is this to me?

My stance hasn't changed.

I want the most members on the most forums. Have done since my first forum in 2001.

But they only work if they do what they say they do and don't have some agenda. Like run a training center or are linked to a tool supplier. Like all my competitors.