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by Shiftlock
Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:25 pm
Forum: Chat Room
Topic: Congrats on abandoning the YT comment cesspool!
Replies: 7
Views: 22440

Re: Congrats on abandoning the YT comment cesspool!

The biggest problem I can foresee is that eventually the forum would have well over 1,000 video sub forums (one per video). This in itself might end up being too much to search through. You don't need a sub forum for each video, just a sub forum called YouTube Videos with a topic in it for each vid...
by Shiftlock
Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:17 pm
Forum: Chat Room
Topic: Youtube Video Comment Suggestion
Replies: 6
Views: 21291

Youtube Video Comment Suggestion

Troy, I have a suggestion. Make a new forum category called Youtube Videos in which you start a new thread each time you upload a new video. Make the title of the thread the same as the title of the video, and leave a link directly to the thread in the video description. That way, it's easy for peop...
by Shiftlock
Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:06 pm
Forum: Alternate Energy Discussions
Topic: Blocking Diodes vs. Bypass Diodes in PV Panels
Replies: 1
Views: 11007

Blocking Diodes vs. Bypass Diodes in PV Panels

Troy, I saw you mention in a Youtube comment that your panels don't suffer much when one panel is blocked because they have blocking diodes. It's possible you meant bypass diodes, but blocking diodes and bypass diodes in PV panels serve two distinct purposes. Blocking diodes are connected in series ...
by Shiftlock
Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:29 am
Forum: Chat Room
Topic: Some advice concerning the forum
Replies: 13
Views: 41302

Re: Some advice concerning the forum

YouTube comments are known for being a cesspool in general, and I would go as far as disabling them all together. For each video, create a comment thread here on the forum. Provide a link directly to it at the top of the video description. Problem solved. Internet trolls are annoying, but what freak...