ASA Future Discussion or Something Else??

[ABLE1 <somewhere@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/17/2020 1:23 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 4:11:35 PM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote:
>
>>> And for a long time I had my eye on the "lady down the street" that you mentioned .... but now she's the one with the Monmouth ass.
>>>
>>
>> LOL  Maybe the "lady down the street" is the absolute best cook!!  :-)
>
> Ya know? I was just thinking ---- as I was going to respond to you ----
> that lately every thread just seems to deteriorate from technical messages down to frivolous inanities. And I think I'm the instigator.
>
> On the other hand, with so few participants in the group now days, I fear that the lack of posts just might prove to be it's demise. Some times we'll go a whole week with out any posts. Social Media groups have made this venue obsolete, so I don't see any possibility of it ever rising from the ashes.
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> I do not participate in ANY of the social media groups save one having to do with my local area so I can keep abreast of local events. But I take a very low key placid position and don't make any waves. Mostly just observe and absorb information.
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> Does anyone here participate in any other alarm or technical centric groups that maybe we few remaining mc-crudgeons could migrate to ?
>
> My feeling is that we few remaining have a wealth of experience that would be nice to pass on to ..... who? someone? anyone? Is there anyone out there who's interested anymore?
>
> If anyone is interested in carrying on with this subject maybe the first responder should start a new thread.
>
> Wada ya think?
>
>

Jim, I am somewhat the same as you on the social stuff.  The only
technical group I am on to any great degree is
https://www.contractortalk.com/f58/

The link will take you to the Low Voltage forum.  For the most
part I go there to get opinions on certain challenges that I might
be dealing with.  Some of which I post here as well.  Or depending on
the question (as here) I will answer in the hopes that it helps others.

There are number of Forums that are related to specific equipment.
I have registered on those sites in order to get notifications of
new questions that may come up.  I generally just read those and
answers until they go off on a variety of tangents which seems to
be the norm.  At which point I just ignore.

As for the postings here on ASA going off on a tangent I am just as
guilty or lets say "I helped!!".  ;-)

I agree that ASA is going going gone.  It has been that way for a
number of years.  It ain't what it use to be.  Now that we have
to wear a mask and with social distancing it will only get worse...

As for OP starting a new thread.  I doubt that will happen.  As I see it
somebody new comes here and ask a question.  It is unknown if they
ever make it back to see if anyone has provided an answer or not since
he has not responded one way or the other.  Maybe he got his answer
somewhere else.  Since newsgroups don't track or require registration
there is no way to know anything more that somebody asked a question.

So Jim, what do you suggest??  We all just fade into the woodwork or
something more dramatic??

BTW I changed the Subject to see if helps.  :-)

Les