I've created some new forum categories, we're not a UK-only forum anymore

[Midwest]

While I might have some vague interest on how they provide a supply for a hot tub in the US, or if they run cables in cavities in Mexico, or whether the French earth/bond cable tray, it would be only a passing moment.

When I do use this great forum @Dan, I generally go to the ‘What’s New’ tab. But now it seems I have to skip through stuff, I’ve no interest in. Would a country specific What’s New’ tab, be a possibility?

 

[Toneyz]

You don't want to be going through posts from other countries may be a tab so that you can choose a country first.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Yes, Dan, I can see the flags. But so can people who frequently post confusing advice for other countries that they don't know about, yet they continue to post it. Limiting access to forums other than your own country of registration is a possibility, however it will block out useful knowledge on things that are globally standardised. For example, one of my fields is electronic power supplies and any advice I give on those would be equally valid anywhere in the world. Some of us also have experience of multiple national standards and therefore can give useful advice while knowing our limitations.

I do hope it can be made to work, it will be great if you can tune things up to give just the right amount of international post 'filtration'.

 

[Dan]

While I might have some vague interest on how they provide a supply for a hot tub in the US, or if they run cables in cavities in Mexico, or whether the French earth/bond cable tray, it would be only a passing moment.

When I do use this great forum @Dan, I generally go to the ‘What’s New’ tab. But now it seems I have to skip through stuff, I’ve no interest in. Would a country specific What’s New’ tab, be a possibility?

You don't want to be going through posts from other countries may be a tab so that you can choose a country first.

Yes, Dan, I can see the flags. But so can people who frequently post confusing advice for other countries that they don't know about, yet they continue to post it. Limiting access to forums other than your own country of registration is a possibility, however it will block out useful knowledge on things that are globally standardised. For example, one of my fields is electronic power supplies and any advice I give on those would be equally valid anywhere in the world. Some of us also have experience of multiple national standards and therefore can give useful advice while knowing our limitations.

I do hope it can be made to work, it will be great if you can tune things up to give just the right amount of international post 'filtration'.

We are at the very early stages.

I can do all of the above. But the changes I make will be for the forum as a whole. I love it when people start suggesting a button somewhere that would work for them. But don't think about the forum as a whole.

Leave it with me. I wont be taking suggestions quite yet. When I do, I'll let you guys know.

I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for understanding that we're not just all UK now.

 

[Midwest]

Its more of a like than an agree

 

[Dan]

Its more of a like than an agree

The heart eyes is the like for the moment lol

 

[EalingBadger]

Yes matey.

Hence the ability to turn off flags here: https://www.electriciansforums.net/account/privacy

We risked some trouble between UK flags and Republic of Ireland flags for people who live near the border too. So those can turn their flag off also.

People who know how, can also your a VPN to show a UK flag when they are on holiday. Which is what I will do, so that I can keep the tag active and not turn it off.

So, you will be using a geolocation service to determine where somebody is posting from - yes?

Do I understand this correctly?

And if so, then surely it makes much more sense and makes for much less confusion if the flag that you display is based on the country that the poster declared when they registered with the forum, and not on where they happen to be at the time that they make a post?

 

[Dan]

So, you will be using a geolocation service to determine where somebody is posting from - yes?

Do I understand this correctly?

And if so, then surely it makes much more sense and makes for much less confusion if the flag that you display is based on the country that the poster declared when they registered with the forum, and not on where they happen to be at the time that they make a post?

Yup. Using Geo-data.

Nobody declares where they are from when they register, it doesn't ask them.

And people move around. We've been online since 2006. I've moved countries and back in that time.

We've gone waaaaay past this thread now matey. But thanks for your input anyway.