After the PIC, there isn't any micro that deserves a forum on it's own, in terms of the amount of threads. 8051 has probably more threads than AVR, even if they mostly come from Saudi Arabia or wherever. So I think it should be two categories, PIC and everything else, if anything.
After the PIC, there isn't any micro that deserves a forum on it's own, in terms of the amount of threads. 8051 has probably more threads than AVR, even if they mostly come from Saudi Arabia or wherever. So I think it should be two categories, PIC and everything else, if anything.
If we created a Pic subforum it would create a problem for mods as alot of people would just post in the main forum. That's why I think Pic should be left in the main forum.
If we created a Pic subforum it would create a problem for mods as alot of people would just post in the main forum. That's why I think Pic should be left in the main forum.
There is always going to be the possibility of people posting in the wrong forum. More forums will require more moderation. If the goal is to reduce work then increasing the complexity of the forum structure is out of the question.
Proper organization of forums will help.
Maybe the key is to place all uC related forums at the same level including other or whatever. Use the main as place to hold locked sticky threads. (just thinking)
What advantage do you see in creating an AVR forum ?
My aim is to create an environment that will allow the Micro Controllers to expand and evolve into a more user-friendly place which can handle larger groups - with as little trouble to the moderators as possible.
The benefits, well like Colin says, it's off-putting to come into a forum that is predominantly PIC related when you are interested in AVR.. But it's a great feeling to know the people posting in your forum has the same interests as you..
It's the same logic as why we don't just have one main forum for electronics..
PS: sorry it's really late, my writing is very poor atm! :]
8051 series would probably be next, but almost exclusively from India and Pakistan where presumably they are still using very old equipment in the colleges?.
I've now setup 2 sub-forums - as you will notice. AVR and 8051..
I've sorted through some threads and built it up a bit and it seems there is a lot of information about both. 8051 is much more popular than I thought.
We'll see how it goes. If you notice any problems please do let me know. Thank you all for you feedback.
I've now setup 2 sub-forums - as you will notice. AVR and 8051..
I've sorted through some threads and built it up a bit and it seems there is a lot of information about both. 8051 is much more popular than I thought.
We'll see how it goes. If you notice any problems please do let me know. Thank you all for you feedback.
The users tag their posts, and it is automatically available in the sub forum. I think voluntary tagging would be a good idea eg [PCB] [toner] [picASM] [noobie] as meta tags would help filter posts you would find relevant.