Feeder Wire Addition

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I wonder just how one restates a question to which the only possible answer is either “yes” or “no” - with the optional follow-on addition of an explanation to support that answer. Either one would have satisfied the question.

I, as I imagine the OP also did, had to groan upon reading the three replies to which he responded with a question mark, all three being irrelevant to his situation and the simple question asked. He wasn’t, after all, seeking information on buying feeder wire connectors or soldering or how to make rail joiners to save a few bucks, only asking if his idea will work or not for his expressed purpose. Those three replies - all good and valid for other questions and problems - are misplaced here and serve not to address the query. Sadly, we regulalry see such responses across every model railroad forum, a phenomeon we call the “Facebook syndrome.” That is, “Hey, look at me.” A groaner every time.

I think it’s safe to assume that OPs know their situations best and what they’re trying to do, particularly with such basic and direct questions as the current one. If not, the OPs will so state. “Innocent” until proven “guilty”, your Honor!

There;s not one “hey lookie me” post in this thread. There is some question (unasked) about what someone posted - a response with “??” doesn;t exactly help anyone know what part of the psot the OP didn;t get - and then when I explained TF’s post it was AGAIN questioned. It’s pretty darn self explanatory if you ask me. TF said he is a really good welder, but not good at soldering track. Thay weren;t even replies to his question. Nor are they irrelevant to the issue of a loco slowing down on a siding. More feeders, OR solder the rail joints, or both - those are the answers.

In fact, it was clearly a case where a yes or no answer was NOT the answer. THe siding is supposed to be isolated via the toggle switch, and adding additional feeders to the bus might fix the stalling problem but it’s going to defeat the switch installation. More information was definitely needed.

Plus it’s rather rude netiquette to quote a post and then just post ?? after it.

–Randy

I’m here to learn and I’m here to help.

It wasn’t a yes no question, it was get off my lawn kid answer.

It’s the Internet. It’s been like that since when there were newsgroups instead of forums and Zuckerburg hadn’t yet gone to his high school prom. When you ask a question the thread can go anywhere and usually does.

Someone asks a question and people here answer the best they can. Everyone is trying to be helpful. Some people misread the question, some people add peripheral information to the question asked, which they feel would be helpful to someone reading the thread. Others want to know why the OP is asking the question (which is sometimes very relevant) or why they are doing it that way and where were that the night of January 5th? Others chime in with their own questions, which may be related or totally unrelated to the OP’s issue and the thread morphs into something else entirely.

If I posted something nonsensical because I was Roseanne Barr posting on Ambien I deserve a ??? If what I’ve posted isn’t relevant to your question, then just tell me, I’m a big boy. I have done all of the above at one time or another.

Sometimes, other times, it’s like a Perry Mason show around here. We have to send Paul out to find that the track plan the OP posted doesn’t show the reversing loop that is causing the short.

Well obviously, Mr. HM7’s arrogent post/reply has nothing to do with the OP’s original question, so I don’t get his point, other than the fact he feels it necessary to belittle a few that did contribute to the OP’s thread.

So, what’s your point? Anything at all to answer the OP’s original question?

Mike.