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If it needs an account just to turn the heat down, it is a small computer waiting to become a bigger problem. I would first check the wiring and the actual heating system before buying another clever device.

I am not an electrician, but simple is usually easier to keep working.

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Thread drift is only a problem when the new subject starts generating its own discussion. I’d rather see members self-split than wait for a moderator.

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The civility rule is easy. If you would not say it while waiting next to the same person at a broken traffic light, maybe don’t type it.

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Right, and I’d add one thing. I’d probably post there more than I should.

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Good tip, that. The blur is where people start inventing poetry instead of listening

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I once heard a bhajan singer in Durban do that so neatly the whole room went quiet
not because it was soft, but because everybody was…

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The comparison helps if it keeps people from thinking it is random
but yes, once somebody starts calling every raga a feeling, the wheels come off

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Breath is the giveaway, ja
My uncle used to say you hear the leg…

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Exactly, that breath tells you a lot
some singers stretch it like they are carrying groceries and still making it home

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Yes, that is what I meant. The clock matters, but it is not the whole story

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Try listening for one raga across two or three recordings and note where the singer or player settles, then where they refuse to settle. That usually shows the rules better than any mood word. I would also compare the same piece at different times of day, if you can find it.

after that the ‘peaceful’ label gets a bit shy

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spam and threats are easy; the gray area is people being persistently awful without using obvious insults. I’d prefer escalating steps: reminder, warning, short cooling-off period, then stronger action if somebody insists

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I’m hoping for the good kind of mess here: useful answers, nonsense in the margins, and somebody knowing exactly the one weird thing you needed.

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That is the part I agree with. I’d like somewhere to ask basic questions without hijacking every music thread.

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Actually, forget I said that. Five people will absolutely sign the petition for fish.

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