Has it all calmed down now?

[suityou01]

I thought it was an impossibility but you make the sockie Wilmslow sound interesting.

he'smyhero

damn space bar . . .

[sasguru]

he'smyhero

damn space bar . . .

You're the forum bully aren't you? You bully people by boring them tulipless.

[realityhack]

Please improve the signal/noise ratio, specifically in General.

[BlackenedBiker]

BB is another troll. He keeps recycling stuff we've discussed and killed a long time ago. He must really be bored in his contract.

Concentrate on opening that flask of soup your carer gave you. We don't want you covering yourself in hot creamy liquid. Not before lights out anyway young man

[suityou01]

SY - please improve your personal signal/noise ratio, specifically in General.

Are you posting this as a mod or other poster?

Also, can you please elaborate as I haven't the foggiest idea what you mean?

[sasguru]

Also, can you please elaborate as I haven't the foggiest idea what you mean?

If that's true, you're even more cretinous than I supposed.

[realityhack]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal-to-noise_ratio

[suityou01]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal-to-noise_ratio

Signal-to-noise ratio (often abbreviated SNR or S/N) is a measure used in science and engineering

Last time I checked this was a forum for IT contractors. Can you answer both my questions please? Chucking a random link in does not help me.

[RichardCranium]

Last time I checked this was a forum for IT contractors. Can you answer both my questions please? Chucking a random link in does not help me.

"Signal" is the important part of the message. "Noise" is the hiss, or scratches, or blotches or missing bits that prevent you hearing / seeing the message.

A poor signal to noise ratio means it is hard to get the message from amongst the noise.

It was a common expression on UseNet, possibly a hang-over from the keen HAM participants in the earlier days but more likely due to the military participants in the earliest days.

Edit: (I forgot this bit) It is used as a way of saying "this is off topic".

Ahem, mods, please now move this thread to Technical.

[sasguru]

Last time I checked this was a forum for IT contractors. Can you answer both my questions please? Chucking a random link in does not help me.

If you had bothered to read a little more from the link:

"Signal-to-noise ratio" is sometimes used informally to refer to the ratio of useful information to false or irrelevant data in a conversation or exchange. For example, in online discussion forums and other online communities, off-topic posts and spam are regarded as "noise" that interferes with the "signal" of appropriate discussion."

Understand now?