# Create sub-category for ESP/Arduino stuff

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919>\
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**Created:** [30 July 2020 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919 "2020-07-30T10:40:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2020 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/1 "2020-07-30T10:40:21Z")

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and/or Pi Python stuff as well.

Quite a few people use microcontrollers as edge devices and talk to them from Node-RED over serial or MQTT.

Just suggesting that maybe worth these sort of discussions having their own category?

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**Author:** ![kuema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kuema/32/6542_2.png) [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2020 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/2 "2020-07-30T11:19:34Z")

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I thought that's what the #hardware category is for? 🤔

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2020 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/3 "2020-07-30T11:28:32Z")

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That doesn't leap out at me for C/C++/Python etc coding type discussions but would be appropriate for some ESP/Arduino type issues

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2020 11:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/4 "2020-07-30T11:30:37Z")

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This is a tricky one... this is a Node-RED forum so should be focussed around that. I know there is a lot of community crossover to ESP, Arduino and to some extent Python etc - but reality is the JS Foundation have to pay for this forum service for us. Due to the popularity and growth we keep exceeding various tier limits so the bills keep going up. So far no-one is getting heavy with us about it - but we do need to be careful about just adding on / encouraging non-core activity when they should have their own fora to discuss their specialism.

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2020 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/5 "2020-07-30T11:53:16Z")

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FTAOD I'm not looking for a place to talk about such stuff 🙂

I encourage people to talk about such subjects elsewhere but some forum members are too helpful and start answering them here 🙂

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2020 13:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/6 "2020-07-30T13:18:20Z")

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For the avoidance of doubt, I've just looked up what FTAOD means.

It means... 😊

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**Author:** ![dynamicdave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dynamicdave/32/96_2.png) [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2020 14:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/7 "2020-07-30T14:29:44Z")

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I doubt if that is the correct acronym (ha,ha,ha).

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**Author:** ![Bobo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bobo/32/8401_2.png) [@Bobo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bobo)\
**Post date:** [31 July 2020 03:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/8 "2020-07-31T03:28:33Z")

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Too many sub groups becomes rather messy. People tend to not post where they should've, then others get upset ....

Flat hierarchy is a good hierarchy 👾

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [29 August 2020 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-sub-category-for-esp-arduino-stuff/30919/9 "2020-08-29T10:40:30Z")

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