Eng-Tips Forums is an English-language knowledge market website that allows users to post engineering-related questions to be answered and answer questions asked by other users.[1] The targeted audience of Eng-Tips is engineering professionals.[2]
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Type of site | Collaboration |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Engineering.com |
| URL | eng-tips.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | November 4, 1997 |
| Current status | Active |
The website's content is primarily composed of engineering forums.[3] All of the content is generated by the users of the website. The forums' subjects include several areas of engineering, including aerospace, structural, and mechanical.[4] Users of the website have the option of marking a post as helpful, flagging it as inappropriate,[5] or doing nothing with the post. Marking a post as helpful gives stars to the person creating the post. The website is designed for professional engineers and discourages students from posting homework questions.[5]
Members of the website have the option of remaining anonymous. Users who wish to receive e-mail notification of new posts are given the option of adding their e-mail address to the website.[6]
Eng-Tips was started in 1997 by the Tecumseh Group.[7] In 2015 Eng-Tips was acquired by Engineering.com, Inc. It earns money by selling advertising on the website and by e-mailing targeted advertisements to its members.[8] Eng-Tips has about 1,000,000 members.
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- ^ a b "Eng-Tips.com Forum Policies". Eng-Tips Forum. 2007-05-29. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ Murphy, Jim (April 2000). "Where engineers can turn for help, without the commercial interruptions". Lightwave. PennWell Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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- ^ "Market to our Technical Community". Tecumseh Group. Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-16.