These markings have been used for decades and there were no issues with the way they are done over these decades. You are trying to make an issue out of a totally non-issue.
Whose moronic idea was it to stamp the cylinder crown?
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Luxfer have said any laser markings on a tank makes it unsuitable for service.
Belzelbub
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Not only that, but a QR code is overkill, and actually makes it more difficult. The important information is month and year. Easy enough for the guy at the fill station to add 5 years and make a determination if that date has happened yet. With a QR code, a device that can read it is needed. And then, they’d need to scan until they found the latest. Not exactly efficient.
Let alone the problem of actually reading the code after years of use in salt water, and getting bumped around.
Stamps work fine. Prior to this thread, I’ve never heard anyone complain about them.
mr_v
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The OP is banned now, but I still do not mind supporting the original line of thought.
We should encourage critical thought, especially when the answers "are obvious." Had we not questioned the norms, we would not have advanced. Take a minute to think about how many things we take for granted today were outrageous at some point.
I also hope that the OP did not get banned for the first post to this thread. The opening bordered on questionable etiquette but was not an outrageous violation of any discourse.
We should encourage critical thought, especially when the answers "are obvious." Had we not questioned the norms, we would not have advanced. Take a minute to think about how many things we take for granted today were outrageous at some point.
I also hope that the OP did not get banned for the first post to this thread. The opening bordered on questionable etiquette but was not an outrageous violation of any discourse.
Dapper Dan
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Belzelbub
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The idea of a QR code as proposed by the individual/bot that started this thread was to replace the hydro stamp. While it may look nicer, won't perform nearly as well. Stickers might stay for a while, or they may come off after a couple years. Stamps in the metal are an accepted practice and seem to be working just fine. The QR code is a solution in search of a problem and creates other problems.
QR code would need to be scannable. First, a device to decode would be needed, a smart phone would likely work, but it's extra effort to scan it versus just looking quickly at the stamps. Additionally, as a sticker is on a tank, it's likely to get bumped and scratched. This could render the QR code unreadable.
Dapper Dan
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Ah. Thanks for the clarification.
I see clearly where that idea comes from. "Download our app on your phone" so we can track you and data mine you and market you. That's why QR codes never caught on in the US like they did in Asia. They're to easy to hijack.
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The mods never explain this for a variety of reasons, but he was certainly suspected of being a bot by many people.
Bots and other fake personalities have long been a problem in social media. With the growing sophistication of bots, it can be very hard to tell the difference these days. There was another frequent poster a few years ago who was similarly accused frequently, and a mod statement was made saying that he had been checked and found to be real. Not long after that he was banned, so I think further research made a change in thinking.
There was another person whose behavior was pretty trollish who was also accused of being a bot. He took a number of positions contrary to normal thinking and argued for them vigorously. He was then supported by another poster who claimed to have excellent credentials but whose identity was also challenged. (If your credentials are as good as claimed, your true identity can be found.) I later received a private message from a well-known poster telling me that he had received a private message from someone telling him that main poster was not a real person and it was all some sort of experiment that was now over. Neither of those posters ever posted again.
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