Out-dated? Masochistic? C'mon guys, no excuses. If your method is better than mine, I expect to see half a dozen schematics a day, that I didn't do, posted for the benefit of our noobs.
Yay, AAC!
There there people. I did not mention with one words that Paint schematics look bad, have less information value, or are less good because they are made Paint did I? Maybe I am spoiled but to me a ACAD or any CAD system will be useless if it is based on bitmaps. For me futures that are associated with vector based CAD system like proper snap and grid, and working with objects. Are indeed important to me, and not to mention hierarchical organization of larger designs. If I was forced to use Paint as my ECAD system it would have been a very awkward experience borderline masochism. Not to mention very time consuming. I would rather be using pen and paper (which I often do) and published it as photo. And that is the reason why I encourage new user to use the pen and paper technique. Because it is very fast and in most cases produce more than enough information. If a beginner try to make a schematic in Paint. My experience is that they often are a mess and plagued with errors. In opposite to hand draw schematicI draw for the site and myself, never felt the need to impress anyone. While my schematics can not be simulated, they do look attractive because I take the time to draw them right. They do what I intend them to do, show people clearly what I am talking about. I also store a large number of schematics on my albums, which I believe is the largest of any out there