Too many think they know it all and insist their equipment is the best, interjecting it into every conversation and everyone should follow, if that were the case we would only have one company making amps, speakers and other audio products.
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
just venting....why do so many discussion posts need to turn contenious and nasty? do you guys find that constructive and/or enjoyable? I have no clue who or how this forum is moderated, but I sure would love to see a stop to that...it makes me feel like this hobby is dominated by total jerks.
Can't we play nice, share OPINIONS and OBSERVATIONS, realizing that they often are subjective and biased.
"if you dont have anything nice to say, say nothing"? If you wish to disagree, do it in a constructive and mature fashion, no need for "argument ad hominem"...
with all the chaff, one must waste so much time finding the wheat, figuratively speaking.
I doubt my writing this will change anything, but, like most social media, people writing to others without facing them does not bring out the best, sadly......
Can't we play nice, share OPINIONS and OBSERVATIONS, realizing that they often are subjective and biased.
"if you dont have anything nice to say, say nothing"? If you wish to disagree, do it in a constructive and mature fashion, no need for "argument ad hominem"...
with all the chaff, one must waste so much time finding the wheat, figuratively speaking.
I doubt my writing this will change anything, but, like most social media, people writing to others without facing them does not bring out the best, sadly......
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@johnto we would only have one company making amps, speakers and other audio products. Sadly this is probably the "mission" of some forum members that only recommend the same company over and over for amps, speakers, and cables/tweaks - for all users and in all situations. With healthy threads like this one I sense we may be making incremental positive changes. |
@dabel....+1, and thanks for noticing.... ;) I'll apologize and beg pardons from the 'collective' for being more than a tad wry in my obscure fashion, but some threads.... ...just nearly beg for the 'cooler of Gatorade' Rx... ...but it dries 'sticky' (I personally don't like any Gatorade a'tall) so just a jive jibe might bring relief....*shrug* Jury's still out, imho.... 3EZpymts has it down; "One Company To Bind Them" would be the answer for some, but would make the whole of AG superfluous....with the exception of ones' personal listening environment....and make for a socialist hell of an audio nature. I'd rather read us arguing, frankly. It keeps 'it' lively, one learns who leans towards what, or opting for diplomacy, keyboard kombat, or just just watching the fur fly. But, I'm just weird that way, and c'est la vie.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OeiYxdteTQ |
Ignoring trolls is good advice but that alone doesn’t solve the problem of losing new/prospective members who are turned off by the prevalent bickering and posturing. Disagreements and opposing opinions can be important catalysts to introducing new ideas and learning new stuff. If only folks could state their opinions and then get out of the way and let others do the same, without trying to prove they are smarter, more experienced, or have a monopoly on the one true path. The train is off the rails when those with opposing opinions are accused of having poor hearing, inferior systems, poor critical listening skills, an inability to understand science, or any of the other worn out ad hominem arguments we see here too often. More active moderation might help, or possibly moving contentious threads to a separate forum where more aggressive debates are tolerated. Ideally, those who want to aggressively argue their points would start their own threads specifically intended for those who want to debate a certain issue. OTOH, if somebody starts a thread with the words “snake oil” in the topic, nobody should be surprised if the arguments turn contentious. |
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