Most forums have the problem of “inward apologetics”, in which we forgive the nasty behavior of our ideological allies while “nutpicking” the worst from other spaces. Typically moderators will start to enforce a POV rather than do the hard work of policing the offenders among their regulars. Because they are, more often than not, volunteers from the community and the alternative is more difficult.
Introspective of this forum: "Does the Audiophile Community Have a Promlem?" I Say yes!!!
This article is so insightful to this forum and the toxicity in the community. (My Opinion)
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone?
I know I have contributed to the toxicity here and will try to be a better citizen. Hopefully some will read this and see they are part of the problem (LOL)
Some will not and continue to play their roll as the Toxic Avenger.
https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audiophile-community-problem/
There is a particular board on a specific forum that was hidden from the outside world because of how horrible it was. Where personal politics and racism was the norm 24-7 and one member even committed suicide after months of abuse. We watched him fight with other members on a daily basis and get a lot of heat back. He was fine most of the time when dealing with him on a individual basis but then he descended into some really horrible commentaries about race and certain countries and he went down the rabbit hole into some dark places.
Websites like ASR hold zero interest for me because a lot of the users are just there to be “right” and make others feel very small because their views don’t align with certain points of view.
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The bad apples find a place where they feel at home not all forums or groups are full of unhelpful ignorant know-it-alls. https://www.facebook.com/groups/614272918584739 |
How many moderators do you think AG has? Volunteers? This isn’t a church social club it’s a business. I’m pretty sure they have a VERY small staff. 1-3 moderators at the most and they wear their hats 15 more ways. I can tell when a different moderator is in the drivers seat for sure.. Like the weekends. I got hammered by the mods.. I probably deserved it.. LOL There is an issue with people posting only to antagonize a particular poster on the thread. I see it all the time. Continued harassment nothing done about it. It’s one thing to have an opinion about gear, it’s another to see what goes on, in some of the fuse, cable, class d, Tekton threads. People continuing to dump on the product but worse on the owners of the products. I offer a reason why I do or don’t like a product. Usually I’ve tried something if I comment on it.. You’ll notice I don’t talk about poison to much, that’s because I haven’t tried to many different kinds.. If you think somewhat like a business person in business with other competitors, you try to let their business practices reflect the quality of their work. Good or BAD. Not all advertising is good advertising, especially the free kind. Look out for the heroes trying to save you, they may just be nuts!! Regards Look at that Ro Bot, that is some serious Bot, Ro, AY? Merry Christmas or Gift exchange or Holiday or whatever you like.. Especially the newbies.. Welcome to AG... |
How enunciating clearly the fact that ONLY tool measurements or subjective listening impression alone CANNOT be rational could EVER be a "universal insult" ? How refusing to abide by "subjectivist" or "objectivist" credo and dogmas could ever be a "universal insult" ? How could an appeal to think about psycho-acoustic science could be an insult? Are you deranged? My question is not an insult but an answer to your IRRATIONAL rant motivated by copy/paste of posts our of their context WITHOUT ANY ARGUMENT... With 5 posts behind your assault against rationality and thinking, what must do we think?
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