Goodbye Everyone

@elliottbnewcombjr I understand and agree with what you are saying about the contrast and I would say audiogon is not a "warm" forum. Maybe because it's a lonely event, audiophiles are generally not the most social people. Also, it's the format: people comment anonymously, and it brings out a very different attitude. We can't even share our phone numbers or emails in direct messages, we are engineered to be strangers here. (it definitely brings out my not so positive side)

I am shocked about DPreview. I read it a lot 20 years ago when I got myself into digital photography and pretty much learned everything there. With cloud space so easy to maintain these days I wonder how and why no one wants to keep together and capitalize on such a large and devoted user base. They are all nerds of some sort!

FWIW I can relate to your thoughts/position. For myself, I usually post to stimulate thoughts, not so much to provide specific answers. For the most part I think I have the wrong audience. Yet I stay and try.

This forum really needs folks like you, whether they know it or not. You provide a counter balance to all of the folks who post with great certainty about things they know so little outside of their own stuff and room. 

Probably too late, but stick around if you can, or just visit so you can occasionally help someone. I think Babe Ruth didn't have a very high batting average, but he sure hit some home runs! :-)

Babe Ruth had a lifetime average of .342.

Not too shabby. And better than most of us batting here.

Elliot, if you continue to read this forum, perhaps you’ll still find occasion to comment.

lewm, FWIW I meant well but then baseball was never my game. :-) 

@elliottbnewcombjr I get your loss for the demise of DPreview, I am a member and have chose to not rush into another forum where I can indulge myself with Z System Info'.

As for the Gon, I attempt to address the OP inquiry, only intend to share on experiences already encountered, and occasionally experiences to be planned for.

Most importantly I write in a hope the views into a thread are catered for, as there are usually numerous more onlookers that contributors, it is my hope I can crate something the onlooker from the present or future finds something offered up by myself to be a stimulation. 

Every so often a forum member will give a shout out for something that you have made known, and that is, when directed towards myself, is plentiful as a gesture of goodwill when received.