A while ago, P.Floding started a thread called something like "Moderator where are you?". In it, he makes the following point: "The biggest problem is the SNR (signal-noise ratio). It is really easy to do wisecracking and post the 50th variation on the same old joke and get a number of your buddies to chime in with their own variations. Soon you have 10 postings like that for every one serious posting. How is anyone going to take the time to read through all this to extract any useful information? On top of that, when all the wisecracking has a theme that says that audiophiles are idiots (more or less), how friendly will that feel for anyone coming here with their questions?"
Unfortunately, the thread in which P posted the above went down the drain in exactly the same way that P was pointing out. As a result, I feel the need to start this thread just to say I agree with P on the problem and on the effect. I cannot say what the answer is, and I am not proposing censoring points of view. I can say posting in this forum feels like trying to have a friendly game in a playground where a handful of self-congratulating bullies have taken over the "turf". I choose not to offer my questions, thoughts or insights much in this forum. Not because I'm insecure in my ability to take care of myself on the playground and not because I am insecure in my beliefs and feelings. I choose not to participate because I simply dont feel it offers me enough benefit for the cost in time or emotional energy I would expend. I think the only people who would keep coming back to such a playground are those that feel they must prove something to the bullies. Indeed, for this reason, it seems that without intervention, this forum is fated to a downward spiral into a lot of heat and very little light. -- atkinsonrr Transporter, Quicksilver V4 Monos, Vandersteen Model 5A speakers. SB3, Quad Tube Pre-Amp, Tube Monos, Quad ESLs. Homemade Tripath Digital amps, Carver ALS (original) Speakers with Outboard Crossovers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ atkinsonrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7214 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30039 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
