jh901 wrote: > Sadly, it should be closed. No moderation and even adults behave as > teens. I do hope that there aren't any other hobbies where people carry > on with such hate and disrespect.
If this forum should be closed because "adults behave as teens" and "where people carry on with such hate and disrespect", I suspect there would be few audiophile forums in existence! Lets face it, few hobbies have as many contentious issues that are so fundamental to the hobby itself. How many hobbies are there where the fundamental belief of whether a passive piece of copper (cable) have strong backers on both sides of the argument!? This is why that article by Perlman 'Golden Ears And Meter Readers: The Contest for Epistemic Authority in Audiophilia' (http://www.jstor.org/stable/4144361?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents) (2004) mentioned in my blog post this week is so fascinating! It gets right to the heart of this hobby and the numerous battlegrounds. Is it any wonder that a non-specific subforum like "Audiophiles" will gravitate towards these contentious issues? I personally find it enjoyable thinking and participating in the debate; stimulating thought about what we believe, who we are, why we think the things we do. Much of it is philosophical and "Theory of Knowledge" type stuff so it's not up everyone's alley, nor should it be. Nobody is forced to read the threads or participate, but like others have said, this forum provides a place where folks can vent, discuss, and explore "audiophile" topics which would otherwise pollute the more focused discussions elsewhere on the site. Likewise, there are more "friendly" places like the AudioCircle for people to talk about their favourite piece of gear or other manufacturer forums if it's recommendations of hardware to try... Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103842 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
