p.9 #1 · Will XT6 finally catch up to Sony, Canon and Nikon with AF.
gyoung143 wrote:
But to be a useful source of ideas, communication and reasons are required even if arrogantly presented. A simple put down, or statement of opinion as of 'fact' isn't useful to gain any respect for an idea.
A is better than B without qualification, or C "sucks' doesn't convey enough context to earn respect. Simply earns a reputation as opinionated and unreasonable. IMHO of course!
Again, I don't disagree! But regardless of respect, there can still be relevant data gleaned. Again, my advice is look for the jewels scattered about and ignore the detritus they're buried in...
p.9 #2 · Will XT6 finally catch up to Sony, Canon and Nikon with AF.
Bruce Marriner wrote:
I'm pretty new here, maybe a couple months or so of casually reading forums and just started trying to post photos. I'm hardly a professional but I've been using cameras for about 26 years and have used a lot of different brands.
In my short time here, every single post I've seen from him has been what I'd call "incredibly toxic". Sometimes what he says may be accurate but I think often it's also substantially blown out of proportion - but 100% of it could be said without being a massive jerk to everybody. I'm baffled why anyone would want that as part of their community and it's very off-putting to me as a new member - it's not the kind of community I want to join.
So, thanks for not putting up with it and letting me see there's folks here with a little bit of a standard of decorum. ...Show more →
Like any forum, it's possible to put someone on 'ignore', so you don't see their posts, unfortunately that often just means you are scratching your head wondering what everyone is on about!
p.9 #4 · Will XT6 finally catch up to Sony, Canon and Nikon with AF.
Bruce Marriner wrote:
I'm pretty new here, maybe a couple months or so of casually reading forums and just started trying to post photos. I'm hardly a professional but I've been using cameras for about 26 years and have used a lot of different brands.
In my short time here, every single post I've seen from him has been what I'd call "incredibly toxic". Sometimes what he says may be accurate but I think often it's also substantially blown out of proportion - but 100% of it could be said without being a massive jerk to everybody. I'm baffled why anyone would want that as part of their community and it's very off-putting to me as a new member - it's not the kind of community I want to join.
So, thanks for not putting up with it and letting me see there's folks here with a little bit of a standard of decorum. ...Show more →
A few (two or three) members constantly bicker with each other about the inanest things, and in their unending quest for attention, end up debasing the very conversations they sought to cultivate.
Much respect to Fred and others for helping me, though the forums, to learn so much about photography, but this isn't the same community it once was.
p.9 #8 · Will XT6 finally catch up to Sony, Canon and Nikon with AF.
Jack Flesher wrote:
There isn’t. But I never said “everything” posted had good information. I said one needs to learn glean what’s relevant for themselves.
Jack, that kind of supports my point, in a couple of ways.
First, when a post is purely one-liners, insults, and ad hominem, there’s nothing to “learn” regarding photography.
And when the post buries the “information” in a flurry of that stuff, it is quite literally “noise” (in the technical information theory sense) that overwhelms the actuall “message.” In general, the addition of the “other stuff” only diminishes the value of the information. The equivalent would be burying the photographic information in a post that also contained excerpts from recipes, airline schedules, and recent news from Argentina. ;-)
