Bobspez wrote:
Professional critics sometimes come off as pompous,
arrogant and sarcastic. Usually it's not appreciated.
I've been kicked off several forums in the past when
membership was dependent on going along with the
mods. I have failed classes when a good grade was
dependent on going along with the teacher.
Life's not fair.
Same here. I'm not allow to reply to threads
started by newbies. NOT for demeaning the
newbs, but for giving newbs a "negative first
impression" of UHH, due to my tendency to
not suffer fools lightly. Mod specified that it
is my harsh disagreements with established
members that gives the negative impression
... and not any insult etc toward any newbies.
Apparently it's better for newbs to encounter
bogus advice than for them to encounter any
heavy dissidence within the ranks. Now if I
open a thread and find the author is a newb,
I usually just close it without reading it. Less
frustrating ... but at the newb's expense.
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I'd never bother with anything such as the
"campaign" that Artbob is attempting. Not
my job to fix management decisions.
But do as you feel is appropriate, Artbob. To
each their own personal quest ! But, may I
gently remind you, that this is not actually a
"free market of ideas". Like the rest of the
web, it's an advertising channel that thrives
not on "facts", "truths" or "ideas" but rather
on its entertainment value.