There's never enough @elizabeth around here.
Another suggestion is to avoid hijacking a thread and turning it into a debate on another topic...especially the old debates that are near impossible to resolve(e.g. analog vs. digital).
There's nothing wrong with disagreeing with others here, as long as its done with respect and on topic.
More to the point of your last question, 2 things that would make this a happier place for me are:
Eliminating strong recommendations of gear that posters haven't listened to and they don't make that clear in their post. It's a disservice to all when someone on page 3 of the thread finally admits, "no I haven't heard it, but Eargasm Monthly gave it a great review". OTOH, nothing wrong w/ "Read a great review of X, maybe thats worth researching".
The other thing is posts by those w/commercial interests who don't fully disclose. The moderators here shouldn't tolerate it; it's a serious credibility issue. Manufs & dealers who do it don't deserve your money. When I've called out a few for the practice, some have defended by saying, "I post here all the time, everyone should know I am in the business". That is weak. Mods should implement "auto-signatures" for every commercial poster to state their business and title in the signature of every post.
Cheers,
Spencer
Another suggestion is to avoid hijacking a thread and turning it into a debate on another topic...especially the old debates that are near impossible to resolve(e.g. analog vs. digital).
There's nothing wrong with disagreeing with others here, as long as its done with respect and on topic.
More to the point of your last question, 2 things that would make this a happier place for me are:
Eliminating strong recommendations of gear that posters haven't listened to and they don't make that clear in their post. It's a disservice to all when someone on page 3 of the thread finally admits, "no I haven't heard it, but Eargasm Monthly gave it a great review". OTOH, nothing wrong w/ "Read a great review of X, maybe thats worth researching".
The other thing is posts by those w/commercial interests who don't fully disclose. The moderators here shouldn't tolerate it; it's a serious credibility issue. Manufs & dealers who do it don't deserve your money. When I've called out a few for the practice, some have defended by saying, "I post here all the time, everyone should know I am in the business". That is weak. Mods should implement "auto-signatures" for every commercial poster to state their business and title in the signature of every post.
Cheers,
Spencer