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I noticed  that lately or maybe for the last five yrs, there is so much arguments,name calling, attacking cables , speakers , components makers and more, more of disagreement with members, even Audio dealers are being attack here...Very few know how to apologize when they are wrong.What can we do as Audiogon members to improve our communication to each other? How to give the informations, recommendation to members who need it? This is without involving Audiogon, any opinion or ideas ,  For me this is fun and place to learn in audio...thank you all
jayctoy
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tostadosunidos
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Sports and political forums might be the worst offenders in this regard.  I've mostly thought of Audiogon as one of the more civil.  I try to behave well on this site but I know I have lost it from time to time.  Threads like this should help IMO.
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2psyop
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Arrogance in whatever clothing it comes in, is truly unattractive, at times vulgar. I find that many people take offense when someone else, say Elmer, states an opinion that the equipment ABC is not great. Many of these ABC equipment fans will take it personally. They will attack Elmer. I don’t understand that but when it happens it often starts a mob mentality where other ABC equipment fans will join in on the attack on Elmer. That fire gets hotter when you combine the unfortunate coincidence that these forums are more about “selling gear” and less about sharing good and bad experiences with gear. In that stricter sense, it is not a forum for exchanging opinions or ideas unless they are positive ones. Despite all the technical tests, highly analytical equipment and tech geeks, it boils down to subjective likes and dislikes. When one looks at the forum discussion this way, no one person is right or wrong.
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whart
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On the spectrum of snark and hostility, I think A-gon is somewhere in the middle; I’ve certainly been on sites- not restricted to audio- with far more personal bloodletting, condoned by the site admins, and others that are much more heavily moderated.
Despite it all, whatever your perception or the reasons for it, there are some very generous contributors here who go out of their way to help, freely share information with no agenda and make this a place I still visit.
The forum (in the ancient Greek or Roman sense) is a noisy, hectic place.
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amg56
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Also read the earlier thread "Missing the Forest for the Trees". Same element and sentiments.

We can all be civil, however this forum (AudioGon) is also where we discuss meaningful agendas like MQA (done to death but still alive). This one has the possibility of splitting the audiophile group down the middle and effect the way we receive music for the foreseeable future. This forum can have some power when we group to agree or disagree on OUR future means of enjoyment.

I have read so many technical papers on MQA, that I see no benefit in introducing another way of messing with the way music was meant to be heard. And some of us have spent considerable money on our equipment so we CAN hear music the way it is meant to be heard. Whether you have spent $5k or $500k, its as relevant because that's how much we can afford on our systems. I for one do not want my music messed with. I like it as I enjoy it - straight, black disk or silver. Why can't we have streamed music as we hear it on radios, be it AM, FM or DBA+. Why change it?

Sorry for taking this forum a different direction, but its important that as a group we can have a voice. We can individually share opinions or experiences on music or hardware or setup help, but the strength of a forum can be to be a voice that has strength to say NO to something.

I am retired, have metal for joints and spine fused. I also found out a month ago I have cancer. I can't do much but enjoy my music, and have a voice. I like my music as it is. I like reading what others say. I respect opinion. I don't want anyone messing it up. Heck, Governments mess up enough things! I can't fight them, except the way I vote. And you got Trump! Have shares in Twitter gone up?

Sorry about the diatribe...   time to turn the black disc over. :)

laserjock1963
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I recently asked about a dedicated audio room chair and received several good suggestions. 
No one gave any attitude about searching and several “threads” came up as already
asked questions for me to peruse through. 

Chris
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