arnyk wrote: > Dream on! HA has its own anti-scientific axe to grind, just like Head > Fi, and the DIY forums. In the case of HA the axe is a kind of > ultra-science or the idea that if some theory or principle hasn't > happened to have been covered with a DBT, it is therefore assumed to be > false. > > One common thread among all of these forums- the use of absolute > censorship to keep the management viewpoint the only one that can be > expressed. Thoughtful dissent with the management viewpoint is first > persecuted and then banned.
I agree Arny. While I enjoy reading the HA stuff, it's not much fun posting when the "TOS#8 Bridgade" rolls around and deposits responses like this: 20178 Granted it might be warranted but without opportunity to discuss, that's just not much fun for a hobby forum... It ends up being another religious decree like the Ten Commandments. In terms of the "madness of crowds" as expressed in the forums, I find it amazing how easy we as humans end up in a dichotomy or either/or, all/nothing. The caricatures of -Spiritual/Magical Thinking Audiophiles- or -Ultra-Orthodox DBT'ers-. It's like choosing between Communism and Ultra Nationalism. I hope that in most situations, the "silent majority" is actually much more moderate. But I suspect most Moderate Audiophile neither receives financial incentive nor fight with religious fervor over what amounts to relatively little when there are so many more interesting technologies and other hobbies to be involved in after awhile of witnessing how the extremists conduct themselves... +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: TOS-No.8.png | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20178| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 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=105254 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
