Kr4star is a butt and PacoTaco gets discounts on review gear

Discussion in 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' started by k4rstar, Nov 13, 2017.

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  1. rott

    rott Secretly hates other millenials - Friend

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    I was not privy to nor that curious about what got him banned, but I do miss his colorful prose. Almost always made me smile even if I didn't necessarily agree.

    Sign of the times...
     
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    He wrote some vicious shit about muppetface and her partner, cementing his status as a human yeast infection for all time.
     
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    You have helped me in the past with gear advice, of which I'm still grateful for and respect you for. Past kindness does not make you immune to present criticisms however.

    I can't help but notice that you have been involved with some of toxicity on the forum recently. You could have still been critical of @PacoTaco review and not been a giant dick about it.

    You may also notice I haven't directed any if this at you until now. I wasn't planning too either. I'm not trying to invalidate what you say. I'm trying to tell you to not be an asshole to other members here.
     
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    ultrabike Measurbator - Admin

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    This is you:

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    This is you after reading the Discord channels:

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    Any questions?

    Can we all be butt buddies again?
     
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    Discord does seem to be a hive of neanderthals. Reading through the posts there and I'm thinking "is this how people talk to each other these days?".
     
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    Isn’t it now law in the US that one must disclose all discounts, free products, benefits received when posting reviews on blogs, forums, Amazon, etc?
     
  7. %20 Oddity

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    Apprently so, with the FTC’s 2013 update on endorsements online!
    That said, receiving review copies from the manufacturer is hardly a horrible crime revealing the seedy underbelly of internet audiophiles. It becomes a kinda Cheers-like close-knit community the longer you stay in, double so with manufacturers like Zach who are literally just a dude.
    Also, kinda like being angry that BBC doesn’t actually buy cars for Top Gear. It’s just... how real life big boy reviews go most of the time, especially so if you don’t work for a syndicated tech blog like the Verge or whatever.
     
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    My brief experience of discord went like this:
    1. Give some straight forward advice to a newbie.
    2. Reaction from newbie “Uuuuuhh well my friends say this...”
    3. Some other dude “Uuuuuhhh, xyz it does NOT sound xyz!”
    4. Think to myself: First guy just wants reassurance, second guy is a petulant muppet. Leave them to it.

    The folks on Aornic’s channel seem to be a decent bunch though.


    There’s another forum outside of audio that has one simple rule I always liked: “Don’t be a dick.” Well okay being a bit of a dick can be fun and all, but being an outright dick on a regular basis less so.


    I took that avatar image search advice. I might have to roll this one out for the festive season: [​IMG]
     
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    Ironic that they chose "Discord" for the name of their communications platform, considering the primary definitions of the word.
     
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    No, Q is Discord.
     
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    If you Google Image Search "Serious"

    You get this

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    And this


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    The first thing that comes up for me is this, which is more like it:
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    Seriously f**k you guys. There was a time when I could go on SBAF to get truthful impressions from people that had a lot of experience and cared about the community and the hobby in general. It seems those times are now over, mostly because those people are now gone. The shills have taken over. How dare someone say bad things about a product that a lot of other people seemed to like? RIP CS 2.0
    Yes, I am being an immature child now. And that's just because of you.

    Really dunno what to say, but the autism is strong in here. And it's even stronger with my post now. GG
     
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    I’m not sure if you’re referring to Psalm’s posts, which were both bombastic and confident, or you’re saying I’m accepting something without question (that there is a “cult of Psalm”). If it’s the latter I was trying to say I’m not seeing much evidence of a “cult of Psalm” but it’s possible I was being too vague.
     
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    Skyline Double-blindly done with this hobby

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    I was referring to Psalm's habit of stating questionable opinions as if they were indisputable fact.

    And, there may have been some layered meaning in my post as well, but none directed at you.
     
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    "I wonder what will happen next week now a steady supply of new trolls has dried up."

    Is what i thought last week after registrations closed...

    Feed us gear or feed us trolls.
     
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    I have no idea what you said because of the fucked up image you posted. Can you be banned now?
     
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    @Serious please name names, who are these great people who have left and who are the shills?

    I'm only mildly sad about solderdude, and that's it.

    Also, I've made posts critiquing the Andromeda. Don't be a dick about it and you can say anything about any piece of gear here. But, don't be a dick.

    Basically, I think the baby serious pic is more you at the moment. The serious pug must be earned.
     
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    ZOMG! This thread!

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