diyAudio... The polite forum.

nonsuchpro · 20th September 2011, 05:45 AM

Hey all.
I havent been here that long but judging by the way you all respond to posts... I have to say that this is the most polite audio forum I've ever been on!

Keep it up!

Luke · 20th September 2011, 06:57 AM

Oh really, publish your latest design and see what happens

Sorry to sound cynical, there are some good guys here, I think there is a woman or two floating around. Kinda explains why its ok for hifi stores to advertise in magazines using a girl a bikini.

nonsuchpro · 20th September 2011, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luke

Oh really, publish your latest design and see what happens

Sorry to sound cynical, there are some good guys here, I think there is a woman or two floating around. Kinda explains why its ok for hifi stores to advertise in magazines using a girl a bikini.

LOL! Well it just seems like as I'm reading threads, and posting my own, the responses have been nice

I guess I'm missing the bad ones.

Francec · 20th September 2011, 09:25 AM

I think the forum is TOO polite, in that it allows extraordinarily bad English, written in awful text-speak, yet rebukes those members who point it out. Manners, courtesy and etiquette are those things that should be used but not at the expense of directness and honesty. In this respect, manners and courtesy are demonstrated by using proper English rather than the rudeness of lazy language.

I think there are too many forum members with extremely "thin skin" who seem to live to take as much offense as they can from very innocuous language.

AND, as Luke says, post a circuit and watch civility evaporate (but it will be polite discourtesy).

Frank

digits · 20th September 2011, 09:32 AM

I like the politeness, it is a sign of civility.

nonsuchpro · 20th September 2011, 09:33 AM

As long as you're asking them the questions instead of questioning them, It's all good.. heh.

Zen Mod · 20th September 2011, 10:11 AM

I know few good audio tech forums not in English ;

dare to post on any ?

Charles Darwin · 20th September 2011, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zen Mod

I know few good audio tech forums not in English ;

dare to post on any ?

Sure, any time…as long as the forum is in german.

Luke · 20th September 2011, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zen Mod

I know few good audio tech forums not in English ;

dare to post on any ?

I didnt know anyone knew that movie

I watched it again a couple of weeks ago, great film.

DF96 · 20th September 2011, 10:36 AM

The forum is perhaps a bit more polite than it used to be, because the moderators are now clamping down on personal attacks more than they did. At least, that is my perception. I still find it 'robust' when compared to a British site such as the UK vintage wireless forum. Maybe a cultural result of US free speech vs UK libel laws?

Debates on here can quickly get heated when certain subjects come up (e.g. cables, audibility of low level distortion) or when people think they can settle a matter by quoting a 'guru' (including themselves!).

20th September 2011, 05:45 AM	#1
nonsuchpro diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bowie, MD	diyAudio... The polite forum. Hey all. I havent been here that long but judging by the way you all respond to posts... I have to say that this is the most polite audio forum I've ever been on! Keep it up!

20th September 2011, 06:57 AM	#2
Luke diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Wellington NZ	Oh really, publish your latest design and see what happens Sorry to sound cynical, there are some good guys here, I think there is a woman or two floating around. Kinda explains why its ok for hifi stores to advertise in magazines using a girl a bikini. __________________ If you give a man a fish he will eat for a day. But if you teach a man to fish he will buy an ugly hat. And if you talk about fish to a starving man then you are a consultant. Dilbert

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20th September 2011, 09:25 AM	#4
Francec Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Port Melbourne, Australia	I think the forum is TOO polite, in that it allows extraordinarily bad English, written in awful text-speak, yet rebukes those members who point it out. Manners, courtesy and etiquette are those things that should be used but not at the expense of directness and honesty. In this respect, manners and courtesy are demonstrated by using proper English rather than the rudeness of lazy language. I think there are too many forum members with extremely "thin skin" who seem to live to take as much offense as they can from very innocuous language. AND, as Luke says, post a circuit and watch civility evaporate (but it will be polite discourtesy). Frank

20th September 2011, 09:32 AM	#5
digits diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011	I like the politeness, it is a sign of civility.

20th September 2011, 09:33 AM	#6
nonsuchpro diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bowie, MD	As long as you're asking them the questions instead of questioning them, It's all good.. heh.

20th September 2011, 10:36 AM	#10
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	The forum is perhaps a bit more polite than it used to be, because the moderators are now clamping down on personal attacks more than they did. At least, that is my perception. I still find it 'robust' when compared to a British site such as the UK vintage wireless forum. Maybe a cultural result of US free speech vs UK libel laws? Debates on here can quickly get heated when certain subjects come up (e.g. cables, audibility of low level distortion) or when people think they can settle a matter by quoting a 'guru' (including themselves!).

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