ASR == Anti-Science Review

[Thomas savage]

Not sensible to ban someone for giving their opinions.

Not smart enough to use different IP address for your 3 accounts.

All accounts are now banned

@Trdat
@HiFiSoundFarts
@SmarterThanU2

 

[BDWoody]

Not smart enough to use different IP address for your 3 accounts.

All accounts are now banned

@Trdat
@HiFiSoundFarts
@SmarterThanU2

Had a feeling on the last two...

 

[Wombat]

Not smart enough to use different IP address for your 3 accounts.

All accounts are now banned

@Trdat
@HiFiSoundFarts
@SmarterThanU2

And now he thinks he has proved that you have proved his point.

 

[Thomas savage]

And now he thinks he has proved that you have proved his point.

Great , all parties got what they wanted .. ha ha

 

[Killingbeans]

So, OP really was a troll

I feel a bit violated and ashamed, but mostly I just take it as a healthy lesson in the subject of my own internet naivety

 

[watchnerd]

So, OP really was a troll

I feel a bit violated and ashamed, but mostly I just take it as a healthy lesson in the subject of my own internet naivety

You're supposed to use the safe word before it gets that far, boo boo.

 

[Killingbeans]

Maybe I'm just more kinky than the rest of you

But just for good measure: *at -121dB* "......SINAD!"

 

[watchnerd]

Maybe I'm just more kinky than the rest of you

But just for good measure: *at -121dB* "......SINAD!"

Oh, I think "more" is a sliding scale....

I've sometimes thought of trolling an audio show by grabbing the wife and going in costume.

Luckily, Halloween is in only a few weeks.

 

[pozz]

In a post-ASR world there would be a competition between audio gear manufacturers to design a product with worst possible measurements, but still unrecognizable from a stellar one in the double blind test.

Very true.

 

[Eirikur]

Oh, I think "more" is a sliding scale....

I've sometimes thought of trolling an audio show by grabbing the wife and going in costume.

Luckily, Halloween is in only a few weeks.

"Furries are people too" comes to mind... (Johnny Drama in Entourage)

 

[digicidal]

You're supposed to use the safe word before it gets that far, boo boo.

All I can think of is the SNL "Key Party" skit with "Carol" (Horatio Sanz) -
Ted: My safe word is "more".
Kathy: And mine is "harder".

 

[pozz]

Sometimes you can't articulate very well what you think/feel. I think that's probably more the case here than outright trolling.

It's probably why he stuck to terse, short posts and got so heated so fast.

 

[Robin L]

I am suspicious of the the Pink Panthers. Can't tell if they are pro or anti science. They look mighty subjective to me.

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!

 

[digicidal]

Sometimes you can't articulate very well what you think/feel. I think that's probably more the case here than outright trolling.

It's probably why he stuck to terse, short posts and got so heated so fast.

If he stuck to a single account - I'd be inclined to agree... that not being the case - less so. I often have problems communicating ideas clearly, and am frustrated by the misunderstanding it creates - but if you're not willing to "work through that" - then it is a form of trolling IMO. Maybe just not deliberate in the same sense as is most likely during a particularly poor review of a $6K DAC however.

 

[pozz]

If he stuck to a single account - I'd be inclined to agree... that not being the case - less so. I often have problems communicating ideas clearly, and am frustrated by the misunderstanding it creates - but if you're not willing to "work through that" - then it is a form of trolling IMO. Maybe just not deliberate in the same sense as is most likely during a particularly poor review of a $6K DAC however.

A $6k DAC is trolling IMO.

 

[GrimSurfer]

Peoples' feelings get hurt waaay to quickly in these discussions. With such fragile online personae, I can't image how such people get by in the real world.

The written or spoken word is rather benign in the grand scheme of things.

 

[DonH56]

IME/IMO Internet discussions tend to get heated and out of control far more readily than personal (face-to-face) interactions. No pausing, no seeing body language or hearing the yelling in person to make you say "wait, what, let's think about this", too easy to talk past one another, not as easy to reach for a notepad and draw things out, etc. On the 'net no one can see you smile.

 

[pozz]

Peoples' feelings get hurt waaay to quickly in these discussions. With such fragile online personae, I can't image how such people get by in the real world.

The written or spoken word is rather benign in the grand scheme of things.

Online you can be more direct and expressive than in person, usually. It's no wonder that equally direct responses from others make the blood boil. Shows how people really aren't used to being that forward day-to-day.

 

[watchnerd]

IME/IMO Internet discussions tend to get heated and out of control far more readily than personal (face-to-face) interactions. No pausing, no seeing body language or hearing the yelling in person to make you say "wait, what, let's think about this", too easy to talk past one another, not as easy to reach for a notepad and draw things out, etc. On the 'net no one can see you smile.

Online you can be more direct and expressive than in person, usually. It's no wonder that equally direct responses from others make the blood boil. Shows how people really aren't used to being that forward day-to-day.

Guys....

We've had the internet for 20+ years.

While everything you said is true, ignorance and differences from physical reality are no longer really a valid excuse.

Heck, some of our members are certainly young enough to have spent more of their social life online than offline.

The internet just makes it easy to be an asshole because people can't see your face and punch you in it.

 

[pkane]

I am suspicious of the the Pink Panthers. Can't tell if they are pro or anti science. They look mighty subjective to me.

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
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They seem to align themselves pretty well with objective measurements. Sometimes they do have an exaggerated reaction and lose their head, but overall, panthers appear to be on the side of science.