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Any opinions re UK forums Vs. Audiogon?

Just wondered if anyone in the states ever checked out some of the UK forums?
Some very useful stuff (about 10%)hidden away between juvenille,idiotic and ? shall we say somewhat 'narrow minded' thinking.
"Never in the field of human conflict, has so much s--t been spoken by so few "
I don't generally find them very pleasant places to visit.
it seems to me that Audiogon somehow manages to remain a civilised and predominantly friendly Oasis.
Is this because 'you guys' are more reserved, more polite,more confident? who knows.
We should be offering cups of tea whilst you chaps should be all gung ho - seems to me there has been a role reversal along the line - a visit to Pinkfish can be like a stroll in a/the Ghetto(under privildged neighbourhood?) (Black , white or otherwise), loose your wits for a minute - and you get mugged!

Si

Disclaimer - this is only my opinion, I will retract it if it in any way offends anyone or more to the point I don't want nasty comments, god forbid I should have an opinion.
It's just struck me, would you call a hifi forum Pinkfishmedia - something stinks there.
simon74

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seandtaylor99
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I like both Pinkfishmedia and Audiogon, but they are of a very different character. I most certainly wouldn't characterize pinkfish as juvenile, but it's certainly less inhibited, and if you express strong opinions you need to make sure you have thick skin.

Some of the off-topic threads on pinkfish dealing with racism, immigration, terrorism, and religion have presented extremely thought provoking and intelligently thought out views. I don't agree with many of the views, and sometimes fights break out between members, but it is incredibly refreshing to see people able to debate these things in a relatively uncensored forum in a world where "political correctness" is often used to stifle the necessary exchange of ideas.

As a parting thought, why did you find it necessary to criticize pink fish publicly ? Why not simply remove it from your bookmarks ? There are plenty of web sites that I am not interested in, but I don't make a point of telling others about them. Instead I refer people to websites I enjoy.
seandtaylor99
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"I think UK audio forums are just marketing tools, you can't believe a word of what's written on them. If they're not trying to sell you something, they're trying to pick a fight with you."

That's very odd, since many of the recommendations on pink fish are for equipment that is no longer produced.

Personally I think you're confusing pride of ownership, with marketing. Many people like to suggest things that they own. Nothing wrong with that.

I would say that Audiogon and pinkfish are both excellent places to get unbiased, experience based feedback for prospective demos or purchases. To be honest I place more trust in what I read on these two sites, from posters with an established track record, than I do in any of the magazines, from professional reviewers.
seandtaylor99
1,262 posts
 
"the Pinkfish fan slags me for airing my opinion"

Steady on ... calm down.

PFM involves a lot of (mostly) light hearted banter. If you take it too seriously or too personally then I can see it would be easy to get annoyed by it.
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