This is an interesting read. In a way, it parallels the society we live in. People hiding behind screens, disagreements quickly becoming hostile or just feeling you have a sense of superiority or entitlement because you have been a member of a forum for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, like every day life, the people that need to read this thread don’t believe it pertains to them or believe it’s off topic and don’t care. In many cases, they have a low social IQ. The first time I posted a comment on the forum I was greeted by someone who was “protecting” the integrity of the forum. Since I recently rejoined the forum after a break with a new user name, he thought I didn’t have the right to comment on a thread regarding DACs for consideration. Since I owned the DAC, I recommended it for consideration. A pretty basic post. The “protector” assumed I was some sort of Russian bot trying to sell something. These type of people lurk around every forum. I’ve just learned to filter out all the noise.
Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums?
I think we have. I have seen many discussion on audio forums and how nasty they can become when you have people disagreeing. Seems like there are a lot more know it alls now. I been in 20 years and I can still learn. But I also know I know quite a bit. Like cables can enhance the sound and higher end well designed gear can truly be ear candy special. Is this just on audio forums or the internet period.