Originally Posted by
Giskard
DIY has become a joke, as was foreseen by a few astute individuals. A few people took it over and decided that they had all the answers and all the time in the world to dispense those answers. I think maybe 10 to 20 people actually care what gets posted in DIY these days. I've gotten more notes and phone calls of disgust about that section of the forum than even OT. It's a dead issue for me.
There are a few people who have made this place their pub. My suggestion would be to find another place to hang your hat. Think about opening your own personal website and put all your bullshit on it. That's what other people do. If you don't have the talent to open your own website then pay someone to do it for you. That's what other people do.
The Marketplace stays because it provides a nice service to those who are serious about their hobby. I think a few more moderators need to be moved to that area though. As Mr. Widget has stated, we aren't in the business of getting to the bottom of shady deals. If you can't use the Marketplace in a reasonably professional manner then you get booted into the ether. Pretty simply concept. It's a resource. Refrain from polluting it.
This website is used daily by people none of you even know, and you will never know. JBL refers to it all the time. JBL refers their customers to it all the time. Why? Because despite the very best efforts of a few to make it their personal blogfest it still contains a wealth of information for those who come in, get it and leave to go apply it. Most people simply don't have the time or inclination to spend their days hanging around on a website, Lansing Heritage or otherwise. Maybe the lost souls should go find something else to do. Save a whale or write a congressperson or volunteer at a hospice. Send each other emails or call each other on the phone. Forums are terrible for getting points across. As Don as said - based on what alot of these people post - we sure wouldn't want to meet most of them in real life. And that's a fact! Now, most of you are probably just fine in real life but let it be known that you do not come across that way on a forum.
Also - some of you might think you have "buddies" at certain companies but I encourage you to think again. You might see yourself as a "resource" but others see you as a "time sponge"; Time they really don't have to waste. I really don't know how to put it tactfully so I'll just say - some of you have been making real pests of yourselves at certain companies with your little obsessions... I'd suggest getting over those obsessions.