Originally Posted by Ken Lewis  Joemamma,
I think its kind of like this. Yes, i am a pro, however, i wholeheartedly attempt to treat people with respect on these boards, and it would be nice to be treated with respect back. I'm human and i dont always do that 100% of the time, but i try. I dont put myself up on a pedestal, i post just like everyone else here. I didnt start this thread, Voicegenius did. He found a blog i wrote 4 YEARS AGO thats still on my website and he got enough out of it that he wanted to share with others. I've been posting in this thread because, well, i wrote the original blog, stands to reason. If you didnt take the time to actually read the blog posting, you shouldnt be posting on this thread, all you are adding is white noise. If you did read it, i hope you got something out of it, a whole lot of other people did.
When guys like "ISayitLikeItIS" come along and voice their views, opinions, etc.... cool. I have no problem with that, or anyone voicing their opinion. When they begin turning into D-bags just for the sake of doing it, behind the anonimity of the internet, then i think Tony is 100% right, get them the F out of here.
I post on these boards because i actually get alot of knowledge out of them myself so i'm happy to give knowledge back. If someone wants to come here and be a D-bag, man, go over to Future Producers forums and knock yourself out. I'd like to think that everyone here either has the desire to become professional, or at least the desire to get better at what they do if for nothing else than their own personal satisfaction.
I would just like to point out one last thing. Guys come onto these boards form time to time like ISAYITLIKEITIS and talk alot of ish. then he just kept talking and talking and talking and talking long after it was time for him to shut up. He would get one hell of alot more respect for his opinion if he would actually back it up with anything tangible. This is not a "I challenge you", this is a "hey this is my opinion, this is what i was talking about, now listen to what i mean so you can hear what i'm talking about". Nothing about that has to be inflamatory or confrontational. Quite the opposite. thats where you really can learn something. Show me what you did, tell me how you did it. Isnt that exactly what my blog post did?
There are guys who come on these boards anonymously and talk as if they are gods gift to engineering, but offer absolutely zero credibility to back that up. that gets really old really fast. Most of the pro's here arent hiding. you know who they are, and their resume and discography backs up what they are saying. I respect anyone's right to an opinion. i respect it 100 times more if they put an ounce of true weight behind it. You dont have to be a pro to be credible, but if you are going to forcefully argue a point here, back that ish up with something real. Otherwise its just noise noise noise. Know what i mean?
And i'll just say this much. i would have KILLED to have a forum like this when i was in high school, college, or starting out as an intern, assistant, and young engineer. the sheer volume of valuable information on these boards is astounding. Sifting thru all of the white noise and putting up with all of the BS gets really tiring. Just something for you all to think about. This site is like free college.
-Ken Lewis |