cardfan
Well-known member
I thought it was a great podcast. Being objective is always good.
One point you lost me on is this idea of "platform champion." That RIM needed this base of enthusiasts. I agree. Same thing with Palm. My only regret is that many long timers over at Treocentral (now webOS nation) got banned for being passionate. If it's a good thing to call them out when they're going the wrong way, well, it's obvious Palm (and then HP) were going many wrong ways. As a result, they were often called on it. That stuff didn't fly in the forums. Instead we saw the ultimate fanboys getting promoted to mods and suspending, or banning others left and right. You even made a club or brigade of such users with cute little badges. Cliques developed within that forum. Debates were discouraged. Being negative about Palm in any way was frowned upon.
It didn't matter how much you contributed over the years or what relationships you had with other users. Mod banned you and that's it. There was no rational discussion to be had. Their way or the highway. Yet on the frontpage or in podcasts, it was anything goes. Two different worlds. I'm sure there's not much left over there now. The only time I really notice is seeing I have hardly any global posts when it should be around 2 or 3k.
I encourage people to champion their platforms but don't be afraid to be objective. Having nothing negative to say is just as nauseating as having nothing positive to say.
One point you lost me on is this idea of "platform champion." That RIM needed this base of enthusiasts. I agree. Same thing with Palm. My only regret is that many long timers over at Treocentral (now webOS nation) got banned for being passionate. If it's a good thing to call them out when they're going the wrong way, well, it's obvious Palm (and then HP) were going many wrong ways. As a result, they were often called on it. That stuff didn't fly in the forums. Instead we saw the ultimate fanboys getting promoted to mods and suspending, or banning others left and right. You even made a club or brigade of such users with cute little badges. Cliques developed within that forum. Debates were discouraged. Being negative about Palm in any way was frowned upon.
It didn't matter how much you contributed over the years or what relationships you had with other users. Mod banned you and that's it. There was no rational discussion to be had. Their way or the highway. Yet on the frontpage or in podcasts, it was anything goes. Two different worlds. I'm sure there's not much left over there now. The only time I really notice is seeing I have hardly any global posts when it should be around 2 or 3k.
I encourage people to champion their platforms but don't be afraid to be objective. Having nothing negative to say is just as nauseating as having nothing positive to say.