ampfixer
Craig, this is what I said and it doesn't match what you are saying. I have inserted comments in bold to clarify and the original words are in itallics..
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Is this about the Cakewalk forums or shifting traffic to HC and improve their bottom line. Do I see a conflict of interest here?? ** This is a question not an accusation, increased traffic to a site will increase their potential for increased revenue, even if they host the content for free, or so I'm told by the guys that buy articles from me. **
Cakewalk is the owner/operator and will do exactly what they want regardless of how many people don't, or do, like it. All I want is to have a good give and take of information. Setting things up so that your value is measured, voted on and judged is nonsense. It will discourage new comers and if it becomes cumbersome we may lose input from some of the really knowledgeable folks. ** My opinion with an explanation of why I have that opinion **
And please kill the stupid slogans. - SERVICE GUARANTEES CITIZENSHIP - What does this even mean, comrade?
** I stand by this as it's a quote from a B movie**
I'm offering what I believe to be constructive feedback, not simply complaining, and my comment should be taken as such.
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Now, for those too lazy to look back at my comments here they are again. What's wrong with them? At no point did I ever say that Harmony Central was a bad idea. I wondered if it was a conflict of interest, NO accusation. As a virtual rock star in the recording world and a V.P. at Gibson you should expect to be held to a higher standard than us potato farmers. Where in this do you see a personal attack worthy of your indignation?
Today the Bakery section for ideas is more fully populated and I can see just how good it will be for suggestions. It takes away speculation and gives you decision making input almost immediately. I fully support the idea for that topic.
I don't know what more I can say other than I am not what you portray me to be.
I
know you're not a bad guy and I know you contribute value to this community. What got under my skin was not the conflict of interest comment (as you could probably tell from my initial response), which I felt was just silly because the increase in traffic would be a drop in the bucket compared to the 3-4 million uniques we get each month. It was this comment:
"With all due respect Craig, I feel you straddle too many fences to be truly objective about this. You have a finger in every pie and will win regardless of the outcome. This is one case where you can't say you're just a software user like the rest of us. The fact that you are hovering here speaks volumes." My motivation was not to "win" anything, but to make sure the community would be preserved. I don't see how that has anything to do with objectivity or straddling fences.
I have a pretty stressful gig overall, which is actually what I love about it - the challenge. But when I come here, it's to leave that behind and get social with fellow SONARians. I "hover" here because I feel like I'm part of the community. When I tell someone how to fix a problem, it's not because I'm with Gibson. It's because I use SONAR and know how to fix a problem.
I would
prefer to be seen as just another user when I'm here because that's how I feel. I kind of like it when some new user has no clue who I am. I like being judged for what I contribute, not my reputation.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - I wish I was filthy rich so I could fly anyone from the forum who wanted to come to a party where we could all hang out. And you would most definitely get an invite. I love meeting forum people in person...as with me, there are humans behind those screen names. (Well except for Bapu. But until the mothership gets fixed, he's kind of stuck here.)