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RandyT:
--- Quote from: mccoy178 on March 21, 2007, 01:21:32 am ---...you add a lot of fluff to your advertising, so what? Let him say his part and leave him alone. Geez man.
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Right, so why why make a big deal out of it? It's everywhere you look. But apparently I've overstepped a boundary that exists only for me.
Just trying to figure out why that is, and to back up the claims with some solid facts. Sorry if I'm coming on too strong about it. That passion, BTW, is what keeps me up at night working on these types of things. :cheers:
RandyT
mccoy178:
It's not you individually. I haven't seen the owner of Nintendo in the Console forum sticking up for every little thing. You have the best product available. Everyone acknowledges that. It doesn't look good on you to split hairs with Kevin about it over a trivial dialogue issue. You advertise your product to the best of its ability, that's what people in business do. The rest of us wade through it and decipher it. It is an innovative idea, that's what is important. The rest of this argument is pointless and it looks bad upon you to fight with someone over a statement that hurts you publicly more to fight against it than just letting it go. A good argument was when people were saying that the resolution of spinners didn't matter. That's worth splitting hairs over. This is just about someone's interpretation of your ad. It's obvious that you are passionate about what you do, but why can't you be the bigger man about things that are trivial at best and let them go? There's nothing wrong with being OCD, but it's hard to work with a straight jacket on.
KevSteele:
Randy,
Your huge reply just proves my point - you do have a chip on your shoulder. As I've done before, I stand by my review. You're free to disagree with it, of course, and I'm certain that you will.
Tell you what, though - I'll make you a promise that should make both you and I very, very happy: I will never again review any GGG product. Should reduce the stress levels for us both. ;D
Kevin
Kaytrim:
:police: All right you guys let's calm down a bit here. Kevin has a right to review products as he sees fit even if his technical words may be wrong on occasion. I do the same thing Kevin so don't go flaming me. Randy puts his heart and sole into his work so he takes it personal when someone says anything remotely negative or incorrect. I know this from personal dialog with him.
Randy's attitude about his products is what makes them some of the best if not the best. His attention to detail and customer service makes his competition bring up the quality of their products. I believe that this only makes the hobby/business for us better in the long run.
Kevin and his staff review the products available to us to the best of their ability and give us a good starting point in our search for the right product for the job we are looking for. All we need to keep in mind is that their word is not the first nor last word on the subjects that they cover. Everyone has their opinions and are entitled to them. We as readers need to sift through all the information available and make the best choice to fit our needs.
I think that this hijack has gone on far enough. The review that was the seed of this thread should be left to stand on it's own. :police:
Kaytrim
RandyT:
--- Quote from: mccoy178 on March 21, 2007, 05:48:27 am ---It's not you individually. I haven't seen the owner of Nintendo in the Console forum sticking up for every little thing. You have the best product available. Everyone acknowledges that. It doesn't look good on you to split hairs with Kevin about it over a trivial dialogue issue. You advertise your product to the best of its ability, that's what people in business do. The rest of us wade through it and decipher it. It is an innovative idea, that's what is important. The rest of this argument is pointless and it looks bad upon you to fight with someone over a statement that hurts you publicly more to fight against it than just letting it go. A good argument was when people were saying that the resolution of spinners didn't matter. That's worth splitting hairs over. This is just about someone's interpretation of your ad. It's obvious that you are passionate about what you do, but why can't you be the bigger man about things that are trivial at best and let them go?
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I agree with most of what you are saying here, but keep in mind that the owners (is it not a publicly traded company?) of Nintendo didn't personally contribute much, if anything, to the actual design or construction of the consoles they produce. The disconnection is far greater and they would rather resort to legal pressures. But you do quite often see individual designers and engineers in forums defending misunderstood aspects of the products they helped to create.
I'm more interested in keeping the story straight than keeping feathers unruffled, or maintaining a particular public image. That is precisely the same motivation that made me so adamant about the issue of resolution when it arose. Many of the "converted" thought resolution in a spinner was a trivial discussion until that discussion took place, so it's difficult for me not to see the value in, or to be fearful of "talking about something."
--- Quote ---There's nothing wrong with being OCD, but it's hard to work with a straight jacket on.
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But the dexterity in my feet has improved greatly! ;D
RandyT
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Thanks for the tempered viewpoint, Kaytrim.
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