Chris K
Well-known member
This new "rule" came out when I reposted the Bayou Josh video that honestly wasn't even bragging or bashing. It was just a video from a former Nikon Youtuber explaining why he started using Sony (without any exaggeration or false claims). Which some of us can relate too. Moderators could have kept the off topic complainers out of that thread but instead chose to delete it. The only semi-valid complaint was a criticism of the video capabilities, which was discussed and shown to be an incorrect criticism. All other complaints given in the thread was that it was being posted at all and of course me being a problem here. The best was the guy that complained about the video then admitted he didn't even watch it.
The moderators deleted that thread. You re-posted it. What did you think was going to happen?
Look, this forum is filled with a bunch of photographers who talk about gear more than they talk about photography… at least when they’re here. Just scan the thread titles, and you can see this is a gear forum, not a photography forum. There are other forums on this site that are less gear-focused, but that’s not the case in this forum.
Into a forum where people are clearly very focused on Their Brand, and in an environment where you have most definitely seen people tend to take Their Brand personally, you posted a link to a video where one guy said “I’m dumping BrandA for BrandB”, and said “what do you think?“. An argument started. Of course it did.
Do you not see how this is going to create an argument? And do you not see why this is a problem for the forum? After the moderators deleted the thread (presumably to stop the nascent flame war), did you not stop to think that perhaps trying to start a conversation/argument about Brands might not be appreciated here?
You can say “I’m just trying to have a conversation”, but the proof is in the pudding. Some conversations about camera systems have resulted in productive conversations, and some have turned into flame wars. Your thread turned into a flame war. Twice. Even if you could blame The Internet for being too touchy the first time, there’s absolutely no excuse for trying to light the fire a second time.