Forum disturbances

I too have been with dpreview since 1999; I didn’t realize Amazon was including them in their recent RIF. I learned a lot there, and as a newcomer to the hearing aid user community, have learned quite a bit here, including, and not least, from the aforementioned members currently in “time out”.

I get that online user communities have their “social club” aspect with regards to frequent posters - the informality that is normally reserved for acquaintances gets extended to newcomers that may be asking questions they’ve heard many times before…and have an experience as if they just barged in on someone’s conversation at a dive bar in some western outpost.

superbestaudiofriends.org2 (a headphone-oriented audiophile forum) is a lot like that, but they are up front about it (“…don’t be a dotard…read these rules…we do this to keep the noise level down…”). Hearingtracker is not that kind of a forum, from what I’ve seen. I’m all for lively discussions and humorous comments, and there are ways to keep it civil and inviting.

Thank you Dave! I was a member of dpreview too. I’m glad they will at least be archiving it, but shame it’s being killed off.

It’s a pleasure; I’ve taken other forums for granted too…Time is important. Thank you for supporting all of us here. I’m still struggling getting my Paradise P90’s into acceptable range.

edit: Your forum has helped me make real progress getting my hearing aids working. The path has been really stressful.
I’ve had issues with responses here; now I know to flag and not get involved. I read through the posts about forum disturbances and that’s what caused me to respond. I thought, “This takes so long! What if this forum was shut down too?”

DaveL
Toronto

April 11th. I had to login again at dpreview today, a day after their scheduled closing. Functions I use still work!

@AbramBaileyAuD said:

He is welcome to post a link in our DIY area to his own DIY website but so long as he has general user access to this forum, I don’t think he can resist the temptation to engage negatively with our users.

If it were up to me, I wouldn’t even let him post an external link until he comes to his senses. He’s added some crap to his “school” which includes references to “idiots,” and this gem “@tenkan-you dog!” To which he adds “What I find objectionable is the name calling.” The “school” needs a new title, which should include the words alternate reality.

@Dusty said:

He’s added some crap to his “school” which includes references to “idiots,” and this gem “@tenkan-you dog!” To which he adds “What I find objectionable is the name calling.”

That’s shocking! Total bullying!

He can do and say whatever he wants on his own site. He repeatadly over-steps the bounds on this one.
I am bothered from tenkan saying that that user would go to private messaging rather than openly in the forum. Just more of his “style”.

@z10user2 said:

So you quietly flag a post and the admin reads it and shrugs and moves on leaving you wondering.

I just received two automated messages that two of MY older posts were flagged and removed. Can a suspended member still flag posts? LOL PVC is nothing if not creative, always finding new ways to manipulate this forum. >1200 deleted posts, and >50 rejected posts! And now airing his grievances off-site at a link he posts here. What a weird dude!

Yeah mate I was kinda hoping we won’t have to cross paths with him again but…sighs and huffs.

Yep, I had to take a lot from him, over many years, just got worse and worse lately although just in the last few months it got better? But yeah there’s no reason or need for bullying behaviour towards any of us, like right now on the forum it’s been absolutely fantastic, no stress and open minded, nice.

@tenkan said:

Yeah mate I was kinda hoping we won’t have to cross paths with him again but…

I think I understand what happened to my two posts - PVC has created a file asking readers of his “school” to flag certain posts of the “idiots.” Of course he didn’t explain to those readers that the posts he wants deleted only exist because of his previous hissy fit. Anyway I guess one or more people followed his instructions and the mods (perhaps unwittingly) did his bidding. Looks to me like he’s made it his life’s mission to get his way no matter who disagrees. Seems like it would be less work for him to build his own site rather than controlling this one indirectly.

I think Hearing Tracker has stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam, 4 runs.

The forum has taken a big step in a good direction for those needing help. It is very noticable to me over the past few days.

I also thought hard about leaving the forum. I used to read almost every post for a long time. With all the petty nonsense posts it was a big waste of my time. Absolutely nothing to learn or share but frustration.

So many here are fantastic. All types of people here from all over the place. Vast educations sharing knowledge and pros willing to help anyone. It just doesn’t get any better for us hard of hearing.

Perhaps the admins should scrub all the links in his and any post that go to his so-called school. Including his intro blurb card whatever it’s called.

@Zebras I’m glad you didn’t leave also.