Dave Stevens wrote on Sun, 23 January 2011 21:57 |
Bob Leonard wrote on Thu, 13 January 2011 20:37 |
I personnaly am in favor of change and am more than appreciative of the efforts the PSW staff and moderators have put into this fine site over the years.
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The organization that owns this site now has been disrespectful, arrogant and dismissive during this change over. They've thrown the current mods under the bus and no one is management has the balls to come here and explain what was happening. Equating them to the previous owners and operators is an insult. The previous owners and operators were sound people. Much like the community. The current owner know very little of our industry. It was poorly communicated and is being poorly implemented. They don't understand the community and can not relate to what it means to be in this community. It's not the owners or even the mods that make a site like this happen. It's the participants and those the contribute the content.
I've never been more embarrassed or disgusted about anything on the LAB in the 16 years since I started it as I have with the way EH has handled this.
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Dave,
I fail to see how my statement can be in any way mistaken as an insult to previous owners or operators. My statement is as read, and simply put at that. I have no in-site to what happens behind the scenes and can only respond as I have to what effects me as an individual. I have received no PM's or other statement proving to me that anyone was "thrown under a bus" or shown disrespect. If by that statement you mean that you feel you should have been consulted, then that is your perception. However, if you don't hold the purse strings, why would you, I, or anyone else expect to be consulted. It's not our money, business decision or right to insist PSW do anything.
Much has been made of the change about to take place and most of what has been said sounds to me like school house sour grapes. Perhaps due to the perception that participation equates to ownership. Clearly that is not the case with this site or any other company.
Much like Leo Fender or Orville Gibson, this site, as were their companies, was sold. What happened after the sale of those companies was in no way reflective of their creativity, management style or in-site to the industry, just as what happens now is not a reflection on you or your efforts.
Disgruntled members have started their own site and with much to do about the collapse of PSW. I wish them well in their efforts. Personally I think that's pretty optimistic on their part considering the sheer number of sound professionals located throughout the world, most who will continue to visit or join this site.
Not having a vested interest in this or any other site I stand by my statement and can only suggest once again that if you stick your finger into a bucket of water and then pull it out, you won't leave a hole.
Having said all of this I'll state this will be my last post concerning this subject. It's grown old, the horse has been beaten to death, and it's time for those who feel the need to pull their fingers out of the bucket.