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In Reply to: TAS Editor's comments defending the review process posted by uw312@aol.com on May 22, 2004 at 13:08:44:
It is my opinion that Harley's comments are nothing but a LOT of hot air. It is also my opinion that a person going out of their way to write such an article may have a few "audio skeletons" in their closet and were trying to cover their own "assets". These are just my opinions though, so take them for what they are worth. Sean
>PS... I wonder what he considers "long term" in terms of how long someone keeps a piece of gear for review and / or "temporary use"???
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"PS... I wonder what he considers "long term" in terms of how long someone keeps a piece of gear for review and / or "temporary use"???"
after reading the ex reviewers comments on in this post, concerning negative review policy,--i now am really seeing how things are smoothed over, no wonder these writers get such a hard time when they show up.
& i agree that harleys statement is kind of odd.
Been out in the world lately?
Then you must be the test tube people policeman.
Of course if you think sams behaviour is ok,thats fine & thats also your perogitive.
regards--nigel.
I'd probably like him if I met him in person, but the antics I have seen in here are pure playground tactics. We have other inmates just like that. I'm sure that if San persists he will find more posts cordoned off.
I've been reluctant to comment on any of these threads, as I can only speak of my own experience, and not for other reviewers or publications. (And I have not yet read the article in question, as I'm still waiting for my copy of TAS to arrive.)Maybe other reviewers are more fortunate than I am, but I don't get to pick what I review. I have made suggestions from time to time of things I'd like to review, but rarely do I get my wish. I simply get review assignments, which I suppose I could turn down if I wanted to. But to date, I have not turned any of them down. I just figure I'll review whatever they send me, and hope I like it when it shows up. Maybe others can "cherry pick" what they review, but that has not been my experience.
(nt)
I've criticized, at least to some extent, most of the components I've reviewed, but none of them warranted being blasted.
is probably sent back to the designer with a "we've-decided-not-to-review-this-at-this-time" letter, rather than destroy the designer's work in print and thereby consign him to working in the electronics repair department at CompUSA.
hey sue & thanks for the reply here.
Given a few days to contemplate whats really happening.
This is the best i can come up with,--& this is the condensed version.
Comparable to a sports game --be it soccer,baseball,football:--
& i'm not saying this applies to all writers.With the likes of our writer buddies here--it's like they are in the skyboxes watching the game, whereas the forums are not even the seats--they are standing room only, i do believe that the likes of "some" writers find it very hard to be down in the stands with the regulars fans --& cannot adjust themselves accordingly.In the stands your toes will be stepped on as such.
They might have control over their editorials, but in no way do they have control of the posters here.(as far as we can see at least).
when the posters smell a rat as such(even if they are wrong), then they are going to say, so the result is that theres not gonna be any editorial control.This is live here(well at least it used to be--i think the taped delay has recently gone from 3 seconds to 10 seconds).Even the most antagonistic posters in here i believe do have some element of respect for the writers(some more than others).
Sam T is a perfect example of how to alienate yourself--yes he has a base of diehard fans, but he just recently succeded in pushing a lotta wouldbes over the other side of the fence.
IMHO.
thanks again for your even keeled explaination . nigel.
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