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p.1 #1Before you post a rumour ....
Please take a moment to remember the Triple filter test"
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.
One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."
"Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance.
"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary ...".
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, even though you're not certain it's true?".
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued." You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter - the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really..."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?"
The man was defeated and ashamed. This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem. It also explains why he never found out that Plato was shagging his wife.
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.
One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."
"Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance.
"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary ...".
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, even though you're not certain it's true?".
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued." You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter - the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really..."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?"
The man was defeated and ashamed. This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem. It also explains why he never found out that Plato was shagging his wife.
May 02, 2008 at 08:02 AM
p.1 #2Before you post a rumour ....
I heard that Canon canceled their entire SLR product line and is going exclusively point and shoot.
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May 02, 2008 at 08:10 AM
p.1 #3Before you post a rumour ....
Whayne,
Can we change the theme from "rumor" to "speculation" then
? However, I agree with you... uh, Socrates, well......., with you, too.
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 08:16 AM
Can we change the theme from "rumor" to "speculation" then
? However, I agree with you... uh, Socrates, well......., with you, too.Edited on May 02, 2008 at 08:16 AM
May 02, 2008 at 08:15 AM
p.1 #4Before you post a rumour ....
I you are absolutely sure that it is true it is not a rumour but a fact.... 
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 08:21 AM
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 08:21 AM
May 02, 2008 at 08:21 AM
p.1 #5Before you post a rumour ....
It might be a trumour - a rumour that is in fact true
May 02, 2008 at 08:23 AM
p.1 #6Before you post a rumour ....
Did I hear tumour? 
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 08:27 AM
May 02, 2008 at 08:26 AM
p.1 #7Before you post a rumour ....
Dark Slider wrote:
I heard that Canon canceled their entire SLR product line and is going exclusively point and shoot.
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your sadly mistaken my friend, Canon is actually going the way of Daewoo and sticking to making toasters and microwaves.
on a serious note, this thread should be stickied. With all the STUPID rumors lately, people should really take the time to 'pass the test.' This isn't dpreview, lets keep the forum with facts, not he said she said information.
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 08:29 AM
I heard that Canon canceled their entire SLR product line and is going exclusively point and shoot.
.
your sadly mistaken my friend, Canon is actually going the way of Daewoo and sticking to making toasters and microwaves.
on a serious note, this thread should be stickied. With all the STUPID rumors lately, people should really take the time to 'pass the test.' This isn't dpreview, lets keep the forum with facts, not he said she said information.
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 08:29 AM
May 02, 2008 at 08:27 AM
p.1 #8Before you post a rumour ....
Thank Gawd! My SLR's be gettin' heavy!
Dark Slider wrote:
I heard that Canon canceled their entire SLR product line and is going exclusively point and shoot.
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Dark Slider wrote:
I heard that Canon canceled their entire SLR product line and is going exclusively point and shoot.
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May 02, 2008 at 08:36 AM
p.1 #10Before you post a rumour ....
BenV wrote:
.your sadly mistaken my friend, Canon is actually going the way of Daewoo and sticking to making toasters and microwaves.
on a serious note, this thread should be stickied. With all the STUPID rumors lately, people should really take the time to 'pass the test.' This isn't dpreview, lets keep the forum with facts, not he said she said information.
YES!
Dark Slider wrote
I heard that Canon canceled their entire SLR product line and is going exclusively point and shoot..
on a serious note, this thread should be stickied. With all the STUPID rumors lately, people should really take the time to 'pass the test.' This isn't dpreview, lets keep the forum with facts, not he said she said information.
YES!
May 02, 2008 at 09:08 AM
p.1 #11Before you post a rumour ....
PixelPerfect obviously you and Socrates are both men of great esteem and wisdom. Some Moderator sticky this as a first read....PLEASE...
May 02, 2008 at 09:13 AM
p.1 #12Before you post a rumour ....
I heard the 5D2 is going to have the sensor from the secret 1DMKIV! A guy on the street in tattered dirty clothes was running around shouting it! Then a guy in a Canon shirt came by and I asked him if that was true, and he simply said "I can't say anything." It must be true because he wouldn't comment! Forget the fact that he has non-disclosure agreements--that was probably to throw me off anyway.
It's also going to cost less than $1000! Sell all of your gear, this is the one that replaces it all! Triple Digic IV processors and a 34.2mp sensor! And it warms your hands in inclement weather as well!
It's also going to cost less than $1000! Sell all of your gear, this is the one that replaces it all! Triple Digic IV processors and a 34.2mp sensor! And it warms your hands in inclement weather as well!
May 02, 2008 at 09:15 AM
p.1 #13Before you post a rumour ....
Although I agree but "stickying" this thread will not prevent and I venture to say, will not even minimize rumor threads, which together with troll threads (brand A vs. brand B) are a part of on-line forums. They are just the nature of the beast....
May 02, 2008 at 09:24 AM
p.1 #14Before you post a rumour ....
Pixel Perfect wrote:
It might be a trumour - a rumour that is in fact true
Cue up Arnold Schwarzenegger voice....
"It's not a trumour..."
It might be a trumour - a rumour that is in fact true
Cue up Arnold Schwarzenegger voice....
"It's not a trumour..."
May 02, 2008 at 09:25 AM
p.1 #15Before you post a rumour ....
PLEASE post this over at the DPR 5D forum as well...
May 02, 2008 at 09:39 AM
p.1 #16Before you post a rumour ....
Thanks PP. A good and welcome post. perhaps not salacious enough for many, but good enough.
To those that want to post this at DPR, if you did, the most frequent response would be "huh? I don't get it"....
Am I spreading a rumor there?
To those that want to post this at DPR, if you did, the most frequent response would be "huh? I don't get it"....
Am I spreading a rumor there?
May 02, 2008 at 09:45 AM
p.1 #17Before you post a rumour ....
Excellent post.
+1 for a sticky.
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 09:55 AM
+1 for a sticky.
Edited on May 02, 2008 at 09:55 AM
May 02, 2008 at 09:55 AM
p.1 #18Before you post a rumour ....
I heard that Canon canceled their entire SLR product line and is going exclusively point and shoot.
On FILM!
On FILM!
May 02, 2008 at 09:58 AM
p.1 #19Before you post a rumour ....
Surely all rumors pass the "goodness" test... after all, they get people excited about a new product. Although I supposed you could also argue when they fail to come true they leave people feeling angry and frustrated
May 02, 2008 at 10:15 AM
