wickerprints wrote: hobbit wrote:
I was just reading on the PCB tech forum that Paul was banned from FM.
This is the first I\'ve heard of it, but if true, it doesn\'t come as a surprise.
While I realize that Paul hasn\'t always taken the \"high road\" when critiqued by anybody and that his posts can often be abrasive, on the whole I think the insight and knowledge that he shares with the FM community marginally outweighs these negatives.
IFYP. PCB says some useful stuff, sure. I don\'t dispute he is knowledgeable. But he clearly comes to these forums with an agenda (to sell his stuff), and whenever someone brings up even the slightest bit of information criticizing his products, however legitimate, he flames them with a personal attack and then resorts to the same tired defense of, \"well if you can do better, then why don\'t you make one yourself?\" It is incredibly antagonistic. Then someone inevitably tells him what an ass he\'s being and then he calms down for a while until another critic comes along.
I can totally understand that when you design and build something yourself, it\'s a labor of love. When your work is questioned it\'s very easy to take it personally. I absolutely get that. But if you\'re in this business and you want to promote your products through an internet forum and expose yourself in such an uncontrolled fashion, then you are going to need a thicker skin than that. You can\'t expect to play with fire and not get burned.
The one mistake PCB made, IMO, is that he failed to distinguish between the creative and business aspects of his work. He should\'ve banned himself from FM long ago because it was clear he could not separate the two.
While I could certainly be overlooking something and I realize that Fred and the moderators don\'t have to give us a reason for their decision, I\'m hopeful that they will reconsider their decision.
It\'s their choice and I trust that it was not made lightly. If anything, they did him a huge favor by saving him from himself.
Over the past five years I\'ve found FM to be a wonderful source of information that has really helped my photography grow. For me, having access to knowledgeable individuals such as Paul has added to my positive experience on this forum.
If you value the knowledge he shares, there are other ways to keep listening to him. The internet is a big place.
Well said!
Joseph Garcin wrote: wickerprints wrote:
It\'s their choice and I trust that it was not made lightly. If anything, they did him a huge favor by saving him from himself.
This is true. While he might not have lost a large number of customers with his attitude, I know of one that he did lose.
Same here. The way he conducts himself publicly is really lacking. Because he takes everything personally, it has become very hard for me to separate the man from his products. Paul did that to himself.
Sep 20, 2010 at 08:32 AM
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