My ranadom notes about this discussion:
Just for the record so people can see the whole context of Buff's remarks and others, here is the link to the original thread:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=23129095
There are 78 posts in the thread, so you need to look at it in the threaded view and use the search to find the specific quotes. If you look in context on the grease post, for example, it is difficult to tell what Buff was talking about. I do find in general, that Buff sometimes makes inappropriate remarks. In one post, he called a person a "fool" for his remarks, for example. Any remarks that cast dispersions on a person's character or intelligence are not really very helpful in a technical discussion. One might think an idea is foolish for example, but one should not label the proponent of that idea as a fool.
Many people thought Einstein was a fool when he said the "ether" did not exist, and stories circulated how he had failed high school math, and was a dolt, and slow of mind. We all know where that story went. So attacking a person is never wise --- instead attack the ideas (or discuss them), but leave out the personalities as they can come back to bite you.
I think that all sides of issues must be discussed and each side must present whatever "facts" they have to support their view. It is very important, however, that the facts are there. But it is also important that we read between the lines. One person may present "facts" that are based on a "point of view" or a "way of looking at something" and that may obscure the facts. Also when presenting "facts", one must be sure to place them in context.
For example, Buff claims that RG was banned from Rangefinder -- so what did he mean?
Note to RG: I can't remember the exact story you tell in your workshops about having G1 ads banned by some magazine because they were glamour oriented. Was that Rangefinder? You then go on to tell how you then were invited to do articles for them and you were amused by the seeming contradiction of them having your articles on Glamour while at the same time rejecting your ads for G1. Anyway, could that be what Buff might have been referring to?
As you can see from all of the above, there are many ways these Internet threads can go and can spin out of control.
In my view Buff sometimes reacts to quickly and does not think through exactly what point he wants to make. This is an unwise choice for a CEO of a major lighting company. That being said, I would still consider any and every product a company makes irrespective of the CEO's remarks. Some CEO's are quite disconnected from the real world.
Well that's my 2 cents.
Cheers,
rfs
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