@basicwiz

My, I bet you feel better after getting that off you chest.  I don't think there is a word in the whole of your post that I do not agree with.  I may have been part of the problem as I have posted about threads being locked but not to get then locked but because I had seen so many threads go the same way.  I used to be suspect it as soon as the usual suspects arrived then found you could predict what threads they would be drawn to.  Lots of others pull made sure they had a good supply of popcorn so they new there topic would be hot.

I was also critical of Dawn when first launched but only becasue I was disappointed.  Others were not and more recently I have refrained from giving a view other than suggesting any one interested should download Dawn for themselves and see if it meets their needs.

The ignore button has made life a little easier for me to hang around here but I am seriously looking for an alternative.  What really bothers me is my pressing the ignore button does nothing to stop some of the posts you describe being seen by new users looking for genuine help.

Take a look at any recent thread relating to a new user wondering what figure he/she should use and make up your own judgement but I would suggest not all of the responses could be seen as being helpful.

How helpful is it to have terms like 'Vendors do this' or Venders don't do that because' as if all the vendors do the same or the poster implies they have a working knowledge of every vendor out there. 

You have summed up the situation in a way I could not begin to, but it is well said.  As it stands, at best the new comer loses some money following bad or heavily biased advice but maybe learns a lesson along the way.  At worse they give up on Rendo forums or 3D in general.

 

 

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