RussellMc <apptechnz <at> gmail.com> writes:

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> > Unfortunately I feel as if Olin has
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> While it seemed likely that Olin was a catalyst for this thread it
> wasn't stated  specifically.
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> While I agree in general with the gist of what you are saying I don't
> agree wholly with the specifics.
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> The Olin you describe is the one you meet on many occasions but not
> the only one. Olin, or maybe the other  Olin, can be, in my
> perception, "just plain helpful", generous and open with his time and
> advice and generally above reasonable reproach. But, you can't count
> on it.
>

Have anybody noticed lately (over last 2-3 yr) how many conversations turn =
from
technical Q&A to what could be called "Olin bashing", almost universally ig=
nited
by the non-technical aspects of Olin's answers to technical questions?  I
suggest that we utilize an engineering approach to this problem.=20

The problem: noisy communication channel.
Solutions:=20
1) reduce noise at source (translation: people, please respect other people=
);
2) install band-pass filter (translation: people, before answering to an
inciting post, think if it will contribute something positive to the list. =
 If
not, and you still like to complain, maybe contact admins directly.  I am s=
ure
that after receving many private complaints, they will take action)
3) make your circuit less noise-sensitive. (translation: is it really worth=
 it?)
 There was recently a news that DC Comics apparently shut down commenting o=
n its
blog The Source after things got ugly in a thread  about an eternal questio=
n:
Who runs faster, Superman or The Flash?
(http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/18/serious-flamewar-shu.html).  Let's ju=
st
keep things in perspective.=20

ZKWrightTrash says that he would fire a person from his team if he behaved =
like
Olin does on the forum.  I would to, and, in fact, did fire a person for
anti-team behavior.  But, there is a difference between a open and free for=
um
where people go to mostly spend their time, and work, where people go to ma=
ke a
living.

I enjoy this forum, and try to utilize solutions listed above to increase t=
he
enjoyment.  Sometimes even some extra noice is not bad, especially on slow =
days.

Sergey Dryga
http://beaglerobotics.com





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