Sometimes, this hobby, really makes me wonder, why, so many long time knife enthusiast's, simply leave this place after so much time & energy invested in the hobby...
Before this (yet another) Strider thread gets shut down here in the GKD sub-forum, I wanted to interject some RevDevil introspection, & how it related to his enjoyment in this, so called, "hobby." And FWIW, I subscribe to these very thoughtful posts, written by this BF legend/Super Mod.
Reading these, kind of makes me wonder....why after so many years & nearly 42k+ posts, he left this place.....
Just like so many other's have before him, as well as so many of the Knife manufacture's/Dealer's who used to have sub-forums here. This is supposed to be a fun hobby....but it seems more people in this hobby, care more about drama, & being in their little "safe places," & would rather whine about & spew their negative energy about every single knife subject under the sun....
Like the new CRK 31 ceramic ball bearing.
I wonder how much longer it will be, before CRK finally takes the cue, &
leaves this place?
If I were to listen to all the different negative opinions, being written about all the various knife brands here....there'd be nothing left for me to buy.....
So I strongly encourage, that some of you post whore key board warrior's here, take the time & try read all 3 of these RevDevil posts, & then try perhaps, to comprehend what it was he was trying to share with everyone here, & do some introspection & stop being such a bunch of:
"know it all," whiner's!
RevDevil's Posts:
#1.
"There are a lot of people, individuals that are not in the business of cutlery at all, just reviewers, accumulators, enthusiasts, etc. If you have your own blog, YT channel, etc then you have some degree of free speech. However free that might be, we still have to watch what we say and write. I see a lot of posts that are loaded with misinformation, half truths, lies, and blatant exaggerations of various kinds. Again, we have nothing to do between a lawsuit between one company and another, unless you are called in as an expert witness or something. I don't know and am not familiar at all with the people that Microtech is going after, nor do I care. It has NOTHING to do with me, and will not impact my life in any way regardless of what the final verdict may be. I tend not to put myself into precarious situations and I am always trying to be cognizant of what I say to people and what I write online (once it reaches the internet, it cannot be taken back and becomes part of the public record).
The context of my commentary can be twisted if I decide to try and be funny and maybe mistakenly choose the wrong words. Then my proverbial (virtual and real) ass might get into trouble. In this day and age and for the last 20+ years it's easy for one party to sue another. The case does not need to have any substance what so ever, it can simply be a move to punish someone by tying them up in court and making them spend money. If you have a few grand for a lawyer, you can pretty much file a lawsuit against anyone you want. The winner is usually the one that has the most money and can prove their case (obviously).
As far as this place goes, there is far too much conjecture about things that some folks know nothing about. Instead of stating things as such, they write things in a "matter of fact" tone that should not be challenged. That is the beginning of when people step on their pee pee. If you mistakenly spread misinformation about a company without knowing what is really going on, yes you are liable for slander and possible defamation. We all have opinions about some companies business practices, their treatment of customers, and their products. It's all in HOW we say and write those things if we chose to discuss them. Some folks get too comfortable behind the anonymity of their online persona and don't realize they are not unreachable."
#2.
"Again, everyone is entitled to buy or not buy from whatever company they like for whatever resons they want. I don't see anything wrong with that and I do practice that myself to a large extent with many items that I purchase. This being an open topic, anyone has as much right to post their thoughts as you. The original question was when will everyone finally let this go, that was what I addressed in my post. The people that repeatedly post conjecture as fact are the ones stirring the pot. What that does is fill the heads of newbies with bad information and then they carry that as truth because they "read it on an online knife forum, so it must be true". It's hard to forget things when you are constantly reminded of them. Once thing to note is that at some point or another and if you search hard enough, it's not impossible to find a slightly stained area on almost anyone's halo. No one has a perfect record in every column in this business or any other. I'm not admonishing anyone, just stating a perspective that seems to have been overlooked so far."
