Awww… looks like the site died. Now where will I get my morning laughs?
It’s actually a shame, since it really had the potential to be a “good” critic site. People will always have their opinions on the anonymity issue (or the sheer significance of a “rant” site, which is pretty much exactly what it was) – so I won’t even touch that with a 20-foot pole.
There’s this blog that popped up that was supposed to “shake up” an institutionalized forum. I find myself visiting it more often recently because partly because of the “sensationalism,” as one commenter put it (everybody loves to read about dirt hehehehe)
Another was the fact that the author managed to raise some really legitimate concerns. I respect the official forum’s rules and understand why some things are simply not discussed for the sake of maintaining order – it being an officially recognized Apple forum and all. Regardless, people are still itching to talk about some sensitive topics and quite frankly, in a sick twisted sort of way, I’m glad it was started.
I’ve been speaking my mind there too once in a while, but I didn’t choose to be anonymous – as a result, I’ve been subject to the same flame everyone was afraid of getting burned with. Do I regret it? Hell no! At the end of it all, I am secure that I my heart was in the right place… people may not agree with me, but at least I wasn’t chocolate covered horse-shit 😉
The only bummer is that everyone else is anonymous, so I don’t get to see which people I should listen to or just ignore. Everyone thinks differently and I’ve been enlightened as much as vindicated in the short time I’ve visited and contributed. I think that’s a beautiful thing. But really, there are some people there that are simply not worth one’s time.
