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Great post Steve. And that's what is seriously awesome about this forum is that there are people who care about keeping it the way it is. I don't think reduser will be going downhill any time soon.
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Reduser has become a warzone! And no longer a helpful forum..
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all i can say is BALLS! that's a great post! and indeed true. And always remember, there's never a dumb question....ummm, well almost never.
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we hope this explains it better
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Zeb B
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Have you noticed that RED uses a strong paramilitary vocabulary in their branding? RED Studios looks like a freakin bunker!
Been through the RED Store lately - you think you were a purchasing agent for the Navy Seals
You understand the Epic's design is a clone of an military assault rifle? No really, modular and all
You understand Jim doesn't break bread with Nancy Pelosi or Bill Maher?
Jim shares more in common with George Patton than George Clooney
It is a warzone friend. RED is the insurgent in a battle with the establishment and we are the foot soldiers in the revolution. Stop sniveling, pick up an Epic . . . and SHOOT SOMETHING!!
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_s_patton.html
Been through the RED Store lately - you think you were a purchasing agent for the Navy Seals
You understand the Epic's design is a clone of an military assault rifle? No really, modular and all
You understand Jim doesn't break bread with Nancy Pelosi or Bill Maher?
Jim shares more in common with George Patton than George Clooney
It is a warzone friend. RED is the insurgent in a battle with the establishment and we are the foot soldiers in the revolution. Stop sniveling, pick up an Epic . . . and SHOOT SOMETHING!!
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_s_patton.html
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I'm sorry. If you do not speak Sarcasm, we will need an interpreter.
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Just use the Ignore User functionality:
If you ever want to see an "ignored" post, you can always click "View Post" on the ignored post –- they'll show up on the thread, just without content.
I started doing this liberally on all of the "community" forums/lists I visit about 18 months ago, and it's done wonders reducing the noise and improving the quality.
- Click on the username for the person who writes dumb/useless/etc. posts you wish to avoid.
- In the pop-up that appears, click "View Profile".
- In the screen that appears, click the "Add to Ignore List" link.
- Confirm that you want to.
If you ever want to see an "ignored" post, you can always click "View Post" on the ignored post –- they'll show up on the thread, just without content.
I started doing this liberally on all of the "community" forums/lists I visit about 18 months ago, and it's done wonders reducing the noise and improving the quality.
Steve Sherrick
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Good to put names to faces. Thanks for posting.
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Time to make your bed......just a fun post.....
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Military allusions are just metaphors for capitalist competition...
We are not soldiers here...we're artists..or maybe anarchists..
We don't waste time following stupid orders and rules. We break them.
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Don't leave guys! Haters gonna hate. You guys are a breath of fresh air here.
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In any situation people who feel threatened are likely to defend, best way most see to defend is to strike high... i.e. personal attacks and going for the extreme instead of a calm discussion...
Voicing your opinions I'm all for...it's why I come to REDUser is to see the various discussions and chime in with questions to help my knowledge with RED and generally all things cinema wise...some of these discussions get crazy but in a good way, others tend to turn into personal vendettas against each other...
I think its safe to say that, post whatever you like...don't fear. There are tons here that'll help and in some cases, when a post is good and an unprovocated attack happens, people will chime in and defend, report and go about solving the situation the correct way...
The annoying thing is, when people tend to get banned or told off what others see as attacking but they see as a discussion, REDUser quickly becomes a 'fan boy' zone, which, it is called REDUser...
It's kind of like people going to Canon headquarters and picketing outside that they released the C300 instead of the 4K DSLR. Nothing majorly wrong but when you start getting angry at those that support Canon you'll quickly find yourself in a bad position...
Take that and apply it to the REDUser situation and you get the idea, we have people that aren't fans of RED, want to understand, go about it poorly sometimes and then things kick off... chill, relax...its all good.
Love the video, like others have said, nice to see names meeting faces...
Just keep in mind though, when you defend your opinion, your, by chance, going to be offending someone...just try and take everything in a positive spin
Voicing your opinions I'm all for...it's why I come to REDUser is to see the various discussions and chime in with questions to help my knowledge with RED and generally all things cinema wise...some of these discussions get crazy but in a good way, others tend to turn into personal vendettas against each other...
I think its safe to say that, post whatever you like...don't fear. There are tons here that'll help and in some cases, when a post is good and an unprovocated attack happens, people will chime in and defend, report and go about solving the situation the correct way...
The annoying thing is, when people tend to get banned or told off what others see as attacking but they see as a discussion, REDUser quickly becomes a 'fan boy' zone, which, it is called REDUser...
It's kind of like people going to Canon headquarters and picketing outside that they released the C300 instead of the 4K DSLR. Nothing majorly wrong but when you start getting angry at those that support Canon you'll quickly find yourself in a bad position...
Take that and apply it to the REDUser situation and you get the idea, we have people that aren't fans of RED, want to understand, go about it poorly sometimes and then things kick off... chill, relax...its all good.
Love the video, like others have said, nice to see names meeting faces...
Just keep in mind though, when you defend your opinion, your, by chance, going to be offending someone...just try and take everything in a positive spin
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except for when running a production and crew....then you want soldiers that follow orders OR get it done in some unconventional way.....that defy standard marching orders.....
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...that's why it says "stupid orders and rules"
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Where is the warzone? I can't seem to see it, I still benifit greatly from this community and I think that it reaches beyond just a camera forum.
I think that some people went into a discussion brawl and then think the whole forum is at war with them. Calm down, it might just be a few, look at the "online" list on the front page, are ALL of those fighting? I think not.
I see a lot of people who contribute and I think it's visionary in itself that Jim speaks in here, not being an invisible "ruler" of a large corp. This forum is the proof of a kind of new era for corporate communities.
I think that some people went into a discussion brawl and then think the whole forum is at war with them. Calm down, it might just be a few, look at the "online" list on the front page, are ALL of those fighting? I think not.
I see a lot of people who contribute and I think it's visionary in itself that Jim speaks in here, not being an invisible "ruler" of a large corp. This forum is the proof of a kind of new era for corporate communities.
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Get a bunch of kids in a room ... leave them there with nothing to do .... a fight will break out. On the other hand, give them a bunch of cameras .....
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This is getting way too weird.
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Ruben and Sheri - It seems like, with this thread, you are opening up a discussion about how and why people react to certain types of postings. If that was your intent, then allow me to post my own impressions of your approach. If that was not your intent, let me know and I will promptly delete this so as not to derail whatever it is you are attempting to accomplish.
To me - just my opinion - it seems like some of the folks who have joined in the last couple of months - yes, you are the poster children - want to treat REDuser like Twitter or Facebook; posting idle thoughts on a daily, maybe even hour to hour basis. As I previously characterized it - with an attempt at humor - the "if my scarlet were a pizza, what kind of pizza would it be" posts.
Now, it is not my place to say that one cannot do that, but it is not the way I have experienced REDuser over the last 2+ years and I, personally (again, my opinion only) find that it makes REDuser not only more cumbersome, but less valuable. Now, if the common feeling around here is to encourage and support that sort of (what I consider) frivolous and exasperating stream-of-consciousness posting, then that is certainly where the forum will head. The culture will adapt to the trends and the majority behavior will drive the direction. If that happens, peronally, I will probably frequent RU less, simply because it ill be too hard to wade through the chatter to the valuable stuff. But, that matters only to me...
Have you considered using Twitter? I have 3 Twitter accounts, a Facebook account and a LinkedIn account to stay connected with the stream of consciousness of my friends, connections and the world at large. I love those communication tools for what they are. It just doesn't seem to me that REDuser needs to, or should, become a substitute for those tools. If most of the thoughts you post here on REDuser were on Twitter instead, then I'd probably be inclined to "follow" you. But, at least I'd know what I was looking for and expecting when I monitored my Twitter account; and it's NOT what I'd hope to get here. So, if you were looking for opinions and reactions to this somewhat dramatically titled thread, you now have mine.
I really don't enjoy these post about threads that are about posts, etc, etc, all folding over on one another until the substance of the forum is lost. So, I'll close at that and going forward, simply try to monitor the "New Posts" for thread relevant to my upcoming Scarlet delivery and general cinematography education, and maybe, if things get bad, I'll try the "ignore" button, as some have suggested, and see if I, too, can salvage the REDuser experience that I have enjoyed for these past couple of years.
And, before I forget, wouldn't this thread have been much more appropriate in the "Off Topic" section or some such? Then, those who just want Scarlet information wouldn't have to wade through this... just a thought.:mellow:
To me - just my opinion - it seems like some of the folks who have joined in the last couple of months - yes, you are the poster children - want to treat REDuser like Twitter or Facebook; posting idle thoughts on a daily, maybe even hour to hour basis. As I previously characterized it - with an attempt at humor - the "if my scarlet were a pizza, what kind of pizza would it be" posts.
Now, it is not my place to say that one cannot do that, but it is not the way I have experienced REDuser over the last 2+ years and I, personally (again, my opinion only) find that it makes REDuser not only more cumbersome, but less valuable. Now, if the common feeling around here is to encourage and support that sort of (what I consider) frivolous and exasperating stream-of-consciousness posting, then that is certainly where the forum will head. The culture will adapt to the trends and the majority behavior will drive the direction. If that happens, peronally, I will probably frequent RU less, simply because it ill be too hard to wade through the chatter to the valuable stuff. But, that matters only to me...
Have you considered using Twitter? I have 3 Twitter accounts, a Facebook account and a LinkedIn account to stay connected with the stream of consciousness of my friends, connections and the world at large. I love those communication tools for what they are. It just doesn't seem to me that REDuser needs to, or should, become a substitute for those tools. If most of the thoughts you post here on REDuser were on Twitter instead, then I'd probably be inclined to "follow" you. But, at least I'd know what I was looking for and expecting when I monitored my Twitter account; and it's NOT what I'd hope to get here. So, if you were looking for opinions and reactions to this somewhat dramatically titled thread, you now have mine.
I really don't enjoy these post about threads that are about posts, etc, etc, all folding over on one another until the substance of the forum is lost. So, I'll close at that and going forward, simply try to monitor the "New Posts" for thread relevant to my upcoming Scarlet delivery and general cinematography education, and maybe, if things get bad, I'll try the "ignore" button, as some have suggested, and see if I, too, can salvage the REDuser experience that I have enjoyed for these past couple of years.
And, before I forget, wouldn't this thread have been much more appropriate in the "Off Topic" section or some such? Then, those who just want Scarlet information wouldn't have to wade through this... just a thought.:mellow:
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