A Rant

[zogger]

So on another forum, I posted a thread asking people about gun XYZ. Is it any good, what issues they had, what they like, etc. The I state I'd like replies from only people who have actually owned and shot the gun.

The very first reply was from someone who said "Gun XYZ is ****! Gun ABC is much better." When I ask him how long he owned gun XYZ, he said he never owned one, shot one, picked up one, or even saw one.

I had three options:
1) Say nothing
2) Ask him why he replied since he had no personal knowledge of gun XYZ.
3) Thank him for his reply and leave it at that.

I went for #3 and left it at that. I really wanted to yell at him but thought it was a waste of my time.

Why do people do this? Give feedback on something they know nothing about.

Thanks for letting me rant. I feel better now.

 

[NYlakesider]

So on another forum, I posted a thread asking people about gun XYZ. Is it any good, what issues they had, what they like, etc. The I state I'd like replies from only people who have actually owned and shot the gun.

The very first reply was from someone who said "Gun XYZ is ****! Gun ABC is much better." When I ask him how long he owned gun XYZ, he said he never owned one, shot one, picked up one, or even saw one.

I had three options:
1) Say nothing
2) Ask him why he replied since he had no personal knowledge of gun XYZ.
3) Thank him for his reply and leave it at that.

I went for #3 and left it at that. I really wanted to yell at him but thought it was a waste of my time.

Why do people do this? Give feedback on something they know nothing about.

Thanks for letting me rant. I feel better now.

Reading and reading comprehension are two different things!

 

[Mule Packer]

You have to realize that it 's just human nature to have an opinion, even if it isn't based on facts.

Prime example is Hollywood actors. You see them all the time spewing out their opinions, as if they actually meant something, when in reality they either 1) don't have all the facts, or 2) don't have a clue on what they're talking about, or 3) all of the above.

Still, they continue to blurt out their opinions believing they have profound impact simply because the opinions are coming from an actor who was lucky to finish high school.

 

[zogger]

I had a shop teacher in junior high who told us "It is better to keep quiet and let people think you are a fool; then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

 

[pawngal]

It makes them fell important instead of impotent.

 

[Ziggy2525]

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Why do people do this? Give feedback on something they know nothing about.
...

Who knows? Really. It's the internet. Different rules. You get to ask a million strangers for an opinion and then sift the wheat from the chaff on your own. It doesn't mean it's not a valuable source of info. Just lots of noise mixed in.

 

[walkinghorse]

Great responses so far!
One of the things I do on the internet is read the daily comics. There are two sites which have the comics I typically read, which tend to be the older ones with great artwork and a continuing story. I have read the comments from other viewers and it is amazing how these viewers do not understand, IT IS A COMIC! They either want to interject their personal opinion, lack of understanding, some political diatribe (there are enough political cartoons available), or attack the cartoonist.
Seems to be typical of the internet, anonymity gives power to be obnoxious, and never let a fact or tact get in the way!

 

[Eagle 477]

Saw a bumper sticker just last night: "Is that what they taught you to think"

Rob

 

[crazyphil]

So on another forum, I posted a thread asking people about gun XYZ. Is it any good, what issues they had, what they like, etc. The I state I'd like replies from only people who have actually owned and shot the gun.

The very first reply was from someone who said "Gun XYZ is ****! Gun ABC is much better." When I ask him how long he owned gun XYZ, he said he never owned one, shot one, picked up one, or even saw one.

I had three options:
1) Say nothing
2) Ask him why he replied since he had no personal knowledge of gun XYZ.
3) Thank him for his reply and leave it at that.

I went for #3 and left it at that. I really wanted to yell at him but thought it was a waste of my time.

Why do people do this? Give feedback on something they know nothing about.

Thanks for letting me rant. I feel better now.

With the relative anonymity we have, don't you know,
we are all experts on everything.

 

[Absalom]

Problem is, in a public forum you can't really "pre-select" who contributes to a thread you start.

We get these here too. "I want to hear from FFL's/LEO's ... ". Well, maybe in a perfect world, but I have ignored such restrictions just like many others here when I thought I had a valid point to contribute to the question discussed.

And nobody knows whether a contribution is helpful or useless until it's been posted

 

[Tom K]

Items on Amazon typically have, in addition to the reviews, a section for asking questions. I am amazed at how often I see a reply along the lines of, "I haven't used this product so I don't know." It's as if they think that since they have read the question, that some kind of reply is mandatory. Can they not see that a reply like that is truly worse than useless?

 

[tlawler]

Items on Amazon typically have, in addition to the reviews, a section for asking questions. I am amazed at how often I see a reply along the lines of, "I haven't used this product so I don't know." It's as if they think that since they have read the question, that some kind of reply is mandatory. Can they not see that a reply like that is truly worse than useless?

I'm convinced that a sizable portion of the human race just likes to hear themselves talk(or read what they've written in the case of the internet).

 

[OLDSTER]

I'm a member of 4 gun forums , and they're all the same. However, this forum is , IMO, much more ( do I dare say ), sophisticated than the others; so there seems to be less of what you'r describing

 

[zogger]

...never let a fact or tact get in the way!

Truer words were never written!

 

[zogger]

And nobody knows whether a contribution is helpful or useless until it's been posted

Actually if the poster (or poser) wasn't totally clueless, he/she would know if what they were saying had value before pressing the submit button.

 

[snubbyfan]

 

[Rustyt1953]

Open forums are just that. They are open and as long as a commenter abides by the rules they can post what they like.

Forum architectures provide a powerful tool that allows one to scroll past comments that are of no interest to the reader.

I use it a lot. It keeps my blood pressure and infraction points down.

 

[Rudi]

No end to dummies.

 

[walkinghorse]

Open forums are just that. They are open and as long as a commenter abides by the rules they can post what they like.

Forum architectures provide a powerful tool that allows one to scroll past comments that are of no interest to the reader.

I use it a lot. It keeps my blood pressure and infraction points down.

I like ignore post, or poster if the problem repeats!

 

[ladder13]

That never happens on this forum.