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Originally Posted by readingaloud
I am one of the people who think (1) that the iLiad is a terrific device; and (2) that, while the concerns about the iLiad's battery life are not entirely without substance, iRex has not behaved dishonestly or even unreasonably. This apparently makes me a "fanboy", which (as I read this thread) is a creature even lower than a whiner.
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Not at all, readingaloud!
Technically, CommanderROR didn't call
anyone a fanboy. Yes, he did characterize
unthinkingly supportive posts as being "fanboy posts" but all he was saying was that he wanted to avoid posts that don't add anything substantive to the actual discussion, regardless of whether those posts were positive
or negative. I'd guess the reason he took the time to say he didn't "want to see any 'iRex Fanboy' posting[s]" was to make it clear that he wasn't attempting to tone down only the non-additive, repetitive, negative posts, negative posts having been the recent majority.
Case in point, he clarified that what he meant were posts that "revolve around the line 'It does what I want, so it's perfect' since they are just as unproductive as the other kind."
Since what you've posted is clearly not such an empty comment, you are, therefore, not an "iRex Fanboy," Q.E.D.
(Also, the
definition of Fanboy might be helpful in clarifying how you're not being one
)
One point that I'd like to make regarding the repetitions, is that they may be partially driven by one aspect of the nature of this type of discussion forum. I've found myself frequently repeating the answer to some variation of the "how do I put PDF's on the Sony Reader?" question (as a Reader user I don't have a dog in the iLiad hunt, but I think this point applies to pretty much any topic). The reason that question needs repeated answering is that the person asking it has just arrived, and has no idea that it's been answered 5 times in the last 3 weeks. (and apparently hasn't learned that it's often quicker to search to see if there's already
been an answer, than to wait for one)
I'm not saying that this is always the case, nor that it's even frequently the case, nor even that it's the case in any particular instance, just that it is possible that when someone repeats a position they
may be assuming, correctly or not, that the person they're repeating it to is just new to the discussion. Thinking about that makes me more patient (not a native personality trait of mine) with both sides of a repetition.
It's a tricky thing to balance, because sometimes you can't tell if a person's been around for the previous statements, especially if it's someone who's been reading the forum for a long time, but has only recently started participating in the discussions.
I just wanted to throw that out there, by way of example as to why a repetition may not always be unnecessary.
