kindbudmaster,
I agree with you completely. I think it has been born out that gamersdepot's accuracy and relevance is not related to following journalistic principles, but to do with the actions of nVidia being so amazing that sensationalism and non-objective commentary doesn't seem (at the moment) to depart from the truth. While the degree of problems in this regard is not nearly as extreme as certain other sites that come to mind (but worse, IMO, than certain others I do think have problems as well), I think they are distinguished mostly by having ended up picking the right company to crucify.
Perhaps their choice was based on a solid foundation, but that doesn't change that it displays a marked lack of objectivity in the way they are progressing.
Wavey,
On that note, I'm glad you modified your statement Wavey. Myself, you know I've long ago decided against buying nVidia products. Without any 180 degree changes in my outlook to confuse things for me, though indeed feeling some measure of amazement, I continue to find it important to stick to objectivity when dealing with these issues, as amazing as they are.
But I don't think you should be hard on yourself...your statements weren't on the front page or an article, and, true to expectations, your personal standards have shown through in a timely fashion in your follow up to them.
Others have spoken up on the problems with silence, and I think alternative solutions and approaches have been mentioned. I will reiterate my suggestion concerning the Det 50's, as far as one specific part of the current situation, in that an objective evaluation and isolation of cheats, as well as a a separate evaluation of any valid and confirmable actual legitimate optimizations, would be the way to present a complete picture true to this site's spirit as I perceive it. I think something like this is even more important in defining the site, and as an opportunity to illustrate the virtue of thoroughness and not being swayed by the "political" situation to nVidia, just in case there is something buried somewhere that nVidia is doing "right", even in this mess.
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I try not to jump on bandwagons. I'm not going to tell people they shouldn't when they are faced with valid reasons to do so, I'm going to try to walk along side and prevent it from smashing through important things on its way to its destination. I think that's something Beyond3D has done successfully and seems to be prepared to continue to do, and I'd just like to encourage that.
I agree with you completely. I think it has been born out that gamersdepot's accuracy and relevance is not related to following journalistic principles, but to do with the actions of nVidia being so amazing that sensationalism and non-objective commentary doesn't seem (at the moment) to depart from the truth. While the degree of problems in this regard is not nearly as extreme as certain other sites that come to mind (but worse, IMO, than certain others I do think have problems as well), I think they are distinguished mostly by having ended up picking the right company to crucify.
Perhaps their choice was based on a solid foundation, but that doesn't change that it displays a marked lack of objectivity in the way they are progressing.
Wavey,
On that note, I'm glad you modified your statement Wavey. Myself, you know I've long ago decided against buying nVidia products. Without any 180 degree changes in my outlook to confuse things for me, though indeed feeling some measure of amazement, I continue to find it important to stick to objectivity when dealing with these issues, as amazing as they are.
But I don't think you should be hard on yourself...your statements weren't on the front page or an article, and, true to expectations, your personal standards have shown through in a timely fashion in your follow up to them.
Others have spoken up on the problems with silence, and I think alternative solutions and approaches have been mentioned. I will reiterate my suggestion concerning the Det 50's, as far as one specific part of the current situation, in that an objective evaluation and isolation of cheats, as well as a a separate evaluation of any valid and confirmable actual legitimate optimizations, would be the way to present a complete picture true to this site's spirit as I perceive it. I think something like this is even more important in defining the site, and as an opportunity to illustrate the virtue of thoroughness and not being swayed by the "political" situation to nVidia, just in case there is something buried somewhere that nVidia is doing "right", even in this mess.
...
I try not to jump on bandwagons. I'm not going to tell people they shouldn't when they are faced with valid reasons to do so, I'm going to try to walk along side and prevent it from smashing through important things on its way to its destination. I think that's something Beyond3D has done successfully and seems to be prepared to continue to do, and I'd just like to encourage that.
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