Kenny Gioia wrote on Wed, 04 January 2006 06:16 |
electrical wrote on Tue, 03 January 2006 19:28 | I'm not banning anybody. I will lock nuisance threads and I will tell people when they're being dicks, but that's about it.
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Yes. I can see that. But in this infinite wisdom of knowing a DICK from a Brown nose, is your word final? Is it fair to call these people DICKS yet think it is unfair to let these people defend themselves. Your word is the law.
What happened to a free and open exchange of ideas?
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Kenny,
You know you cannot accuse me of "brown-nosing" Mr. Albini, as you and everyone else here knows that he and I have not always concurred.
But you and I and everyone else here also know that Mr. Albini has indeed established within his forum an environment conducive to a free and open exchange of ideas.
The mark of a professional is of one who can tolerate opposing viewpoints. Steve has done that here so far. He does not delete posts, or edit them. He may take a stance which may seem confrontational or even dogmatic, but I have never seen him censor content here (unlike other audio forums). He has allowed divergent viewpoints to be expressed, and let this forum's participants have at it as they may and as they are able, in order to articulate their views.
Therefore, your implication that Steve is lacking in allowing "a free and open exchange of ideas," is wholly incorrect. And your conduct on this forum has been wholly unprofessional. That is putting it politely.
This is Steve Albini's forum, it's HIS house. Like it, or leave it. Nobody's putting a fucking gun to your head, forcing you to lurk here.
I don't always agree with Steve, and sometimes he downright pisses me the fuck off. But he's dedicated to his craft, passionate about music, articulate in his views, and that's better than most of what's going on in the INTER"NOT" these days in regards to audio arts and sciences.
Steve's forum has me thinking about what I do, the way I do it, the way I deliver what's done. That's NOT the same as AGREEING with every damn thing he posts or believes in...and Kenny, I believe you are seriously misguided when you imply as such.
Look, we are all passionate about music, and that's why we are here. We're all searching for for a path to realization of The Muse. Every one of us has a personal reality, and your personal reality will never be mine, and vice-versa. But some inherent difference doesn't negate an inherent commonality.
We are all connected, by The Muse. I find it profoundly counter-productive that we get so wrapped up in, what is in the big scheme of things, such petty differences.
You are named "Kenny" and he is named "Steve," and you say "producer" and he says "engineer,:" and all that is "true" on a very small incremental level. But that is not the WHOLE truth.
THE WHOLE TRUTH IS THAT WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
I propose we address each other as such.
Can I get a witness?