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| Subject: | Many Things to Everyone |  |
| Date: | Sep 23, 2007 |
| From: | Tim Streeter | |
First, I want to echo Andy's comments and try to restore the meaning of criticism as definitions #2 and #3 point out. Criticism can be praise, pure and simple. People are more inclined to see movies that CRITICS praise than the ones they pan. And we're probably glad to have that information so we didn't waste our time on money on something we would not have like. That goes for model kits.
As a reviewer (aka "critic") of model products, I merely do formally what people do all the time in the discussion forums: say what is good or bad about a product. To a great extent, the collective "voice of the people"--led often by the rivent counters--has pushed manufacturers to improve their products (i.e., "responding to the marketplace"). That's the business end of the hobby.
The personal end of this "golden age of modeling" is what happens on our workbenches and when we come together online or in person.
Each of us has our own reasons why we pursue this hobby. And as soon as anyone says "it's just a hobby" or "it's not about this or that," you can be sure that it IS about this or that to someone else. What it means to you today may be different from what it meant to you two or three years ago, and it could mean something else altogether two or three years from now.
I appreciate the guys who build out of the box as much as I appreciate the rivet counters. I've been both. I will continue to be both, depending on the kit at hand and what my personal goals are. If I want to put all the nuts on, I will. If I don't feel like it, I won't. I don't wonder about how other people live their lives, rivet counters or not. I hope people aren't wasting their time wondering how I live my life.
We know there are people who make themselves feel better by making other people feel bad. We can help fulfill their goal by getting sucked into their game, or we can ignore them. If they can't get validation by beating on other people, they will move on.
Things have mellowed on the web considerably over the past few years. With some exceptions, people have learned how to behave. There are fewer trolls and flame wars are rare. The majority of us share our passion for modeling generously, respectfully, and with an open mind. It's a journey, and I can learn as much from someone who can correct a bad angle as I can from someone who excels at painting and weathering.
And I admire ANYONE who can FINISH a damn model!
Tim |
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 | It is just a hobby! - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . not for me - Michael Bedard - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . more than a hobby - Frank Forster - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: more than a hobby - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Kip Rudge - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Dave Williams - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Paul Roberts - Sep 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: more than a hobby - Julian - Oct 4, 2007 |
| . . . Thanks David, my thoughts exactly - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . Par for the course - rob galassi - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Par for the course - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Par for the course - John Naja - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Dan Austen - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Jeff - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Mike - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Kevin Johnson - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Kevin Johnson - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Narcissism of small differences - Paul A. Owen - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perfect example... - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Perfect example... - Paul A. Owen - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Worked on me - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FYI - Michael Bedard - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks Mike - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . So we all agree..... - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: So we all agree..... - Paul Cunningham - Sep 20, 2007 |
| . . . David, take it from me....... - Alan Leong - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Mike - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . No need to critisize..... - Mark Austen - Sep 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: No need to critisize..... - Chris Oldfield - Sep 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4p from Dave if you please.... - Dave Williams - Sep 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . So what is a critique, then? This goes on a while... - Andrew Herbert - Sep 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . True Andrew, but.... - Mark Austen - Sep 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Many Things to Everyone - Tim Streeter - Sep 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic promoted - Paul A. Owen - Sep 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Andrew Herbert - Sep 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Mark Austen - Sep 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Andrew Herbert - Sep 24, 2007 |
| . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - David Golinsky - Sep 22, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Robert Cline - Sep 22, 2007 |
| . . . "Hobby" has nothing to do with it - Kurt Laughlin - Sep 23, 2007 |
| . . . Why TL is the best place for this kind of discussion - Michael Powers - Sep 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Why TL is the best place for this kind of discussion - Andrew Herbert - Sep 24, 2007 |
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