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Ron-P
Ron-P Posts: 8,516
edited August 2011 in The Clubhouse
"Keep It Simple Stupid"

The internet is a wonderful thing, no doubt about it. But please, when posting comments or opinions, or reviews KISS. I don't need your life story, or the long story about your life. Just get to the point.

I (try to) "read" so many reviews on Amazon and the like about products and people go into WAY to much detail. Totally get off track or try too hard to make a point. Just the facts "mam".

When it comes to the internet I have a very limited, very limited, attention span. I'm not going to read anything over a paragraph long, it's a waste of time.
If...
Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited August 2011
    That was kind of a lengthy post wasn't it? :tongue: J/K :smile:
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    edited August 2011
    Review. Music. I like it. The end.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited August 2011
    From now on, everyone keep their posts short and sweet for Ron's benefit !!!! :biggrin:
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited August 2011
    Yeah, my attention span is for crap. I don't wanna read anything over a few sentences.
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,611
    edited August 2011
    So what you're saying is you have never read a word JSTAS has typed?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited August 2011
    vr3mxstyler2k3 wrote: »
    so what you're saying is you have never read a word jstas has typed?

    lol!! Ziiiing !!!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2011
    I gave up on spectrum analyzer information, in regards to audio, many years ago, although my vocation speaks otherwise. If it sounds good, it sounds good...if it sounds worse later, well, shite happens and I'll keep my eye on it.

    I also stopped reading John's posts years ago but he's so cuddly and warm in person, I can't deny him.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2011
    Simple things for simple minds. Another example of the dumbing down of America. :rolleyes:
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited August 2011
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Simple things for simple minds. Another example of the dumbing down of America. :rolleyes:
    This.

    I am not going to oversimplify and dumb down my posts just because some people are too lazy to read them. If you are incapable of reading a long post, I'm sorry, but that says more about you than it does about me.

    If I make a long post or review, there is a reason for it. I don't just put in random details to lengthen my post; I put them in there for a reason. If the post or review needs to be long to get my point across, then so be it.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited August 2011
    Brevity is not necessarily simplicity, stupid.
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited August 2011
    Tl;dr
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited August 2011
    Just read the small words and stop when you get tired.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,413
    edited August 2011
    so DarqueKnight is way off the list then....too bad he has some interesting reads although they sometimes are two plains above my consciousness.

    too much reading already this thread sucks....:tongue::tongue:



















    J/K
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited August 2011
    Detailed reviews of products is great. Sometimes it's the little features/bugs that of a product that really annoys me. For example, silencing a cell phone. Some phones make it easy with one setting. For others, there can be 3-4 sound settings that must all be turned off. Usually this can be accomplished via profiles though. Still, understanding the UI gotchas is crucial in review.

    But I agree, I watch youtube product "reviews" where people spend 5 minutes unboxing and talking about how the thing looks and smells great, and how great the $0.50 USB cable is in its plastic baggie and twist tie. Then they spend 2 minutes showing you how to turn the unit on, and then that's the end. Uuugghgh!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited August 2011
    So..... if I'm reading the original post correctly, everyone is to begin changing the way they post on Club Polk to better accomodate RonP's preferred reading habits? And is this effective immediately? And is this under the very real threat of him not reading anything "more than a paragraph long"?

    I sense a revolution brewin'.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited August 2011
    Nice, an entire thread trolling me.

    You're all reported.

    Losers.

    And I'd be brief but I'm not allowed to use profanity or insult other members. So I have to find creative ways to go about doing that.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited August 2011
    Hahaha, I love it.

    My post was brought on by my dog collar research and the people at Amazon who post pages of sheet telling their life story about their dog, it's issues, the house they live in, where they grew up, the neighbors, and on, and on, and on. F'it people, did the collar work or not, that's all I need to know.
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited August 2011
    ...yet you're the one with the barking dog who can't get it to stop. Maybe if you read a little more about dogs before you got one you would have had a better understanding of them and a plan in place before it became a problem. :rolleyes:

    The people on Amazon are just trying to help.

    We've all noted not to give Ron-P the advice he asks for from now on.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2011
    Conversation is largely overrated. I agree Ron, hence "Stevie's Quickie reviews."
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited August 2011
    BeefJerky wrote: »
    This.

    I am not going to oversimplify and dumb down my posts just because some people are too lazy to read them. If you are incapable of reading a long post, I'm sorry, but that says more about you than it does about me.

    If I make a long post or review, there is a reason for it. I don't just put in random details to lengthen my post; I put them in there for a reason. If the post or review needs to be long to get my point across, then so be it.

    Do you always take things, [yourself], so seriously?

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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited August 2011
    Some do, which is obvious as my post has upset a few. Laugh a little guys, this is more a joke than anything else. Just make'n fun of those who love to just to porjectile vomit words for no good reason.
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited August 2011
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Conversation is largely overrated. I agree Ron, hence "Stevie's Quickie reviews."

    I'm always amazed how often someone will post the title of a movie and follow it with a "I liked it. Go see it!". This is, in turn, followed by about fifteen responses that indicate everyone else will now see said movie based on only this information. Really????

    For example:
    OP: Big Momma's House 5: Bigger, Mommier, Housier. It was so good, I farted!
    20 (plus) responses: Great! Just put on the top of my Netflix queue! Thanks for the heads up!
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    edited August 2011
    nope, thought better of it.
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited August 2011
    cubdog wrote: »
    Do you always take things, [yourself], so seriously?

    cubdog
    I don't know about taking this (or myself) seriously. I just have strong opinions, and have a tendency to be very blunt when expressing them. Note that I am not actually bothered by the OP, nor by anything in this thread. I am simply giving my point of view on the subject matter.

    That being said, I certainly could have worded my prior post in a better way. I apologize if I ruffled any feathers.
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited August 2011
    I'm telling Mom.
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  • ROHfan
    ROHfan Posts: 1,014
    edited August 2011
    Wow, you people **** too much.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited August 2011
    ROHfan wrote: »
    Wow, you people **** too much.

    I know, right?!

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Nice, an entire thread trolling me.

    You're all reported.

    Losers.

    And I'd be brie

    Thats about as far as I can get before falling asleep.
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