The mistake a lot of people seem to make in regards to these sites, is that a lot of members look upon the ownership as experts and fountains of knowledge. Just because someone runs an internet site does not mean they are neutral and fair minded. Quite the contrary. The reason the majority of these sites exist is to give their owners personal validation and ego stroking.
They view success as quantity over quality. As long as there is one well known poster or two that carries weight with the membership, they will coddle that member no matter what the BS they are spewing.
This site has had more reliable information throughout the entire format war than all of them combined. The Insiders had a track record and came through time and time again. Josh broke news sooner than some news outlets. Yet the old guard HT sites looked down on this site because it was anything but neutral. The only difference? Blu-ray.com never intended to be neutral!
I have no problem with people taking stands or making a preference. At least it shows some courage in their convictions. That's why I have more respect for Universal than Paramount. Heck, even Harry Knowles took a stand, whether it was paid for or not.
These really are little people you are trying to reason with. Most of us wouldn't give them a second look if we passed them in the street. Why give them the satisfaction of making demands of any of them. Just walk away.
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