Originally posted by Charge
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Ps. Simaril, I really wonder why this kind of thread has no been locked already, and even more I wonder why you started it. You being pissed of something somebody said in textbuffer is not a very good reason. I think it's just harmful propaganda, and aimed at certain people you consider as your opposition. Just as Mathman's post. Harassment.
-C+
Well, you made me think.
I dont have opponents, I dont have grudges. I do have 2-3 people who get under my skin, but to be honest I squelch/ignore them because I dont like how I behave when they get to me. As a matter of personal integrity, I amke a point of publically righting any wrongs I inflict whe I'm mad.
I'm not basing my reaction to the "deliberately porked for money" claim on single incidents or contacts. I did have an extended exchange with soemone once on 200, and I admit I got frustrated because it seemed that no amount of logic and evidence would change his assertions that HTC was deliberately porking the LW for financial reasons.
But, the "porked for money" issue's come up several times scattered in other threads, and it just doesnt seem to go away. Each time I call somebody on the claim, they seem to back down... and several have stopped making the claim. But, some people continue to rant on claiming that HTC is doing it deliberately for financial gain.
That claim is unsupportable by data, and is in any case based on a faulty assumption (that US customers will reject a game with powerful german weapons). HTC has never hinted that they'd ever go that route, but to be honest they probably have a case to pursue libel charges if they desired. The legal definition in the US is:
LIBEL - Published material meeting three conditions: The material is defamatory either on its face or indirectly; The defamatory statement is about someone who is identifiable to one or more persons; and, The material must be distributed to someone other than the offended party
Think about it -- the claim is demonstrably false, attacks their professional integrity, assaults their professional product, its published to others on the net, and it can demonstably cause harm to them professionally and financially. It would neither be productive nor effective to pursue libel charges, and it'll never happen -- but that doesnt change the fact that its just flat wrong to spread lies.
Dont misunderstand what I'm saying. Disagreements are fine, and discussing disagreements productively is 100% appropriate. "Yes men" will conspire to produce inferior products. Theres absolutely nothing wrong with thinkning that the LW rides arent modelled correctly, or even with disliking design compromises that hurt one side more than the other for playability's sake. Arguing about the implications of historical reports is completely legitimate.
To put it bluntly, I have no problem with luftwaffe fans and have no interest in who "wins" the discussions. I'm a mediocre enough virtual pilot that anybody with talent can beat me in any particular plane. The times I've posted data its been with a sense of "Cool! Look what I found!" because to me the whole historical research field is like a candy shop -- its all sweet, regardless of the flavor!
I just dont like seeing irrational stuff pushed loudly; because as (I think) Goebbels use to say, "If you repeat the lie loud enough and often enough people will believe it is true."
So thats why I posted.
