For years I participated in the Liquid forums (when they were Pinnacle, when they were Avid, when they were Pinnacle again). What happened to that forum was that people started complaining about how Avid/Pinnacle were not listening to them and how they were making seriously flawed marketing decisions. Something like three people would say, "Liquid is the greatest NLE I've ever used. I never have any problems. It sounds like you have a system problem." That naturally would create tension. The offended and attacked party who was simply looking for help would sometimes respond with a harsh rebuttal. Sometimes they would just go away and never return. If you go there now you can quickly see who these people are because they are having a debate with themselves.
To make matters worse there were a couple of out-of-control moderators. One was dropped by Pinnacle and the other still is there merrily deleting threads from people he disagrees with. However, as long as you say things he agrees with then he will allow your posts to remain.
Do we really want to see Vegas die a slow death like Liquid is??? As was pointed out earlier in this thread, when we constantly knock the product we discourage other people and they will start wondering if going or staying with Vegas is a wise move.
How about if we have threads that are a little less emotional? For example, tell us what problems you are experiencing, what you have tried doing to resolve it, and whether or not you have seen it reported before. If it has been reported for two years and Sony has chosen to not fix this, then there is no point in complaining and stirring up controversy.
We can also start threads that give tips on how to do things with Vegas or maybe just share our latest creation. I started a thread on the Avid boards that ended up having a quarter million views and hundreds of replies (mostly with people helping other people). It was extremely popular and largely beneficial to many people. Those are my thoughts.
To make matters worse there were a couple of out-of-control moderators. One was dropped by Pinnacle and the other still is there merrily deleting threads from people he disagrees with. However, as long as you say things he agrees with then he will allow your posts to remain.
Do we really want to see Vegas die a slow death like Liquid is??? As was pointed out earlier in this thread, when we constantly knock the product we discourage other people and they will start wondering if going or staying with Vegas is a wise move.
How about if we have threads that are a little less emotional? For example, tell us what problems you are experiencing, what you have tried doing to resolve it, and whether or not you have seen it reported before. If it has been reported for two years and Sony has chosen to not fix this, then there is no point in complaining and stirring up controversy.
We can also start threads that give tips on how to do things with Vegas or maybe just share our latest creation. I started a thread on the Avid boards that ended up having a quarter million views and hundreds of replies (mostly with people helping other people). It was extremely popular and largely beneficial to many people. Those are my thoughts.