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RE: Is it?

Posted by Ugly (A) on November 13, 2007 at 13:46:50

In Reply to: Is it? posted by kenster on November 12, 2007 at 15:45:17:

"and it is much easier in a high volume manufacturing world to just use the connector Product/Trade name to quickly identify what type of connector it is."

Precisely. This is the basis of my entire point: because it is easier does not make it more precise or better. In fact my point is that the opposite is true. Sloppiness like this will only result in confusion.

Since we are on an audio related site, what may be considered acceptable bad habits in your industry may not be acceptable here or elsewhere. Personally I like to try to set a higher standard, and cringed when I saw your post and reply arguing for the sake of sloppiness and imprecision. It's laziness, plain and simple.

Besides that I would be willing to bet the bad habits you have formed on a high volume manufacturing floor that you are presenting here as industry standard for your industry would not prevail absolutely across your company. Proffesionals I know who do more than cookie cutter design would take a higher level view of the world and realize the potentially confusing nature of this particular bad habit is not worth it in the end.

"but lumping myself, and others, into the group U so ignorantly took the liberty of using is a disservice unto itself."

What group? Technicians? I think if you reread my post you would find that I didn't lump YOU into any group but pointed out that there is a group I am familiar with who uses this terminology and they all belong to a group I've labelled "technicians". I don't see why anyone would be offended by being lumped in with that group, other than the bad habits we are talking about that a few examples from within this group display, but since you clearly are I apologise that you misunderstood what I wrote and assumed I had lumped you into the "technician" group. Sheesh.

Clearly there are going to be bad apples in every group. My argument is that people should try to set a higher standard to avoid confusion.

"I am not sure what type of "true electronics professional""

That would be: someone responsible for the proper design or manufacture of state of the art or innovative electronic product. I find it a bit amusing that you have segregated your industry as special but who am I to argue about that? I suspect that there are "true electronic professionals" by my standards in your company that would probably be ashamed of the association between these bad habits and them. Of course without knowing what company you work for I could most certainly be giving your company more credit than is due.

"Your pompous attitude only serves to illuminate your ignorance with regards to the subject at hand"

Strong statements like this might actually mean something if there were a supporting argument included which led to this conclusion.

"please refrain from speaking to a subject you seem to have little knowledge of"

Will do. Luckily I do happen to know a bit of this particular subject, and so therefore wasn't violating this mandate from above.

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