"One designer (told me it was) an "unwritten rule" that if you got a rave review you can "say goodbye" to the product" ! - Richard BassNut Greene

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Topic - Art Dudley's March 2007 Column: What's That About? Long - nighteyes0 06:47:35 02/18/07 (79)

Reviewers Behaving Badly - Larry I 15:57:30 02/21/07 (0)

Re: "All reviewers are spawned from EVIL!!!!" - alan m. kafton 19:25:59 02/19/07 (5)

"Oh....my own disclaimer. I've never slept with any reviewer." - Kal Rubinson 16:18:36 02/20/07 (4)

Re: "Oh....my own disclaimer. I've never slept with any reviewer." - alan m. kafton 17:03:57 02/20/07 (3)

You'll never find out. - Kal Rubinson 19:00:13 02/20/07 (2)

Rules violation! - Bruce Kendall 21:14:34 02/20/07 (1)

Re: Ha! Good one. [nt] - alan m. kafton 00:01:10 02/21/07 (0)

Disgusted! - bjh 07:16:38 02/19/07 (1)

"Amused" might be more accurate. - regmac 07:54:18 02/19/07 (0)

Art is positioning himself for a reorganization - nightdoggy 20:20:56 02/18/07 (0)

I took it as an amusing riff on "full disclosure" -- - clarkjohnsen 12:16:47 02/18/07 (5)

Re: I took it as an amusing riff on "full disclosure" -- - TomLarson 12:56:10 02/18/07 (4)

No. That he's *talented*. Geez! nt - clarkjohnsen 13:10:52 02/18/07 (3)

I still miss Listener. [nt] - Wellfed 09:46:21 02/22/07 (1)

We all do! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:51:06 02/22/07 (0)

Oh, well that's good. nt - TomLarson 14:30:21 02/18/07 (0)

I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - Charles Hansen 11:50:47 02/18/07 (54)

Horror Stories - jdarby 15:23:23 02/19/07 (7)

That's pretty depressing. But, yeah, I've heard the stories too. Hey! I'd add Art Dudley to your short list. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:11:10 02/20/07 (0)

"One designer (told me it was) an "unwritten rule" that if you got a rave review you can "say goodbye" to the product" ! - Richard BassNut Greene 07:47:10 02/20/07 (4)

Or at least your very jaundiced view of it...(nt) - mkuller 16:24:52 02/20/07 (0)

I think it is more a summary of the bad apples (more) - John Marks 10:24:32 02/20/07 (2)

Manufacturers buying back on-line - Larry I 11:55:10 02/20/07 (0)

"I am told that certain manufacturers buy their own stuff at auction both to police dealers selling through - Bruce Kendall 11:04:43 02/20/07 (0)

Who's to say - bjh 18:29:48 02/19/07 (0)

Re: I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - Srajan Ebaen 02:06:30 02/19/07 (29)

Re: I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - John Atkinson 05:10:42 02/19/07 (27)

Quite right - David W. Robinson 14:29:55 02/19/07 (0)

Re: I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - Srajan Ebaen 06:05:24 02/19/07 (25)

Re: I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - Charles Hansen 10:02:33 02/19/07 (6)

Litigation is the name of the game these days, so that takes public - Bruce Kendall 14:17:16 02/19/07 (0)

I agree... - mkuller 10:15:28 02/19/07 (4)

Re: I agree... - Charles Hansen 10:20:27 02/19/07 (3)

There was, as I recall, more going on there than a bit of photography. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:17:00 02/20/07 (0)

And... - mkuller 13:04:16 02/19/07 (0)

He's the only one I recall...(nt) - mkuller 11:36:27 02/19/07 (0)

Re: I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - TomLarson 07:51:16 02/19/07 (17)

Re: I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - newyorkp7 07:58:05 02/19/07 (16)

Agree. Trial and conviction might be a tad premature. - Rick W 08:58:19 02/19/07 (14)

Re: Agree. Trial and conviction might be a tad premature. - John Atkinson 14:50:02 02/19/07 (12)

Re: Agree. Trial and conviction might be a tad premature. - newyorkp7 06:35:43 02/20/07 (2)

Re: Naming names.... - alan m. kafton 13:32:21 02/20/07 (1)

If police have a "blue wall", - mt10425 12:05:12 03/06/07 (0)

Hmm. You talkin' to me? - Rick W 21:32:25 02/19/07 (6)

Re: Hmm. You talkin' to me? - Charles Hansen 06:57:09 02/20/07 (5)

Shouldn't Roosevelt have been impeached for jailing our Japanese citizens? (Off topic...) nt - clarkjohnsen 09:22:17 02/20/07 (3)

Re: Good Coulterism, Clark. [nt] - alan m. kafton 17:05:10 02/20/07 (0)

Roosevelt ... - Jim Austin 13:30:36 02/20/07 (1)

A popular method of avoiding Justice! E.g. - bjh 17:57:38 02/20/07 (0)

Doesn't sound good, but I'll wait a bit to see if strong action is taken. - Rick W 08:59:08 02/20/07 (0)

Re: Agree. Trial and conviction might be a tad premature. - TomLarson 16:33:56 02/19/07 (0)

Please! - bjh 15:38:16 02/19/07 (0)

Re: Agree. Trial and conviction might be a tad premature. - TomLarson 09:09:34 02/19/07 (0)

Re: I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - TomLarson 08:09:56 02/19/07 (0)

It would appear to me.. - JCS 02:43:21 02/19/07 (0)

I assure you that I care and would never buy that magazine again... - DevilDawgMom 18:59:25 02/18/07 (8)

Don't forget there are other magazines... - mkuller 10:19:32 02/19/07 (1)

Re: Don't forget there are other magazines... - Charles Hansen 10:29:56 02/19/07 (0)

It's like buying a yacht. If you have to ask.... - suits_me 23:01:03 02/18/07 (5)

Re: It's like buying a yacht. If you have to ask.... - TomLarson 08:06:57 02/19/07 (2)

IDs me more as a purveyor of cliches, but okay (nt) - suits_me 14:43:13 02/19/07 (1)

Purveyer of cliches is better than "yachter" in my book! nt - TomLarson 16:35:16 02/19/07 (0)

I wasn't aware... - DevilDawgMom 05:30:02 02/19/07 (1)

Clarification... - DevilDawgMom 05:47:39 02/19/07 (0)

I care and thank you for raising the point! NT - lancelot 16:18:15 02/18/07 (0)

Re: I keep saying the same thing over and over again, but nobody seems to care. - newyorkp7 12:12:47 02/18/07 (5)

Expect there might be legal issues. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:19:00 02/18/07 (4)

Exactly - John Marks 17:33:46 02/18/07 (3)

Re: Exactly - TomLarson 19:27:13 02/18/07 (2)

How to become "in the know." Simple. - Dave Pogue 04:44:41 02/19/07 (1)

Re: How to become "in the know." Simple. - TomLarson 07:38:42 02/19/07 (0)

Gush over every component? Not. - John Marks 10:00:24 02/18/07 (7)

Re: Gush over every component? Not. - TomLarson 13:02:00 02/18/07 (5)

Classes in Stereophile - John Marks 17:25:07 02/18/07 (4)

Re: Classes in Stereophile - Rob Doorack 07:11:35 02/19/07 (2)

OK, I got that backwards - John Marks 09:44:42 02/19/07 (0)

Re: Classes in Stereophile - TomLarson 07:40:12 02/19/07 (0)

Re: Classes in Stereophile - TomLarson 19:31:57 02/18/07 (0)

I guess you missed the irony of the word - nighteyes0 11:45:02 02/18/07 (0)

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"One designer (told me it was) an "unwritten rule" that if you got a rave review you can "say goodbye" to the product" ! - Richard BassNut Greene 07:47:10 02/20/07 (4)

Or at least your very jaundiced view of it...(nt) - mkuller 16:24:52 02/20/07 (0)

I think it is more a summary of the bad apples (more) - John Marks 10:24:32 02/20/07 (2)

Manufacturers buying back on-line - Larry I 11:55:10 02/20/07 (0)

"I am told that certain manufacturers buy their own stuff at auction both to police dealers selling through - Bruce Kendall 11:04:43 02/20/07 (0)