Will you stay here if DPReview revives?

  • 85 votes.
  • Voting ends on May 10, 2023.
  • Started by AlanSh on May 5, 2023.
Stay here and enjoy the posts
32 votes, 38% of total.
  • 32 votes, 38% of total.
Go back to DPReview and enjoy the [psts
11 votes, 13% of total.
  • 11 votes, 13% of total.
Visit both
42 votes, 50% of total.
  • 42 votes, 50% of total.
  • May 10, 2023, 7:43 p.m.

    Funny, it's just about the only DPReview feature we haven't been asked for. Now, if someone does, we can say 'the community's against it'.
    To me it always smacked of 'my camera's more pro than yours so I'm a better photographer'.

  • Members 240 posts
    May 10, 2023, 7:50 p.m.

    Or, look at me, I'm clearly on commission ;-)

  • Members 535 posts
    May 10, 2023, 7:52 p.m.
  • Members 153 posts
    May 10, 2023, 8:22 p.m.

    Agreed

  • May 10, 2023, 8:24 p.m.
  • Members 535 posts
    May 10, 2023, 8:41 p.m.

    You can’t win. But I’m fine with the current ability to list kit under a profile. No need for a special field, or pushing it in peoples faces, AFAIC.

  • Foundation 1440 posts
    May 10, 2023, 8:42 p.m.

    I dont think that kind of support would arise at the old place. Thanks, jaberg!

    Let me also add that I personally dont regard a gear list as a bragging contest: it tells me who I am interfacing with and gives useful context.

    By the way, I like your inventive byline.

    David

  • Members 60 posts
    May 10, 2023, 8:43 p.m.

    The special field would be blank for me as I only have one camera donated to me and don't have a great deal of expertise with photography.

    San x

  • Members 153 posts
    May 10, 2023, 8:49 p.m.

    But you have time on your side. Looking at the poll on age, and given that you mentioned yours, more than most anyone here. Statistically of course, but also hopefully actually.

  • Foundation 1440 posts
    May 10, 2023, 8:56 p.m.

    Why leave it blank? It will not always be so, and the info is useful for those who interact with you and who want to offer positive criticisms and encouragement.

    David

  • May 10, 2023, 9:34 p.m.

    We have a Beginners' Questions forum, with lots of people wanting to help beginners but no beginners for them to help. You could make their day.

  • Members 78 posts
    May 10, 2023, 9:54 p.m.

    It depends on other posters to some degree. There are some very knowledgeable people who are still on dpreview only, especially in the printing forum. If they were to come here I'd leave dpreview, but as it is I'd continue visiting both.

  • Members 78 posts
    May 10, 2023, 9:57 p.m.

    I've got several questions for that section, but I'm loathe to visit because of the endless bloody squabbling about the definition of exposure. 😕

  • Members 14 posts
    May 10, 2023, 10:30 p.m.

    Whether DPReview closes or not I certainly wont be staying here. The only reason I have been lurking here is because it is fascinating to observe the parallels with Orwell's Animal Farm. With all the usual suspects from DPReview pushing their personal obsessions and gleefully delighting in their new found freedom/power.
    And all controlled by the Supreme Moderator himself. How many threads have you locked so far, professor Newman?

    ALL CONTRIBUTORS ARE CREATED EQUAL BUT SOME
    CONTRIBUTORS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

    You have got to laugh!

  • Members 153 posts
    May 10, 2023, 10:33 p.m.

    How does your other username feel about all this?? Unless you're Robert. Then it might be 10 usernames.

  • Members 60 posts
    May 10, 2023, 10:35 p.m.

    I left Instagram and tiktok to escape trolling and people giving out grief. I wasn't expecting it on this forum that has an age demographic over around 60 years old. Why can't everyone just be nice to each other, we all share the same hobby, some are more experienced than others but its not a competition.

    San x

  • Members 164 posts
    May 10, 2023, 10:49 p.m.

    Just to add to this, remarkably the most recent “update” re the site closure has just disappeared entirely from the DPReview front page, as has the blue banner announcing the closure at the top of every page. It’s as if the closure announcement never happened. Clearly there is more news coming soon.