I thought Darko's video interview with Mike and Jason at RMAF was pretty good actually. I sort of think of him like Steve G. They're harmless goofs who write for a consumer-oriented, non-enthusiast audience. Like @brencho said, Rafe is different and deserves the scorn he receives.
I'm in the same boat as @monacelli. Some of Darko's stuff I've seen (mostly the video previews) didn't seem too bad, but then I ran into the nervosa stuff
Wouldn't say that enabling people to spend $$$$ on stupid shit is *harmless* per se, but eh.
So who these days does paid reviews for non-consumer, enthusiasts? It remains unclear to me what makes Darko a "cunt". You guys take this shit way to serious.
@Poleepkwa When you give a damn about something you tend to get your knickers in a twist if you see someone misleading people, whether from their own incompetence or financial self interest.
Darko’s review at best had a sentence worth of barely meaningful content. Captain fucknuts on the other hand goes to very special levels of horseshit huffing to say nothing at all.
Also, remember the following principle: In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake. Just trying to enjoy myself dear.
Well, I don't know... Darko seems like just another /whatever,/ whereas R is guilty, as mentionedby @brencho in comment #2, of special crimes against humanity.
I do know, though... OhMyGod that web page! Headfi school of Adfi! And flashing content too. I am now going to have to spend an hour in a dark room...
And just to clarify, the guy can write whatever he wants. I just did not find the writing very enjoyable and it was rather flowery and disjointed. Whatevs.
It's a clear case of "he does what he's paid for", same with Waffle Adnot, they help with "indirect sales" not with critical reviews. Just read "buy this" as "don't reduce my salary" and problem solved.
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