Originally Posted by
the_sandman_454 I agree with you that bashing has no place on this site, but expand that to include bashing of any device, including non-BB devices. Bashing like this thread was intended to do for example.
I don't care if it is a BB site, a lot of folks come here looking for buying tips, research, etc. It does them a disservice to automatically recommend them a BB without looking at what their needs are.
A lot of folks read the threads here and I'm sure value comparisons that former BB owners can provide.
Then there are the discussions. If you realize everything is a tradeoff, we'll get along great because we can discuss the pros and cons of different devices intelligently. If you think the BB was forged from the Gods atop Mount Olympus, then perhaps you might get a little touchy if someone brings up the cons the device has instead of just the pros all the time.
That sort of respect does work both ways though, and it is possible to discuss the negatives without bashing, just keep it fact based and knock it off with the "toy" crap, because the alleged "toy" devices can do nearly as much as the BB devices these days, and in some cases much more. Just because you can use something for work and play doesn't make it a toy BTW.