adli Posted August 6, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) At the moment of writing, four(!) out of the seven last threads are about M9 rumors. Is there so little interest of discussing the M8 in this forum that rumor makers make up for more than half of the space? I certainly don't like this development.... Could we at least put all the M9 talk in one thread, leaving the rest for M8 for which this forum actually is for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Hi adli, Take a look here Dying forum?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
odyocu Posted August 6, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 6, 2009 At the moment of writing, four(!) out of the seven last threads are about M9 rumors. Is there so little interest of discussing the M8 in this forum that rumor makers make up for more than half of the space? I certainly don't like this development.... Could we at least put all the M9 talk in one thread, leaving the rest for M8 for which this forum actually is for? It's good news then. It means that Leica users are happy, and don't have many outstanding issues with M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted August 6, 2009 Share #3 Posted August 6, 2009 ........................... Is there so little interest of discussing the M8 in this forum that rumor makers make up for more than half of the space?..................... There is lots of interest in M8 results in the Photo Forum, just a click or two away. Certainly there the happy users do post, and every day as well. You are right abut the rumours, and they turn in circles too. Yawn indeed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 6, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 6, 2009 Why does that mean the forum is dying? The M9 is of very great interest to most M8 users, and the M8 is now an established, mature product, so generates a lot less of the "new product" forum traffic. If/when the M9 comes along, it has been suggested to Andreas that this sub-section be re-named "Digital Rangefinders", so that the title would then more accurately reflect the content. But, seeing as how there is no M9 yet... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted August 6, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 6, 2009 How about "Digital Leica M"? (visions of hordes of stampeding Epson RD-1 users storming in...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adli Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted August 6, 2009 Why does that mean the forum is dying? The M9 is of very great interest to most M8 users, and the M8 is now an established, mature product, so generates a lot less of the "new product" forum traffic. If/when the M9 comes along, it has been suggested to Andreas that this sub-section be re-named "Digital Rangefinders", so that the title would then more accurately reflect the content. But, seeing as how there is no M9 yet... The subject was meant to be a bit provocative, but the message was meant to be that there is were little substance in all theese rumor threads, and to me, the lack of substance and repetition of circling rumors and wishes for M9 is of limited interest. Few of the threads actually brings something new to the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Pope Posted August 6, 2009 Share #7 Posted August 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, please - all the M9 speculation in just the one self-contained thread...until there is some well grounded information and then that can be the starting gun to open things right up again. If Scary and Frank's gratuitous off-topic threads are deemed worth moving to other parts of the forum (to the trash would be fine by me) then why not be similarly tough with the proliferating M9 rumours and round them up into one place? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted August 6, 2009 Share #8 Posted August 6, 2009 M9 speculations could simply go to the "Customer Forum". That's where we even talk of things that doesn't exist... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauribix Posted August 6, 2009 Share #9 Posted August 6, 2009 hihihihih....:D:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erg Posted August 6, 2009 Share #10 Posted August 6, 2009 The M8 forum is not dying at all. IMHO the M9 speculation belongs to the M8 forum because both are digital M cameras. I believe that most of the M8 users want to discuss about the upcoming digital M. After announcing the M9 the M8 forum should be renamed as the "M Digital" Forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 6, 2009 Share #11 Posted August 6, 2009 I, for one, would be happy to merge all the M9 rumour discussions into one big one. I still think it's most relevant to leave it in this sub-section though, otherwise there will just be more rumour threads started here anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 6, 2009 Share #12 Posted August 6, 2009 How about "Digital Leica M"? (visions of hordes of stampeding Epson RD-1 users storming in...) Don't be afraid, we don't bite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidomo Posted August 6, 2009 Share #13 Posted August 6, 2009 Few of the threads actually brings something new to the table. How about starting your own thread with substance? SCNR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erg Posted August 6, 2009 Share #14 Posted August 6, 2009 I remember the Leica Digital forum full of speculation about the M8 starting six months before the announcement. It didn't bother me at all. Actually, it helped placing my order early enough to receive one of the very first M8. There is nothing wrong with the speculation about the M9. Most of the technical speculations in this forum are feasible today. Speculations and factual discussions are entertaining me and help killing some time until the next M is announced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfspencer Posted August 6, 2009 Share #15 Posted August 6, 2009 There is lots of interest in M8 results in the Photo Forum, just a click or two away. Certainly there the happy users do post, and every day as well. I'm a happy user and I post here. I post here (and read daily) because I learn "stuff". Talking about an M9 does not bother me. It's fun to speculate. What I don't like - and maybe this should be put in another thread - is when someone who doesn't even own an M8/M8.2 comes in and tells us everything that's wrong with the camera. If/When the M9 comes along I like andybarton's idea . . . Digital Rangefinder or Digital M would be a good name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Pope Posted August 6, 2009 Share #16 Posted August 6, 2009 There is nothing wrong with the speculation about the M9... But surely not if it spawns ten duplicated parallel threads within the first week. Contain it (for now) within just a single main thread, so as not to overwhelm the forum, and everybody's happy...no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adli Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share #17 Posted August 6, 2009 How about starting your own thread with substance? SCNR. At least I don't start ten threads about the same subject. My point is that every other thread is about M9 rumors the (in my opinion) more interesting threads are kind a drowned in M9 threads. One M9 thread would be perfectly fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted August 6, 2009 Share #18 Posted August 6, 2009 Just start a thread about how Leica should improve or a help me I broke my... and regardless of the protestations that it has been discussed before you'll get a lot of opinions and heated exchanges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryink Posted August 6, 2009 Share #19 Posted August 6, 2009 At the moment of writing, four(!) out of the seven last threads are about M9 rumors. Is there so little interest of discussing the M8 in this forum that rumor makers make up for more than half of the space? I certainly don't like this development.... Could we at least put all the M9 talk in one thread, leaving the rest for M8 for which this forum actually is for? Its called the allure of consumerism and there are some big spenders on the digital end of this forum. The whole thing is out of control. One of the moderators is a participant in these discussions so there is nothing that can be done other than avoid it. That is one thing I like about websites where rumors are not allowed. It keeps the forums on point with reality. The photo side is where some (not that many) show what they actually do with the camera - rather than what the would do if they only had ff, no IR issues, better low light ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_mcdermott Posted August 6, 2009 Share #20 Posted August 6, 2009 What's worse: Writing about rumors, writing about too many people writing about rumors, or commenting about people writing about... ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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