NotASolder said:
I recently answered a thread elsewhere, posting pics of a a member's watch with
'joke...right'
and that opened the flood gates for a lot of negative comments toward the watch, I'm quite sure that fornite won't be sharing unsolicited pics for a while.
One poster tried to put a stop to the comments by saying:
'Stop the Haterade'
Now I see a mod posting a new thread only to mock a bunch of guys who share our passion for watches. Why? Because they can and choose to spend more money than you on their hobby?
I don't get it. I'm new here and although I have read for hours on end I did not think this kind of hate-tirade was encouraged or supported.
I'm sure for some of those folks in the pics, their investment (and IN THEIR CASE it IS an investment) in watches is far lower, as a percentage of income, than for many members here.
So why the haterade?
Mods please clarify.
BTW, I was on rwg back in the old days and jetmid aside, this was not a common practice.
Um, NAS, I don't know you, you don't know me. Since I *am* a mod, I'll keep this polite, despite my inclination not to.
Where do you see ANYTHING in my post that is mocking? I simply chose to share an AMAZING group shot of a bunch of watches that are beyond the reach of mere mortals like myself. I mean, seriously, 4 PAM203s on the same table?!?!?! Where on earth have you ever seen that before? Plus the smattering of JLCs, the bad-ass AP ROO, the 201/A, the list goes on and on.
I'm not ashamed to admit I am more than a little envious of them and their collections, but I assure you and everyone reading this that I was not attempting to belittle the owners of those beautiful and, in some cases, historic timepieces.
Unless you misunderstood the "stupid rich" comment? That was not a negative statement. Lord knows that if I had these guys' bank accounts, I'd be right there with them. If it makes you feel better, replace the word "stupid" with "crazy" or "unbelievably". That is the spirit in which the phrase was used.
In the future, I'd suggest you give a poster the benefit of the doubt before going off on some completely unfounded rant because of some *perceived* mockery.
Feel free to PM me if you would like to discuss this further.
I in NO way endorse Swatchman's post/opinion, but he has the right to post what he thinks, just as you do.
