Posted by William Davis on 06/30/06 05:30

Gene,

First, thanks for the considered and polite response.

Just so there's no chance of any partial quoting and misapplication of
what anyone else is saying, here are my assertions, relevant to this
thread.

I've been annoyed by one long time poster (nappy) and another more
recent (doc) posting what I believe to be long-discredited "facts"
about Final Cut Pro.

I don't deny anyone the right to post their opinions, but I do object
when such an opinions are offered as UNASSAILABLE FACT.

And I feel that kind of miss-information must be promptly addressed as
it occurs.

I'll personally do it when what I consider a false statement is made
about a program I know well. AND I fully expect others to do the same if
someone posts something patently false about software they know well,
e.g. Premier, Avid, or whatever.

I don't think it's fair in the open debate here to leave the impression
that any tool is in some fundamental way incapable of professional use,
unless that is IN FACT the case.

It's a disservice to the people who might use and benefit from the tool.

Sometimes, I call into question the expertise of people who promote such
impressions.

And I expect people to challenge me when I do. I expect them to want to
know upon what I base my own expertise. So I try to reveal that, when
asked.

Two posters here, one long time irritant, and another more recent, have,
in my opinion, posted as "fact" assertions with which I adamantly
disagree.

When asked, each of them steadfastly refuse to provide ANY verifiable
identification or credentials so that the community can judge whether to
give more weight to their opinions or mine.

I argued that their expressed opinions are nonsense - and as evidence to
support my claim, mentioned a number of professional situations at the
highest levels of production where FCP is commonly used.

(I could AGAIN list the major motion picture, network TV and
internations sports programs that rely on it, but why bother. No one can
intelligently debate this. In point of fact, even all the relentless
"nappy" can muster is a laughable contention that any movie, tv show, or
event, I suppose, cut with it is somehow "unworthy" by his creative
standards.)

Please note, that I NEVER argue against any other solutions, since FCP
is the system I have personal experience using.

As to my discourtesy in this debate, I probably have been harsh lately.

So I'll openly apologize to any and all I've offended by tone or
implication.

What I will NOT do, however is alter my opinion that people who hide
behind masks typically have a REASON to do so. And in my experience that
reason is usually that they are less experienced, knowledgeable or
capable than they claim. If I'm wrong they can simply prove that by
revealing themselves and they'll get a fast and sincere apology from me.
If I'm correct about the fact that they are posing as something that
they are not, then the people reading this exchange deserve to know that
and judge things accordingly.

Is that clearer?

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