> On 04 Jul 2008, Flinstoneyerfired <mmu...@onlink.net> wrote in
> alt.guitar:
>
> > People always push the "suck" button when they don't understand
> > something- I think saying you don't understand something is more
> > accurate than saying something sucks. Hell, I do it, too. It's
> > common parlance and takes less time to type. As long as you can
> > qualify why you think something "sucks", IMHO it's as valid as a
> > long, fawning essay of praise.
>
> That's been my point all along. I understand "it sucks" CAN be
> shorthand for "I don't like it" or "I don't understand it". I don't
> mind that, and I think that's a perfectly valid position - not
> everybody is going to dig everything. But I can't assume that that's
> what's meant when these guys start off with blanket condemnations like
> "(Zappa) ... plays like crap", "The people who claim to "get it"
> have some psychological need to be part of the "secret club"", and
> proclaiming all of Zappa'a music to be "crap in a jar". I left these
> guys every chance to clarify themselves, but they continue to speak
> as if their opinions are fact. I really don't care what they like or
> dislike, but I can't let their arrogant, selfish attempt to speak
> for everybody else go by unchallenged. They are insulting everybody.
>
> Again, "I don't like it" does not mean the same thing as "it actually
> is crap". If that's what they meant, I think that's dead wrong. If
> that's not what they meant, they should be prepared to explain
> themselves better.
not worth very much in a meaningful discussion. If someone won't
they mean. It doesn't affect what you value one iota, unless you let
it. It's just noise- filter it out!
