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Hiyruu

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Is it possible that the forum can block links to the inquirer?

I mean really, think about it, has anything credible ever come from there? no.

They are like a troll site.
 
Originally posted by Hiyruu
Is it possible that the forum can block links to the inquirer?

I mean really, think about it, has anything credible ever come from there? no.

They are like a troll site.
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anything credible?
hmmm....their article about the prescHot was pretty much spot on.
 
Originally posted by Hiyruu
Is it possible that the forum can block links to the inquirer?

I mean really, think about it, has anything credible ever come from there? no.

They are like a troll site.
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Yes but none of us know any more than they do. They make predictions... I know a lot of [H] members who make bad predictions also, but we don't block them. If you don't think it is credible then say so and move on. No need to block them.
 
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15269

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15265

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15260

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15268

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15248

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14972

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14922

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15261

i hate to say it, but alot of those seem credible and alot true and confirmed currently. probally alot more, but im to lazy to look.

dont get me wrong- i never supported the inq's past rumors. but inq is getting on my good side.
 
Well I know this might not be a "Political correct" thing to say but here it is anyway.

It seems to me if anyone ever post that a NVIDIA product if preforming better than a ATI product people take offense of it. If someone post that ATI is better than NVIDIA then most are like yea all right and so on.

Like this going on now that started this post. It is because people are talking about the new NVIDIA cards and no one wants to believe that they could beat anything that ATI has or will have.

Let a post have a link from the same site that is saying ATI is coming out with something better than NVIDIA and everyone would jump on the band wagon and say oh yea that is right on and so on. It would not matter if was from some drunk standing on a street conner if he was saying pro ATI stuff every one would believe him lol.

Well anyway that is just my opinion. I personally like NVIDIA as I have never had a problem with any one that I have owned. They have all overclocked very well and I have never been sorry I owned it. I have friends that have owned ATI and yes even the newer one and can not say the same thing. Every thing from they not working very well on some games to other problems with them.

But I must say this. If at the time I was looking for a new card. If ATI had the best card in my price range at the time I would give them a try. I do like NVIDIA but I am not brand loyal as I want the best bang for my buck. Like this card I have now. When I got it every review I read said that it was the best for the money out at the time. Sure I could have spent $50 or so more and got something better in ATI. But the point is for the Price I wanted to spend ATI does not have anything that could touch it.
 
i completely agree with blocking the inquirer, the only thing they contribute is threads that start fanboy flame wars.
 
Originally posted by mcryptic
i completely agree with blocking the inquirer, the only thing they contribute is threads that start fanboy flame wars.
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it wouldnt be neccessary if the trolls would contribute to the threads instead of causing shit.
some of the threads have had decent talk between ATi and NV fans...then you get one troll that comes in and causing all sorts of hell, its those that need to be banned.
I actually enjoy reading what these card maybe running and what they can possibly do...its actually pretty interesting...its when the trolls come in that the threads become worthless.
 
Originally posted by Visable-assassin
it wouldnt be neccessary if the trolls would contribute to the threads instead of causing shit.
some of the threads have had decent talk between ATi and NV fans...then you get one troll that comes in and causing all sorts of hell, its those that need to be banned.
I actually enjoy reading what these card maybe running and what they can possibly do...its actually pretty interesting...its when the trolls come in that the threads become worthless.
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Exactly... it's not the Inq. fault. Speculation is fun, if you take it with a grain of salt.
 
The inquirer is a truly horrible site, they simply say any BS that they want so people will link to them to see their ads so they can get paid. I can't wait for some company to sue them off the net because they are sick of the BS they put out.

Any thread that is posted that has an inquirer link i immediately stop reading, and i refuse to read any of their articles posted on hardware sites.
 
hmm, I don't think that there is a problem with the Inq posting rumors, especially when a bunch of them turn out true, the problem is that people treat those rumors either like holy writ, or the teachings of satan, and don't regard them as what they are, rumors and speculation.
 
Speculation can't equal anything more than speculation. Some of the rumors inq has stated are a bit "out there" and sometimes even totally false, but that's not reason enough to block them. As Bad_Boy illustrated, inq does have a few journalistic successes under it's belt.
 
if you're sick of reading threads that link to inq then don't read them. many people take their articles waaaay too seriously and have practicly dedicated their lives to the inq's demise. personally I don't think there is any reason to block their links as many of what is written about is eventually shown to be true. You just more often hear about false ones because, well, they're false.
 
The fact of the matter is that they have been right way more times than they have been wrong.
 
Originally posted by micah
Well I know this might not be a "Political correct" thing to say but here it is anyway.

It seems to me if anyone ever post that a NVIDIA product if preforming better than a ATI product people take offense of it. If someone post that ATI is better than NVIDIA then most are like yea all right and so on.

Like this going on now that started this post. It is because people are talking about the new NVIDIA cards and no one wants to believe that they could beat anything that ATI has or will have.

Let a post have a link from the same site that is saying ATI is coming out with something better than NVIDIA and everyone would jump on the band wagon and say oh yea that is right on and so on. It would not matter if was from some drunk standing on a street conner if he was saying pro ATI stuff every one would believe him lol.

Well anyway that is just my opinion. I personally like NVIDIA as I have never had a problem with any one that I have owned. They have all overclocked very well and I have never been sorry I owned it. I have friends that have owned ATI and yes even the newer one and can not say the same thing. Every thing from they not working very well on some games to other problems with them.

But I must say this. If at the time I was looking for a new card. If ATI had the best card in my price range at the time I would give them a try. I do like NVIDIA but I am not brand loyal as I want the best bang for my buck. Like this card I have now. When I got it every review I read said that it was the best for the money out at the time. Sure I could have spent $50 or so more and got something better in ATI. But the point is for the Price I wanted to spend ATI does not have anything that could touch it.
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While I'm not sure how relevant all of that is, I disagree. It goes both ways, however more people here have gone to ATI because they've been the performance leaders for the past year and a half and so you're more likely to hear them praise or complain than an nVidia fan right now. In two years it could be the other way around or everyone could be drooling over another brand.
 
I find it hard to understand why some people would not want information about a video card product in a forum on video cards. It does not matter whether the information is correct or not. The information is simply a point for the forum to discuss.

I mean it is not like the inq. is advocating burning black churches or the slaughtering of innocents. They are simply giving out info and it is up to the people in the forum to decide if the info is worthless or valid. Banning a site, like the inq. wholesale, is a hunker down bunker metality that will not lead to discussion but the stultification of thought.
 
hiryuu man how long you been doin this if was since the early 90's you'd know that they are usually at least somewhat on target you don't read the inquirer for pure facts it's editorial opinionated and comparable to the NY Times I would say. They often have good insight though and definately a fun read chill out man it's free speech. I have an idea why not just block all outside opinions and create a vacuum of speech and information then you would never read anything that you didn't agree with. how thought police of you
 
Originally posted by onetwo
The fact of the matter is that they have been right way more times than they have been wrong.
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Exactly! Remember, this is the same source that brought BatBoy into the public eye. Without them the world would never have known....

batboy.gif
 
Originally posted by IYIENACE
Exactly! Remember, this is the same source that brought BatBoy into the public eye. Without them the world would never have known....

batboy.gif
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Love that picture but it is from the National Enquirer; not the Inquirerer or Britain.
 
Originally posted by Hiyruu
Is it possible that the forum can block links to the inquirer?

I mean really, think about it, has anything credible ever come from there? no.

They are like a troll site.
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are you like nieses (or whoever that was) twin or something? You used theexact same phrase in 2 posts about banning people.
 
Originally posted by pbXassassinX1524
are you like nieses (or whoever that was) twin or something? You used theexact same phrase in 2 posts about banning people.
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I was making fun of his post :rolleyes: and shawn while I was at it :D
 
Originally posted by pbXassassinX1524
are you like nieses (or whoever that was) twin or something? You used theexact same phrase in 2 posts about banning people.
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huh?

Alright, I admit that blocking them is too extreme. But if you make a thread based on an INQ link, then put "(inquirer)" in the thread title.
 
Originally posted by seehaw
hiryuu man how long you been doin this if was since the early 90's you'd know that they are usually at least somewhat on target you don't read the inquirer for pure facts it's editorial opinionated and comparable to the NY Times I would say. They often have good insight though and definately a fun read chill out man it's free speech. I have an idea why not just block all outside opinions and create a vacuum of speech and information then you would never read anything that you didn't agree with. how thought police of you
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Sorry, I too enjoy the inquirer, largely because I understand the context, but how long have YOU been doing this?

The Inquirer hasn't been around since the early 90's, infact It wasn't around in the late 90's either, if I recall it was set up in 2001 when Mike Magee left The Register (which he also founded) to pursue his "No NDA" philosophy.
 
I think it's a moronic idea.

If you don't like the site there's a link to, don't f'n click on it.
 
It's starting to get a little too 'trendy' to hate the Inquirer. All you fanboys need to just back down and take a deep breath.

Rumour sites have their place on the web just as much as any legitimate hardware news/review site does.

You do realize Tom (of TomsHardware fame) has referred to HardOCP in much the same way as many of you refer to the Inquirer? Overclockers had some pretty stiff things to say about the [H] as well in the past. The computer hardware scene can seem like a soap opera at times... just get over it.

Quit trying to force your opinions on others, especially when it comes to requesting censorship. If you think the Inq is full of shit, and someone uses it as a source for an argument in a thread, feel free to debate their credibility and use real proof as support rather than just quoting other rumours from your 'preferred' site. There's plenty of hypocrites crawling all over these forums.

I swear... you people are getting as bad as those guys that type "M$". If you can't take the heat, get the fuck out. Despite contradictory rumours and occasional total misses, the Inq doesn't do that badly.

I'd much rather discuss some new Inquirer 'findings' rather than listen to the same old crap from noobs in the forum that post completely unsupported essays on why they think the the next NV or ATi card will be the best.
 
Originally posted by SilkenRogue
I'd much rather discuss some new Inquirer 'findings' rather than listen to the same old crap from noobs in the forum that post completely unsupported essays on why they think the the next NV or ATi card will be the best.
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Well put. If you wanna ban inq, why not ban everyone who ever speculated about anything from the forums? Ban anyone who was ever wrong from the forums and everything will be alright. :rolleyes:
 
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