binkmeisterRick wrote:Then folks on all sides need to calm down.
Yes, this is still a place where folks can review and compare hats. The problem is when members get criticized and pounded for being proud of and enjoying the hats they own simply because it isn't Brand X. Yes, there are FAR more options to chose from all along the scale than a decade ago. That is a wonderful thing. There are options for everyone's budget, taste, and criteria. But what I've seen change in the past few years is people's ability to be happy for those who are showing off their hats, regardless of the brand. That's where the "spiral" started, if you ask me. It seems to have changed in that one is not allowed to enjoy his hat unless it fits in with everyone else's opinion of that hat. Frankly, whether it's made of cardboard or magic felt, if the wearer is pleased with it and gets true enjoyment from it, everyone else's opinions ultimately aren't worth a hill of beans.
Being happy with any hat. That's a great thing. But that's not what really happened in the start. There is no way any DP is worth $500 and on par with a AB or mine. I think that's where thing fell apart.
I'm happy that batman likes his hat but I do not agree that it's on par with my hat.
The thing that has always been wrong is not that people can't give their opinion or disagree or debate a thing. To me the word GREAT has been over used on many items. I almost never want to use it because it is over used.
The beaver DP is better than the reg. DP but it's just a better quality felt and thats it and not the ABD felt. Trust me on that. I know where both felt come from and not even close.