Maybe I'm the only one, but I have grown extremely tired of having to sift through the endless threads comparing the iPhone to the latest Android, the countless trolls badmouthing Apple and their products, and, most of all, being called an iSheep, punch drinker, or similar moniker that suggests I'm a mindless follower instead of an educated consumer who chooses Apple products.
I began visiting this site a (very) long time ago because I enjoy the Mac community and discussing their products with other like-minded people. I don't come here to listen to people whine and complain about how bad they are and how Android/ Samsung/ Google are the greatest things ever and, while there have been plenty of PC vs. Mac threads in the past, I've never seen it in the shape of the iPhone forum now.
I understand people like to discuss the competition, but it's a little tiring when nearly half of the current top 20 threads are doing so.
There is virtually no discussion on Apple news and rumors and, in the rare cases there is, it quickly dissolves into another 'Android vs. Apple' thread. Even help threads are fairly dwindling as they either suffer the same fate or get pushed aside by the numerous other comparing threads.
I ask that (as many others already have) you make an Android (or non-iPhone) forum, so those Mac users who wish to use Android devices have a place to talk. As it stands, there are plenty of people using an Android device and Apple computers and, if they happen to have problems synching them, they have no place to turn.
There should also be more of a focus on merging the numerous threads that all do the same thing - compare.
Lastly, the name calling has got to be put to an end. I find any of the before mentioned terms (and any wording that makes Apple users out to be mindless zombies buying anything Apple) to be just as bad as a racial or ethnic slur.
Thank you.
I began visiting this site a (very) long time ago because I enjoy the Mac community and discussing their products with other like-minded people. I don't come here to listen to people whine and complain about how bad they are and how Android/ Samsung/ Google are the greatest things ever and, while there have been plenty of PC vs. Mac threads in the past, I've never seen it in the shape of the iPhone forum now.
I understand people like to discuss the competition, but it's a little tiring when nearly half of the current top 20 threads are doing so.
The #1 goal is to discuss Apple news and rumors.
The rules and decisions are made to protect this goal over all else, first and foremost in the News and Article Discussion forums. Following closely are forum discussions about other aspects of Macs and for giving help to fellow users.
There is virtually no discussion on Apple news and rumors and, in the rare cases there is, it quickly dissolves into another 'Android vs. Apple' thread. Even help threads are fairly dwindling as they either suffer the same fate or get pushed aside by the numerous other comparing threads.
I ask that (as many others already have) you make an Android (or non-iPhone) forum, so those Mac users who wish to use Android devices have a place to talk. As it stands, there are plenty of people using an Android device and Apple computers and, if they happen to have problems synching them, they have no place to turn.
There should also be more of a focus on merging the numerous threads that all do the same thing - compare.
Lastly, the name calling has got to be put to an end. I find any of the before mentioned terms (and any wording that makes Apple users out to be mindless zombies buying anything Apple) to be just as bad as a racial or ethnic slur.
Thank you.