MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Recording a video after playing it

> > > > Well, I'm sorry you find it "terrible". I personally don't think it rises to
> the
> > > > level of mildly annoying - but we're all different.
> > >
> > > You seem to think this is a subjective issue and therefore subject to debate. It
> > > really isn't.
> > >
> > > > I don't have an arcade cabinet. I don't have arcade controls. I don't have the
> > > lights
> > > > dimmed to restrict reflections, and I don't play naff pop music in the
> background
> > > for
> > > > ambiance. There are lots of ways I don't emulate the original experience. It's
> > just
> > > > not that important to me. I accept it may be to you, and of course, I'm happy
> you
> > > can
> > > > run the games any way you please.
> > >
> > > You are of course free to use emulators in any way and under any context you like
> > > (though unlike buying arcade controls etc., playing under the correct aspect
> ratio
> > > costs you neither time nor effort, so why you deliberately force a "Fat Chun-Li"
> > > aspect ratio on your games when they weren't developed that way is bewildering).
> > > Rather, my comments, and those of others here, are based on your public
> > encouragement
> > > - and yes *propagation* of the notion that it's somehow a good idea to do what
> > you're
> > > doing, when it simply isn't. It's hard to sit silent and watch bad advice like
> this
> > > encouraging others to do the same, who will eventually give the same advice to
> more
> > > people.
> > >
> > > Or if you prefer: privately it's no big deal, but publically it isn't right, and
> > > disservices the original developers to boot.
> >
> > I'm sorry, but from my side of the fence it looks like you're trying to apply a
> hard
> > set of rules on what people should, and shouldn't do. You're trying to dictate to
> > people what is, and what is not, acceptable. That's the problem.
>
> No, that really isn't the problem. The problem, which you reenforce with each of your
> responses, is that the point we are making seems to be sailing too far above your
> head to see. It's honestly becoming comical to read them, as you continue to plod
> down an entirely irrelevant line of reasoning. Your advice/public statement of
> preference/whatever you want to call it is indeed objectively bad, arguably
> irresponsible, and wrong for several very good reasons I and others have pointed out.
> You've unwittingly touched a nerve that for years has been with many of us who care
> about accurate preservation and honoring the original developers (without whom the
> games wouldn't even exist), but instead of trying to see why, you continue down a
> defensive path. It's too bad, especially considering that some of your other posts
> have actually been enjoyable to read!
>
> Anyway, I'm not going to waste any more time with this pointless discourse. Know
> this, though: in the future if you DO continue posting this silly "advice" to
> counteract what you perceive to be "bullying" from people with good intentions who
> are merely addressing a long-standing and deep-seated problem, it's not exactly going
> to cast a good light for you in this community, which is composed of people who
> largely know better (as should be obvious to you by now).

What's comical is your insinuation that I'm missing the point - I'm not. I'm simply disagreeing with you. We don't feel the same about this issue, and you're hiding from that by pretending I'm not understanding your points. Whatever works for you, I suppose.

As for "respect from the community" - that's a two way street. I've very little respect for the way some of you engage with an opinion that is contrary to your own. As such, do you honestly think your having no respect from me is of an ounce of interest? Sure, if you were someone I respected in the first place it might be biting - but in this case that simply doesn't reply. You're a bully, and as such it's not relevant whether you respect me or not. I'll assume not and happily move on.

This isn't the first time I've seen threads on here from Mame Dev's, attacking those who play the games. It's obvious to me there is a gulf between most Mame coders and those who use the software. It's something Mame Dev's seem to embrace and wear as a badge of honor. The bottom line is, Mame Dev's don't care about the user community, in fact, they treat them with contempt. Lucky it's not something developed for commercial purposes, or you'd be out of business.

Still, there are those who are the exception - so let's be glad of those. I don't have to agree with someone to show them some respect, but take it as said that you sir, are worthy of none.