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History proves otherwise. Recent history. The Late Unpleasantness.
I personally don't care whether the maker is revealed...this is not the first time I've said this. But for the most part...if you want my opinions, my analyses, my critiques or explanations, such revelations would be slow in coming simply because, again, I am not eager to make, or even encourage / facilitate those connections myself.
With regards to this, I must say that I certainly wouldn't mind the maker being revealed. Since I'm a customer. And yes, it MIGHT make a difference to what I choose to do with my money.
At the same time, I also certainly wouldn't mind the maker NOT being revealed. Since this is essentially a thread about shoe making, and I'm happy if the discussion just moves along talking about shoe making techniques. Equally enjoyable.
DW (creator of this thread) has already made it clear from very early on in this thread that he is not interested in who the makers are, and has no interest in criticising specific makers, and that's great. But actually I think, DW, you shouldn't be afraid that when makers are named, that you would be accused of attacking anyone in particular. Most of us appreciate your explanations on why one techniqie is better than another. These are things that lay folk would probably never be able to understand otherwise.
I feel the onus is on us, the readers, to recognise that even if his, or any of the other contributors say or imply, that any method or technique is inferior to another, that it's nothing else but consturctive criticism, in the spirit of this thread.
History proves otherwise. Recent history. The Late Unpleasantness.
I personally don't care whether the maker is revealed...this is not the first time I've said this. But for the most part...if you want my opinions, my analyses, my critiques or explanations, such revelations would be slow in coming simply because, again, I am not eager to make, or even encourage / facilitate those connections myself.
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