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Allan Sniffen is cracking up

Problem I have with Sniffen is that he decides what will stay or go. He pulls things off the board all the time that he does not like. Not really a public message board that way. More like the Sniffen Radio Message Board.
 
Back to the original statement in this thread, Dr. Sniffen does not 'mandate' full name disclosure, he simply laments thats its not possible. His implication is that he'd have a lot less managing (my read=deleting posts), if he had a way to make people stand behind their words. Not practical but it is rational logic.

However he manages his board, he has 14 million hits since 1998, has very few technical glitches and attracts many insightful radio professionals. He's quoted in local newspapers and referenced on radio programs. You may with to argue that he's cracking up but you can't argue his success. Whether you like it or not (I personally have some issues with it as well) the way he manages his board is likely a significant reason for that success. I do not enjoy posting there as my threads or contributions to threads (even the few good ones I've had), are largely ignored by a board who only seems to respond to other radio professionals. I do enjoy the freedom of this board and the willingness of posters to offer real opinions, not the ones that they feel will survive the moderator. NYRMB has its good points as well, and I'm glad they are both available.
 
I also agree. I do post from time to time on the NYRMB, though most often I just read what the others post. I don't agree with a lot of what is said on that board and many times I feel that a lot of folks there are stuck in a different era, but Sniffen has managed to attract a good group of professionals who add credibility to the board and offer insightful opinions. I don't agree with Sniffen's deletion policy, which sometimes seems random and haphazard (I've seen all sorts of off-topic threads stay on while many times I've started threads directly related to NYC radio only to see them removed within hours), and I took offense to his suggestion, even if it was a mere thought, on requiring disclosure of full names.

I think if Dr. Sniffen feels he needs more information from his posters, he should really look into upgrading to a more up-to-date technology for his boards. A php board isn't very difficult to set up and if anything, it would give him more control over content than what he currently has while also making it more appealing to visitors from an aesthetic and usability standpoint.
 
What's this "Dr. Sniffen" BS?
He's a dentist. It didn't work out for him in radio and he didn't get into med school.
His so-called "doctorate" has nothing to do with broadcasting or mass communications.
Throwing it around on his message board is very Schlesinger.
Also very Field.

And Mr. Santiago shows the earmarks of an authoritarian personality.
HE can do what he wants with his board and nobody is allowed to complain - so move on.
Sig Heil!
This is America, dude.
His "moderating" and high-handed.
He has little tolerance for opinions he deems incorrect.
And his podcast is "Dr Know It All" passing judgement on other people's posts and deciding who is wrong. Sort of like the teacher you hated correcting people's papers.
His podcast also demonstrates what he didn't make it as a jock.

Seriously, would you go to this guy to get a tooth filled?
 
Look...I don't know the guy personally and I especially don't know about his business. Last I checked though, most dentists were referred to as "Dr.". I don't even particularly care for the guy or many of his views but I don't see where your hatred seems to come from.
 
neo11 said:
Look...I don't know the guy personally and I especially don't know about his business. Last I checked though, most dentists were referred to as "Dr.". I don't even particularly care for the guy or many of his views but I don't see where your hatred seems to come from.
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Running a radio board has nothing to do with the practice of dentistry. He is "doctor" in his office. He has no comparable academic credentials related to radio.
"Dr" Frank Field was an optometrist, not a meteorologist.
"Dr" Laura Schlesinger has a degree in physiology, not psychology or counselling.

Hatred. Sorry, I don't equate criticism with hatred.
But where does your sucking up to Sniffen come from?
 
I called him Dr. because that is the appropriate salutation. He's not my buddy, so its not Allan. I don't refer to people in writing without a salutation because IMO its disrespectful. I'd call you Mr. Flintstone if you were using your real name, or Dr Flintstone is you held such a degree. And...by digressing to what we call him rather than addressing the part of the thread where I listed his successes, you do in-fact give the appearance of showing your personal dislike for him. And by the way, I'm a bankcard product development and marketing professional. Does that mean I should not comment on radio message boards? Again, I disagree with much of the way he runs his board, but I give him credit for what he's accomplished and credit for following his passion.
 
fred flintstone said:
neo11 said:
Look...I don't know the guy personally and I especially don't know about his business. Last I checked though, most dentists were referred to as "Dr.". I don't even particularly care for the guy or many of his views but I don't see where your hatred seems to come from.
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Running a radio board has nothing to do with the practice of dentistry. He is "doctor" in his office. He has no comparable academic credentials related to radio.
"Dr" Frank Field was an optometrist, not a meteorologist.
"Dr" Laura Schlesinger has a degree in physiology, not psychology or counselling.

Hatred. Sorry, I don't equate criticism with hatred.
But where does your sucking up to Sniffen come from?
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You're obviously not very bright. If I was sucking up to him, then I'd probably have nothing but glowing things to say about him and I would probably defend him in this thread instead of agreeing with the many other posters who also do not like his position on a lot of things, like the full names issue. I don't have a personal vendetta against him, as you seem to do, but he's not my friend either and I've never even communicated with him directly via his site or in person. But as my fellow poster put it...he's a Dr. so I called him Dr. Sniffen. That doesn't necessarily imply sucking up, or anything else. I might call the President Mr. Bush, or President Bush, even if I don't like his politics, because that's his title.
 
I'm a bankcard product development and marketing professional. Does that mean I should not comment on radio message boards?
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Absolutely not. I don't know if you're a fan of radio or a former worker in radio (who had the good sense to get a real job), but I think a marketing and business perspective on radio is valuable and much-needed on this board.

I might call the President Mr. Bush, or President Bush, even if I don't like his politics, because that's his title.
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I call him many things - among them "Bush." (Same for "Clinton.") CBS, alone among major news organizations, uses the honorific "Mister" in second references to a US president (and only to US presidents). I object to this, as well. It represents a pro-incumbent, pro-authority bias. I was curious to see what CBS would have done had Howard Dean (an MD) won. Physicians hate to be called "mister."

I find it arrogant for people to insist on the use of "doctor" in personal or social contexts or in areas beyond their fields of expertise. In the latter case, I aslo find it deceptive for people like "Dr. Laura" or "Dr. Frank Field" to flaunt the title (but not Dr. Joel Sobel or Dr. Brian McDonough whose broadcast work is directly related to their areas of expertise). Frankly, I am sick of medical types using their doctorates to give themselves undeserved credibility, and to pass themselves off as experts in fields they know nothing about (like pysiologist Laura Schlesinger and eye doctor Frank Field).

To his credit, I have not seen Allan Sniffen flaunting his degree in the context of radio or his board but others (mostly fans or defenders) sometimes do.

You're obviously not very bright.
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Oh, gee. I may cry all the way to my next Mensa meeting.
 
Nobody ever said there wasn't a value to his board. The point was he dragged it down with his silly and misguided rant about people using their full names.
 
Boss Radio said:
Nobody ever said there wasn't a value to his board. The point was he dragged it down with his silly and misguided rant about people using their full names.
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All other issues in this thread aside I think that is something we all agree on
 
I'd be scared if I were getting my teeth cleaned by that crackpot.
 
Yep, I too have been the victim of the doctor's filtering (and the lower case "D" in intentional). He deleted a complet post and then edited two other posts. I guess it makes him feel like someone when he edits and/or deletes things.

On the other hand, I'd like to compliment the community here on Radio-Info. Sure, while there are times we all don't agree with the opinions of others it does seem to be more of a community than that "other board". It's also nice to see that when something is indeed edited that the moderators are kind enough to show editing has taken place and for what reason.

btw: I have a great dentist if you need one and are in Connecticut ;)
 
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