In all seriousness, I think a manufacturer becomes 'the darling' on an internet forum because someone with stature on the forum endorses them. It is easy to say something derogatory like 'then the fawning masses follow' but that isn't truly the case. Folks on forums want to participate, one way to participate is to acknowledge a good experience with the manufacturer.
The momentum builds from there and more folks chime in because people also want to belong to the group that is winning. Anyone that disagrees at this point is shouted down. Therefore most people who disagree keeps their thoughts to themselves.
Some folks, maybe those with oppositional defiant disorder or, those who are naturally inquisitive and willing to put some thought into decisionmaking or, those who have had a bad experience with the manufacture, begin to question the assumption that the 'darling' manufacturer is all that darling.
At that point the folks who didn't really by-into the 'darlingness' of the manufacture but have been silent begin to speak up. The process begins again.
Anyways, that is what I think, based on what I know about group dynamics. The reality is that in many cases the manufacture is really an acceptable manufacturer.
Last edited by 26 Inf; 05-14-19 at 16:09.
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