The disclaimer is there to really to be clear that what I sometimes say is not Autodesk policy, and shouldn't be taken as such.
I do not just dismiss what people say either, I try and give good reason behind all of my comments, especially if I'm trying to answer peoples questions. I'm enitiled to disagree with people's comments, just as you are free to disagree against mine. Also it's not an issue of what's 'accepted by Autodesk' just because I/we go against or disagree with what people are saying. It could be people have the facts wrong, then I don't see nothing wrong in maybe correcting them, or suggesting another point of view. If I/we disagree its not because we just like shooting people down for the pure fun of it either, it's because maybe a comment, or situation has been read wrong and we're offering some kind of response. However, it can be hard for us to be completely honest in the way people want.
Autodesk do not moderate this forum, nor do we complain or ask for comments to be removed, not here or anywhere else. That would be totally wrong, unless there was some kind of legal implication. We do have a thick skin about this, you kinda have to, certainly in my job. The only thing I would ask for is some fairness and appreciation on maybe our view, instead of people just assuming, incorrectly or otherwise, that we're just ignoring or denying peoples comments and just believing that we're always correct. Autodesk is not perfect and I've never said they were.
One more thing that I would offer some view about, the reason why sometimes people like myself or Chinny and others get frustrated is that we say time and time again about certain situations, policies, roadmaps, etc, etc. Yet people just seem to dismiss anything we might say as if we're deliberately lying or misleading people, just to get them quiet, when this is not the case. People then ask us the same questions again, knowing full well that we can't give the answers they want, which then only fuels the ever burning fire of gossip, rumours and scaremongering.
Of course, I'm not saying don't ask or debate anything, but at the same time, don't put us down if you get the same answer on some comments. You might know the reasons why, please cut us some slack
, or not, that's people prorogative. Certainly from my point of view, I try and be as open as I can be.As I mentioned I will be at IBC, and also other Autodesk/Reseller events, if people want to chat to me about anything, then I'm more than happy to.
