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Originally Posted by levente My only comment to this putrid thread is really a question: where is scentemental when we need him?
I am here levente; I am just bitting my tongue so hard it's almost bleeding. At the same time, I am trying really hard not to have the most indiscriminate all-encompassing contempt for young people in general because of those few who ask such questions with all the deft self-consciousness of a mushroom.
I'll say it again. I find such threads, the attitudes they embody, and the obtuseness they show deeply offensive. Personally, I think they should be closed down immediately, and the moderators should refer those posting such threads to the previous threads which have dealt with how offensive such posts are. Think of it as a sort of Basenotes sensitivity training. Lord knows there are plenty who need it.
scentemental


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Why would anyone get offended?
We are discussing scents and the notes that make them smell like old man.
Maybe we can note the similarities so people dont make mistakes before they buy.
Its an educational post. If your going to cry about it, do so elsewhere. Thanks

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Originally Posted by bigsink Why would anyone get offended?
We are discussing scents and the notes that make them smell like old man.
Maybe we can note the similarities so people dont make mistakes before they buy.
Its an educational post. If your going to cry about it, do so elsewhere. Thanks
I rest my case.


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So. I think we carry away a productive conclusion here.
Scentemental suggests closing these posts from the very beginning. I'm not quite such I'd go quite that far. The posters who start these threads are new and probably don't realize the can of worms they're opening.
However, it is true that just about everything that can be said on this topic has been said. And even if some important, Basenotes-changing, life-altering observation was made, it was be lost in all of this. So, I believe that those of us who have been around here long enough to see these posts come and go on a regular basis should make a point to:
a) post a list of as many previous old man threads as possible, as soon as possible, whenever a new thread like this pops up and b) make it VERY clear where the post is likely head.
These actions might not stop the posts, but they might at least stem the flow of offensive and useless comments, and make the moderators' job easier and less depressing.

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Originally Posted by LiveJazz So. I think we carry away a productive conclusion here.
Scentemental suggests closing these posts from the very beginning. I'm not quite such I'd go quite that far. The posters who start these threads are new and probably don't realize the can of worms they're opening.
However, it is true that just about everything that can be said on this topic has been said. And even if some important, Basenotes-changing, life-altering observation was made, it was be lost in all of this. So, I believe that those of us who have been around here long enough to see these posts come and go on a regular basis should make a point to:
a) post a list of as many previous old man threads as possible, as soon as possible, whenever a new thread like this pops up and b) make it VERY clear where what direction the post is likely head.
These actions might not stop the posts, but they might at least stem the flow of offensive and useless comments, and make the moderators' job easier and less depressing. An eminently intelligent and sensible response. I wish I were as level headed as this in the light of such posts.
Thanks LiveJazz for your excellent, carefully thought out response and idea. I endorse it wholeheartedly.
scentemental


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Youth has speed and endurance
but
Age has wisdom and patience

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You can go ahead and lock this. I did not understand the severity of the post and honestly thought it was a simple question. Thanks for your input and I appreciate it.

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Well, after all these posts I learnt a lesson: what makes a scent smell like "old man" is the perception of the other people...
I'm wearing YSL POUR HOMME today and I feel younger than ever! I'm 31. Am I old? If you think so, keep in mind that It is YOUR opinion!

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Smelling old, like of old traditions and old perfumery is definately something else than dated. I think "dated" is the word one should be using and the one the original poster was looking for instead of that awful use of "old man/woman smell".