Joe is right, PSR is the number one site for information on Yamaha Arranger keyboards, It is invaluable. I am glad and satisfied how they run this site.. They can do what they please, and really have no obligation to explain themselves. If a member doesn't like, he can just stop coming. I have noticed here in the US and the world, the current mood. Jerks in power, think they can just insult, lie, bully, distract to accomplish what they want. What is really threatening is young minds are leaning this is the way you operate in society.. The internet now is so full of ********, false facts, that you cannot treat it as an encyclopedia, like when it first came out
I have left a fair number of sites over the years, when brash people with opinions they thought were very important, turned the site into something undesirable for me.
Yes, I understand the value of criticism. I certainly believe there are a number of Tyros 5 users, who might not opt to buy a Genos. For some users I see them thinking, Yamaha has gone in the wrong direction. Others of course will love it, and possibly jump ship from another manufacture.
I remember a couple years back, an influx of new younger members, criticizing everything and even insulting older longtime users.. After a number of incidents, PSR took from action.. Some of the trouble makers disappeared. Those that remained were more civil and polite.
Ultimately it's PSR's decision, to run this site the way they want.
I've been a Logic Pro user for a very long time.. Many years Apple bought it from EMAGIC and set up a forum.. If anyone said anything negative about Logic, the post was deleted, and after two posts, they were banned. I couldn't agree with that type dictatorship, I banned the website from my browser..
Bachus - you've made an excellent point.. If users can complain in mass, and be aware of others, that is far more likely to get Yamaha's attention..
Apple made their 2013, then didn't update it for years.. Many power users, abandoned Apple. Now Apple finally admits 4 years later, they went off track.
There is power in numbers, and when enough people complain, others listen.. There is power in agreement..