I didn't ignore that part of your statement. It's just that when you mentioned "changes on the forum over the years," I thought that you were referring more regarding attitudes/behaviors on this forum in general, not necessarily the specific sentiment regarding treatment of weather forecast.weatherguy425 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:23 pmBut, you’re avoiding the criticism. Folks ignored a clear forecast for what they wanted to happen only to gripe and complain about a forecast that wasn’t incorrect.
So that's fair enough: forecasters no doubt work very hard in dealing with/interpreting the chaotic state of affairs that is our atmosphere. It's true that the detailed nuance and uncertainty that is inherent in climatology/meteorology (and all sciences in general) run acounter to the self-assured "confidence"/"100% correctness" that people really seem to want out of things (resulting in the Dunning-Kruger effect that has created negative impacts on politics, particularly from the right wing). So, overall, I definitely agree that having a clear-head and understanding the full-scope of a forecast is important (although that might also mean the need of greater access to communication/learning resources regarding nuances of why particular outcomes tend to be favored).
I'd say the rise of social media/"wishcasting" on Twitter/"X" and YouTube that drive engagement often can outcompete many of the level-headed/seasoned meteorologist personalities for clicks. This leads to an "adapt or die" approah, wherein the meteorologies either has to create inflammatory content themselves to compete, or stick with having a smaller amount of followers (quality > quantity for sure, though).
My apologies for any misunderstandings.
TexasBreeze wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:50 pm I have seen many regulars come and go on this forum since the late Dan Meador and KHOU ran it and behaviors have changed too. Good times back then for sure! It is to be expected and hopefully what pros we have such as you don't go anywhere!
Fair enough. I apologize for any disruptions on my end.