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Apost2000
17
Feb 21, 2018
" This Boker gentleman’s knife is unique... It actually locks... with a lockback... carbon steel blade... nickel silver bolsters... brass liners for contrast... folder easy to carry..."
Really, Massdrop is supposed to be a platform for grouped purchase. There is no need to make excessively laudative description of every item like if it is the most unic beautiful thing in the world. Thousands of knives have a lockback, carbon steel blade, nickel bolsters, brass liners and are easy to carry (isn't it basic for a pocket knife?). This knife is not bad, it is certainly made in China and there is nothing there extraordinary. It is even a not so cheap price for a made in China product. So please, stay technical and simple.
Benslen15
110
Feb 21, 2018
Apost2000I've noticed those descriptions are typically copied and pasted from manufacturer's websites (or at least provided by the manufacturer) so I wouldn't blame massdrop for it.
Apost2000
17
Feb 21, 2018
Benslen15OK I understand. I did not know that.
It's why I prefer to read directly the "Specs" under the photographs which are a pure summary of the technical description with material used, size, weight etc.
Apost2000
17
Feb 21, 2018
Benslen15But they should be clear about the plave where the item has been made. Like someone said, Chinese can make quality items but I like to know it has been made in China even if it is under an other flag.
Jdjung
147
Feb 21, 2018
Apost2000"Traditional" knives generally don't lock and are slip joints. Take a look at Case and GEC knives, only a few models lock. For collectors of traditional knives, a locking traditional fits a weird EDC niche where someone wants the look, feel, craftsmanship of a traditional folder with the convenience and piece of mind of a lock back.
varga49
73
Feb 26, 2018
Apost2000I agree no big deal some things that are made in china are of good quality. Yet I noticed right away in the Specs is reads Boker USA. More interesting is that they fail show the side of the blade that likely shows "china"
RayF
22214
Jun 10, 2018
Apost2000On one or two occasions, I myself may have taken exception to MD's overly flowery product descriptions, but I think you're being a tad disingenuous here. The claim of a lock-back being unique, in the Gentlemen's Knife category is valid--my father carried small pocket knives for years (I still have a few) and none of those were lock-backs. The lock-back feature is a relatively new feature when compared to pocket knives in general. I fear in this criticism you have revealed more about your age than you have about the copywriters intent.
As for the rest of the description, it seems just that, a description of the specifications presented in a conversational style. Many readers prefer that method to an impersonal table of numbers (myself among them). I might have deducted a point for the line: "...in the space" --a slip of merchant jargon that apparently crept in unnoticed--but as they say: "no harm, no foul."
And finally, as an obvious ESL writer, you might want to polish up your own prose before you criticize this poor fellow's work. Lord knows it's a thankless enough job as it is, but copywriter's are human beings, and they have feelings just like the rest of us (most of us). So remember: there but for the grace of...
"Know wud 'ah mean, Vern?"
BlueCrowned
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Jun 12, 2018
RayFI appreciate how you made the mistake of putting an apostrophe in "copywriters" while criticizing someone else's grammar.
RayF
22214
Jun 13, 2018
BlueCrownedThat would probably be more attributable to MD's odd auto-spelling/grammar correction algorithms than to my vast and authoritative knowledge of the care and feeding of the common Apostrophe--because I learned from the Master:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXP_pr7np-o
Kavik
5531
Jun 13, 2018
BlueCrownedUmmm, pretty sure you just incorrectly corrected that, no? Lol And @RayF went along with it 🤣
"...copywriter's intent." -The singular copywriter as the posesses noun. "...copywriters' intent" -A group of copywriters as the possessive noun "...copywriters intent" -not correct "...the intent of the copywriter(s)" -singular or plural, either way it removes any doubt of whether or not an apostrophe is needed 😉
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RayF
22214
Jun 13, 2018
KavikWell, you know, I'm the sort of mild mannered fellow who doesn't like to go against the grain, or make waves. I tend to avoid confrontation at all costs and prefer to defer to folks who tell me they are wiser than I am. That, and the fact that I couldn't see my post in this spur of the original thread.
On the other hand, how do you know this wasn't a clever rouse between @BlueCrowned and myself (Shrinking Violet Man) to force Grammar Man out of the shadows and into the open? Ha--we know who you are now!
Kavik
5531
Jun 13, 2018
RayFI dunno what you're talking about. That post was made after midnight, when all good boys and girls are long since fast asleep. Someone else must've gotten into my account!
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BlueCrowned
5305
Jun 13, 2018
Kavik"copywriter's are human beings" should have been "copywriters are human beings"
Kavik
5531
Jun 13, 2018
BlueCrownedOHHHH! hahahaha I really was tired I guess. I missed that sentence completely. Looked at the other sentence where copwriters should've been copywriter's, and thought he had edited it at your suggestion lol Sorry, ignore me 🤭
BlueCrowned
5305
Jun 13, 2018
KavikHe probably did. That sounds like something RayF would do.
RayF
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Jun 13, 2018
BlueCrownedI resemble that remark!
pyrobunny
284
Jun 15, 2018
Apost2000If this truly is a Boker (not a Plus) and is labelled "Tree Brand" it should be made in Solingen, Germany.