Why all the noise about noise?

On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:13:06 -0700 (PDT), eNo
wrote:

Along with rethinking my obsession with sharpness, I am also
reconsidering my outlook on noise. Yes, if I can take steps to avoid
noise that's a good thing, but if I don't completely succeed, should I
beat myself up or toss the image? Is it really that terminal to have
noise in an image, even noise visible at regular display resolutions?
See my thoughts on the subject at:

http://esfotoclix.com/blog1/?p=707

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eNo
http://esfotoclix.com

Because some people are not happy unless they have something to
complain about? Or to be able to say "My camera is better at
this....."?

Personally, considering what I remember my old ISO 400 and up films
used to look (slides) and print like, I think the vast majority of
todays better (read "above most P&S cameras") handle it pretty well.
But as Rich pointed out - if the noise detracts from the image it is
no good. But if not - who cares.
Steve