onestop
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So as I was heading up to bed, I received a PM from a fairly new member (with a moderate amount of postings, asking about another new member with even fewer postings) and if a recent transaction went well. The newest member with lesser postings just had a transaction with me in the emporium (great by the way) and the other guy wanted to know if all went well. Fair enough and I was glad to report that he should proceed without any concern.
I bring this up because it got me thinking that TGP has grown at such a rapid pace, that we're not only seeing a lot more activity with newer and somewhat unknown members in the Emporium, but a higher than normal percentage of posting activity in The Gear section has shifted in focus.
First off, I get it. It's a forum and it should be all about free speech. I'm with you there. But for some reason, I can recall when I became a member almost 4 years ago, there was a time when I felt as though the focus was a lot more educational. Sure, plenty of opinion on the hottest pedal of the week and how it smokes the creation of sliced bread but I could search "buffer" of "buffer placement" (assuming I was interested in adding a buffer to my setup) and you'd see a ton of really useful threads talking about the good, bad and ugly with buffers and the benefits and disadvantages.
But today, if you type those same search terms in, it's one pissing match after another with a few "informational" threads sprinkled here and there. Again, it's a forum. I get it. The web and social networking has evolved. I get it.
I suppose I'm just asking for not just senior members, but all members to help spread any and all knowledge that you might have when it comes to gear in The Gear section.
Let's help each other learn from our experiences and less time casting suspicion on why builder X is getting out of the business or why builder Y or online store Z decides to hook up on exclusive, one-time deals and then suddenly, decides to extend a run of a certain type of pedal.
That stuff is what it is. Let's get back to a little more blocking and tackling and helping each other learn from our experiences and talk gear and all's that great about gear.
Now let's carry on with business and have some fun. I love this place, I have made some really good friends here and want to continue to learn from you and share my lessons and learnings in return
I bring this up because it got me thinking that TGP has grown at such a rapid pace, that we're not only seeing a lot more activity with newer and somewhat unknown members in the Emporium, but a higher than normal percentage of posting activity in The Gear section has shifted in focus.
First off, I get it. It's a forum and it should be all about free speech. I'm with you there. But for some reason, I can recall when I became a member almost 4 years ago, there was a time when I felt as though the focus was a lot more educational. Sure, plenty of opinion on the hottest pedal of the week and how it smokes the creation of sliced bread but I could search "buffer" of "buffer placement" (assuming I was interested in adding a buffer to my setup) and you'd see a ton of really useful threads talking about the good, bad and ugly with buffers and the benefits and disadvantages.
But today, if you type those same search terms in, it's one pissing match after another with a few "informational" threads sprinkled here and there. Again, it's a forum. I get it. The web and social networking has evolved. I get it.
I suppose I'm just asking for not just senior members, but all members to help spread any and all knowledge that you might have when it comes to gear in The Gear section.
Let's help each other learn from our experiences and less time casting suspicion on why builder X is getting out of the business or why builder Y or online store Z decides to hook up on exclusive, one-time deals and then suddenly, decides to extend a run of a certain type of pedal.
That stuff is what it is. Let's get back to a little more blocking and tackling and helping each other learn from our experiences and talk gear and all's that great about gear.
Now let's carry on with business and have some fun. I love this place, I have made some really good friends here and want to continue to learn from you and share my lessons and learnings in return
