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Least Favorite thing about Talkbass?

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Rum Ham said:
Just a general review of YOUR least favorite aspects of talkbass forum/classifieds.
There are a lot of really wonderful parts here, be it the user's interactions with each other, the ability to find your dream instrument or the vast collective knowledge of the users.
Talkbass is kind to the fledgling bassist seeking knowledge is a crucial point of admiration for this sites purpose.
So the counter is what can be better.
I have my opinions, what are yours?
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This is a fantastic question! It needs to be asked by more companies/organization at ongoing intervals. The one and only thing I do not like about TalkBass (and also several other forums) is the amount of non-helpful chatter in any of the posts. This IS the reason that people ask the same question over and over. This IS the reason the answer is "Check out this post {insert URL link}" or the really unwelcoming "Do your own research". How many of y'all wasted hours and hours scrolling through 10-30 extra pages? All those one-liners or one word sarcastic comments that have nothing to do with the original post. It really takes down the perceived quality that this site has to offer. The "trash-talk" is unprofessional, distances yourself from your professional acquaintances, and makes it a time sucker to find any valid answer.

My solution: Give the original poster the ability to delete comments that do not discuss or solve the content.
 
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India_Sierra said:
Mainly, the banning of discussion of guns. The old gun threads had some really nice hardware in them, with some great discussion with some very knowledgeable sorts. They are sadly missed.
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For real? There's gotta be entire forums dedicated to guns. Just find one of those?
 
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Rum Ham said:
Just a general review of YOUR least favorite aspects of talkbass forum/classifieds.
There are a lot of really wonderful parts here, be it the user's interactions with each other, the ability to find your dream instrument or the vast collective knowledge of the users.
Talkbass is kind to the fledgling bassist seeking knowledge is a crucial point of admiration for this sites purpose.
So the counter is what can be better.
I have my opinions, what are yours?
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Not knocking that you're trying to start a conversation, I respect that.
But unless you're one of the site directors or programmers, what is the point of said conversation?
Without the ability to apply solutions, it's just complaining at the end of the day.
Oh well, carry on.
 
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India_Sierra said:
Of course there are, it was just nice to dip into that discussion here back in the day.
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Drive-by OP's: Drop some crazy opinion or question, then never come back into the discussion.

My next favorite is trying to be absolute when answering subjective questions where there are only different opinions or experiences, not an empirical fact as an answer. I don't know if three Music Man pickups as replacements in your Bronco will give you THAT SOUND you heard on some obscure 70's record, but what-the-hey, go for it.
 
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SunnBass said:
Not knocking that you're trying to start a conversation, I respect that.
But unless you're one of the site directors or programmers, what is the point of said conversation?
Without the ability to apply solutions, it's just complaining at the end of the day.
Oh well, carry on.
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Yes, but maybe, just maybe some members that are reading the different responses here might try to change the bothersome posting habits that they have developed. And for that, I think a thread like this might come off as having a positive purpose.

Of course I am just a beginner, so what do I know. ;)
 
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My least favorite thing about TB is that it there are 15-20 time the posts on gear compared to instruction and technic. Like 10 million post in basses, amps, pedals, etc, and like 500k in instruction and technic.

Now gear conversations are helpful, but there's quite a bit of "I need my nth bass but can't read music or have the time to learn how to play a 5string."
All in all, TB is good and this is just an observation. So not intended to be negative at all.
 
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The rigidness of opinion, the lack of etiquette, the monarchical actions of some mods...
As of late, the repetition of topics, or the transparency of a large proportion of some threads... Which are excuses to basically say "look at my cool ****," and the lack of empathy of too large a majority towards other opinions that differ from their own.
I may be pondering the thought, but is it really possible for repositories of knowledge to "top out?"

Still, I carry hope that the ocassional gem of information arises from the fly attracting dung of banality.

I've learned a lot here, but not much as of late... Still...
 
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Self censorship.

For everything we want to say on TalkBass, we have to abide by "the rules". Be politically correct. And take into account VERY easily offendable people.

On the other hand, getting around these restrictions allows for the art of sarcasm, wit, play on words, puns and under the radar sly remarks.
 
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