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Chucky Stiletti said:
SG Bass lol...they call me the guy with the Javelin and reverse Firebird basses around here....:laugh:
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EB basses are referred to that way occasionally - more outrageous is that it's an Epiphone and not offering the year asking that kind of money. Must be a joke.
 
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BklynKen said:
Also, with a post title of, "Death Metal Bass Player bassist," are you a bassist looking for death metal band or a death metal band looking for a bassist? Communication is a lost art. This is a very common thing on CL.
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Didn’t want to “like” this, but I definitely notice how bad people seem to communicate now. Not only in the ads that are placed, but also what can only be laziness when reading a post/ad. CL responses frequently include asking questions that can be answered by simply reading the whole ad.
 
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BklynKen said:
Also, with a post title of, "Death Metal Bass Player bassist," are you a bassist looking for death metal band or a death metal band looking for a bassist? Communication is a lost art. This is a very common thing on CL.
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Indeed. People that text as their only or main form of written communication can tend to assume people know what was meant just as they did. However, a good bit of longer written works, and even spoken communication can have some weakness there as well. Reading online news articles can often make you wonder if people even proof them.
 
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dagrev said:
Indeed. People that text as their only or main form of written communication can tend to assume people know what was meant just as they did. However, a good bit of longer written works, and even spoken communication can have some weakness there as well. Reading online news articles can often make you wonder if people even proof them.
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Yeah, it definitely goes way beyond CL.
 
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dagrev said:
Indeed. People that text as their only or main form of written communication can tend to assume people know what was meant just as they did. However, a good bit of longer written works, and even spoken communication can have some weakness there as well. Reading online news articles can often make you wonder if people even proof them.
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We are watching our language die.
This generation will crumple like damp paper, until there is nothing that hasn't been taken from them, and then, somewhere deep in the soulish recesses, they'll stand up and establish their own new law.

Ahem. Lol, ok, just kidding. :smug:
 
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someone forgot the tip jar….
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Ringhammer said:
Didn’t want to “like” this, but I definitely notice how bad people seem to communicate now. Not only in the ads that are placed, but also what can only be laziness when reading a post/ad. CL responses frequently include asking questions that can be answered by simply reading the whole ad.
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In the distant past, I have posted "bass player available" ads on CL and I was very clear on all details of what I wanted to be involved with as a bass-player. Where I lived, where I was willing to travel to, what type of music I preferred, my experience, my gear etc. I inevitably got responses where it was very clear the person only read "bass player available". I gave up for many years as it just seemed hopeless.

Much later, I saw the Bond Girl post requesting a bass player, answered it, auditioned and the rest is history. (10yrs later!) When Cherie took a break later I posted an ad there for a female/keyboardist singer for TSC and got a few responses. One candidate showed up for audition only to admit she didn't play keys. Bye-bye. Another did a couple rehearsals but switched jobs (weekend nights) so she was gone. We were lucky when Kirstin answered my ad and more recently finding Zach and then Phil when needing a drummer. I think after all the years of dead-ends - I got a bit of luck.
 
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