What is the 'old' TalkBass?

[5StringBlues]

Old Talkbass = a lot more Mark Hoppus hate.

Narrator: "Mark Hoppus has always been awesome"

Feildy and Wentz as well.

 

[MattZilla]

The few times I popped in here in the early 00s while googling bass related stuff, Google sending me into threads where I definitely saw LMGTFYfknN00b type posts multiple times in one thread, which wasn’t uncommon in a lot of niche forums back then.

Very little of that since I joined, but very little on the other forums in the same timespan as well.

Far heavier moderating, probably to keep people from taking beefs multi-thread as did seem to happen quite a bit.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

I have seen a number of references to the 'old' TalkBass recently... "missing the 'old' TalkBass..." "the 'old' TalkBass was better..." etc.

I joined TalkBass in 2019. And over the last 5 years I've noticed no significant changes in TB. I can only assume I am a part of the 'new' TalkBass; the one that isn't as good as its predecessor.

Can someone please explain to me how the 'old' and 'new' TalkBass differ? When did it change? And why it's not as good as it used to be?

Two seconds ago I checked the TB stats: 331,409 members total, 502 currently online. That's a grand total of 0.15% of all the members, which is nothing in terms of engagement. Often the main splash page of topics doesn't change for a few days, which is astounding since the "old" TB was in continuous change. In other words, participation is almost nonexistent. Dead.

Sadly, a few moments ago there were also 546 robots online. More robots than live members.

TalkBass has turned into a ghost town compared to the "good ole days," which is probably just a sign of the death of legacy forums, and/or a sign of membership dying off. Or maybe there's just nothing left to talk about?

 

[StereoPlayer]

Taco Bell, tuners, Indonesia, no keyboards.



You're welcome.

Take your hat off indoors.

 

[5StringBlues]

Two seconds ago I checked the TB stats: 331,409 members total, 502 currently online. That's a grand total of 0.15% of all the members, which is nothing in terms of engagement. Often the main splash page of topics doesn't change for a few days, which is astounding since the "old" TB was in continuous change. In other words, participation is almost nonexistent. Dead.

Sadly, a few moments ago there were also 546 robots online. More robots than live members.

TalkBass has turned into a ghost town compared to the "good ole days," which is probably just a sign of the death of legacy forums, and/or a sign of membership dying off. Or maybe there's just nothing left to talk about?

Many of the high school age guys from 10 years ago are no longer posting it seems.

 

[Lance Bunyon]

There is no Old Talkbass.
There is only Now Talkbass.

 

[Gorn]

You could find 37 used Mexican Fenders in the classifieds for about $350 tops.

 

[Standalone]

Maybe there is a little spill over from people (like me) that left social media and now spend more of their time here. It is more PC than it used to be but then, that's why I left everything else.
Maybe it is the fact that the age span has increased by 20 years.
Generally though, I tend to agree with @JPosega on that nostalgia comment.
It's better here than a lot of other places. Also, we talk about Bass here so I don't know what anyone is upset about. Try talking to a co-worker about Roto77's being unfairly demonized or how corner porting and more robust baffles are the key to light/strong cabinets.

This is me.

I was here in ‘05 before the hegemony of social media. And I’m back now.

I did notice after a few quasi hiatuses that a few members had been banned. I don’t question that stuff too hard because strict moderation is the price we pay for having a sustainable chill welcoming space.

I’d suggest implementing protocols for return and restoration.

The mujibinga days; the tommbowlus days… good times. I learned a lot.

Now I’m sharing a lot AND learning a lot.

 

[skycruiser]

Well, there are definitely more ads on TB now than when I joined.

My adblocker says there are only 3 ads on this page that I'm not seeing.

 

[MrB64]

Here’s something to fill you in:
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/im-watching-shania-twain-on-david-letterman.66050/

Cancelled?

 

[buldog5151bass]

Going back about 8-10 years, things tended to be looser, both from members and administration. Things were looser, and threads sometimes went in strange direction (I think with more humor). After a while, things went too far by some members, and things were reigned in some.

 

[SoulReflection]

Going back about 8-10 years, things tended to be looser, both from members and administration. Things were looser, and threads sometimes went in strange direction (I think with more humor). After a while, things went too far by some members, and things were reigned in some.

Reign Me In...I mine, Beam Me Up, Scotty...

 

[etoncrow]

Going back about 8-10 years, things tended to be looser, both from members and administration. Things were looser, and threads sometimes went in strange direction (I think with more humor). After a while, things went too far by some members, and things were reigned in some.

This. Plus I for one miss some of the old mods who have passed away such as Thor and Chef. They had become friends aside from TB.

 

[brianrost]

I’ve been here for 23 years.

One aspect of the “old" TB is that some members are gone. Some exited the planet altogether and others just dropped out. As members come and go, the tone of the discussions changes. Flatwound strings were not as popular in 2000. Fewer people were using pedalboards, class D amps weren’t common and going ampless with IEMs was even less common.

I can’t even remember when “fire the drummer” and “carrots” first surfaced, but I’ve noticed that fewer polls today offer “carrots” as a choice.

 

[lermgalieu]

It's just nostalgic nonsense and means different things to different people. Nostalgia is merely a critique of the present. Someone experience confirmation bias of something they don't like and harken back to a time when they didn't have that experience.

TB has always been the same. Trends in instruments and music have changed, as well as our media consumption patterns, but this place really isn't different from years ago.

Been a member since 2000 and can say this is mostly true.

 

[Pings Bass]

I'm a noob, too, since 2018.

I haven't seen much change in that time.

I'm a fan of the moderation.

 

[DeepHz]

Nobody likes to be Killed by Death


I think TB is a great place!

I see what you did there!

 

[KenD]

Recognizing that something is different is not in itself a statement that one thing is better or worse than another.

The tone and content of Talkbass today are different than when I joined a few years ago. I find it less interesting than formerly but that's just my response.

 

[Harper]

Often the main splash page of topics doesn't change for a few days, which is astounding since the "old" TB was in continuous change. In other words, participation is almost nonexistent. Dead.

TalkBass has turned into a ghost town compared to the "good ole days," which is probably just a sign of the death of legacy forums, and/or a sign of membership dying off. Or maybe there's just nothing left to talk about?

Yet, this place is still WAY more active than most (any?) legacy musician forums that I am aware of. The Fender Forum has been dead for years.

 

[Wasnex]

Nobody likes to be Killed by Death

Nobody cares.

If you don't get it...Business Cat was Nobody's avatar.