found a new LP special at GC today
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ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
Searching and posting in threads that already exist is the RIGHT way to use a forum.
If everyone did that, we'd have fewer threads, and all threads would contain the most complete version of our communal knowledge
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Searching and posting in threads that already exist is the RIGHT way to use a forum.
If everyone did that, we'd have fewer threads, and all threads would contain the most complete version of our communal knowledge
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Edgecrusher
Well-known member
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
The problem is that threads that were true 10 years ago arent necessarily true now. Things and times change. No one wants to search through 75 page threads to find their answer. Its also very rare that an old bumped thread has any useful information added to it. Just like this thread.
The problem is that threads that were true 10 years ago arent necessarily true now. Things and times change. No one wants to search through 75 page threads to find their answer. Its also very rare that an old bumped thread has any useful information added to it. Just like this thread.
Edgecrusher
Well-known member
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
But this isnt necessarily true. What works for one forum doesnt necessarily work for another. You cant impose a sense of right on wrong on it. You can try to justify why "you think" one is better but that doesnt make it right. Personally i rather dislike logging into a forum and i start reading a thread and think oh ok i got my answer.. so i stop reading and i try it and i find out im wrong so i go back to the forum and read 50 more pages to find the info has changed. That what was true is no longer true... or even worse I hate mining a thread going through pages and pages trying to find a good answer.
Its just different ways of doing the same thing
But this isnt necessarily true. What works for one forum doesnt necessarily work for another. You cant impose a sense of right on wrong on it. You can try to justify why "you think" one is better but that doesnt make it right. Personally i rather dislike logging into a forum and i start reading a thread and think oh ok i got my answer.. so i stop reading and i try it and i find out im wrong so i go back to the forum and read 50 more pages to find the info has changed. That what was true is no longer true... or even worse I hate mining a thread going through pages and pages trying to find a good answer.
Its just different ways of doing the same thing
Nacho8807
New member
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
Granted this thread is a bad example, but the point you make about 10 year old threads not holding valid information anymore is all the more reason to add updates to them. The how to build a hybrid thread is very old, yet people often turn to it, and is updated periodically to keep it fresh with new info, tips, and ideas. You'd rather everyone just start a new thread every time someone wants to ask ask a question or give some new insight?
Edgecrusher
Well-known member
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
If a thread stays on track thats great... but many times people dont want to search through 40 pages to find what they want. The hybrid thread works cause the first post is good and doesnt need to be updated. If no one goes back and updates the original post they are a huge PITA to dig through and find the info.
But those types of threads are few and far between.
I dont have an issue with someone starting a new thread... Many times their question is specific to their situation which may or may not be covered and questions like that can get lost or derail mega threads.
If a thread stays on track thats great... but many times people dont want to search through 40 pages to find what they want. The hybrid thread works cause the first post is good and doesnt need to be updated. If no one goes back and updates the original post they are a huge PITA to dig through and find the info.
But those types of threads are few and far between.
I dont have an issue with someone starting a new thread... Many times their question is specific to their situation which may or may not be covered and questions like that can get lost or derail mega threads.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
I understand your perspective, though much of the knowledge shared here is applicable today, 10 years ago, and maybe even 50 years ago. Much of it isn't applicable today, e.g. wireless systems, but subjects like tubes, effects, guitars...they haven't and aren't changing much.
We're not talking about 75 page threads, we're talking about 1-5 pages.
It makes the forum easier to search and easier to chronicle information. Imagine there was a Les Paul megathread. There we'd see the changes and advancements in the Les Paul over the years. Which would be a value-add. If someone wanted to discuss, say, just the switching, or some individual aspect, of course that merits its own thread. My perspective is that clutter and expansiveness hinder the seeking and finding of information, which in turn hinders the sharing of information, which cyclically degrades the fidelity of the knowledge base over time.
I understand your perspective, though much of the knowledge shared here is applicable today, 10 years ago, and maybe even 50 years ago. Much of it isn't applicable today, e.g. wireless systems, but subjects like tubes, effects, guitars...they haven't and aren't changing much.
We're not talking about 75 page threads, we're talking about 1-5 pages.
It makes the forum easier to search and easier to chronicle information. Imagine there was a Les Paul megathread. There we'd see the changes and advancements in the Les Paul over the years. Which would be a value-add. If someone wanted to discuss, say, just the switching, or some individual aspect, of course that merits its own thread. My perspective is that clutter and expansiveness hinder the seeking and finding of information, which in turn hinders the sharing of information, which cyclically degrades the fidelity of the knowledge base over time.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
This is a better way of saying what I was hoping to convey. Thank you.
This is a better way of saying what I was hoping to convey. Thank you.
jake_xms3_punk
New member
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
I just came here to see pics of a brown LP special!
I just came here to see pics of a brown LP special!
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
I agree BUT...
9 times out of 10 not that, it's just some dude posting nothing of any real value or dragging up an old dusty thread for no real purpose, case in point here.
I agree BUT...
9 times out of 10 not that, it's just some dude posting nothing of any real value or dragging up an old dusty thread for no real purpose, case in point here.
sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
I act like a dog and skoo...... never mind.
I act like a dog and skoo...... never mind.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
Whomever he is, he's got some interesting gloss going on.
Whomever he is, he's got some interesting gloss going on.
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: found a new LP special at GC today
I'm afraid that's classified information. Move along folks, nothing to see here.
I'm afraid that's classified information. Move along folks, nothing to see here.
