Starting to find repeats here on TB

[DrummerwStrings]

I buy all of my AA and AAA batteries from the dollar store. And yup, they’re Panasonic (I heard that they are the largest battery manufacturer in the world). I don’t use pedals, so don’t need 9 volts.

I've used rechargeable batteries since the 70's - can I join?

 

[DrummerwStrings]

I joined this forum 17 years ago when I was just a young pup - in life and on bass. I had a sizable hiatus in there, but I recently looked back at some of my first posts. I was absolutely the young kid asking basic and seemingly stupid questions, cracking juvenile jokes, and not using the search function. Still, people offered advice, help, direction, and the occasional reminder that there is a search tool.

We're all rookies at some point. So I see that and try to help where I can, be it with old links, fresh insight, or whatever else I can offer. On the whole, TB is a very respectful community, and there is an insane amount of information and experience lurking within. I'll always do my best to bring something to the table and make it fun to be here.

I also think the moderators have done an awesome job managing the forums and cutting the troll-fat whenever it's possible or justified. I've spent time on a number of messages boards over the years, and this is definitely my favorite.

+1

I smile & chuckle every time someone posts about struggling thru a book, a course, or a product manual & the writer, teacher, & manufacturer/owner promptly replies with an insightful answer.

 

[pudgychef]

We were all new to TB at one time. Be patient. Be kind. It's kind of like kindergarten...

I want a Roscoe!

 

[pudgychef]

+1

I smile & chuckle every time someone posts about struggling thru a book, a course, or a product manual & the writer, teacher, & manufacturer/owner promptly replies with an insightful answer.

I can't remember if it was here or HCBF where I struggled to fully grasp why 300W into 1x12 wasn't 'louder' than 200W into 4x10 ...haha....they were pretty gentle all in all - hard to believe that is 13-15yrs ago...

 

[LBS-bass]

I don't think that's the way the vast majority of the "early joiners" here feel about it at all.



Nor do I think anybody is trying to "control" what the new people bring to the table.



Again, I don't see very many people here as having a problem with that at all. Most who have been here a good while now (i.e. us "old timers") are usually very generous and supportive towards new members, even when it comes to repeating some advice or an answer that's already given a few dozen times over the years.. You're more apt to see a new member who doesn't yet understand the social contract here get into trouble because of rude or otherwise unacceptable behavior.

No, this place is a lot less rigid than some of the other places I've visited in this regard. What I describe is what I have seen in other places. The OP seems to be leaning toward that sort of thought process, but that's okay. I'm just mentioning what I've observed through the years. If anyone does think the new members need to be doing lots of thread searches and so forth rather than starting their own discussions, I can promise that it just ain't gonna go that way.

I find the responses in this thread to be very heartening. There are a lot of people here who really do seem to want to be helpful and welcoming. Compared to some places I've visited on the 'net, that's pretty unusual and a good testament to why this place survives in an age where Facebook has swallowed up most of the forums I've been involved with.

 

[monsterthompson]

Starting?.......

Possibly, "trending" is a better word.

 

[Stumbo]

To paraphrase Santayana, those who can remember the past condemn those who repeat it.

Yeah, well, on TB, passing on information to the younger generation(s) sometimes includes repeating stuff. That's what teachers and mentors do.

I was pushing HPFs and vertical stacks way before they became as popular as they are now. I had to spread the word as much as I could. I was off TB for a couple of years and when I came back, HPFs and vertical stacks were (are) way popular.

For "zombie" threads, if you add some good, new information, so what that the thread is old.

 

[BtaylorTheRogue]

I hate seeing 'use the search function' as a reply

I agree. Maybe I'm wrong. But I feel like saying "there are some great threads about this in such-and-such" is an easy way to point out where they should look, and maybe make them get the hint.

 

[Stumbo]

I'm hardly a veteran here but I think it's great to see new folks and try to be welcoming and helpful.
Even when the same old questions get asked I much prefer to find a helpful link or whatever... I hate seeing 'use the search function' as a reply...

Since the search function sometimes is not that strong, like you, I'll do a search and put up a helpful link.

 

[Wisebass]

Everything old is new again

Hi Fletz

You know, there is only one way to change that.
When you want new, get rid of what is old!

Fire the drummer!


Wise(b)ass

 

[alaskaleftybass]

One refreshing thing I’ve noticed lately is a sharp decrease in the “USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION” replies.

I always thought that was a bad response anyway, because maybe I want to know how a SWR Goliath Jr is holding up in 2018, not how reliable it was in 2009.

Agreed. BTW I've found that using google for a topic or bass item then adding talkbass is more effective than the search engine on TB. This is no put down because Google is a professional search engine, while on TB many of us rather specialize in being blowhards LOL!

Always nice to get a new perspective on old topics even though it's been asked many times before. And about asking about say, an SWR in 2018 compared to 2009, that's an excellent point. As of late I became an SWR fan after using one last winter at a mini festival and was blown away by the tone and performance of a 115 combo. This spurred a lot of responses to a thread I started and I received some excellent background information from the thread-- things I didn't know such as-- I didn't know that David Nordschow helped design some of the early SWR cabs, which later became the design model for further SWR cabs. Then he went on to form Eden-- then DNA. While I've seen SWR discussions in the past the way my thread went I learned a lot from the various information that a lot of kind TB'ers posted in the discussion.

So, even old questions can yield new results!

 

[Jack Butler]

A thread search denies the opportunity for discussion, which is often what people are looking for in a discussion community. I can easily search for the answers to many of the things I discuss with others. But the point of a discussion forum is often to share opinions and experiences, and I think newer posters also have the right to *discuss* things and not just read about them.

This. With the seemingly limitless information available on the internet today, almost anything you can think of has been discussed to death somewhere. Really when people say things like "use the search function", I definitely get where they are coming from, but with that logic TB would already just be mostly an information archive. People want to engage in dialogue about their unique circumstances and opinions.

 

[Oddly]

Even acknowledging The Thing was one of the best horror movies in the '80's.

No.

 

[Joebone]

On the plus side, a fresh crop of bassists seem to be joining us here on the best bass guitar forum on the planet. The down side is that all the same arguments, questions and thought starters are coming back up. Why Fender? P or J? Pick or Fingers? Maple or Rosewood? Ampeg or Boutique?
Just a comment more than anything else. Everything old is new again (except me!)

Yo..the classics are classics for a reason!

 

[mongo2]

Teachers get new students every year or semester and they have to answer many of the same questions they've answered before.

 

[mongo2]

Even acknowledging The Thing was one of the best horror movies in the '80's.

I prefer the "vintage" film from '51.

In fact, I think I'll Roku it right now.

 

[Flippy]

What's the best newbie question for metal?

 

[two fingers]

In the 18 years I've been hanging around here (god, I really need to find a hobby), there have always been common topics that creep up---some on a daily basis.

Some observations:

The Eternal Argument of "Precision or Jazz" will never go away. Never. On TB, it is a Universal Postulate.

Why are TI Flats so awesome?---another one that has been around as long as I can remember, and I try to comment in every one. Never gets old.

The "so and so" vs. "so and so" , who's the better bass player discussion. A completely pointless topic to discuss since it's totally subjective, but fun to participate in anyway just for the hell of it.

Should I clean my fret board with Lemon Oil? Probably one the biggest cans of worms in TB history. Yet, I enjoy reading every single thread on this topic.

Picks or fingers? Another one that has been around here since the 1900's and another one I never tire of reading.

There are tons more, but these are just some of my favorites. I don't think it's wrong that this stuff gets dredged up over and over again---this is a discussion forum after all. If we stop "discussing", then there's really no point for TB to exist.

I agree with every word.

However, when I read "the 1900s" I got a chill up my spine.

When I was a kid (70s and 80s) the 1800s was "the olden days". It was covered wagon times. It was Civil War. It was HISTORY!!!

If we start saying "the 1900s" that means I'm history!

The moment I start hearimg Y2K referred to as "the turn of the century" I'm gonna freak!

 

[Spectre Gunner]

Ironically, the most repeated posts on TB are posts about repeat posts.

 

[superdick2112]

Considering I've spent the bulk of my time on here today discussing Chimps and Monkeys, bacon is cool. I probably talk more about other things than bass 80% of the time here on TB.

Monkey bacon!?!

That sounds even more disgusting than tuna noodle casserole.