Any of you dudes get banned from TGP?..Why?

[mercifulfuzziness]

can’t chat and play guitar at tue same time

I am watching “the ultimatum” with my wife … it’s so terrible that it becomes good.

Should be practicing my pentatonic.

 

[HomespunEffects]

I never thought I’d see the day where someone called reddit “cool”.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

I never thought I’d see the day where someone called reddit “cool”.

Reddit has everything.

 

[SonVolt]

This is why Reddit are now the "cool hang".

It entirely depends on the particular subreddit. The big ones are a so obnoxiously far-left leaning that it's one big anti-anything that deviates from that circle-jerk.

 

[HomespunEffects]

Reddit has everything.

So I’ve seen.

 

[PLX]

can’t chat and play guitar at tue same time

What makes you think that ?

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

It entirely depends on the particular subreddit. The big ones are a so obnoxiously far-left leaning that it's one big anti-anything that deviates from that circle-jerk.

The trick on the internet is to never get into a discussion where emotion comes in play. The moment I feel it in myself, I am gone. Life is so freakin' short, why would I spend an hour trying to convince somebody of anything if I can watch "The Ultimatum" with my wife (yes I get the irony about watching trash while saying life is short).

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Looks like a lot of you banned "members" found a new home, trust me it's a *much* better alt. than The LARP Page fka TGP due to the founding "members" selling out to Digital Enthused in 2019...

I'm not banned, still plan on using The Emporium for local sales/trades, but I'm done with the nonstop role-playing games, cosplay, guitar hero, vanity et al. $hit$how ~ It's turned into a great big circle jerk, with many newer "members" clearly not even musos, engaged in some strange fantasy where collecting/obsessing on gear is the price of admission...

Latest "member" trend: The Chatty Kathy , Self-Absorbed Vanity and/or Attention Ho "expert" posters/poseurs (look for the post count ) are appealing to the gullible members of the "community" after suffering medical issues/costs and/or unexpected expenditures via Go-Fund-Me (I hit the lotto Ma!).

Anyways, I'm pretty much done with the grab a$$ posts & volunteering to add to DE's (Are You Not Enthused?) click through, data scraping & other numbers games to enrich some wannabe Mark Zuckerburglar

The commodification/monetization of TLP has gotten so bold, so in-your-face, that recently DE's IT geeks began blocking any & all direct links to Reverb.com, I'm guessing 'cause they wouldn't play the This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links like Ebay, Amazon, and others *game* (The Disclaimer is posted @ the top of *every* emporium page).

Oh, I just remembered I was *temp* banned 10 years ago for calling out St. Bill Finnegan's hypocrisy for playing victim while selling *new* OG Klons for $1500+++ on eBay...

Anyways, Happy Holidays! my fellow rascals!

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

It entirely depends on the particular subreddit. The big ones are a so obnoxiously far-left leaning that it's one big anti-anything that deviates from that circle-jerk.

Gross.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

The trick on the internet is to never get into a discussion where emotion comes in play. The moment I feel it in myself, I am gone. Life is so freakin' short, why would I spend an hour trying to convince somebody of anything if I can watch "The Ultimatum" with my wife (yes I get the irony about watching trash while saying life is short).

Trash is the best kind of tv/film to watch. Bring on the Full Moon Features and Troma!

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Your brain stops liking new music after your mid 20's. It's just what happens. You feel the way you do because of science.

I agree mostly because that's what happened in my case... Once 1991 came around, I was done... and interestingly enough, I actually knew it.

...with a handful of exceptions.

And those exceptions were genres that were either somewhat different from what I had saturated myself with, or different altogether (which would be new and fresh music to my ears).

 

[CM_X5]

the combination of TGF + Reddit works well for me.

Mine is TGF and SSO. I feel like any time I've searched something there's more useful responses on forums than reddit ever has.

 

[Frodebro]

The trick on the internet is to never get into a discussion where emotion comes in play. The moment I feel it in myself, I am gone. Life is so freakin' short, why would I spend an hour trying to convince somebody of anything if I can watch "The Ultimatum" with my wife (yes I get the irony about watching trash while saying life is short).

Emotional outbursts are specifically why certain topics are largely forbidden on most forums. Some people are completely incapable of putting on their big boy pants and having a rational discussion with others. Kinda like trying to reason with a three year old.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Trash is the best kind of tv/film to watch. Bring on the Full Moon Features and Troma!

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

Emotional outbursts are specifically why certain topics are largely forbidden on most forums. Some people are completely incapable of putting on their big boy pants and having a rational discussion with others. Kinda like trying to reason with a three year old.

100%

And what do you do if little bro has a fight with older bro. You tell them both to STFU so you can play guitar like a good dad.

Maybe that is what TGP does right. If you don't act like you belong here, gtfo. And I am pretty happy with that. But maybe it;s just a couple of rotten apples there that ruin the overal vibe. Most of them must also be active here and this forum is really friendly and funny and helpful.

 

[PLX]

Most of them must also be active here

It's a really small group of the same dudes spanning the few remaining guitar forums.

Same people. Same vibe. Same chit-chat patterns. Different avatars.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

It's a really small group of the same dudes spanning the few remaining guitar forums.

Same people. Same vibe. Same chit-chat patterns. Different avatars.

I mean, there can be only so many guitar people out there nerding so hard on guitar and Fractal and HX that they are ready to make an account and talk with other fellow geeks about it.

 

[JiveTurkey]

 

[Frodebro]

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And what do you do if little bro has a fight with older bro. You tell them both to STFU so you can play guitar like a good dad.

Maybe that is what TGP does right. If you don't act like you belong here, gtfo. And I am pretty happy with that. But maybe it;s just a couple of rotten apples there that ruin the overal vibe. Most of them must also be active here and this forum is really friendly and funny and helpful.

It’s more than a couple people at this point, it’s a total hive mind clusterfuck. You’re mostly safe as long as you stick to the actual gear related subforums, but even there you have to be wary of the people who find it virtuous to be offended by everything-and who attack those they find offensive. If you have an opinion on ANYTHING that isn’t in lockstep with the herd, you either keep it to yourself or expect to get attacked.

 

[PLX]

It’s more than a couple people at this point, it’s a total hive mind clusterfuck. You’re mostly safe as long as you stick to the actual gear related subforums, but even there you have to be wary of the people who find it virtuous to be offended by everything-and who attack those they find offensive. If you have an opinion on ANYTHING that isn’t in lockstep with the herd, you either keep it to yourself or expect to get attacked.

That's where it becomes obvious that you have paid posters shilling for manufacturers/defending any negative remarks against certain products.

It goes beyond "fanboi" with some of these accounts.