Other People's Forums-Thanks for the manners AGF

schooner · #1 08-08-2010, 08:31 AM

Now and then I am reminded that we should not take for granted the civility and general helpfulness of the AGF.

I am in the process of buying a solid body electric and wanted some advice about a specific model of an iconic guitar. I joined the manufacturer sponsored website for that guitar last night and put up a post requesting information. It was the kind of post that all of us around here would recognize.

Within a few minutes I received three sarcastic and flaming responses. One guy who obviously knew less about the guitar than I did essentially told me that the guitar was not worth the price and that I was wasting space on the forum by asking questions. According to his signature, this guy is one of those thousand posts a year guy on their forum.

The second response posted information about a similar but different guitar that the poster "was able to find in about five seconds"- why couldn't I? The third poster simply dismissed my question saying that I had a bad case of
G.A.S.

I never did receive the kind of helpful reply that is almost instantaneous around here.

Thanks very much to our moderators here who keep things polite and to our members who are almost without exception helpful and friendly.

banshee87 · #2 08-16-2010, 09:15 PM

I totally agree. On this site you can ask the same question that's been asked several times and the experienced ones will so graciously answer them just as if the question was raised for the first time. Number of posts are not mentioned much on here. Each person is treated with full respect.

tochiro · #3 08-17-2010, 12:55 AM

I agree too. This forum is one of the nicest I know and I like to come here. This is a rare situation in the forum world unfortunately.

vbf · #4 08-17-2010, 05:07 AM

This is a great thread topic and I appreciate you posting it. The folks on these forums are some of the best around and I've always been impressed and grateful for everyone's civility, manners, and helpfulness.

BTW, I'm not an electric guitar expert but I do have quite a few and have played one for a long time. If I can be of assistance to you feel free to PM me.

Y'all have a good day...

franchelB · #5 08-17-2010, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schooner

Now and then I am reminded that we should not take for granted the civility and general helpfulness of the AGF.

I am in the process of buying a solid body electric and wanted some advice about a specific model of an iconic guitar. I joined the manufacturer sponsored website for that guitar last night and put up a post requesting information. It was the kind of post that all of us around here would recognize.

Within a few minutes I received three sarcastic and flaming responses. One guy who obviously knew less about the guitar than I did essentially told me that the guitar was not worth the price and that I was wasting space on the forum by asking questions. According to his signature, this guy is one of those thousand posts a year guy on their forum.

The second response posted information about a similar but different guitar that the poster "was able to find in about five seconds"- why couldn't I? The third poster simply dismissed my question saying that I had a bad case of
G.A.S.

I never did receive the kind of helpful reply that is almost instantaneous around here.

Thanks very much to our moderators here who keep things polite and to our members who are almost without exception helpful and friendly.

I'm pretty sure about the guitar forum that you're talking about. And I feel for you...
While I do recommend this forum, I'd also recommend the Telecaster Discussion Page: http://www.tdpri.com/
Of course they're passionate about Telecasters, but they're happy to talk about other electric guitars...with respect.
Come check it out.

Hotraman · #6 08-20-2010, 08:56 PM

I agree, too.
The mods do a great job of keeping things civil

J.R. Rogers · #7 08-20-2010, 11:28 PM

Thanks, folks. I really appreciate that.

J.R. Rogers
AGF Owner and Founder

jricc · #8 08-21-2010, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tochiro

I agree too. This forum is one of the nicest I know and I like to come here. This is a rare situation in the forum world unfortunately.

Plus 1, I haven't been part of the AGF for a that long, but everyone here seems to be very patient and helpful with their comments.

Thanks to all!

RustyAxe · #9 08-21-2010, 07:54 AM

Yep, this forum is different from many (most?). If you want to get beat up politely

, try the double bass side of Talkbass ... lots of knowledgeable people there, but some are pretty full of themselves and their conservatory training.

jjrubin · #10 08-24-2010, 08:13 PM

Yup, pretty nice crowd generally, although you'll get the occasional smart-aleck, like any big forum....

What I like esp. about AGF is it's not a one-brand premise, and there are a good mix of makes represented in the community. So you don't get that smarmy snobby attitude that prevails when everyone has exclusive allegiance to The Make.

stringjunky · #11 08-28-2010, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjrubin

Yup, pretty nice crowd generally, although you'll get the occasional smart-aleck, like any big forum....

What I like esp. about AGF is it's not a one-brand premise, and there are a good mix of makes represented in the community. So you don't get that smarmy snobby attitude that prevails when everyone has exclusive allegiance to The Make.

One could justifiably call this place The Eclectic Acoustic Guitar Forum!

denny1948golf · #12 08-28-2010, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by franchelB

I'm pretty sure about the guitar forum that you're talking about. And I feel for you...
While I do recommend this forum, I'd also recommend the Telecaster Discussion Page: http://www.tdpri.com/
Of course they're passionate about Telecasters, but they're happy to talk about other electric guitars...with respect.
Come check it out.

I agree, the TDPRI forum is also a great place to get info and help. As far as the AGF goes, with all the questions I bombard this forum with, I'm surprised I'm still welcome. At least I think I'm still welcome.

guitararmy · #13 08-28-2010, 06:41 PM

I'm another AGF member who plays electric guitar. If I can be of any help concerning an electric guitar question, shoot me a PM.
And thanks to the AGF for being what it is---a great place for guitar players!

Sombras · #14 08-30-2010, 03:39 AM

One of the "curses" of this place is that I get comfortable and start to consider web civility normal--until I go somewhere else and am reminded how nasty some people can get on message boards.

Should have said this before, but thanks to everyone here for being such good community members!

15 Man · #15 08-30-2010, 07:12 AM

Quote - Sombras said: "One of the "curses" of this place is that I get comfortable and start to consider web civility normal--until I go somewhere else and am reminded how nasty some people can get on message boards."

Sad but true. I think the problem there is that people like that have some other issues; and wouldn't have the guts to say to your face what they say to you via a keyboard. So they hide behind the computer.

Thanks from here also to the moderators for making this a nice place to visit.