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Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: David Houck on March 09, 2006, 07:54:27 AM

In response to a recent thread, I have posted some posting guidelines to the Must Reads section.  I do this with some trepidation.  I hope my remarks are helpful and that they address the issues raised in the recent thread as well as others previously voiced or considered.  My remarks are not intended to directly address any one person specifically and I do hope that I have not offended anyone.  In posting these guidelines I am sure that I have left out many things that probably should have been included; I'll try to add them as time goes by.  And I am also sure that I have probably focused on guidelines that many will find overstated, tedious, preachy or irrelevant.  I may edit those over time as well.  There are probably some grammatical errors; and some of it may not make any sense at all.  I don't know.  Maybe I'll think better of it and delete the whole thing after I've had another cup of coffee.  There is definitely a personal element that may not really be appropriate for a set of posting guidelines.
 
I do sincerely hope the post positively addresses the concerns raised by club members in the recent thread.  I know all of you voiced your opinions out of your concern for the health of this board, discussion group, club, community, and out of concern for other members.  And for that concern I am most appreciative to you all.

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: lbpesq on March 09, 2006, 08:10:24 AM

Dave:
 
IMHO your manners post isn't really necessary.  
 
First, I think we do a pretty good job of policing ourselves around here.  
 
Second, if your guidelines were strictly followed, we might never have had the pleasure of your humorous post about tinting the finish with bong water.  I need all the laughs I can get.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: george_wright on March 09, 2006, 08:13:15 AM

I think you'll all agree that Dave's trepidation is unwarranted.  He articulates the common practice on this board quite well.
 
Anybodywho has spent time browsing usenet's alt. newsgroups appreciates that the tenor is different here.  Dave just makes that explicit.  
 
Good job, Dave.

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: olieoliver on March 09, 2006, 08:15:46 AM

I found your post about manners to be very well put Dave.
 
(Message edited by olieoliver on March 09, 2006)

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: laytonco on March 09, 2006, 08:19:24 AM

Absolutely! Although I am an every so often poster, I read this board at least 3 times per day. I find it informative, respectful, funny, educational, exciting, and always interesting. Thank you all for making it this way!

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: David Houck on March 09, 2006, 08:20:20 AM

ROFL!!!   Bill, you make an excellent point!!

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: jacko on March 09, 2006, 08:33:26 AM

Dave.
I thought your post was very well articulated and like Bill, I feel that in many ways it is unneccessary. 99% of the time this forum manages to amble along peaceably enough with only the occasional blip. Based on the good advice I've found here, I've never even been on the other forums. (Who needs bad language and ill manners on the web when you can get them at work ;-)
 
 Just so long as PTBO can express his dislike of cone pegheads and Keavin can talk about his 'special box';-)
 
Graeme
Graeme

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: tom_z on March 09, 2006, 09:14:17 AM

Dave - as usual, your post was insightful and sincere. You do an excellent job here - thanks! =)
 
Tom

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: pas on March 09, 2006, 09:20:14 AM

I guess I just haven't been paying close enough attention.  What, exactly, occasioned all this?

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: palembic on March 09, 2006, 09:29:57 AM

OK ...that did it ...I'm going in therapy!
Hehehehee
 
Paul the bad one
 
 
PS: I'm with Bill and my Moder again

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: 811952 on March 09, 2006, 10:17:16 AM

Wasn't that part of a song??
Hello Moder, hello fodder...
 
jOhn

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: kmh364 on March 09, 2006, 11:36:05 AM

As stated before Dave, you're doing just fine. IMHO, this is the most well behaved bunch on the net bar none. Having said that, the occasional regression into primordial behaviour is both to be expected and entirely human. Names of the culprits, eh, um, are witheld as to not incriminate myself, er, um, others, LOL!
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: gare on March 09, 2006, 02:50:27 PM

Once again..bravo Dave.
 
And thank everyone here ! Since being here I've really learned to control my tourettes...
 
Graeme: (Who needs bad language and ill manners on the web when you can get them at work ;-)

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: wideload on March 09, 2006, 03:17:47 PM

Gary-
You only have to pay $40/hour??!
Larry

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: gare on March 09, 2006, 03:28:56 PM

Larry
Yeah..with my platinum hair I can usually pull off a senior discount

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: dela217 on March 09, 2006, 04:05:29 PM

Well.....I think everyone here is well behaved.  Anyone remember the Yahoo Alembic club?  What a mess.  I was embarassed to read it sometimes.  After that, this is like a bible school.  
 
Dave, you are doing a great job!
 
Michael

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: lbpesq on March 09, 2006, 05:21:41 PM

Not knowing what ROFL meant I did a google search and came up with this link listing a multitude of net abbreviations.  Very interesting and informative.  ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing
 
http://www.derekcrane.com/misc.%20pages/abbrevia.htm (http://www.derekcrane.com/misc.%20pages/abbrevia.htm)
 
Dave:  GMTA
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: olieoliver on March 09, 2006, 06:48:32 PM

GEE that's the same sound my dog makes when I hold his mouth closed and he tries to bark. I saved the link to my favorites.
TFI?.IMO?.YAAG?..TYVM

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: 88persuader on March 10, 2006, 02:29:04 AM

I've been a member for a while and hopefully have a track record of the behavior you spoke about in your guidelines thread. Very inspiring and very well said! I'm also a member of the Roland V-drum forum and for the most part it's also a respectful and thoughtful place where people kind of form relationships with faceless friends. On occasion you get someone ranting in an unfriendly way ... usually arguing about some sort of my idea or opinion is right and your's is garbage but for the most part it doesn't happen. And when it does the moderators put a stop to it as quickly as possible and remove the postings. I've also check out a few other forums and agree with your assessment that some other forums are filled with rude angry people. My question is WHY? ANYWAY just thought I'd give you my two cents of support. It's always a pleasure exchanging ideas, opinions and thoughts with people who respect those ideas, opinions and thoughts at least enough not to put you down for having them. And of course that's why we members keep coming back! We can all play and enjoy our Alembics without this forum ... we are members of the forum because we enjoy interacting with the members of the forum!

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: keavin on March 10, 2006, 03:10:30 AM

 
 
(Message edited by keavin on March 10, 2006)

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: keavin on March 10, 2006, 03:10:53 AM

 
 
(Message edited by keavin on March 10, 2006)

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: keavin on March 10, 2006, 03:12:44 AM

Also Too Alembic is the Highest of the Hi-end basses which seperates us from any other bass (brand/forum),So we are indeed an ELITE Group here!.....Let it be known that there's only One King. 'WE HERE ARE THE FEATURED CUSTOM IN THE WORLD OF ELECTRIC BASSES'!!!

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: keavin on March 10, 2006, 03:15:39 AM

Also Too Alembic is the Highest of the Hi-end basses which seperates us from any other bass (brand/forum),So we are indeed an ELITE Group here!.....Let it be known that there's only One King. 'WE HERE ARE THE FEATURED CUSTOM IN THE WORLD OF ELECTRIC BASSES'!!!(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/26010.jpg)

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: richbass939 on March 10, 2006, 07:42:10 PM

Thanks, Dave.
Rich

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: lbpesq on March 11, 2006, 09:37:31 AM

I agree that this forum is better than any bass forum out there.  Why?  Obviously because this forum has one feature that no bass forum has -  us guitar players!!!!  Adds class, intelligence, culture, and don't forget musical tones in ranges that can be heard by human beings, all the good stuff!!!  TIC  
 
Bill, the GUITAR one
 
(Message edited by lbpesq on March 11, 2006)

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: David Houck on March 12, 2006, 07:24:54 AM

LOL!!  Of course he didn't mention whether he was talking about a remedial class, or the intelligence of which species, or the culture taken from what petri dish.  But yes, I agree; it's an Alembic forum rather than a bass forum!

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: David Houck on March 12, 2006, 07:27:04 AM

And thanks for the comments guys!

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: lbpesq on March 12, 2006, 08:14:11 AM

Dave:
 
Touche!!!  Thanks for my first laugh of the day.
 
I may find myself in North Carolina this summer.  Are you anywhere near Hickory, perchance?
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: David Houck on March 12, 2006, 08:47:36 AM

Bill; I'm maybe a little over an hour from Hickory.  I would love to get together!

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: 2400wattman on March 12, 2006, 01:48:45 PM

So does this mean that this is the reason why nobody commented about my post on Louis Johnson's outfit getting him all kinds of tail back in the '70's. Maybe this will be the last post on this thread......oh yes, I'm not offended as nobody else should be. I've just developed a deviant sense of sarcasm after being on the road for ten plus years! Yeeeee Haaaawww( I'm from Texas, I can do that!)

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: speicky on March 12, 2006, 03:42:10 PM

Hi, Adam,
 
glad you're around ! I watched that LJ thread and ROFL (I just learned that here !) whenever mood took me (and that was alot). Actually, I like black humour, but as a Kraut, I don't know half of all the American or English tricks of words you're using. I suffer to catch up, and I'm coming...
 
Christian (the Faker)

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: olieoliver on March 12, 2006, 06:47:58 PM

What part of Texas Adam? I'm a proud Texan too. (Mesquite).

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: grynchin on March 12, 2006, 08:08:53 PM

Dave,
I think that the posting guidelines was a great idea.  I don't think that they should have been necessary, but for some people........like myself, they will be a great help. In fact, I've used them already.  I failed to mention that I'm southpaw, and that I think with the left side of my brain too! Ha, Ha.
 
Brandon

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: 2400wattman on March 12, 2006, 09:23:49 PM

Olie, I was born in Dallas but my dad's job(pipe organ installtion)moved us to Houston in '79. Do you happen to remember a restaurant called Pipe Organ Pizza? He installed all the organs for them. Well, that was a looong time ago.

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: bracheen on March 13, 2006, 08:52:43 AM

Pipe Organ Pizza? Awesome! I was born in Ft. Worth myself, still have most of my family in that area. I can't say I ever lived there though.  We moved when I was still little.
 
Sam

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: gare on March 13, 2006, 10:40:02 AM

Dave..can you repeat those guide lines please..I forgot em..

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: David Houck on March 13, 2006, 01:36:55 PM

Sure Gary;
 
Red means stop.
Green means go.
Yellow means go very fast.

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: dadabass2001 on March 13, 2006, 02:57:15 PM

I luv that movie!!
 
 
Mike

Title: Posting guidelines
Post by: lbpesq on March 13, 2006, 03:15:28 PM

Starman ... excellent!
 
Bill, tgo