Members mbfrancis Posted July 15, 2014 Members Share Posted July 15, 2014 As I understand the current all-ages-friendly HC rules, as a mod, I'm supposed to frown heavily on disguised vulgarities. No "disguised vulgarities"? So should I just swear openly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted July 15, 2014 Members Share Posted July 15, 2014 LOL! Don't push my luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted July 16, 2014 Members Share Posted July 16, 2014 We're doing all right thank you very much - just one slightly dysfunctional musical family. …..png.197c47f720636f02390cc2b0a33804da.png' alt='smiley-veryhappy'> Beats being over-regimented every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delmont Posted July 16, 2014 Members Share Posted July 16, 2014 Foose - All good questions and comments. If you want friendly, the folks at tdpri.com are great - but you have to be into Telecaster guitars. Not necessarily own one - it's enough to just be heartbroken that you don't. (And willing to kill a reasonably distant relative to get one.) Yes, snooty is a word. I've just started posting here recently. Like you, I can't read or write music. I just write words and chords. (And there are plenty of renowned lyricists who don't even bother with chords.) The advice I've gotten here has been terrific, and no one has said anything unkind about my stuff or my lack of musical training. They've all been welcoming and have been good about getting to the point when I ask something. Even if I haven't asked for any, suggestions for improving my performance skills, including both my singing and playing, are also useful. None of my questions has been about lyrics, but that hasn't stopped folks from responding. I don't look at every thread, but I haven't noticed anyone else getting trashed here. So it seems like a pretty friendly forum to me. Some queries don't seem to invite much in the way of responses. For instance, there was a request to "interpret" some lyrics. You can do that in a sentence, and several people did: "I think it means this," "I think it means that," "I'm not sure what it means." Others are very open-ended, of the wadyathink variety. Those folks could tell us more so we can tell them more. My one complaint: Unlike at tdpri.com, I couldn't register here using my own name! So here at Harmony Central, I've borrowed Delmont Fullerton's. He doesn't mind. You can call me: Del Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted July 16, 2014 Members Share Posted July 16, 2014 Hello Del. Glad to get your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 In many ways I think the forum is better than it has ever been. The infrastructure is stable, the UI is usable and people don't have to re-register and change their passwords and dig confirmation emails out of their spam folders every week or two. The quality of the songs and the comments is very good - ten years ago most of the comments were along the lines of "Great song dude. You rock." Traffic is down but it's not dead. There are just fewer people on the entire site, across all of the forums. Guitar Jam used to have hundreds of people in it posting dozens of times a day - now it's a ghost town, which is really not the case here. Be nice to people, comment more than you post songs, and be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delmont Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 Traffic is down but it's not dead. There are just fewer people on the entire site, across all of the forums. There are so many more forums around these days that folks are probably just getting spread more thinly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 I've been here for 3 years now and it's been a good ride.I've learned heaps from other songwriters comments on other people's songs and how they incorporate and develop.I've learned heaps by developing my own constructive critique.I've learned heaps by writing lyrics and evaluating comments. Knowing when to stay with the direction and acknowledging when change would improve the song.We argue and bicker sometimes like most families - which means we care in our own way.I like it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted July 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 In many ways I think the forum is better than it has ever been. The infrastructure is stable, the UI is usable and people don't have to re-register and change their passwords and dig confirmation emails out of their spam folders every week or two. The quality of the songs and the comments is very good - ten years ago most of the comments were along the lines of "Great song dude. You rock." Traffic is down but it's not dead. There are just fewer people on the entire site, across all of the forums. Guitar Jam used to have hundreds of people in it posting dozens of times a day - now it's a ghost town, which is really not the case here. Be nice to people, comment more than you post songs, and be happy. Nice post bro. Sorry, couldn't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 I do miss the smiley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stickboymusic Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 I got a girlfriend and stopped liking music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 I got a girlfriend and stopped liking music. When the deep madness sets in, I'll take your J45 off you ……....png.197c47f720636f02390cc2b0a33804da.png' alt='smiley-veryhappy'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted July 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 Stickboy starts gigging and gets a girlfriend. Coincidence? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted July 17, 2014 Moderators Share Posted July 17, 2014 I got a girlfriend and stopped liking music. There really is only one thing better than music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 There really is only one thing better than music. Pron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted July 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 No... it's Thai Food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 There really is only one thing better than music. Talking about music with yr internet buddies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted July 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 Anyone know how the bar things under our avi's work? I'm apparently a hall of famer and have 6 red lines out of 10, but only 2591 posts. Whereas RAM is a Guru with 13070 posts but only 4 red lines? I assume this just means I'm a superior poster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted July 17, 2014 Moderators Share Posted July 17, 2014 Yes Justin. You are awesomer in every way. I think I heard it mentioned it has something to do with how many 'likes" you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 No more likes for Bee, then. Ram and I need to catch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted July 17, 2014 Moderators Share Posted July 17, 2014 see how likeable I am?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted July 17, 2014 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 I hope you know I jest. Just trying to liven it up around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 No more likes for Bee, then. Ram and I need to catch up. Now check out your likes bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhino55 Posted July 17, 2014 Members Share Posted July 17, 2014 What's my likable bar look like? EDIT: exactly what I thought. Not likable at all! Ha The forum comes and goes. As long as people feel it's useful it won't actually die. I used to be here all the time and got alot out of it. I think I learned more about my own songwriting by critiquing others stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted July 17, 2014 Moderators Share Posted July 17, 2014 The Rhino is a greatly misunderstood beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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