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Location: south east Michigan | Hmmm... The D'Addario board has been gone for months and now the acoustic guitar magazine board has been out for at least a few weeks. (Not that there is anything wrong with that.) |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | I had an interesting (or maybe not) sort of "non-experience" on the Martin board. I did two or three posts, which received absolutely no reaction. Then a board administrator posted a thread asking members to be vigilant in welcoming new members. So, I posted to THAT thread and said something like "timely thread; I was beginning to think my posts were invisible to everyone but me," and, you guessed it, THAT post received no reaction. My last post, on that same thread, was "hmmm...guess they are invisible." Haven't been back since.
Now, compare that to the reaction to my first post on THIS board; I think the replies ran to two or three pages. Some of the posts in that thread spiralled dizzily off-topic (I'm pretty sure there were the usual posts about Al's dire need for meds that Phil still refuses to supply, and so on), but I sure wasn't ignored! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "When left with a void of information people will make up their own"!
I posted on the Breadwinner Fan board (see links on this site) and haven't gotten a stir. I ran some Viper pics, as I've probably burned out most of you, on Projectguitar's forum and received an OK feedback.
I had just found "I will worship" dot/com when it went down for upgrade and still hasn't returned.
I still like this site best! :D |
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Location: NJ | SlipKid;
The AcousticGuitar Board (for what it's worth) hasn't gone anywhere . . . . |
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Location: south east Michigan | I had it listed in my "favorites" for a long time. I'll have to double check the link. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Cliff, maybe it needs to go somewhere?? |
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Location: NJ | exactly.
I'll occasionally go on there to offer some Ovation insight (especially for "newbies" asking questions), but for the most part I come away feeling like a Jew visiting the Vatican . . . |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I guess some are starting to see what I have been so surprised about since day one, and that is that this is one of the busiest and surprisingly on-topic boards on the net with regard to musical instruments. We still pick up about 100 new members each month and traffic, mostly lurkers is phenominal and comes from almost every country on the planet that has an internet connection. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Miles, it's called a home run and you and aL hit one. |
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Location: Vermont USA | Thank You Miles and Al! I am one of many who Appreciate what you have done here. When I asked for some help with purchasing my Elite I received a lot of help and good help at that.
Thank You
Paul |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Paul is alot of fun to chat with too. :D
Just so happens, I wandered into the chatroom on Friday and there was Paul looking to see if anyone was there.
we carried on for i guess 35 minutes. |
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Location: south east Michigan | "Like a jew visiting the Vatican"
Now that is a great metaphor.
That board is not friendly and very uppity.
It always makes this board look that much better. |
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Location: NJ | They're an alright buncha' guys . . .
. . . just tend to take themselves a little too seriously most of the time . . . .
It's much, MUCH better here . . . |
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Location: NC | Let's be honest...........this is the only guitar BB system that counts! :D |
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Location: Chicagoland | I guess that just says something about Ovation owners... |
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Location: Florida | The D'Addario board is up, but only a former shadow of its own self.
For anyone who had a problem getting personally attacked on the D'Addario board, your welcome, buy me a Coke next time we meet.
Persistance in using the telephone does pay off! |
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Location: La Honda, CA | Guess this says something about the ole' "Ovations ain't real guitars" bull, eh? Generally speaking you don't get a whole bunch of people excitedly talking about garbage (generally!)
I haven't tried the other guitar boards, but I do frequent the Cowboy Junkies board (an no, sadly, Michael Timmins does not appear to have an Ovation) and they use the same software, this UBB stuff. I really like it. I think it has a very useful and easy to use interface. A great complement to a great subject! |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Hey
Aren't Ovations the guitar of the future, those other boards have to appeal to their customers who lack two things, computers, too technical, and the problem of being unable to read or write. |
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Location: NJ | and when we get THE NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE BULLETIN BOARD MILES!!!! it will even be better!!! |
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Location: NW NJ | Yep - I've been on several other boards on completely different topics altogether, and this is the only one that is worth my time - but boy, is this one worth my time. I'm relatively new here (about 4-5 months) and was thrilled to find a board of this quality that is devoted to the only guitars that have captured my heart and imagination. I have always felt welcomed here, gotten great advice, and have never been made to feel ignorant (although alot of the time I probably am ;) ). Al and Miles - you are absolutely the best! :D |
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