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Americans really are the biggest fascists.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The moderator over there is a massive tool.
The other user was Jay Mitchell. Self-proclaimed expert on loudspeakers... someone who disbelieves the latest research on non-linear resonance of rooms, and thus by extension cabinets (because cabinets are just really small rooms) and that was a debate I definitely remember.
So in their nanny-state proclivities, the mods decided (actually I think it was just "big mike" some cow-person from Idaho, probably) to add these two users to my ignore list and prevent me from removing them. I only just noticed tonight when effectively trying to offer a balanced commentary on Axe FX versus Kemper.
My comment outing the moderators for this was deleted and my account banned, with no expiry date. So it seems to be permanent.
So I thought I'd pointlessly out them here in order to maintain the record. Delusional fucking praise and worship playing fucking cow-people the lot of them.
Oh, and they were homophobic to our very own @Gassage at one time too. And we're the only ones who are allowed to do that!
So like I say - be careful what you wish for. You might think person X is a knobcheese, or person Y should be banned outright because they offended your sensibilities.... but you only go that direction if you want your own ability to communicate with people to be limited or curtailed for the QUOTE UN-BLOODY-QUOTE """""""GREAAATTTERRRR GOOOOOODDDDD"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" !! "" !
Yes I've had a beer. Sorry for being melodramatic. Except at least 30% of that apology isn't sincere.
At times, I actually find this forum MUCH more negative and reactive than TGP.
TGP is as lovely, warm and enveloping as the Mormon church, as long as you don't have a contrary opinion. I got slapped down by the mods over there for make a facetious, but not hostile remark on there (British humour basically) about someone and haven't really bothered with it since unless I'm researching a piece of gear to buy.
I was banned from the My Les Paul forum for telling a 15 year old who had a crackly pot in his battered Epiphone that although it would fix his problem he didn't NEED a $249 loom from one of their pet vendors to cure it.
A mod there called LedZepFan actually changed the text of my post to say the loom wouldn't work, then banned me so I couldn't defend myself against the resulting outcry.
Never been there myself but I do contribute to Strat Talk which is an American forum. Apart from the odd reference to guns it is a really pleasant experience.
Every forum has a different flavour and not all Americans are like the weirdos you describe ( I have American relatives) in fact far from it.
I left when I just got fed up with the boutique snobbery - the Freakish Blues saga was particularly hilarious and revealing - as well as the P&W/guns/gas-guzzling America First culture of it all.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Free speech in Murica is only valued if you're saying what they want to hear.
That was an alien who invaded my body on a heavy psilocybin trip. Wasn't me.
He is a very knowledgeable guy. But he's also a total weapon. So there's that. He flat out denied that there was such a thing as nonlinear resonance, regardless of how many white papers I posted. And I wasn't being crass or demeaning when we had the discussion. I was legit trying to get to the bottom of whether nonlinear resonance could be a factor in why IR's sound different to guitar cabs under a microphone.
... but looking at the eggs sunny side up.... all I'm really saying is that this place is cool, and we shouldn't mess with it too much. Take the rough with the smooth, and realise that it's pretty great regardless of it's failings (IE: me lol)