a new forum: TapeOpCon-versation ????

[TapeOpHillary]

it has been suggested to me that we have a separate forum on the board for those that want to continue discussion on ideas brought up at the conference...

do you think this would be a cool idea? waste of time? end up trashy? would that matter?

hillary

[wing]

I like the idea... I also like the title of this thread. You're so witty.

[Spy Boy]

Love the idea and love the name. Do it!

[Auxillary]

I dont know. That seems like creating a forum for people who only have blond hair. More people here didnt go than did go, I think it will end up creating a clique. And if you've ver seen PSW, that's NOT good for forums or any other aspect of life. Anytime you give people a time and place to conjugate and doing so citing similiar interests, ther eis bound to be discrimination of many sorts.

May I say three words to demonstrate my point of clique's and disruption caused by them?

Off-Topic Forum.

[moosapotamus]

fwiw - I kind of agree w/ Aux. Not sure what the benefit would really be. Possibly more of a hassle to have to check in to two different forums just to keep tabs.

~ Charlie

[cgarges]

I don't think that's what Hillary means. Not a forum with a special password to which only people who attended the conference are granted access. More like a way to organize those discussions so that they're not so randomly posted in here. (Am I right about that Hillary?)

I think it could be a cool thing and maybe a good way to get more people to realize the value of attending.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

[Auxillary]

Chris, my point was: A lot of people who werent there will miss out on the many, oh so many, conversations that start out with, "Remember when they talked about that one mic? Man, so cool". Im sure there was information there which would be great for people to share.

I just think if it became a seperate area, it would seperate the community just a bit. Ever been to a foroum where 50% of the people know (or have met) each other RL, and the rest dont? Its quick to spawn lots of "remember when" style threads... Just seems like a small wedge in the community, bring one section together more while alienating another part.

[cgarges]

Take this with a grain of salt. I'm sort of playing devil's advocate here (as I usually do).

Sure, I see what you're saying, I just don't think it's that big of a deal. It's not like everybody who went is gonna stay over there and everybody who didn't go wouldn't ever visit. Hell, if I hadn't gone, I'd be all about hanging out in there to see what went on. I mean, we all spent our money to go and have fun and learn. Frankly, I can understand somewhat why Larry and the gang are reluctant to release documentation of the conferences. At the same time, there's certainly a desire for them to do it and I can understand that, too.

As far as getting clicky, this forum can be a bit like that already, though not unnervingly so. I'm more likely to jump in on conversations with people on here I have conversed with outside of this board. It was a nice surprise when I started posting to see that justinf was here. I'm thankful to soundguy for offering me a place to stay a couple months ago. I'm thankful to Andy Hong for taking lots of initiative to see that I've had fun in a THREE of different citites (and safe travel in snow between two of those). I'm thankful for people who have given me rides and bought me a few beers and bothered to say hi to me or thank me for what I've had to say, stupid or not. Does that make me elitist? I don't think so. I think that's part of what gives this board so much personality.

I say Hillary should go for it, but I'm certainly not gonna lose sleep over it either way. Who knows? Maybe if it's that important than she shouldn't do it. I'd certainly agree that if people are gonna get bent out of shape about it, it's not worth the argument.

Sorry for the rant. I certainly don't want to alienate anybody.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

[TapeOpHillary]

no, i didn't mean any kind of separate, password-protected thing or anything...just a separate forum.
i'm not really into the idea because it will mean ideas will be spread out even more.
but i'm willing to do a separate one if everyone sees it as a valuable thing...

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[Auxillary]

no, i didn't mean any kind of separate, password-protected thing or anything...just a separate forum.
i'm not really into the idea because it will mean ideas will be spread out even more.
but i'm willing to do a separate one if everyone sees it as a valuable thing...

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How did you guys get that aI assumed some sort of password protected thing? I think just the existance of the forum would be detrimental

And I also dont see where I inferred anyone would become, or is elitist? Sorry if it seemed so.

Like Hillary said I think this will just spread idaes a little thin, but bring "parties" closer together. Like chris said, it's already happening a little, not annoyingly so. Do we really need to feed it more? Anyone who even hopped in to PSW recpit the last few weeks before it got revamped knows exactly what Im talking about. Or you can go look at kvr-vst.com, a previously wonderful community that has gone downhill a little more in constructive threads everytime they add another forum. Or harmony-central?

[cgarges]

How did you guys get that aI assumed some sort of password protected thing? I think just the existance of the forum would be detrimental

That was me, blowing things out of proportion, as usual, just to make a point. Sorry. I see what you're saying, but this is coming from a guy who's never even looked at the computer recording section of this forum. I actually enjoy the fact that General Recording isn't bogged down with computer questions the way that, say EQ magazine is becoming and that Off Topic is now much more fun than it used to be.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

[Auxillary]

I can understand that. But there isnt a level of "Hey, me and these two guys use computers. you dont" then they start writing each other notes in binary. When you have a group (not just a few personal) of people who've made a physical or emotional connection it becomes a little more deep. I couuld of course see tapeop without a computer recording section... this is TAPE-OP after all eh? but I digress... I think it's just a bit of sour grapes ya know? (I couldnt go)

[dstroud]

I've really loved the Con posts I've read, having gone to the convention. The great quotes post on the misc. board was classic.

Basically, I'm too lazy to have to click on another board and read the posts there, so I'm not wild about the idea of another board. It's all the same to me.

-Dan