True or false?

[Festofish]

I would agree with you if it weren’t for this place.

Exactly. I think we have something special here. Thanks all who make it possible.

 

[THX1123]

True, except I need clarification on what an "Alpha Character" means.

The ability to type words and abuse apostrophes cannot exactly make anyone an Alpha, but hey...one can pretend.

 

[Burlington Dave]

“Internet forums are frankly a hell-hole of highly opinionated alpha characters who insist they have golden ears but are usually pulling utter BS out of their golden rears.”

From guitar publication.

TRUE!!!

 

[Lou Tencodpees]

Like every aspect of the internet it is way more dynamic than a T/F, pass or fail scenario. I'm sure I'm not alone in that I've benefitted from skilled and well-intentioned individuals on guitar based forums. Why the wholesale indictment?

The statement comes off as a mic drop moment by someone who was probably booted from a forum for being too much of an alpha character.

 

[dsutton24]

I've never claimed to have golden ears, but the golden rears thing interreges me.

 

[Peegoo]

Next is making sure all of the screw slots on your pole-pieces point toward the nut

"Screw clocker! Screw clocker!"

 

[Marc Morfei]

The reason TDPRI is my only social media interaction is that it mostly avoids that syndrome. All the other music forums (TGP, and the various Gibson and Les Paul sites, etc) are worthless. Strat Talk is OK since it mimics TDPRI, but seems to have fewer users.

 

[Jeru]

Agree / love this place.

For some reason, the OP's quote reminded me of this:

 

[Trenchant63]

“Internet forums are frankly a hell-hole of highly opinionated alpha characters who insist they have golden ears but are usually pulling utter BS out of their golden rears.”

From guitar publication.

Instead of reacting to this, we should all take a deep breath and seek to understand the underlying struggle/hurt driving this person to lash out and reach out to help….. Let’s stop judging!! On the other hand, you either have perfect pitch or you do not in which case you have no business on a guitar forum in the first place. I am SO GLAD that’s not me.

 

[That Cal Webway]

"I believe the children are the furn'ture"


-Lars Johansson
President IKEA

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[DekeDog]

Some guitar forums are worse than others, esp. those that list political posts as being against the rules, but then don't enforce them. Far worse are sports teams forums, IMO. Those guys eat their own, and nearly every post is contested. One coach I remember, who's team was struggling at the time, said, "Every man I know can cook a steak and coach college football."

 

[Old Plank]

This is the only one I know, and am always impressed by a whole lot of folks here who definitely know their stuff.

Vote - False

 

[RCinMempho]

One of the reasons you get better discussions here is that we have better questions.

 

[kctelegas]

 

[Deeve]

“Internet forums are frankly a hell-hole of highly opinionated alpha characters who insist they have golden ears but are usually pulling utter BS out of their golden rears.”

From guitar publication.

I'm in this picture and I don't like it . . .

 

[dougbgt6]

There are always self obsessed opinionated nasties on most forums ,but the vast majority are here to help.

Doug

 

[tery]

Its true thats false.

 

[beyer160]

“Internet forums are frankly a hell-hole of highly opinionated alpha characters who insist they have golden ears but are usually pulling utter BS out of their golden rears.”

From guitar publication.

Sounds like someone lost an argument on a forum and never got over it.

 

[ndcaster]

We should have a musician version of Inside the NBA.

 

[fendrguitplayr]

It sounds like something that Hunter S Thompson would write.

False, but not always.