Read all about it....
http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=12137.0;topicseen
:GRN> :SHK> :rolleyes:
I wish the forum software had a way to flag a topic = ignore. :WNK>
I admit I waded in their a couple of times... My point seemed to be missed though.
It is quite interesting to me that the "Troll" has posted way fewer, and less inflammatory, posts than a few of our other members.
Go figure.
Quote from: ronmac on June 28, 2006, 12:45:16 PM
I admit I waded in their a couple of times... My point seemed to be missed though.
It is quite interesting to me that the "Troll" has posted way fewer, and less inflammatory, posts than a few of our other members.
Go figure.
Thats what they do. A good troll can come out looking like the good guy. They plant the seed and wait for people to take the bait. Someone not familiar with forums could read through that post and think that the troll was just stating his opinion and then got attacked. Best to ignore, sometimes a little humor is ok, but if you start getting hostile the troll has done exactly what he intended.
-josh
Hahaha, that thread is still funny if you ask me. It is already on it's 6th page!!!!
jwieities, you nailed it right on the head. He should be the poster boy for internet troll.
"News Flash! Troll post spurs 100 replies in only 8 days!!!"
So what. It's a very trivial thing.
He came. He annoyed. And he conquerd!
This post is jsut about as annoying as the original . . . you're jsut adding fuel to the fire . . . what a waste! :angry:
And yet you read it... and posted in it...
Jason, you should know, someone who owns THAT many taylors probably doesn't have very much common sense :WNK>
(just kidding, roman)
I wonder how long this forum will last without posts like these and others being closed or deleted?
Sooner or later the folks that have their name at the top of the page may get sick of it. Then it will go the same way the 'TaylorForum' did. In fact this is exactly the kind of stuff that started happening at that forum when Taylor Guitars disassociated themselves with that forum.
It's been almost two months since the only moderator has logged on here. There is no way this forum will stay up without moderation or administration.
The software that is running this place has been upgraded for security reasons 5 times since version 1.0.3. That's another threat, just one hack and it's over.
Steve
Quote from: SteveK on June 28, 2006, 03:48:24 PM
I wonder how long this forum will last without posts like these and others being closed or deleted?
Sooner or later the folks that have their name at the top of the page may get sick of it. Then it will go the same way the 'TaylorForum' did. In fact this is exactly the kind of stuff that started happening at that forum when Taylor Guitars disassociated themselves with that forum.
It's been almost two months since the only moderator has logged on here. There is no way this forum will stay up without moderation or administration.
Steve
Your comments might be a bit premature (I hope). The majority of posters on this forum are great and add good discussion. However, there have been a few bad topics lately.
There's more to this forum staying up than just what's being discussed.
Who's paying for the server? What about the software threat, which is very real? What about Larrivées approval of their name associated with what's happening here?
I really am amazed that most people can keep it together here without moderation. Although the troll issue is becoming a problem it seems, that's my worry, not the main membership. It's the people that log on just for one post to cause problems that I'm worried about.
If one of those trolls knows the holes in SMF's older versions? You may log on here one day and be re-directed to a porn site. LOL
Steve :GRN>
This forum has always taken care of itself nicely.I'm sure Zach who is now out of college and a member of the working world knows this and if there is a problem he can always be emailed.Our own policing does him proud.But if you wish email him.This forum is also supported by donation from us the members,we are not asked to but we do it any way.
Trolls will come and go so what.We just need to remember not to take it personnally.Have fun,enjoy,conjoll and carry on. :GRN>
SteveK, good point. I've been wondering this myself lately. Your comments aren't premature. If Zach has abandoned us then the next time the forum gets hacked or is down due to anything else, it may be the final end of this forum. It could happen anytime.
Btw, Ovation trolls are better than Viagra trolls. We have one post on the front page, we could easily be overrun by them. Other forums get them on a daily basis, and require an approval process to get registered.
Maybe someone who has a way of contacting Zach, should see about getting another moderator or two.
Hey, I found the viagra thread quite useful(hint hint, wink wink :WNK>)
Quote from: unclrob on June 28, 2006, 04:45:05 PM
This forum has always taken care of itself nicely.I'm sure Zach who is now out of college and a member of the working world knows this and if there is a problem he can always be emailed.Our own policing does him proud.But if you wish email him.This forum is also supported by donation from us the members,we are not asked to but we do it any way.
Trolls will come and go so what.We just need to remember not to take it personnally.Have fun,enjoy,conjoll and carry on. :GRN>
I think I remember someone saying a few days ago that they couldn't reach Zach. He hasn't been on in two months. Are you sure he will be there if we really need something?
Quote from: SteveK on June 28, 2006, 03:48:24 PM
I wonder how long this forum will last without posts like these and others being closed or deleted?
Sooner or later the folks that have their name at the top of the page may get sick of it. Then it will go the same way the 'TaylorForum' did. In fact this is exactly the kind of stuff that started happening at that forum when Taylor Guitars disassociated themselves with that forum.
Geez, i thought I was just being funny. Sorry, man.
But I agree, I think we're sunkwithout an active moderator. Is there anything we can do?
David
I'm not sure.We could email him with suggestion.
I was in contact with Zach about a moderator and changing the forum theme. Our conversation just stopped abruptly on May 3rd. Which is the day before he last logged on.
So I tried a couple of different email addresses for him and no response?
Sorry I don't know where he is?
Steve
Quote from: dberch on June 28, 2006, 04:58:20 PM
Geez, i thought I was just being funny. Sorry, man.
But I agree, I think we're sunkwithout an active moderator. Is there anything we can do?
David
We could always swamp the Ovation Forum with Larrivee posts.
I know I know, I'd never do it either. But, I have to admit that I thought about it.
Dan
Our threads wouldn't last to long over there before they got deleted.
As you can see I own a ovation custom balladeer which is very close to the legend in sound and quality and it wont eat my Larrivee for lunch or even my Seagull but it does have more bass and volume than either the Larrivee or the seagull but for all out sound, tone, and sustain My little L=o3 wins hands down. :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:
No real harm done. It just doesn't happen here that often.
E. Shoaf
Quote from: SteveK on June 28, 2006, 03:48:24 PM
I wonder how long this forum will last without posts like these and others being closed or deleted?
I suppose we in the forum could in effect close them ourselves. I started the thread "Are plastic guitars the wave of the future" in an attempt to divert or siphon energy away from the troll thread. Hate to see the troll get so much attention.
H.L. Mencken I think it was had a strategy for dealing with a certain type --- once he got a very long inflammatory letter filled with personal insults. He wrote back just this: "Sir, you may be right."!
I just want to know where the Tragotroll person is getting his Ovations for $300. Over here, they cost at least three times that, so if there's a cheap source we should buy them all and then flog them for the usual going rate. :WNK>
Unless, of course, he's referring to the low-end models, which only have 'Ovation' on them in the way that latter day Epiphones have 'Gibson' stuck somewhere about their being.
Odd how we've all been congregating under the mass false impression that we like Larrivees when seemingly all we've been waiting for is for someone to reveal that in fact we're each wanting an Ovation! Remember, kids, plastic is the new wood!
Quote from: Ratishna on June 28, 2006, 07:41:52 PM
No real harm done. It just doesn't happen here that often.
E. Shoaf
Agreed, not really worth the time or effort...
Quote from: dberch on June 28, 2006, 10:59:13 AM
Read all about it....
http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=12137.0;topicseen
:GRN> :SHK> :rolleyes:
If Trog was (is) a troll, he's a real amateur. I want my trolls to be high-end, clever, witty, nefarious...
There was one with the screen name "Walters" last year on several f the recording forums. What a riot. Folks still talk about him, wishing he was back.
Unfortunately, Trog, if he is a troll (I don't think he is), just posts boring posts.