Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet

[doublebuzzing]

"Old TubeNet was weirdly different--there were a lot of serious players on the boards and there was a lot of extremely frank discussion. Now it's just a couple of deep-South survival nuts talking about ninety-year-old Jumbo sousaphones."

Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/Tuba/comments/1 ... e_tubenet/" target="_blank

Where are these survival nuts?

[nycbone]

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[iiipopes]

They obviously never read my posts about Besson instruments.

[The Big Ben]

Just see if we ever invite those turdmerchants to Blokestock...

[bigtubby]

In any case, you can see the enthusiasm for that subreddit. I'm guessing those people didn't have anything to discuss other than their shared hatred of another website?

The OP there as well as all seven replies were posted "1 year ago" so the enthusiasm apparently had little staying power.

I've seen the "shared hatred" theme happen many times on USENET and web places.

It seems to happen often in the online photography/modeling world. Even when relatively massive amounts of cash are behind them, seldom does that reactionary impetus breed a successful competitor let alone replacement for the hated original. It is a difficult and elusive task to build that critical mass that makes an online "community" work and thankfully negativity has a fairly limited draw.

[ken k]

Boy the way Glenn Miller played....

[Heavy_Metal]

Gee, my old Alex played great.....

[Donn]

A sousaphone mouthpiece should work equally well, if you're playing a BBb tuba.

[nycbone]

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[MaryAnn]

I was just musing yesterday that the discussions on the old tubenet were so much better, had actual intellectual content, and were not dominated by one person who has to have the last say on everything. I've seen it many times that the people I want to actually talk to get overpowered and driven out by the ones with a higher need to dominate. Makes me sad, and I'm basically gone too. Not interested in reading the plethora of posts by the one Domineer on Tubenet.

[EdFirth]

If you hurry you can catch the 7:15 Jumbo Sousaphone to another forum.

[windshieldbug]

I have seen professional trombonists recycle their drippings

That's only for the pizzas they were delivering...

[EdFirth]

You bet. Then on to the Jumbo Sooza Looza Palooza.Don't forget your plaid skirts.

[ken k]

hey joe, i was wondering how many tubas you keep in your bunker?

k

[joh_tuba]

It's nice to see all the soul searching and personal reflection.