'Scales Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, fortyearspickn said: Since I joined, there has always been at least one idjit on this forum. ...... wait. That didn't come out right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Things change, forums evolve. Some get better, and some die off altogether. As a long-time web-forum contributor, member, moderator, admin, and even web-site originator/host, I have learned this much; These are the best of times, these are the worst of times. The only constants in life are death and taxes. and, You can't please everybody. So don't even try. Just try to bring joy to others, and give more than you take. The truth, even, I have found, is subjective. So that even is a moving target, and the left and right limits move day by day. Just have fun. And do more good than harm. And you'll find that you wake up each morning looking forward to logging back onto forum.gibson.com, and we'll all be the better for it. 😑 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I see that another old thread from 2010 was just resurrected. The one who brought it back has exactly 1 Post to their name. I have to conclude that person did some kind of internet search and got that thread as a result. It was funny to see some of the old BANNED members like Neoconman, Blackie, Steve and even Fred. Man time flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Interesting Saturn .... I think the one you mean is here in The Lounge - "People's 100 most beautiful people" . Ironically, nothing about guitars or music even. OP noted one of the girls picked was EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT - and far from how most people would define 'beautiful'. Some 'Fat Jokes' surfaced. Some people fired back that jokes were insensitive. and it went back and forth. What I found interesting - was comparing it to the current PC/Woke/SnowFlake culture we have now. I was thinking it just sort of erupted. Not so - as far back, probably further than, 10 years - we were learning that jokes about being fat, skinny, Jewish, Black, White Portuguese or anything else was insensitive. Some tried to distinguish between a general joke - not directed to any one person and one directed to an individual. Former esteemed member Milod made some great points. While I hate Zombie threads from 10 years ago - usually commenting on 'what models are Gibson discontinuing' - I found this an interesting glimpse into how we've evolved, both as forum and a country. Slippery Slope - fifty shades of gray... I have no clue what the person who resurrected this thread was searching for. Not guitar or Gibson stuff, that's for sure. Maybe 'fat jokes'. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 10:29 AM, 'Scales said: Mate, to be fair this place has gone downhill so far in the past 4 years I'd probably rather look at the old stuff too! (The change in the format of the forum to an inferior product has only exacerbated the situation). Funny you should raise this as I was thinking about exhuming an old thread from the past each week to amuse myself and possibly others...but what you are referring to is not down to me, maybe others had the same thought? Well it sounds like a good idea. The only thing about this that bugged me was when I don't notice the date. -'feeling duped' as Sgt put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I love necro-threads. Sometimes I write in one I've already posted in. I read my previous entry and think "stellar. Simply stellar!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pinch said: I love necro-threads. Sometimes I write in one I've already posted in. I read my previous entry and think "stellar. Simply stellar!" Just kidding, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiewuff Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) I necro-ed a months old thread recently and was pretty embarrassed by the newb mistake. I’ve been registered on the current forum since ‘07, but have been away a long while. With the pandemic, I’ve had time to play more, and have been reading and posting a little. Edited July 29, 2020 by zombiewuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 9 hours ago, zombiewuff said: I necro-ed a months old thread recently and was pretty embarrassed by the newb mistake. I’ve been registered on the current forum since ‘07, but have been away a long while. With the pandemic, I’ve had time to play more, and have been reading and posting a little. Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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