Mike Duncan
DGT Player
I get it now when I open the page, check DMs, switch threads....miserable.
That's why I hesitated to post that meme here, and why I didn't post it in response to Poo's original post. It doesn't really apply here -
It isn't a problem, per se, but it is an irritant.Why is this such a problem?
Agree, and sometimes more than others. It has popped up at least 10 times now in the last hour. Every time, refreshing has made it go away but again, an annoyance. And I don't go to "questionable" sites, so it's not some junk on my computer. If I get on from home tonight and am on my ipad, I won't ever get it, even though I'm using Chrome on PC and Chrome in ipad. If I switch over to the laptop, I probably will get one. FYI Captha is not as intelligent as it would like you to believe. "Screw you" does not seem to register, nor does "bite me" or "fungu" or "moronsaywhat?"It isn't a problem, per se, but it is an irritant.
What?Agree, and sometimes more than others. It has popped up at least 10 times now in the last hour. Every time, refreshing has made it go away but again, an annoyance. And I don't go to "questionable" sites, so it's not some junk on my computer. If I get on from home tonight and am on my ipad, I won't ever get it, even though I'm using Chrome on PC and Chrome in ipad. If I switch over to the laptop, I probably will get one. FYI Captha is not as intelligent as it would like you to believe. "Screw you" does not seem to register, nor does "bite me" or "fungu" or "moronsaywhat?"
What?
And I was playing into the "moronsaywhat" bit of sarcasm, so this moron said what ;~))Sarcasm… I was joking that I tried to fake cuss the Captcha screen
And I was playing into the "moronsaywhat" bit of sarcasm, so this moron said what ;~))
There’s nothing wrong with it once you learn how to handle a forum that big. For every knowledgeable experienced musician there, there are 5 newbies raving about every single thing they try, 4 trolls who hop in every thread on a particular topic and crap all over it, and 15 other miscellaneous maroons, doing they thang.What’s wrong with The Gear Page? There are pockets of good knowledge and fellowship there, plus Les’ dream of posting pictures w/o 3rd party hosting is a reality on TGP. Sure, there are plenty of trolls but they’re easier to ignore than a captcha. Usually
There’s nothing wrong with it once you learn how to handle a forum that big. For every knowledgeable experienced musician there, there are 5 newbies raving about every single thing they try, 4 trolls who hop in every thread on a particular topic and crap all over it, and 15 other miscellaneous maroons, doing they thang.
You have to learn how to weed through the threads and decide who knows what. Once you learn how to do that, there is a wealth of knowledge and experience there. You just have to sometimes wade across the Atlantic Ocean to find the pool of knowledge you’re looking for. And, you’ll be exposed to sides of the coin you never knew existed.
I've been asked to do a captcha to log in maybe twice, however, refreshing the page made it go away. So I never bothered with it.
The fact that it's so inconsistent makes me wonder whether in fact it's a deliberate part of the Forum, or it's something to do with the hosting company's software.
One big improvement would be to allow folks to post pics without having to deal with a third party site. There are plenty of platforms that allow it, including the one I use for my own forum.
Indeed, that is a good summary. I used to hang out at TGP a fair bit, mostly in the effects and pedals area, because there wasn't any PRS-specific knowledge I could extract from the Guitar forum that wasn't more easily sourced from here. I'd rarely make forays into other areas, like amps, but even now I don't bother with the site much at all. My effects pedal collection is stupidly big (for my purposes, tiny I am sure compared to some), and gigging live I typically now just use a FlyRig for the limited number of tones/effects that I need. The pedal boards are used for home practice/jamming/writing, and studio recording.There’s nothing wrong with it once you learn how to handle a forum that big. For every knowledgeable experienced musician there, there are 5 newbies raving about every single thing they try, 4 trolls who hop in every thread on a particular topic and crap all over it, and 15 other miscellaneous maroons, doing they thang.
You have to learn how to weed through the threads and decide who knows what. Once you learn how to do that, there is a wealth of knowledge and experience there. You just have to sometimes wade across the Atlantic Ocean to find the pool of knowledge you’re looking for. And, you’ll be exposed to sides of the coin you never knew existed.
I agree 100% . I will not take the time to jump through the hoops required to post pics here. I can be lame at times but I've been this way for 56 years and if I allow change my wife might see it as weakness and start trying to change me..............
My wife's been trying to change my ways forever. The other day, when she told me what I should be doing (or was it saying?) at that moment instead of what I was doing, I said, "Now that the kids are grown, you don't even tell them what to do, you're cool with whatever they've done or said. How about giving me the same consideration."
I got a dirty look. Five minutes later she told me what to do again.
This made me laugh my a$$ off!!!My wife's been trying to change my ways forever. The other day, when she told me what I should be doing (or was it saying?) at that moment instead of what I was doing, I said, "Now that the kids are grown, you don't even tell them what to do, you're cool with whatever they've done or said. How about giving me the same consideration."
I got a dirty look. Five minutes later she told me what to do again.
My wife's been trying to change my ways forever. The other day, when she told me what I should be doing (or was it saying?) at that moment instead of what I was doing, I said, "Now that the kids are grown, you don't even tell them what to do, you're cool with whatever they've done or said. How about giving me the same consideration."
I got a dirty look. Five minutes later she told me what to do again.
Dave is crying because Mintzer refuses to because he considers it to be a cliched Van Halen reference.