ped

Hi Stance The 'my content' list isn't always indexing properly at the moment (we're fixing it at the moment) but currently if you post a 'bump' on your thread it'll add your listing to your my content area after a few mins. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/233782-roland-jp-8080-virtual-analog-synthesizer-with-manual-and-original-box/page__p__2414760#entry2414760 The new version of the software gets rid of this problem, it's all to do with the search index.. In the meantime, sorry and good luck with the same! ped

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1394192635' post='2388933'] Grolsch bottle washers on all my basses. never had a problem. Like this bloke: And this one [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFgFFNXahcg[/media] [/quote] Both sponsored by Grolsch

These are my fave. They're more pleasing than the Schaller type and they feel safer, to me anyway. http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dmi&field-keywords=marvel%20straplocks

I had a lovely day and was able to meet up with a bunch of friends and I also met a few new ones. Did anyone else notice nearly everyone had a Basschat lanyard on I also met Patrice Vigier... what a lovely man! I showed him a picture of my 80's bass and he seemed genuinely chuffed that I've looked after it so well. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pedullaman/media/IMG_5342_zps7f0fb0a3.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/pedullaman/IMG_5342_zps7f0fb0a3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I also think the vibe was really different this year. As Mark at Bass Direct agreed, it's 'matured' and the show felt really inviting and friendly. Here's to next year.. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pedullaman/media/IMG_5343_zps59514162.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/pedullaman/IMG_5343_zps59514162.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Yes we're installing the new version of the software next month so I think it'll fix some of these niggles. Then you can use your enter key as much as you like. Cheers ped

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392660931' post='2371258'] Had the create a thread function checked for a subscription first, it would be preferable. This i think would be a better way of doing things otherwise it's just a mess as my thread is now in the ether which just makes the admin job harder. [/quote] It does. It identified that you haven't paid the £20 yearly fee so it asked you to pay, and gave you the option of a one off £7 payment instead if you prefer to list just one item. Cheers

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392661011' post='2371260'] No thank you. I have the pictures, you can just delete the post. I cannot spare £7 to bet that I might get a sale. I also don't like uploading credit card details to websites (and i don't use paypal), so being invited to do so is not helpful to me. [/quote] Again, no problem. Cheers ped

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392660201' post='2371245'] That's fine if you are a profesional seller where it might be profitable. It would even be fine to be charged on a succesful sale. I can't justify this to just list one item with no guaratnee at all of a sale. [/quote] No problem, ped

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392655641' post='2371136'] I have tried listing something for sale and everytime I click to Post the message I just get directed to a page asking for donations. I don't want to make a donation, why is this happening? Are you saying that only people that pay you can advertise? If so why not make this clear before i take time creating and advert and uploading images? I can't even see if the advert has correctly uploaded because, again, i get this link. [/quote] I can recover the text and images from your previous posts to save you re-uploading them if you like, just Pm me. Cheers

Yeah I think the page can be re-worded. Will look at it - the wording on the page (tab) at the top of the forum is clearer. There's also a little box which says how much it costs when you hover over the 'price or trade value' box but again, it could be clearer.

[quote name='Lee Restarick' timestamp='1390590415' post='2347411'] Thanks Ped I see that there is a charge and I am perfectly happy to pay. With the quality of this forum that's well worth it. [/quote] Cheers Lee, kind of you to say so. Best of luck with the swap! ped

Hi Lee Welcome! If you'd like to trade an item, post it in the marketplace and state the value of the item you're swapping in the price field. Let me know if I can help further and enjoy the forum! ped

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1390555453' post='2346660'] It's all subjective I guess. I prefer the sound of the newer Status necks (with truss rod), they give the bass a slightly more complex tone and there's less fret noise. For me they fit into the mix better as a backing instrument (I'm a groove player, definitely not a soloist). But there are people on Basschat who like the purity of the older fully rigid necks and the aggressive note attack that gives, it can put the bass much more centre stage. [/quote] I agree. I'm a groover too and I love the velvety clank that cuts through the mix. I haven't played many statii but it would be interesting to compare them.

I'd love to see your vigier!

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1390514595' post='2346405'] Whoops...sorry Mr Vigier. [/quote] Maybe Patrick is English for Patrice

It's Patrice Mine is an '88 and it's certainly not moved in the 10 or so years I've owned it.

My vigier series 2 has a graphite neck with no truss rod. I love it because there's hardly any relief. I've had later series 3 basses also sans truss rod but they were built with a bit more relief (still not much by normal standards) but I preferred the older neck. I remember someone saying how not having a truss rod helped the sound if the bass, too. Not sure how important that is in the grander scheme of things but I guess it all goes into the mix.

Glad to hear it. Enjoy the bass!

[quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1388860927' post='2327064'] Ped - is your new profile pic a subtle hint to us mere mortals? [/quote] Hehe she's a softie really. Best way to defuse a Staffie - put a jumper on it

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1388858715' post='2327014'] Are people really this bad that so much content needs to be pulled so quickly? I know there are arguments but the wisdom of crowds normally sorts it if it's given a chance, there are sometimes a few casualties, but after a sulk or a cry they usually come back and all is well. I very rarely see any bullying or death threats or serious ill will, does that happen? Obviously there is much more to BC than meets the eye. [/quote] Normally there will be some PMing and so forth happening behind the scenes whilst we ask people to keep it civil, they say 'but so and so said this over here and it's still there and much worse than I said' etc so a lot of forward and backward messaging. There's never anything serious, but people often forget to engage their brain before letting their thoughts end up online!

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1388856946' post='2326973'] [Throws cap up in the air] Thanks, Ped! I too warmly applaud any action that makes BC a more considerate, kinder place. However, how is one going to moderate when people post "lawfully" but mean - without strictly breaking the rules? Point in case: recently, a known BC member (not me) was treated very unkind in Off Topic by people who only alluded to the person in question, without mentioning names. (BTW; me too I'm avoiding names right now, mostly to try and protect that victim's anonymity but not only because of that.) This victim's anonymity (I don't know the correct term for it, but allow me to call it "anonymity" just for now) made sure that he either didn't defend himself and risked the false notions about him getting even more cemented, or did defend himself at the risk of being called paranoid. Another member asked who this person was, and a mod of sorts stated something along the lines of naming names making things worse (= more cruel?). The offenders seemed not corrected or moderated or whatever. In the mean time, as far as I can understand, there [i][b]was[/b][/i] appalling behaviour, and there [b][i]was[/i][/b] a victim. (BTW, I too, in response to something I'd written, have received posts and PMs that to me seemed from a different planet altogether, as if the "bad" that I'd done gave other people a free pass to write whatever vicious stuff they liked. However, please accept that this post is not a "Booohooh! Poor me!" post. I hate course, unkind behaviour, but can absolutely tackle it if that is needed. I write this paragraph only to make it very clear that the preceding paragraph really isn't about me (couldn't be either, as I avoid Off Topic as much as I can).) My take is that generally, some people care less than others about BC, other members or other aspects, and are more willing than others to find ways to hurt other people or to just write frustrations off their chest whilst carefully keeping their texts within certain boundaries so as to be hard to moderate. Some people seem allergic to open visors. I think the important question is: Is the moderator team willing to and equipped for tackling these people? If not, I fear that stricter moderation is only going to lead to a raise in sub-surface aggression, and looser moderation might actually bring BC closer to the aimed for result. Rather than enforcing rules about forbidden behaviour, is there a way one can enforce rules of good behaviour? Mind you, I don't have the answer to that question, but I do know that when I worked in child protection, we made contracts with kids from dysfunctional families, and every single sentence in those contracts was about what was allowed - nothing about what was forbidden. Worked a treat. BTW, I'm aware that BC is not the kids from dysfunctional families. . . . . . . BC is the whole dysfunctional family! [/quote] Hi Bert It's all about nipping it in the bud as soon as something is noticed, but us or by the membership. Although in the example provided there's no rule broken as such (not directly, at least) we can still add users to our watch list and close the thread and PM the members in question. I'm happy to warn and ban without direct circumvention of a given rule if something is clearly causing problems because nobody has to put up with it. The more we know as mods the more we can do to keep things friendly.