Dizzy
Well-known member
Well I just spent some time typing this for the PM issue thread, but it got closed before I could post.
So here it is...... EBMM, feel free to close or delete after reading.
This thread is bullsh*t..... the PM'ing issue will never be resolved unless alternatives are created, or issues are remedied.
Personally, I can't see why anyone would want to PM BP anyway ?
(Dealers etc excepted)
I mean, WHAT questions are going to get asked ?...... it bewilders me!
As a business owner (in a very different field), I get needless calls every day...... just like taxes, it's an unavoidable part of the job...... no big deal.
I'll give civil responses, make it as short as possible, try and explain alternatives to reduce the occurrence....... I'll hang up, and shake my head sometimes..... then get on with the job.... I guarantee it takes a lot more time to do that than it does to empty a PM box....... I mean, really.......
SUGGESTION 1:
Petrucci Forums has a "Questions for John" section.
Why don't you make a sticky or section like that ?.
The fact that it's public would probably make posters think twice about crap topics & questions...... and Mods could filter unnecessary stuff ?
It also has a disclaimer that replies are not guaranteed.
SUGGESTION 2:
Rather than whinging about it, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
We share an office building with an IT / Web-apps Company....
I'm talking complex online banking....... secure timesheets..... the works. [I also cycle up to 500km a week with the directors, who are now very good friends]
They assure me it wouldn't be a big deal to code the forum to give privelage options....... simple.. then BP chooses who can/cannot PM him........ problem solved.
Rather than take part in the banter on BP's behalf, you EBMM employees would be better off doing something CONSTRUCTIVE and making a few calls to remedy what is obviously a flaw in the structure of the forum..... sure, it might cost a bit, but it'll fix the problem..... if cost is an issue, add $2 to every guitar you make
PS; I'd be happy to put you in contact with my Web-app buddies
So here it is...... EBMM, feel free to close or delete after reading.
This thread is bullsh*t..... the PM'ing issue will never be resolved unless alternatives are created, or issues are remedied.
Personally, I can't see why anyone would want to PM BP anyway ?
(Dealers etc excepted)
I mean, WHAT questions are going to get asked ?...... it bewilders me!
As a business owner (in a very different field), I get needless calls every day...... just like taxes, it's an unavoidable part of the job...... no big deal.
I'll give civil responses, make it as short as possible, try and explain alternatives to reduce the occurrence....... I'll hang up, and shake my head sometimes..... then get on with the job.... I guarantee it takes a lot more time to do that than it does to empty a PM box....... I mean, really.......
SUGGESTION 1:
Petrucci Forums has a "Questions for John" section.
Why don't you make a sticky or section like that ?.
The fact that it's public would probably make posters think twice about crap topics & questions...... and Mods could filter unnecessary stuff ?
It also has a disclaimer that replies are not guaranteed.
SUGGESTION 2:
Rather than whinging about it, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
We share an office building with an IT / Web-apps Company....
I'm talking complex online banking....... secure timesheets..... the works. [I also cycle up to 500km a week with the directors, who are now very good friends]
They assure me it wouldn't be a big deal to code the forum to give privelage options....... simple.. then BP chooses who can/cannot PM him........ problem solved.
Rather than take part in the banter on BP's behalf, you EBMM employees would be better off doing something CONSTRUCTIVE and making a few calls to remedy what is obviously a flaw in the structure of the forum..... sure, it might cost a bit, but it'll fix the problem..... if cost is an issue, add $2 to every guitar you make
PS; I'd be happy to put you in contact with my Web-app buddies
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