I'm sure I'm not going to endear myself to a lot of the regulars on here with this thread, but from an outsider (I've not been on here long) I've quickly come to the conclusion that there are a sizable bunch of miserable sods on here who love a good moan over the silliest of things.
Things like that 'guitar solos that I HATE' thread or the 'Are a lot of guitarists just out to impress each other' thread. So you people really 'HATE' a guitar solo because it wasn't to your musical taste? And here's me thinking that terms like 'hate' should be reserved for bigger thinks like terrorism, cruelty, and so on. Here's a tip: if you don't like somebodies guitar playing, it would take all of 10 seconds to say "This isn't for me..." switch it off and put something on that you like. Bonus points if you can extend it to "This isn't for me, but if it makes someone else happy then great." Why waste your life being bitter and snooty about someone that is probably enjoying themselves and has fans that enjoy it too?
Then you've got the 'Things that are guaranteed to put you off an eBay listing' thread. People were just teeing off over the silliest things like 'comes from a pet free/smoke free home'. Is it really that bad that the seller wants you to know that the item isn't going to stink of fags or wet dog? Some other guy posted a thread mocking a guy for selling an open-coil H-S-H guitar and listing it as having 5 pickups, WTF, the guy is clearly a novice and was doing his best to describe what he saw, why highlight that to mock him?
And yes I'm fully away that it seems like *I'm* having a moan here, but I don't feel like I am, I just want to point something out that you can agree or disagree with, whatever. But I will say this because it's true; life IS too short to get wound up over the smallest of things and if you spent more time on things that you enjoy rather than things that annoy you, you will be a much happier person for it. And if tearing down other people is what makes you happy, then it sucks to be you.
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Also moved to ot
Such topics should be in Off Topic, which is where this thread belongs. I'll move it for you.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Generally I don't post in neg threads, but since this is so clearly not one....
After reading the op I almost wish i couldn't
You are the one posting a whinge thread.
I'm just the poor sap who has to clean up after people who don't know which section to post in.
I think Roland hit the nail on the head with the pub analogy.