My #1 gripe with head-fi forum members - Page 32

Someone posted about newbies and posting new threads. FYI all new members get a message that, among a bunch of other info, directs them towards the recommendations threads. In the future I hope to set up a newbie forum instead.

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Originally Posted by Currawong 

Someone posted about newbies and posting new threads. FYI all new members get a message that, among a bunch of other info, directs them towards the recommendations threads. In the future I hope to set up a newbie forum instead.

A newbie forum with maybe some stickied threads or articles?  And maybe the glossary of head-fi terms?  Could be that new users can't post until they at least click on the stickies...or is that not possible?

Some newbies are going to post strange threads in the main forums no matter how much guidance they're given at the onset. I guess we were all there at one point, and fortunately a good number of new users seem to do a little research before they feel the need to post.

They don't get the message for a few hours after they join (intentionally), so you'll still see quite a few newbie threads for now.

I'm sure this would be a programming nightmare:

Newbies can only type terms (budget, classical, portable) after they've done a search query with those words! (Not realistic at all, obviously)

Or a newbie entrance test: They would only be able to start or post in threads after they pass the test; the right answers would be found through the search function. The test could be automated.

Or for the first two weeks of being a headfi member they could only post in the recommendation threads.

Jeez, some posts here make me feel a whole lot less welcome, even if I did not start with the usual "Hey guys which ~$50 gaming headphones should I buy? I like enormous bass a lot!" -first thread. I do like the openness of these forums at least. It'd be a disservice to them if things would go too much towards the direction of shut-in elitism.

I've lurked around long enough to say that the most gripes are the same as in with almost any forum for me at least.

- Favoritism

- Post count boosting with short, nigh-meaningless replies

- People who obviously haven't read some of the forum categories/rules

In general the head-fi forums seem to be a very nice place for information and guidance regardless of its pretty enormous size though.

I really don't see what's wrong with people making threads asking for recommendations.

Having one thread for that becomes too much of a clustered mess IMO. Much harder to search through and follow, not to mention there's going to be a larger amount of people that will be looking at thread titles than there are that look at each post in the recommendations thread.

Sometimes, I find what I need with the smaller threads more quickly .... just sayin'  :)

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Originally Posted by TubeStack 


Agreed. I don't see the big deal.

To me, it feels like there is a lot of reduplication happening. There are already recommendation threads. With so many new threads, it gets cluttered. You also often get other new forum users answering instead of ones who have more experience. I think it would be cool to have a forum subsection for recommendation questions where new people can ask to their hearts content. 

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Originally Posted by imackler 

To me, it feels like there is a lot of reduplication happening. There are already recommendation threads. With so many new threads, it gets cluttered. You also often get other new forum users answering instead of ones who have more experience. I think it would be cool to have a forum subsection for recommendation questions where new people can ask to their hearts content. 

Completely agree. I participate in another smaller forum and it's much better to have a single recommendations thread. If someone else creates a new thread they get answered, but they are aso directed to the main thread. It just simplifies things: would you rather have a wallet for every coin you own or gather them all in a single wallet?

I think people are making too much of a big deal out of this. You can't avoid idiocy all the time, and it happens literally everywhere. Head-Fi is nowhere near the level of snobbery and ignorance of real life... Fact of the matter, here on Head-Fi, we look for valuable information and most generally try to contribute and be fair with our opinions and our reception of others. 

We have the right to agree or disagree with members. If someone seems to overly be praising something with not much foundation, it's simple; disregard his opinion if you feel it does not make sense. Some people will get into quarrels disagreeing with others, and that's what makes the forum bad in their opinions; but they just don't have to get involved.

People also need to take into consideration that we have different equipment, tastes in sound and music preferences; there is no ideal image of perfection. Example: If you love the HD800's and someone else praises the LCD3 for instance and diminishes you because of your choice; don't go in for an attack as many do. You just state your preference in sound and clearly explain how yours fit into your system... it's not difficult, and they most likely never heard said headphone in the same circumstances...

People need to share information on what they have experienced/own; speculation and having an opinion over specs generally aren't favorable for the members here.

What annoys me is that members don't send all those nasty, space consuming, antiquated old vinyl discs to my very accommodating PO box.   Apart form that minor inconvenience I love Head-Fi, subjective hyperbole and all!