Banjo Hangout - Improvements and Suggestions Forum Feed

Can you add India?

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:37:43 CST

To the drop down menu of locations? I doubt I'll find another banjo player around here, but you never know. Thanks, billyshake ____________________________ billyshake: The #1 Banjo Player on the Sub-Continent! (of course, that's assuming I'm the ONLY banjo player on the sub-continent)

2010 Players Union Shirt Design and $200 Prize!

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:24:30 CST

Hi Everyone! It's that time of year again--time for a new design for the [url="http://www.banjohangout.org/store/details.asp?id=10"]players union[/url] shirts! Every year we do a new design, and we need one done for 2010. Here's the bonus for this year--if you create a completed shirt design, and I pick it for 2010, I'll pay you $200! Good design takes work, and this way I'm paying you for your time, and hopefully this will stimulate a little creativity! I want any and all suggestions about what you'd like to see for 2010's design. If you just have input about what style of shirt, that's fine--if you have a completed piece of artwork, you can post that as well! Sadly, I can make no promise that I'll actually implement any of your suggestions (I reserve the final design decisions for myself), but I would certainly like to hear your ideas! Who knows--maybe your idea (or something like it) will become the Players Union shirt for 2010? Last year I posted a similar topic and Scott Roberts created a sweet design that became the shirt for 2009! _eric Banjo Hangout Webmaster Rules and Guidelines: http://www.banjohangout.org/forum/rules.asp

Maybe an icon

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:08:46 CST

in the members posts to the tabs they have posted. Thank you, "Count" Hugh "I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

Mods- This one could get out of hand

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:31:13 CST

http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/160310/3

Contests

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:40:13 CST

I think contests for kids would be a great idea. The other contests you have to be 18 but what about us younger fellas?[:)]

video function

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:45:22 CST

Is there a search function for the videos like there is for mp3's? Also - can we get notified of comments on our videos like we have for sound files? - Just in case you are bored Eric, and need something to do...[:)]

Suggestion

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:59:06 CST

I suggest that a form for kids is made.

Survivor style voting for union members?

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:26:53 CST

I suggest the site set up some sort of a voting system to allow Banjo Hangout Union members to vote on banning members or locking topics. It could be set up so that a certain amount of votes is needed to lock a topic and ban a members account. This would take some of the moderation duties off the shoulders of the mods and allow the people who pay to support this site take a greater role in maintaining it. A special forum could be set up that only the union members can access to discuss such things and take part in the votes. Only hangout union members would be allowed to vote in order to keep people from abusing the system by setting up fake accounts to vote over and over. I think this would be a good way to deal with some of the scammers and rabblerousers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his “divine spiritual and intellectual development,” has become the most vicious animal of all!”

"Original" Video Category

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 3 Oct 2009 23:38:41 CST

In Media Archive/videos I suggest adding "Original" as a new category under genre. http://www.banjocrazy.com/ Independent Gold Tone product specialist. All Gold Tone instruments available. Banjoistic interviews, videos, tabs, excitement. http://www.youtube.com/user/strumstering My YouTube Channel

Like/Dislike posts?

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:34:15 CST

I have recently joined facebook and started getting videos from you tube. Something I have noticed is you can like or dislike posts. Many of the posts on BHO have two or more pages of random opinions that just confuse the people that are trying to get advice. If they could see that ten people agree with one persons opinions, and three disagree with another persons opinions, it would help the decision tremendously. Another plus would be cutting down on posts that consist of space consuming posts like, "Good idea" or "Bad idea" etc. Just an idea, I don't want BHO to turn into facebook or anything, but I think this would help. Tater www.lindleycreek.com - www.redbeartrading.com - www.ghsstrings.com

photo search

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:09:01 CST

It would be nice to be able to search people's photo descriptions (similar to Google Images) and get thumbnail photos back. Even if it just returned links it would still be very useful. One thing that I would love to do is search for pictures of a particular banjo.. e.g Hatfield, without also getting tons of hits from threads and or signatures. -matt

Classified improvement

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:08:38 CST

[url]http://www.banjohangout.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=158676[/url] So, How is it Eric? Could we have a couple of new checkboxes or a 'multiselectdropdown' to classifieds? Then the seller could choose if he or she ships a) worldwide b) U.S. & Canada only c) U.S only etc. That might prevent the growing frustration of us 'foreigners' who get excited about new items for sale but never receive emails from the sellers. Seppo Sillanpää, Finland 56 - an active newbie since 2003 http://www.sillanpaa.info http://www.myspace.com/sillanpaas

Skill Levels....

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:45:23 CST

We need another skill level added somewhere between "purty good" and "expert/professional". I consider myself to be a bit above "purty good", but I'm not a pro, nor am I an "expert(nor is anyone else, IMHO). I do make a little money playing my banjo, but that in no way makes me a professional player. I think another level, maybe something like "been playing awhile", or "knows a few tunes", or something along those lines would fit more of us....again...MHO.

Banjo Players search

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:45:48 CST

I would like to look up other players by city and state. I live in Texas and when I look up players in Texas, that covers alot of ground. By City would help.

Gig announcement forum

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:23:45 CST

What do you think about a forum designed to allow folks to announce where and when they or they're groups will be performing? [IMG]http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/pandjlocke/trailer_hick_playing_banjo_md_clr.gif[/IMG] Beware of the urgent crowding out the important - C.E. Hummel Paddy

"non banjo" new members

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:28:42 CST

Perhaps, it's just me, but there seems to be a rash of new members that join just to promote their brand of snake oil, etc., which adds more work to already over-burdened mods. Is there a way of filtering these annoying new members as they sign up? I noticed that just today there are about 4 or 5 new members whose sole purpose is self-promotion of one sort or the other. Cheers, John Coleman Scarborough, Maine

general area in classifieds

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:42:28 CST

I know there are many valid reasons why folks might not want to put their home town in their profile. It causes me problems when I am intersted in something in the classifieds and for shipping it just says something like "actual cost" or "to be determined". I know it is easy enough to email the member to see where they are located, but after doing this many times, it gets tiresome. It would be very helpful if a potential buyer could at least know the state the instrument or other items would be coming from. If a seller would just say OK, or TX or NJ or whatever, at least I would have more of an indication of if I might be genuinely interested. I would not have to bother them and they would still not have to give their specific location. I'm just not going to ask the general location anymore. it is tedious to me and I feel they would include it if they were really interested in selling the item. I think giving the state only would not be divulging enough info to be used against you by a lowlife looking to take advantage of folks in the classifieds. I know other folks will disagree with me on this and I respect their right to their opinions. It is just frustrating to not be able to do a quick ball park guess of what the shipping charges would be or if it was close enough that I may be able to travel to them (even if they were paranoid enough to want to meet at a restaurant) and avoid shipping costs entirely. Don PS I always look at the profile page to see if the info is there, so that is a suggestion i don't need! Thanks!

A new catagory suggestion

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:13:15 CST

One for games.......the off topic catagory is always half filled with games that some don't want to play. It forces posts off the first page pretty quickly sometimes.[:)] Regards, wkb28791 "If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it-----Now quiet! they're about to announce the lottery numbers!" Homer Simpson

Members homepages

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:11:37 CST

Hello, very nice site, it goes better and better. Thank you Eric and all of you for that. Would it be possible to add in the member profiles the list of the tablatures submited by this member, like it is done for photos, music etc ... Regards Hicham http://banjobluegrass.free.fr

Can the "My hangout" on right be moved

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:21:12 CST

When you read comments on our home pages the "My Hangout" quick tabs on the right seem to squeeze any comments left on our homepages. Is it possible to move this quick tab option to below the RSS feed line on the left side. I love the concept and it sure is handy, thanks. . Faith, Family, Football and picking the banjo could life be any better? Want a quality built banjo or individual instruction? http://www.bennettsmusicstudio.com Need a website for your band? http://www.designsbydorothy.com/

Show us your banjo!

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:47:14 CST

One of the other forums that I belong to is for drums. They have a "Show us your kit" section where members post up pictures of their drum sets. I think it would be quite interesting to have something similar here for the members to post pictures and descriptions of what banjos they are playing or have run across. Ricky Gibson TB-00 conversion

Searching for BHO members

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 13:00:36 CST

When I search for BHO members in a specific state, the results do not include the name of the city. Would it be possible to always include the name of the city in a search results for a specific state? That would certainly make locating members much more efficient. Thanks Dan Gibson, Storyteller/Banjoplayer Dallas, TX; Burlington, NC www.dangibson.net Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn't.

Sticky finger[nails]

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 05:07:33 CST

Is it worth having a sticky for finger nails? The question arises a lot, and the answers don't seem to change. rgds Chris too old to be cool - too young to realise

Split "Music theory"

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:33:10 CST

I thought of something, if you could have separated the Music theory subforum into "beginner" and "advanced" or something (might want to call them something else, though) - it would be easier for more experienced players to discuss more advanced theoretical questions, while pickers with less theoretical experience wouldn't be baffled by chord substitutions and such... I'm thinking; one board for advanced scale studies, advanced chord building, jazz harmony and such, and one board for threads with questions like "how to use a scale", and "what is an interval"... Of course, if an experienced player visits the "easy" board, he could contribute even as much there, but more as a teacher than a discussing peer. Please don't read my suggestion as critic to new-to-theory players, I'm just saying that it would tidy up the board, and be better for both "groups" of players. Thanks, Mikael (Sorry for my bad English) ^^^^ DISCLAIMER: The post you just read was probably typed with fingerpicks.

Trucker hats

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:44:16 CST

hey, can we get those 80's styled trucker hats in the banjo hangout store? ................................................................................................................................................... I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody. - Pete Seeger

Sticky for Collector's Corner pix

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:44:34 CST

I think it would help if there were a sticky addressed to people asking about instrument identification that would strongly suggest posting pictures with the query right off the bat. BHO members have replied ad infinitum to such posts, telling the inquirer to please post pictures so members can see the banjo in question. A sticky requesting pix would potentially head off delays and eliminate repetitive posts. Bill

Possilbe solution, ERIC please read!

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:22:52 CST

Please consider allowing a thread to be a eulogy thread, where only sincere and sorrowful posts can be made for the passing of public figures. Those who oppose the deceased views or actions in life, would be free to start their own thread on the subject. That way free speech would be allowed for all, but those in pain would not have to bear the jeers of detractors on sad occassions. Otherwise, things like the Kennedy thing will keep happening. Let those who want to pay their respects do so. Let those who want to carry on a vigorous discussion of the shortcoming of the deceased od so, but PLEASE let's keep them seperate. Please consider this Eric, as all sorts of folks in the public eye are going to keep passing, on BOTH sides of the aisle, or philisophical bent or whatever one might wish to call it. Don

Is there a way to de-friend people?

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:30:32 CST

The topic says it all. Please add your comments to "Lock Users not Threads" in the "Improvements and Suggestions forum. RIP Senator Edward Kennedy If you are interested in what I say on the hangout you should download a free copy of Rocket Science Banjo - the Advanced Method For Beginning to Intermediate Clawhammer Players. Along with the full text in PDF you will also find the four current RSB videos and the "25 EZ Clawhammer Tunes" at: http://www.rocketsciencebanjo.com To print the tabs separately from the book you need TEFView a free download from: http://www.tabledit.com Banjo Brad is still hosting "How To Mold A Mighty Pinky" and some other material at: http://www.pricklypearmusic.net A site chock full of interesting banjo material

Link to posted videos on home page

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:53:24 CST

It would be nice to get a video link box on the set of links that surrounds the avatar on your home page. This could link to a list of all the videos you've posted on Banjotube. If there's not enough room for a new link box, than why not convert the "Music" box to "Media" and have it link to a page with 2 lists. One list of sound clips and another list of posted videos. I realize that a lot of people use Banjotube to post videos of other performers, but I'd still like to see their postings grouped somewhere. thanks Tony

Lock Accounts - Not Threads

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:10:42 CST

Reading the now locked thread on the death of Edward Kennedy I can barely contain my disgust at the vile attitudes I sometimes find on this board. Perhaps instead of locking the thread, the mods should have deleted the offensive posts and locked the accounts of those posters until after the funeral. No one shoots in to badmouth at the death of the more self-righteous and bigoted men who reviled Kennedy during his life. No one would stand for calling a member of your family names at his funeral. This is the behavior of the worst possible type. Some people should be locked out until they grow up - and if that takes forever, we haven't lost anything. If you are interested in what I say on the hangout you should download a free copy of Rocket Science Banjo - the Advanced Method For Beginning to Intermediate Clawhammer Players. Along with the full text in PDF you will also find the four current RSB videos and the "25 EZ Clawhammer Tunes" at: http://www.rocketsciencebanjo.com To print the tabs separately from the book you need TEFView a free download from: http://www.tabledit.com Banjo Brad is still hosting "How To Mold A Mighty Pinky" and some other material at: http://www.pricklypearmusic.net A site chock full of interesting banjo material

Make it easier to see what threads I've posted in

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:52:56 CST

Another site I visit shows me which threads I've posted in without having to open them. Where the evelopes are next to the thread title, it has a little hole in the center or something showing that I've posted in that thread. Makes it easier to remember where you've been.. Zach

please add a week number LOTW

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:50:48 CST

I like to make a small suggestion. How about adding a week number to LOTW name. LOTW-34-"full date or just a year"-"name or description for the lick" next week: LOTW-35-.... It is usually really good idea to use weeks number for weekly published materials. It makes it really easy to find, catalog, sort, search for, refer etc. etc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Banjo picking is like golf, once you are hooked, you are hooked for life. Bang Bang...

Wings T shirts

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:35:12 CST

I see the smaller sizes are still out of stock. Any idea when thye might become available again? Could I suggest some long sleeves too?

Reaching All Banjo Players

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:56:49 CST

Howdy, global neighborhood banjoists, I was thinking about how to communicate to all banjo players of any style or type of instrument, whether bluegrass, old-time, banjo ukists, cello banjoists, ragtime, uptime, you got it... It seems to me that we don't yet have a forum for this. For instance, I can think of "other banjo-related" topics that could interest banjoists of all stripes. I might post the same topic in multiple forums but a discussion is of course better when it maintains its individual integrity. I would suggest another forum: Other Banjo-Related Topics: All styles Then we might address the entire banjo community at once, on banjo-related topics that might interest us across the board. Regards, PauL http://www.banjocrazy.com/ - Gold Tone Banjo Dealer - Articles - Interviews http://elationarts.org/ - Elation Center for the Arts in Southwest Colorado http://www.speaktopaul.com/ Over-the-Phone Consultations with a Compassionate Listener

Friend Feed link for songs not working correctly.

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:49:50 CST

When I click on someone's song title directly from Friend Feed (when they have posted a new song) it takes me to this link and not the song: [url]http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/default.asp[/url] This link is to the BHO Community page. The link should take me to either their song or at least their music page. Steven

Apostrophes

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:19:12 CST

Not sure why this happens but it seems like apostrophes, at least in signature lines, appear as quotation marks pretty consistently. Anything that can be done about this? Thanks, Randy in Germantown, TN "This stuff ain"t rocket surgery!"

Profit or Not

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 7 Aug 2009 20:55:55 CST

I recently seen a rip off report directly under the google search for the hang out. a gentleman stated he had multiple ghost accounts cause it made money from advertisers the more people that where signed up. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

for Eric Schlange re: politics

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:28:00 CST

Eric, do you have anything to offer in the way of guidance as to what constitutes a 'political topic' as proscribed in the forum guidelines? I personally suspect a precise definition is difficult if not a fools' errand, but knowing your thoughts, to the extent they are able to be clarified and expressed, would be most appreciated. As you probably know, folks have been batting the question around recently and for some time. What most have in common, is that they want the forum to be a harmonious, fun, and collegial place to hangout. However, umpteen thousand people are not likely to come to a consensus on boundaries, so we probably need some guidance. You rightfully rely on moderators to judiciously sort such things out, and they do a good job. But jobs are always easier with clear expectations. Maintaining this site as it has grown cannot be easy, and you've done a terrific job. Navigating this question is not easy, either, but you're probably the one best equipped to do it. Can you help us out?

Autofill

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:07:55 CST

Is using the autofill feature against the rules? I suppose it would depend on your definition of "automated entries". Can a mod or Mr. Schlange please better define this term? -John "overwhelming force may crush truth to earth but, crushed or not the truth is still the truth." -John S. Tilly

Drawing

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:33:14 CST

I was just wondering Eric, about how many people usually enter the drawing on the homepage? Just trying to kind of figure out my odds of winning.[:)] Austin

Classified/Swap Shop Rules

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:16:28 CST

Hey Folks, Here's the first draft of a new set of rules to govern the Classifieds Section and Swap Shop forum. Let me know what you think! I'm hoping to make some upgrades to these areas in the new future, at which time the rules will probably need to change--but this will hold us over until then. Text to come in the next post.... _eric Banjo Hangout Webmaster Rules and Guidelines: http://www.banjohangout.org/forum/rules.asp

For Eric Schlange re: Swap Shop

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:26:34 CST

Eric: Would you please consider writing up a clear and unambiguous set of rules for the Swap Shop and post them as a sticky, or as a link in the subforum header? I think it would avoid problems and make life easier for the mods and forumites. Rules are good -- we just need to know what they are.

Search Engine

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:39:09 CST

Would it be possible to set up the search engine to look for banjo's for sale by country? living in the UK it make it easier to see who has anything for sale rather then going through all the adverts, I'm sure the same would apply to those who wish to buy locally and would like to search by say US State?

Umm...

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:09:50 CST

The new Hangout Favicon says "BH". All the time I've been here I thought this was the BHO. Has it changed[?] Austin [:)] Without music life would B-flat.

Gathering Room Forum - across hangouts?

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:19:40 CST

Is there a way programmatically to have an area of the forums which is interconnected to the other hangout sites (fiddle, etc.). It would be neat to have a “gathering room” of sorts where all hangout members (banjo, fiddle, flatpicked guitar…) could discuss general bluegrass (etc) items. More like a jam session get together where you talk to all sorts. Crutch

Need new soap opera forum

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:01:23 CST

Could we please have a new forum called "soap opera" or something like that where persons (not banned yet) wanting to air their personal spats or dislikes of BHO could post to. Not that I intend to post there, it would be nice to have it clearly categorized to avoid it. Dave "Gazaway Mountain Boys & Camp Brigadoon (Winfield) member"

Remove Banjo Newsletter Forum

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:41:06 CST

Just my .02 cents.....and there may be a good reason for it being there that I'm not aware of....but to me, there are already enough forums (about 17 or so) here on the hangout without adding another 5 for the BNL..and what I have noticed is that they are rarely used....there are only about 5 topics on each one stretching over the last 1/2 year or so with minimal use.....I would think that anything that is being talked about because of BNL could be (and probably already is) be located in one of the 17 other forums....when you get so many different forums, it is hard for the members to look into each one and see what's being talked about... *********************************** MILLS/SKAGGS 2012 ***********************************

Hangout favicon?

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:07:26 CST

Is there a favicon associated with the BHO? I just get a little blank page icon with the corner turned down. __________________________ "It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing." -Seneca

Classifieds Search

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:37:56 CST

It may not be a bad idea to implement a classifieds search. I.E. Search the classifieds archive based off brand, price, location. _________________________

Why the equality?

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:20:01 CST

Why in the world would someone let Grich back in here??? He should have been locked out forever - chances and forgiveness my a**!!! [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] Dan