RRF activity

[stringsncords]

As of this moment, there hasn't been a post in the GUITARS section for almost a week. Pretty sad.

[cheyenne]

Pretty slow over in the Bass section as well, just a few trickling in......

[jps]

How's the activity on all the various RRFFB pages?

[electrofaro]

Is there still an Rickresource FB page? Haven't been there in ages. FB annoys me by showing me what they want me to see, instead of me seeing what I want to see. Haven't much used FB lately except for the messenger. I remember a few years back when they said forums were dead and new forum software showed things chronologically much like FB and not in threads... call me old, I like the forum style.

[jps]

Both TB and TGP have modern fora software that makes things pretty nice over there.

[jdogric12]

I would participate in the facebook RRF page(s?) were it not for the fact that several people there do not abide by fb's policy of using your real name. I'm not sure why, but that rubs me the wrong way.

[8mileshigher]

FB annoys me by showing me what they want me to see, instead of me seeing what I want to see. I remember a few years back when they said forums were dead and new forum software showed things chronologically much like FB and not in threads... call me old, I like the forum style.

Good point you are making, Werner, about FB calling the shots. The RRF is a nice, friendly environment because one does not get the incessant posting of political-infused messages and placards, which appear to have been designed by clever "Social Media Directors" or activists.

The RRF is refreshing because it stays on topic, about our favorite guitars and basses. FB has convenience, but its often repetitious --- like political fodder on steroids... no doubt worsened because of a U.S. election year coming

[lordblackmore]

Dedicated forums like this are going the way of the Dodo.

[jps]

Question is, why should they?

[libratune]

My 2 cents worth.

When the various Rickenbacker Facebook pages (and other guitar-related FB pages) started, they became popular and kind of grew to a fever pitch with a lot of knowledgeable folks posting good stuff. Then when newbies started posting about this or that common thing (how do I replace a string on my R tailpiece?), I noticed a gradual fall-off of quality posts.

Then there is the "snapchat" aspect of Facebook -- the disappearing post. Try to find a post that was made a week ago. Unless you remember the forum in which it was made (or who made it) good luck finding it.

Bottom line, I think the FB pages will be a 5-minute diversion with a lot of "oh my R tailpiece broke" kind of posts. But I do think this forum is the place to have serious or even semi-serious discussions about things Rickenbacker. The advantage of the RRF format is that posts with helpful information (and photos) can be added to and referenced as time goes by.

[jdogric12]

My 2 cents worth.

When the various Rickenbacker Facebook pages (and other guitar-related FB pages) started, they became popular and kind of grew to a fever pitch with a lot of knowledgeable folks posting good stuff. Then when newbies started posting about this or that common thing (how do I replace a string on my R tailpiece?), I noticed a gradual fall-off of quality posts.

Then there is the "snapchat" aspect of Facebook -- the disappearing post. Try to find a post that was made a week ago. Unless you remember the forum in which it was made (or who made it) good luck finding it.

Bottom line, I think the FB pages will be a 5-minute diversion with a lot of "oh my R tailpiece broke" kind of posts. But I do think this forum is the place to have serious or even semi-serious discussions about things Rickenbacker. The advantage of the RRF format is that posts with helpful information (and photos) can be added to and referenced as time goes by.

Yes, exactly! Well said.

Social media is just that. Social. It's like walking down to the neighborhood pub for a beer and hanging out with the crew. Maybe some people are talking politics and you choose to avoid them (seriously, all you complaining about politics on fb need to learn how to use the UNFOLLOW function).

Maybe you find a group of people in a back corner talking about Rickenbackers and you join in. Maybe you say "My thingamajig broke" and one of them says "oh here's what you need to do to fix it etc etc." You reply, "Awesome, thanks, I'll do that!" You go home.

A week later, you think you better get around to finally fixing the Rick thingamajig, so you walk back to the pub in hopes of finding that guy and asking him to repeat the instructions, but of course, you don't find him.

That's the RRF FB page in a nutshell. Fun while you were there, but not a lasting resource... which is part of the name!

And do you trust people who give you a fake name?

[jps]

And do you trust people who give you a fake name?

Time to fess up. My real name is Rashid Al KaBlammoh. I am really a radical Fender fanatical who is doing his best to pretend not to be one.

[collin]

I don't like using Facebook groups because I don't like my friends, co-workers and family being inundated with my guitar-geekery. It's hard to compartmentalize my hobbies on FB.

Besides, I was frustrated by guys like Mark Pythko adding me to Rickenbacker groups against my will. If I don't opt-in, it's probably because I don't want to be involved.

As for the RRF, I'll always check in here but other than interesting stuff that turns up on the market, I feel like we've discussed nearly every Rickenbacker subject there is. At this point it's extremely repetitive with people not using the search function to pull up old answers to their questions.

[casinoman]

As for the RRF, I'll always check in here but other than interesting stuff that turns up on the market, I feel like we've discussed nearly every Rickenbacker subject there is. At this point it's extremely repetitive with people not using the search function to pull up old answers to their questions.

I think you are right here. However, I have the feeling that "in the good old days" interestimg instruments that popped up on Ebay or somewhere else had been discussed with much more enthusiasm and curiosity. Today, only extremely rare or fancy instruments seem to start a discussion at all.

[collin]

As for the RRF, I'll always check in here but other than interesting stuff that turns up on the market, I feel like we've discussed nearly every Rickenbacker subject there is. At this point it's extremely repetitive with people not using the search function to pull up old answers to their questions.

I think you are right here. However, I have the feeling that "in the good old days" interestimg instruments that popped up on Ebay or somewhere else had been discussed with much more enthusiasm and curiosity. Today, only extremely rare or fancy instruments seem to start a discussion at all.

Maybe I'm just jaded, but rarely do I ever see a Rickenbacker "interesting" enough to discuss on RRF that isn't also extremely rare. Those don't turn up often.