How do gearslutz threads become popular?

Happy Musicfan · 27th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by unitymusic

I started wondering how certain threads just never die...

...why?

The power of contrasting opinions ! And when the polarity is injected with some spontaneous silliness, the thread can *really* take off / sprout wings / surge / gain momentum / catch on / like a runaway freight train / or a sagebrush wildfire.

NotchontheRocks · 27th January 2012

Check out the "Can SOPA save the music industry?" thread. Classic example of a thread that never dies. I have subscribed, unsubscribed, forgot about it, and resubscribed twice already. Since the original post, it has devolved into some sort of pissing match between people who are borderline insulting each other over different views on the future of the industry.

THAT's how threads never die.

Ward Pike · 27th January 2012

Because they're really good for starts/ Plus Fletcher, Allabouttone and I each have 50 login identities each and we collude on making them popular. It's a lot of logging in and out as different "Personalities" but it's fun.

And on one caught on... until now...

joelpatterson · 27th January 2012

It actually hinges on what the fifth post is-- little known fact.

If the fifth post contains some grandly exaggerated claim, or challenge, or declaration, then the thread will blossom and bloom and flourish.

If, on the other hand, the fifth post is just a simple explanatory trifle-- zero-ville.

, meet

KT1 · 27th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by joelpatterson

It actually hinges on what the fifth post is-- little known fact.

If the fifth post contains some grandly exaggerated claim, or challenge, or declaration, then the thread will blossom and bloom and flourish.

If, on the other hand, the fifth post is just a simple explanatory trifle-- zero-ville.

, meet

This is an outrage - how can you make a statement like that..We all know the response to the fifth post is what gets it going!

Goa-Dubs · 27th January 2012

I think its the 4th post that stimulates the 5th post!!!! which leads to the 6th post critical responce and by the 7th confuses everyone !!! which....

Chris Lago · 27th January 2012

Put my name as the main title, watch the views and replies go up.

Chris Lago · 27th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sounds Great

Yup. Ted Bundy too.

jeremy.c. · 27th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ward Pike

Because they're really good for starts/ Plus Fletcher, Allabouttone and I each have 50 login identities each and we collude on making them popular. It's a lot of logging in and out as different "Personalities" but it's fun.

And on one caught on... until now...

Wait, Fletcher and Joelpatterson are two of my 50 login identities... I thought Ward Pike was too, who are you?!

timlloyd · 28th January 2012

... and so many people want to have the last word ... I'm not innocent :-/

Happy Musicfan · 28th January 2012

I better not enter this thread. I certainly don't want to get caught up in the avalanche of responses. (snow yer limit - stay within it)

T_R_S · 28th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by unitymusic

I started wondering how certain threads just never die...

...why?

Nobody is real person here this website is made up entirely of fictitious people that don't exist.
You are the only real person here.

Chris Lago · 28th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_R_S

Nobody is real person here this website is made up entirely of fictitious people that don't exist.
You are the only real person here.

I will say this again, I am a college experiment.

I consist of a team of 25 people.

John Dawson - Master Leading Engineer
Emily Voelk - Robot Specialist
Matthew Lago - Phrasing expert
Jean Rochon - French Speaker
Chris Paulson - Identity researcher
Gary Johnson - Anger Writer Tester
Doug Hammond - Music Gear Specialist
Dwayne Jackson - Music Producer
Jeanne Wideman - Publicist Expert
Bob Dover - Politic non advisor and non-speaker
Marta Lewis - Experiment tester

And it goes on and on... I have to switch, my shift is over, Gary is next.

joelpatterson · 28th January 2012

Chris, the sum is supposed to be greater than all the parts!

tonemaker · 28th January 2012

Blame me...

I invited folks from IDMforums to come many here months back... and then I proceeded to ask the IDMforum mods to ban me (which they did).

I'm being silly because I can't take credit for all these threads of course and I wasn't the only person from IDMforums who told folks there to come here. But I have noticed this site get quite a bit more silly since that time period.

Future Producers --> IDMforums --> GearSlutz

I'm kinda joking, but kinka not joking.

jeremy.c. · 28th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by joelpatterson

Chris, the sum is supposed to be greater than all the parts!

*snarf*

Chris Lago · 28th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by joelpatterson

Chris, the sum is supposed to be greater than all the parts!

We have created a monster!!!

robertshaw · 28th January 2012

the more disagreement usually the more popular

sleepingbag · 28th January 2012

plugins
the beatles
nicki minaj

oweng · 31st January 2012

petty bickering threads .

and trolling

thats the gold around here

joelpatterson · 31st January 2012

You mean... the hotter threads will naturally tend to warm up the cold ones?

joelpatterson · 31st January 2012

I think the technical definition of "disorder" is when the waiter gets to your table and you say... "Actually... I changed my mind."

Happy Musicfan · 31st January 2012

Joel is on a (dinner) roll.

joelpatterson · 31st January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by unitymusic

I always thought it was when the waiter (or waitress) says "your order sucks" and brings you something random instead.

That's too predictable!

joelpatterson · 1st February 2012

Well, if Abe Lincoln were on this board, he would undoubtedly phone in his old saw that "the world will little note nor long remember what we said here," but it seems like the threads that go on and on are always about some intractable issue for which there is no solution. Take the SOPA thread in the Music Business forum-- please! You got two sides: the posters who are hopping mad about the unfairness and pervasiveness of what they call "piracy" and then on the other side the rational people who see that the very structure of the internet lends itself to the free exchange of 1's and 0's and to try to 'toll booth' the flow of these electrons... rotsa ruck! And then... it's kind of no wonder you don't see revivals of Our American Cousin, but can you imagine what a pall it would have cast if they'd been at a performance of Rocky Horror Show?

Happy Musicfan · 1st February 2012

This thread shows major potential. The OP has been unofficially nominated for the awareness prize for potentially knowing darn well it would evolve into a thread with tremendous longevity. I'll admit, it's a presumptuous proposition, but it certainly seems plausible.

OTOH, maybe the OP genuinely and innocently wanted to discover the specific requirements for thread longevity and popularity. Maybe the OP had absolutely no idea what the prerequisites are. But what would Sherlock do in such a situation ? Why, he'd float a test balloon, of course, while making notes on the intricate details. Consider this to be such an experiment.

This thread will not likey lose it's vitality or momentum, as far as I can tell. I could be wrong, though. But I'm certainly willing to do my fair share in order to contribute to it's momentum. If it needs a bump in the wee hours of the morning, I'm totally willing to do that.

If this thread could talk (and do impressions), it would most certainly emulate Charlie Sheen's voice and announce that it is currently *winning*.

jeremy.c. · 3rd February 2012

Just don't let this guy post here. thread ender

verve92 · 6th February 2012

Go to the electronic music forum and say Moog sucks

Or comer up with a provocative topic.

radioactive · 6th February 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Lago

I will say this again, I am a college experiment.

I consist of a team of 25 people.

John Dawson - Master Leading Engineer
Emily Voelk - Robot Specialist
Matthew Lago - Phrasing expert
Jean Rochon - French Speaker
Chris Paulson - Identity researcher
Gary Johnson - Anger Writer Tester
Doug Hammond - Music Gear Specialist
Dwayne Jackson - Music Producer
Jeanne Wideman - Publicist Expert
Bob Dover - Politic non advisor and non-speaker
Marta Lewis - Experiment tester

And it goes on and on... I have to switch, my shift is over, Gary is next.

Talking of which. I have multiple personality disorder, should I create separate usernames?

...I'd ALSO like to know the answer to this question.

...Me too.

27th January 2012	#1
unitymusic Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,349 Thread Starter	How do gearslutz threads become popular? ..

27th January 2012	#4
Ward Pike Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,715 10 Reviews written	Because they're really good for starts/ Plus Fletcher, Allabouttone and I each have 50 login identities each and we collude on making them popular. It's a lot of logging in and out as different "Personalities" but it's fun. And on one caught on... until now... __________________ -- Free the electrons! Use tubes/valves when possible.

27th January 2012	#5
joelpatterson Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 9,508	It actually hinges on what the fifth post is-- little known fact. If the fifth post contains some grandly exaggerated claim, or challenge, or declaration, then the thread will blossom and bloom and flourish. If, on the other hand, the fifth post is just a simple explanatory trifle-- zero-ville. , meet __________________ Mountaintop Studios ~the peak of perfection~ Petersburgh NY 12138 mountaintop@taconic.net www.joelpatterson.us

27th January 2012	#7
Goa-Dubs Lives for gear Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,375	I think its the 4th post that stimulates the 5th post!!!! which leads to the 6th post critical responce and by the 7th confuses everyone !!! which.... __________________ http://soundcloud.com/baramundi-66

6th February 2012	#29
verve92 Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,218	Go to the electronic music forum and say Moog sucks Or comer up with a provocative topic. __________________ Synths: DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard, Arturia MiniBrute (Pre-Ordered), Yamaha DX-7, Roland SH-01 Gaia, Roland Alpha Juno 1, DSI Prophet '08, Korg Monotribe, Yamaha AN1x, Korg X-50 Guitars: Ibanez Artcore A85 JazzBox, Ibanez SZR720BB, 1989 Gibson Les Paul Standard, 1981 Gibson ES-335, 1986 Fender JapSrat. Effects: Digitech RP1000, MXR Analog Delay, MXR Analog Stereo Chorus. Amps: Fender HR Deluxe 112, Peavey KB100 Recording: Zoom HD16 Hardware Recorder, Cubase 5, Yamaha HS50m Monitors

27th January 2012	#3
NotchontheRocks Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 173	Check out the "Can SOPA save the music industry?" thread. Classic example of a thread that never dies. I have subscribed, unsubscribed, forgot about it, and resubscribed twice already. Since the original post, it has devolved into some sort of pissing match between people who are borderline insulting each other over different views on the future of the industry. THAT's how threads never die.

27th January 2012	#8
Chris Lago Project Code CL2465 Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Who lives? Posts: 10,767 3 Reviews written	Put my name as the main title, watch the views and replies go up.

28th January 2012	#11
timlloyd Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3,169	... and so many people want to have the last word ... I'm not innocent :-/

28th January 2012	#12
Happy Musicfan Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,477	I better not enter this thread. I certainly don't want to get caught up in the avalanche of responses. (snow yer limit - stay within it)

28th January 2012	#19
robertshaw 3 + infractions, forum membership suspended. Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 7,120 5 Reviews written	the more disagreement usually the more popular

28th January 2012	#20
sleepingbag Gear addict Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Denver CO Posts: 485	plugins the beatles nicki minaj

31st January 2012	#21
oweng Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2011 Location: mostly earth Posts: 196 2 Reviews written	petty bickering threads . and trolling thats the gold around here

1st February 2012	#26
joelpatterson Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 9,508	Well, if Abe Lincoln were on this board, he would undoubtedly phone in his old saw that "the world will little note nor long remember what we said here," but it seems like the threads that go on and on are always about some intractable issue for which there is no solution. Take the SOPA thread in the Music Business forum-- please! You got two sides: the posters who are hopping mad about the unfairness and pervasiveness of what they call "piracy" and then on the other side the rational people who see that the very structure of the internet lends itself to the free exchange of 1's and 0's and to try to 'toll booth' the flow of these electrons... rotsa ruck! And then... it's kind of no wonder you don't see revivals of Our American Cousin, but can you imagine what a pall it would have cast if they'd been at a performance of Rocky Horror Show?

3rd February 2012	#28
jeremy.c. Kills for gear Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Beagle Rock Posts: 4,363 1 Review written	Just don't let this guy post here. thread ender

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