I'm not so sure that this isn't an attempt my some specific person to antagonize the site and it's owner?
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What's with all the spam threads?
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It does seem like a concerted effort. Too obvious for any real return.
I like the conspiracy theory that WBF, SBAF or some other forum is behind the spam threads, but I think it's likelier that the spammers are using the forum for their own spammy SEO purposes. Perhaps Amir will allow some of us to assist him and Mr. Savage in deleting the spam threads.
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I do my daily hit of the Report button on this spam attack everytime I see some. I got 3 already today.
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That was the case at diyAudio when I was an admin there. At another forum I administered, we just required the first post to be manually moderated. That was 95% as effective as the more onerous 5 post route. That's how I would do it, but it's not my forum so it's not my call to make.
BTW, what is your trumpet forum?
Thanks, I may suggest that.
http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/
It is not mine but Todd's, a player, professor, and sysadmin as well as all-around great guy. I moderate a forum that encourages a sound-based approach to brass (or any wind instrument) playing, song and wind. The BBS is ancient; Todd keeps planning to upgrade but never seems to have the time, plus there are some technical issues with keeping the posts when rolling forward.
Thanks, Don. I've been doing some trumpet recordings with my brother-in-law who runs an instructional website. I am, of course, hopeless with playing brass, but I know how to set up a mike.
Sometimes the way our current software baffles me and this is one of them. There is no way to disable URLs in a title of a post! I can mark URLs as spam but it would include the body of the post. I think the spammers must know this and hence the reason they stuff the URL in the title.
And it is much appreciated as that is the first time I notice in the mornings and deal with.
Thanks, Don. I've been doing some trumpet recordings with my brother-in-law who runs an instructional website. I am, of course, hopeless with playing brass, but I know how to set up a mike.
Off-topic, but thank you! I need to improve my skills for the jazz chair, getting old to keep playing lead all the time. Tried to hand off the lead for some of the last concert but only limited success (still needed to play the high stuff), and at the dress rehearsal did a solo for the 2nd player (who was out) and the conductor then added me to the lineup at the concert. I didn't totally suck, but would like to have done better over the changes...
Mic'ing a trumpet isn't too hard but can be tricky... Help to place the mic a little low (high) and blow over (under) it instead of right at it to reduce overload and breath/valve noise, and a little distance from the mic also helps capture the sound better. Clip-ons are nice on stage but tend to pick up too much handling and valve noise IME (there are a few exceptions). That said, my recording days are long ago, so I'd best keep quiet...
Don, here's a short clip recorded almost exactly the way you said.
Thanks! Nice sound.
"The mike was positioned about 1 meter in front of and slightly below the trumpet’s bell. " -- That is the standard advice and usually the way I mic a trumpet if possible.
"The mike was positioned about 1 meter in front of and slightly below the trumpet’s bell. " -- That is the standard advice and usually the way I mic a trumpet if possible.
JSmith
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There are a lot of spam attacks here recently... funny that it's when PS Audio, Cambridge, Nordost and Audioquest happen to have negative reviews recently.
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I think it's unscrupulous diploma farm stuff. They will sell you a fake diploma. My best guess.There are a lot of spam attacks here recently... funny that it's when PS Audio, Cambridge, Nordost and Audioquest happen to have negative reviews recently.
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I don't know how the staff @ ASR kicks and bans these text flooders but I imagine the IP address & MAC address is changed each day by the text flooder(s).DonR
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How can we know it's a fake diploma if we haven't listened to it?I think it's unscrupulous diploma farm stuff. They will sell you a fake diploma. My best guess.
Wow! They are really going for it today.How can we know it's a fake diploma if we haven't listened to it?
DonR
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The market for ASR members who read Chinese and are in the market for a fake diploma can't be huge... can it? LOL
I just report and then ignore.
I just report and then ignore.
I think it's a numbers operation. Hit as many possible resources as possible and cross the fingers and hope somebody responds and spends some money. I report them too but I don't ignore. I like to see what is going on.
I did notice some “Gon” members going at each other on one thread I follow but the Chinese (assumed, as I don’t know for sure) ones I just ignore and usually are gone the next time I get on
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