doug posted in the group Early Adopters
Is search supposed to be working? If so, then what is it searching? I typed Vegas in the search bar and got no hits. I typed Kontakt and got only one hit: “Getting Started at LinkedMusicians”.
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
I just purchased and activated reactions for GROUPS. Living like Bapu. Installed!
Go ahead and put a reaction on this post! Later this week we’ll be re-introducing the editing function.
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
The LinkedMusicians Deals Forum is far deeper and far more prominent than the Deals subforum many of us left behind at the Cakewalk Forum. I realize that it takes some getting used to. It’s far more convenient and organized. After getting familiar with the Forums, I’m sure you’ll appreciate the difference. We break everything deals down by…Read More
doug posted in the group Early Adopters
I have just noticed that you can only like or unlike a group post and you can do nothing to comments to a post. The forums are working great but I am thinking that group have a way to go before they are feature complete.
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Teebacca posted in the group Early Adopters
Just wanted to say everything is looking great Peter really nice work. Appreciate your time investment. Wondering if it makes sense on the deals forum (or forum topics in general) to have a filter/sort options like sort by: “most recent, most replies, etc.” other things like that. I am on my phone so it may already be right under my nose som…Read More
Blacque Jacque Shellacque posted in the group Early Adopters
@peter
Is it just me or the edit for comments does not work properly. When I click edit on a comment the buttons changes and I can cancel or save but I can’t edit the text.2 Comments-
It’s not just you. I posted about that yesterday to make everyone aware of the issue and that I’ve put in a trouble ticket with the developer of this functionality (a different developer than the theme developer I usually refer to; there are plugins/scripts from A LOT of different developers on this site). We’ll get it fixed. And you know, there’s…Read More
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Oups, I must have missed that post. Thanks for all the hard work! I naïvely thought setting up a forum would be a simple task. Was I wrong or what! 🙂
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
I’ve gotten feedback from several members that all four of the read / unread systems we’ve used in the forums either haven’t worked properly for at least some users or it simply wasn’t intuitive enough. After making some posts about it, I haven’t received any feedback from anyone saying they liked it, so I took it that it was best to look for…Read More
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Love it, thanks!
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Seeing your comment made my day! Thanks for sharing your candid feedback.
@patrickwichrowski made an excellent observation — that the contrast between the two images isn’t ideal and I think he’s right. So, I’m going to be replacing those with something that has more contrast. If you can think of any sites where you’ve seen images to represent…Read More
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I agree that thre isn”t enough difference in the two icons. Maybe an exclamation point for unread and a checkmark when read. An other alternative is an exclamation point for unread and nothing when read.
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On the lighter side, I did realize that when I tagged Release in the poll that I probably unintentionally killed any possibility to see anyone who was going to vote “it’s alright” or “I don’t really like it” from voting as they’re like — um, no, Peter can see my vote and he’ll tag me next! Sorry folks, I’ll try to wait a bit longer next time.…Read More
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I liked the system with the blue stripe for unread posts. It made it very obvious what was read and unread. Is that the one people found unintuitive? Being slightly colour blind I can’t really distringuish between the green and the gray of the current system. Maybe I just got used to it but I really liked the system the old forum had of having a…Read More
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I was told by two people that it didn’t work. I don’t recall hearing from anyone else, so I assumed that it had problems and moved on.
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@blackjackschellac It make take several days, but the plugin allows me to upload my own graphic, so in the next several days I’ll replace it and I’m very interested in hearing or seeing screenshots of forums where you think the icons they use are highly intuitive.
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I am not part of many forums, so I can’t really suggest any graphics unfortunatly. I am part of this forum and cakewalk’s and visit other site’s when searching for specific help. But I suggest keeping it simple. The most important thing is visibility. The Cakewalk forum has a simple dot in front of the title when unread that disappears when read.…Read More
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Just spitballing here. It’s a very small element, so a U in reverse on a green circle for unread. When a topic of forum is read it remains a ball, but with a revetse R out of gray. But it could just as well be a checkmark because it’s so small
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Yes, when it is small details are difficult to see at a glance which is what we want for this. I have done some looking on the internet and from what I saw, I believe you could use the activity icon you already have. 3 dots in it when it is unread and a checkmark when it is read. I also realised, from some of the comments I saw, is that we must be…Read More
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That surprises me that people said stripes didn’t work. It worked great for me and was exactly what I was looking for. Did they DM you about it or was it part of a thread? If part of a thread, then I missed the discussion. Anyway, what you are now proposing would be fine as well,
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I’m pretty sure it.was either the thread for people to report fixes or a thread in the Earky Adopters Group. I realize that sometimes the issues are that folks don’t understand how to use something. I wish I remembered which one had the stripes so I could note it. I take it you like that better than the one we’re using now?
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The stripes made it very easy to see what was read and unread. If the current system would do that, then I would be fine with it. As it stands now, I cannot tell the difference between read and unread so the current system is useless to me.
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The current system is the first one where I’ve had positive feedback. But if MOST people agree they want a prior system — and because I’ve installed, I think, a total of 4 different systems, I can’t recall which one had the blue bars, but I’d replace this one if a bunch of members can agree to it. Feel free to do a poll just like I did below –…Read More
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@peter I am not against the current system. Just used different icons for read/unread to help us poor color challenged folk.
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@doug You must have missed the discussion, but I’m going to create new icons that are specifically considering those who are color blind. I have a long history of managing / leading digital marketing, including corporate websites at three major global brands. While it was EXTREMELY unpopular among the next level up (I’ll try not get sued), I…Read More
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@peter I did not miss the discussion on accomodating colour blind people. Brian tagged me and asked if I did not see the exclaimation marks showing read and unread messages. I responded saying I saw the exclaimation marks but not the difference between green and gray. Then I was confused by your statement about the forum being functionally…Read More
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@peter, I have responded to your DM with more discussion on this topic.
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@doug By functionally complete I only meant that I was finished adding new features for version one. I definitely 100% support anything I can do (within the constraints of my budget) to make the site more accessible. There’s no end date for that. That is about human beings. No, I absolutely planned on getting this fixed as soon as it was pointed…Read More
Old Joad posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Earth to get a temporary “second moon”
antler posted in the group Early Adopters
Hi Peter. In the forums, what does the number below our profile name mean? At first I thought it was the total number of likes from posts or something like that. But I’ve seen some posts with a few likes, and the number under the profile name doesn’t seem to reflect it.
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The number under a member’s username in the forum represents how many forum topics that user has created. It’s no surprise that @cclarry blows away everyone else. Last I noticed, Larry’s number was, I think, over 230 and mine is not even 10 percent of that. I think mine is currently at around 17 and I built this site. I just haven’t had time to do…Read More
Old Joad posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
A little humor for today😎
What bro country sounds like to people who don’t like bro country:doug posted in the group Early Adopters
The new Groups format is much better. Filtering out the “joe.blow has joined the group” makes it much more usable,
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Thanks for the feedback. My take was that I enjoy seeing when new people join, but the notices were just way too big and I couldn’t find a way to reduce the size, so they’re gone now. Don’t ever hesitate to share your thoughts if you think there’s some functionality that you really enjoy, or other functionality you think isn’t really adding value.…Read More
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
Polling is now available in all GROUPS / SOCIAL WALLS. Every member can use it. So let's try our first poll. Frel free to comment below.
How would you rate LinkedMusicians so far?14 Comments-
@frank are there things you think that would make the site better for you? Is it functionality? Is it that the place is new and there’s not much content yet?
Hello Peter,
First of all, congratulations and thanks for the new page.
I had the problem of finding the save button when changing my avatar. I searched in vain for the save button until I pressed the crop button.
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@frank The reality of doing this on a budget of $1,000 US is that I’m using all off the shelf sofrware / scripts / plugins and the tool your using is pre-configured by a developer and I’d exceed my $1k budget with changing one feature and there are literally hundreds of them. I’m actually amazed what can be pulled off on that budget. I realize…Read More
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I had to check “it’s just alright” at the moment. The big thing for me is that I can’t jump to new posts when I click on a thread yet. Most sites have this and it makes it super easy to see new activity instead of scrolling to get to the new posts. This, along with a “new since last visit” are pretty much dealbreakers for me as far as a regular…Read More
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@release Can you post a couple of links to forums that do what you’re describing to that exact point who you feel get it right so I can better understand what you mean. While forum software is pretty cut and dry, I can always see if there’s anything and put the question to the team that developed it to see if there’s any customization I can do…Read More
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Gearspace.com. “New Posts”
Bandlab has “Unread Content”
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Sorry, it return and I didn’t realize that also means “post thread”. LOL.
VI Control has Latest Posts
A lot of them also have a link in each thread to jump to new posts. On KVR, it’s red. Bandlab was a white dot. Gearspace has a green “New Posts” link. It just makes it much easier to get to the new info quicker.
Again, I have no idea…Read More
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@relase LinkedMusicians forums have new posts, read/unread content and subscribe to be updated when new comments are made. So the functionality exists. Were you aware or did you use it and it just wasn’t to your liking?
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@release As far as adding functionality, it’s about the scripts and plugins that exist and how up to date they are. The reality of the situation is that all those other forums are for profit businesses that bring in 6 figures or better. I know Mike Greene and what he uses, which like BandLab is a SaaS and, no doubt, a for profit a SaaS is going…Read More
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I have a script for unread posts that I want to try out. I realize it’s an important function for many people. If I implement it late tonight or tomorrow morning and tag you in another post in order to get your thoughts and invite others to share their thoughts on the new script, would you be open to it? That is, can you commit to trying it and l…Read More
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Thanks, I’m probably not explaining it very well and I’m talking about 2 different things so I apologize for the confusion.
For viewing new posts within the threads….If you go into the Deals forum, (DAW, VI etc) and click on the “Pre-Public Launch Site Issues” thread, it opens on the very first post, and that’s expected….. even though I’ve…Read More
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@Release There’s no question that the forums your talking about use forums that have that kind of functionality off the shelf in the platform for that functionality and the one I’m using doesn’t (unsurprisingly, I wish it did). So I have to go and look to see if there’s a developer who wrote the scripts or plugins that provide similar…Read More
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I know we’re asking for things that just aren’t there, but it can’t hurt to ask. Feel free to reach out anytime.
I know how this can be overwhelming. I’m sure it’s consumed you for months now.
Like I said, thank you for doing this. It’s a LOT. And we’re all appreciative of the work you’ve done so far.
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As far as you’re asking for things that aren’t there, don’t stop. I appreciate it. I’m grateful for your taking the time to go over this. It’s very helpful. And I’m definitely looking to make improvements on the read / unread function. I’m just trying to be candid that I’ve tried four different scripts
/ plugins and I don’t think any of them…Read More
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
Hey all, I just wanted to let you know that the Blue Checkmarks are back. Somehow they won’t appear on profiles, but they appear on Forum and Groups / Walls posts. I’m giving them out to everyone who is a part of the Early Adopters Group, so when registration goes public, we will always be able to easily identify who was part of this site fro…Read More
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
I just registered @satya ! pretty, pretty, pretty nice! It’s so good to see so many people we got to know and appreciate from the Cakewalk Forums. It’s like a reunion!
Old Joad posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
JD Souther, Singer-Songwriter Behind Hits for the Eagles, Dies at 78🤘
JD Souther, a singer-songwriter known for writing hits for the Eagles that included “Best of My Love” and “New Kid in Town,” has died, his longtime friend and veteran PR executive Larry Solters told TheWrap. Souther, who died in his sleep at his New Mexico home, was 78 years…Read More3 Comments-
Talented songwriters. I love a lot of different styles of music, and have loved The Eagles since I was s kid.
I saw him about two years ago and was fortunate enough to get his set list from the stage where he left it (I was in the front row) He came out after and signed albums/CDs he was selling and was very gracius. He was scheduled to tour this fall with Karla Bonoff.
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Karla Bonoff, that’s a name I haven’t heard in a while.
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
This may come as a surprise. Although probably not to my real life friends or people who know me professionally.
BandLab’s social media manager and I have been having a series of conversations over several weeks and I’ve shared what I’m doing here and the negative impact one ill tempered and out of control employee has had on their brand — eve…Read More
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I personnaly miss the old days of the Cakewalk forum. I truly enjoyed participating and helping tecnically when I could. I am sad not being part of the energy that made the Cakewakl experience for 5 years. Interacting with the devs was great. They are very competent and responded in the best way possible when bugs and new ideas were submitted.
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I still like the CW forum, don’t get me wrong Banning you was stupid, but look what happened
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BTW deleting all of pwalpwal’s posts was very cruel☹️
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@oldjoad Did BandLab do that or did you misunderstand what I did this morning? I’ve made several posts at the site — including a side wide notification for people to post in the private thread for two reasons (1) it keeps things more manageable for me to have things in a single place and not a bunch of threads, and (2) the issues thread is…Read More
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Someone at bandlab deleted all pwalpwal’s posts. I’m not even gonna ask what you did this morning😎
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@oldjoad Why did they do that? Was it an accident or intentional? It’s bizarre how BandLab operates. What’s up with billionaire trust fund kids and their businesses these days?
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I think they did it because pwalpwal was standing up for you guys, it happened like the day after they kicked you guys out. They didn’t ban him but they deleted thousands of his post. a stern warning I guess.
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This was some of the conversation:
PraiseTracks posted in the group Early Adopters
@peter I am still getting my feet wet but the overall design and layout looks very nice and clean. Overall I think things are off to a great start.
1 Commentpeter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
I just want to give a shout out to the person who rejected my friend request.
Seriously. It takes some major kahones to turn down the site owner’s friend request and I actually made a joke about this exact situation to my son when I was building the site. I actually thought it would be a pretty rock and roll move!#FightThePower (Oh wait,…Read More
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
After re-installing the system (plugin) that gives us this functionality, I wanted to get everyone’s thoughts. Do you like using this better than the previous version of GROUPS? This provides for a lot more than the design, but I just wanted to check in with everyone before I make another purchase.
Old Joad posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Which Oasis Members Are In The Reunion Lineup?
peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Ruin a band name by changing one letter.
Example: Rash30 Comments
AC/AC
Belly Joel
Bid Company
Coldploy
Fighat
Fred (Free)
Meet Loaf
The Konks
The Six Pistols
U1
ZZ Tip-
The Meatles
Queer
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Guess Why
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Norvana
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Little Feat
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Blue Cheep
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Toot (Tool)
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WHIM!
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Broad (Bread)
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Doo (Dio)
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Bash
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The Bards
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Teal (Seal)
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Smashing Bumpkins
Sad Company
Poo Fighters
The Bagles (okay, it’s iffy, but I tried!) -
Scone Temple Pilots (my daughter came up with that)
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Punk Floyd
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Pump (Pulp)
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Blub (Blur)
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I get the feeling there might be one around the band name “Walking On Cars”, but I can’t think what it might be.
Yet (Yes)
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Ned Zeppelin
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Supercramp
Backstreet Buys, B7 (L7), Player (Slayer), Deer Purple
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Hi there @phonobrainer. Nice to see you!
Fleer posted in the group Early Adopters
LinkedMusicians is getting better all the time. It will become the site to rule them all.
Thanks to Peter and Larsy!2 Comments-
Awwww, thanks Fleer. While I’ve been working on this site, Larry never missed a beat, posting as prolifically as he always has done in the past. Although now he just has friends around and not some weird, obsessed censor.
Agreed!!
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
It’s been a while since I’ve heard much in the way of feedback. So, what are your thoughts on the site?
Do you like the new, upgraded editor for posting on the forum? Are things going well? Can you find what you’re looking for easily? To those who just came to the site, have you stopped over at the Deals forum and said hello to cclarry? Let me…Read More
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I think it’s nice. And thanks for upping the topics-per-page on the forum list.
peter posted
A heads up — it’s going to get weird for as much as the next hour, as I am going to remove this theme and replace it. It may make the GROUPS fairly difficult to use and the Forum a bit odd looking. After the site is publicly released, I won’t be doing these tests on the live site, but at this moment, it’s saving me a lot of time. Things should…Read More
peter posted
The number of members in our community reads 70 on the home page — but it’s really 67. A developer has one account for testing and fixes and I have two accounts I use for testing. But we’re coming along and these are almost exclusively folks we’ve all gotten know and enjoy from the Cakewalk Forum. So yeah, we are continuing to get the band back together.
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Yep, you’re correct. We did have the ability to edit posts — but lost it when I installed some pretty significant enhancements on the site. The developer responsible for those enhancements is looking into the issues and if they can’t resolve them, they have some additional plugins I can purchase that do the same thing. So it’s easy to get the…Read More