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Idea Hit Me So Hard I Had To Sit Down

got thinking tonight, perhaps we could divide the dj booth into 2 segments, "the bedroom" where beginning djs seek out help and advise & "the club" where seasoned pros congregate to network and share ideas

basically speaking, a place where n00bs can come find help and another place where people who have been in it for a bit can network and share promoting tactics and such

what do you guys think?

enough support i'm sure swamper would consider it

i thought this already was the noob section?

That's a pretty bad idea. What are you going to do with a separate room full of newbs? If nobody knows anything to begin with, nothing will ever get answered. I think this section is perfect the way it is with dj's of all skill levels. In the way the pros can teach the newbs and once in a blue moon a newb can teach an old dog new tricks.

i thought about it, this forum could just stay as it is under the bedroom heading since alot of info is already here, then just start a new forum from scratch helping build on promoting and networking, building a global database of djs and info

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Originally posted by stevieboy32808 That's a pretty bad idea. What are you going to do with a separate room full of newbs? If nobody knows anything to begin with, nothing will ever get answered.

ur damn right!

ok its all great that your thinking but in this case it aint gonna work.
its a bit like shooting yourself in the foot if you change it.

And lock this forum to members who have a certain number of posts
It will stop noobs being yelled at for asking questions when they dont even have a clue how to use online forums.
It would require the more intelligent TAs to make an effort to help those in need though.
It could work, but then the production forum would also deserve one...
Having 6 forums under the DJing / Production / Promotion heading may confuse some of noobs in the first place.
Definitly is a good thaught.

i've just had a really really blindlingly brilliant idea. Why don't people start reading the subjects before going into a thread, and decide if it's a topic they want to read and contribute to?

What's the point, really? I'm sure everyone can see what kind of thread it is from the topic, there's absolutely no need to make gaps for the newbies and so-called "pros".

What's next - divide the Music Discussion forum so that newbies can discuss DJ Sammy and Ian Van Dahl in peace?

I actually like the idea, however the only thing i'd be worried about is the lack of posting. As it is the Dj Booth doesn't have a lot of new stuff popping up that often and i think splitting the dj booth would mean you'd only be getting a handful of posts a day.

I find myself checking back on tranceaddict multiple times a day but find it lacks in new material quite a lot. Just my 2 cents..

nelly

in a perfect world this would work, but then no-ones gonna ask any questions in the noob section cause they want experienced answers, not noob answers, regardless of their level of experience, good idea though

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Originally posted by ���|E in a perfect world this would work, but then no-ones gonna ask any questions in the noob section cause they want experienced answers, not noob answers, regardless of their level of experience, good idea though

People (experienced people) who have patience and are willing to help will answer their questions. Those who get easily pissed off and aren't as patient are the ones who wont have to look at those noob questions anymore. Unless they have the sudden urge to help a few lads/lasses out.

That's how i would have seen it work anyway.

nelly

It's a tough one...

On the one hand sure it would be a good idea, as has been stated it's usually the experienced DJs who can provide answers to questions related to Clubs, crowd reading and so on. A lot of the more experienced guys also post answers to noob questions. I also think that it would be a bad idea to have a forum related to just noobs as there is a possibility that the quality of the answers could deteriate.

On what criteria do you decide who can attend the experienced forum? This could cause issues as you have a lot of bedroom DJs who are really switched on but haven't had the chance to play out.

The other thing is, sure it would be nice to post things to other club DJs but then, what would we talk about? If we play in clubs like some of us do then there is not much that we have to talk about as we already know the deal as we are already there.

It would be nice to have perhaps a VIP room (Call it something different possibly), perhaps a DJ's chillout room where the talk can switch to other things. Perhaps have a posting minimum or something to access just to filter out posts of a lesser quality.

It's not the first time this question has popped up and it is perhaps worth addressing as there is a fairly high turnover of members who come and go due to being stuck in the same forum. Sure there are other forums such as music discussion etc. but I have found that when I have posted in those sections and tried to provide a semi intelligent answer I have been flamed to high heaven.
Most notably someone had a Djing question, to which someone called me a geek and told me that I had probably never even seen a set of decks let alone played in a club.

Cheers
Nem

The DJ Booth isn't really busy enough to warrant splitting it up. Its not as if threads are getting lost/snowed under.

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Most notably someone had a Djing question, to which someone called me a geek and told me that I had probably never even seen a set of decks let alone played in a club.

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Most notably someone had a Djing question, to which someone called me a geek and told me that I had probably never even seen a set of decks let alone played in a club.

Heh, I think I actually remember reading that... Terrible... I'd actually prefer you just stick to the booth, Nem, so you don't become disillusioned by the rest of TA and stay here, providing the solid answers you have consistently brought to the table!

In any event, I can understand the desire to split the forum, but honestly, it's probably a bad idea in the long run. It will only serve to further stratify the "n00b/l337" dichotomy in this forum, and honestly, even though a lot of the repeated "n00b" questions can be irritating, a lot of them are questions that we've all had before, and deserve no less to be answered by someone who is qualified.

I know it's frustrating to see comparison thread after comparison thread, and so forth and so on, but in the end I think one of the coolest parts about TA is the bringing together of the Bedroom and the Club DJ, sometimes the naivette of the Bedroom DJ can lend itself to neat innovative ideas that the Club DJ may not be able to see, and conversely, the Club DJ can impart limitless knowledge to the Bedroom DJ.

As a DJ who is in limbo between the bedroom and the club (I have a monthly, but it's not as though I'm spreading my wings and playing out at a club week after week), it's the fact that both sides are so well represented in this forum that I find incredibly helpful.

Cheers.

lol i also don't go anywhere else bar the booth, for the same reasons as you stated Nem. (bar the laughing at me lol jk)

If only there were another 100 active members in the booth it could be a bit busier.. i dunno, i'm just waffling.

nelly

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Originally posted by tubby i've just had a really really blindlingly brilliant idea. Why don't people start reading the subjects before going into a thread, and decide if it's a topic they want to read and contribute to?

Right on the money...

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery What's next - divide the Music Discussion forum so that newbies can discuss DJ Sammy and Ian Van Dahl in peace?

you might be on to somethin there...

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 I also think that it would be a bad idea to have a forum related to just noobs as there is a possibility that the quality of the answers could deteriate.

yeah, just like nem's spelling

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN yeah, just like nem's spelling

Whit yau moan? Mi spilllong is fone...

LOL
Cheers
Nem

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Whit yau moan? Mi spilllong is fone... LOL Cheers Nem

man, id swap my english skills for your DJ skills any day of the week

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Originally posted by stevieboy32808 That's a pretty bad idea. What are you going to do with a separate room full of newbs? If nobody knows anything to begin with, nothing will ever get answered. I think this section is perfect the way it is with dj's of all skill levels. In the way the pros can teach the newbs and once in a blue moon a newb can teach an old dog new tricks.

man thats deep

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Originally posted by stevieboy32808 What are you going to do with a separate room full of newbs?

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Originally posted by davemolina

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