NotoriousMOK
Well-known member
- What kind of ukulele should I buy?
- What are the best strings?
- Re-entrant or LowG tuning?
- Is NotoriousMOK really THAT notorious?
This site and this forum exist to encourage people to recognize the ukulele as a serious and versatile musical instrument AND to help those same people establish and hone their playing skills. WE ALL SHARE a common love for this 4ish-stringed little wonder, and have a desire to express ourselves through the music an ukulele will help us create. So please remember that this is why we are here and why Ukulele Underground has been and will continue to be successful to this end.
Okay, so Joe FirstUke (our model for this thread) starts a thread with a question that has been 'done before'. He searched the web, found our site and even survived the registration process. Our boy Joe has demonstrated an ability to navigate the web and use some form of search tool. If, or more importantly, HOW we respond to this first(ish) post will form the BASIS of Joe's opinion of our community.
"BUT we could well end up with lots of these types of posts!!" -- SO WHAT? Really now, what is the worst that could happen here (be realistic)? I guess what I'm trying to say is if you don't have something constructive to offer or new friend, Joe FirstUke, to greet him by making him feel like a jerk for asking question #1 does NOTHING for you, and tells poor, vulnerable Joe and his delicate feelings to go piss himself. He certainly does not refer Jane FirstUke to come check us out either (and rumor has it that she's pretty HOT).
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You can choose not to respond at all. This saves Joe's feelings and allows you to get on with your day. We are 2000+ registered users strong now. 'Fret' not, somebody here will help quench Joe's thirst, and the world will continue to spin.
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You can greet Joe with a hearty welcome and help him. Often times, people don't even know their needs and need somebody to help them discover what they are. Joe's happy and well on his way to ukulele greatness (just like me), you get a warm-fuzzy for helping somebody, Joe FirstUke goes on to refer all his friends and the forum continues to grow like crazy, producing the next generation of people who can answer these types of questions so you can take a break.
A really cool evolution that I have noticed within this phenomenon is that, with this practice, we as a group are becoming much more efficient and informative as the forum grows. Joe FirstUke can be referred to a wide variety of past threads, uke reviews, or even our own videos that cover these subjects in great detail, or he can get the input from somebody with a fresh and exciting spin on what seemed 'old hat' to others. I think this is awesome! Through sharing, we are becoming better musicians, better educators, and better representatives of this exciting community.
UU is a very inviting environment, people want to join in, and in some cases I'm sure this type of question can just be their way to stand up and say hello, reaching out to engage in any form of conversation with this wonderful group.
Again, this is why we are here, this is why we are successful, and this is what turns 'guests' into 'registered users'. I'm happy to have found this site, and proud to be a part of this community.
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