It says that the sub was saved for TheBuddha, if you don't know. In other words, someone set it up and held onto it for me, and I was invited here - by a number of people, but only one made the sub.
At times, I feel kinda like a spammer - even though I'm pretty sure my content is appreciated and I know some of you click through. (It tells me the referrer - it's right in the header you send to my server.)
You're a bit cliquish and I try to meander out of the guitar sub so that I can interact with the rest of you - but I don't really have time and seldom comment unless I also have time to respond to any replies to my comment. (I consider hit and run forum posting to be pretty much on par with a war crime!)
When I first showed up, I got some (legitimate) questions about why I was here - and that appears to be the end of it. Everyone kinda shrugged and went back to what they were doing and nobody has complained. Which is pretty cool, actually but I've always wondered if I'd have to explain it again.
Currently, I can point to the 'saved for TheBuddha' bit and say, "I was asked to share my content here on Phuks."
But, I still get that icky spammer feeling. I dislike spam as much as anyone else.
My question is, have we moved past that or do I seem like a spammer? I don't actually have any ulterior motives that aren't disclosed.
My ulterior motive is to interest you in spending ungodly hours learning to play a guitar, realize that the greatest factory-issued electric guitar is a Les Paul after years of study, and start a collection of them! For this, Gibson pays me zero dollars. However, it's a start that might get you interested in classical guitar and my absolute ulterior motivation lies there. I'm a shill for the Classical Guitar Cabal. They don't pay me and it's a labor of love/addiction!
I guess my question is, do I appear to be a spammer? I'm really just passionate about music and feel that I should have started this project a long time ago. It's such wonderful passion that I'd like everyone to understand it and decide if they want to take part in it.
But...
I do pretty much just submit links to my site, unless I have free time and gumption.
I welcome your feedback, 'cause I've been pondering this for quite a while now.
Meh, no worries here. The media space is changing, lots of new things, but I agree, this reddit/voat style format has its own limits. You have a unique outlet, and while you're here, you interact with people that have questions and concerns about your content. No hidden crap. Seems open enough to me.
One of the reasons we built Phuks was to have our own space in case some other sites went down. The internet used to be thousands of forums dedicated to specific things, each with their own hierarchy based on activity. Having a bunch of outlets was standard until reddit/facebook/twitter/social took over. Now copy/paste news articles blanket popup blogs covered in ads that get spammed to dozens of aggregators and facebook groups to get the clicks. I would love to see more people, like you, maintaining private sites with real content again.
I've had fun reading so far. Flows nice, easy to read, like talking to a friend. Even if you decide to stop posting here, I hope you keep at it :)