Other online trombone forums
- AndrewMeronek
- Posts: 1487
- Joined: Mar 30, 2018
With the apparent instability of this forum, maybe it might be a good idea to pool some ideas for other places to do internet-socializing of trombones.
I know that JamTrek is working and maintained by Michael Lake. It's a pretty different structure from here.
https://jam-trek.com/
I know that JamTrek is working and maintained by Michael Lake. It's a pretty different structure from here.
https://jam-trek.com/
- Burgerbob
- Posts: 6327
- Joined: Apr 23, 2018
Can someone reach out to Matt? The reason the last forum Hindenburg'd was that the guy running it was incommunicado for basically years.
- hyperbolica
- Posts: 3990
- Joined: Mar 23, 2018
There are several on Facebook, also mostly centered on selling/buying stuff.
The only guy who can fix it is nowhere to be seen. Sounds like the previous board situation.
Just in case someone is listening, I migrated my phpbb to Discourse. It's not that hard and you get a much better platform.
The only guy who can fix it is nowhere to be seen. Sounds like the previous board situation.
Just in case someone is listening, I migrated my phpbb to Discourse. It's not that hard and you get a much better platform.
- Doug_Elliott
- Posts: 4155
- Joined: Mar 22, 2018
I'll let you know what Matt says... he was talking about doing an upgrade and I suspect something about it was problematic.
- slidesix
- Posts: 107
- Joined: Jan 03, 2025
I’ve looked around before joining and honestly this is the best place—as a trombone forum—so I vote we fix it. Sounds like reaching out to Matt is the best way forward.
If he needs help and somehow my skillset lines up, I don’t mind helping out any way I can. I’d like to see this place continue, succeed, and thrive.
If he needs help and somehow my skillset lines up, I don’t mind helping out any way I can. I’d like to see this place continue, succeed, and thrive.
- mikerspencer
- Posts: 92
- Joined: Jul 01, 2022
I really appreciate this is an independent forum and not on Facebook, Discord, etc.. Those sorts of platforms are easy to get started, but there are usually headaches and trade-offs down the road.
One question: is there enough resource for running the forum? Cash and/or time.
One question: is there enough resource for running the forum? Cash and/or time.
- mgladdish
- Posts: 155
- Joined: Oct 10, 2021
I'm a computer programmer by day and willing to help out running the board. Give me a shout if I can be of any use.
- MStarke
- Posts: 1031
- Joined: Jan 01, 2019
The facebook forums are pretty useless as the structure doesn't support the degree of exchange that takes place here.
There are always options to improve, but overall the structure of this forum is quite good in my view.
Apart from the performance/availability issues. I would assume that this can be fixed if someone can take care.
There are always options to improve, but overall the structure of this forum is quite good in my view.
Apart from the performance/availability issues. I would assume that this can be fixed if someone can take care.
- LeTromboniste
- Posts: 1634
- Joined: Apr 11, 2018
Yeah, the forum structure is different, and better at the type of interactions we do here than any social media. Solution is to make sure the forum stays online (and eventually keep improving it), rather than migrate somewhere else.
- SwissTbone
- Posts: 1138
- Joined: Mar 23, 2018
[quote="LeTromboniste"]Yeah, the forum structure is different, and better at the type of interactions we do here than any social media. Solution is to make sure the forum stays online (and eventually keep improving it), rather than migrate somewhere else.[/quote]
Agree!
Agree!
- hyperbolica
- Posts: 3990
- Joined: Mar 23, 2018
Discord and Discourse are different things. Discourse is a forum platform like phpbb, but much more modern and better supported. You can import phpbb site data into a Discourse site.
- KWL
- Posts: 123
- Joined: Oct 23, 2019
Not all here are in a financial position to donate but having dumped my professional career decades ago for financial security in a non-music field, I am and am happy to. I’d like to see this great resource continue.
See the main page for the donation options. <LINK_TEXT text="index.php">https://trombonechat.com/index.php</LINK_TEXT>
See the main page for the donation options. <LINK_TEXT text="index.php">https://trombonechat.com/index.php</LINK_TEXT>
- tbdana
- Posts: 1928
- Joined: Apr 08, 2023
There's a TromboneChat.com group on Facebook. What's the traffic like there compared to here?
- EriKon
- Posts: 636
- Joined: Apr 03, 2022
[quote="tbdana"]There's a TromboneChat.com group on Facebook. What's the traffic like there compared to here?[/quote]
I think that one is quite new and was opened after the political discussions on Tariffs in here.
I think that one is quite new and was opened after the political discussions on Tariffs in here.
- LeTromboniste
- Posts: 1634
- Joined: Apr 11, 2018
[quote="EriKon"]I think that one is quite new and was opened after the political discussions on Tariffs in here.[/quote]
No, that's The Trombone Hobbyist.
[quote="tbdana"]There's a TromboneChat.com group on Facebook. What's the traffic like there compared to here?[/quote]
There used to be more discussion (although the format on Facebook makes it very clumsy), now it's mostly promo posts, and few comments.
No, that's The Trombone Hobbyist.
[quote="tbdana"]There's a TromboneChat.com group on Facebook. What's the traffic like there compared to here?[/quote]
There used to be more discussion (although the format on Facebook makes it very clumsy), now it's mostly promo posts, and few comments.
- BGuttman
- Posts: 7368
- Joined: Mar 22, 2018
At one time the Facebook group was a way for Chat members to communicate about downtime (this is not a new problem). I remember posting on there a couple of times to update the users on the status of the main board.
- Posaunus
- Posts: 5018
- Joined: Mar 23, 2018
[quote="LeTromboniste"]Yeah, the forum structure is different, and better at the type of interactions we do here than any social media. Solution is to make sure the forum stays online (and eventually keep improving it), rather than migrate somewhere else.[/quote]
:good:
:good:
- AtomicClock
- Posts: 1094
- Joined: Oct 19, 2023
[quote="Burgerbob"]The reason the last forum Hindenburg'd was that the guy running it was incommunicado for basically years.[/quote]
When TTF went south, we lost most of the archives. When the OTJF went south, we lost them all. Maybe now is the right time to back up all the threads somewhere.
When TTF went south, we lost most of the archives. When the OTJF went south, we lost them all. Maybe now is the right time to back up all the threads somewhere.
- BGuttman
- Posts: 7368
- Joined: Mar 22, 2018
[quote="AtomicClock"]<QUOTE author="Burgerbob" post_id="280811" time="1752113182" user_id="3131">
The reason the last forum Hindenburg'd was that the guy running it was incommunicado for basically years.[/quote]
When TTF went south, we lost most of the archives. When the OTJF went south, we lost them all. Maybe now is the right time to back up all the threads somewhere.
</QUOTE>
Pretty sure Matt has done that, although possibly not recently.
The reason the last forum Hindenburg'd was that the guy running it was incommunicado for basically years.[/quote]
When TTF went south, we lost most of the archives. When the OTJF went south, we lost them all. Maybe now is the right time to back up all the threads somewhere.
</QUOTE>
Pretty sure Matt has done that, although possibly not recently.
- AtomicClock
- Posts: 1094
- Joined: Oct 19, 2023
Well, my worry is that Matt himself might disappear, taking his backups with him.