Why do people join hi-fi forums

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

As a counter to the TAS thread why do you leave forums I thought this would be a good one.

My opinion on the ones I observe.

1 to sell something
2 to sell themselves
3 to wave their willy around
4 because they are bored
5 because they are lonely
6 because they are bonkers
7 because they like being bored

or

1 because they want to learn
2 because they want to teach
3 because they want to open their minds
4 because they want to close other peoples minds

or

1 because they get pleasure taking the piss out of idiots
2 because no one else is willing to do it
3 to set rights to wrongs
4 to identify sub humans and shine a light on them

I suppose it depends on which forum and which forum room you post in

[Macca]

For me it was because I was tired of boring my pals about hi-fi when they had no interest. Discovering there were internet forums full of people who are not bored by it was great. I think that is probably the most common reason people who actually participate rather than just read join - to communicate with like-minded souls.

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

And then you discover they don't have like minds - and

[slinger]

I joined because I was in the market for some new interconnects and after doing my "due diligence" I decided on sound cords, and thought it might be a good idea to join the forum that was home to the manufacturer. Now look at my bloody sig.

[applemarc]

I joined because I wanted to try a phono 2 and thought that I could get more info from existion users I also joined two other forums to sell me amps and buy NVA

[joe]

I joined because I was in the market for some new interconnects and after doing my "due diligence" I decided on sound cords, and thought it might be a good idea to join the forum that was home to the manufacturer. Now look at my bloody sig.

I also first joined via a manufacturer's forum; I'd just bought some Exposure amps and wanted advice about interconnects, so I signed up to the Exposure forum. That was very quiet, so I was directed to the Naim forum, and from there I jumped ship to pfm.

(I remember reading some of the Usenet-based audio groups in the mid-90s, but they were US-dominated and had more nuts than a Dundee cake.)

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

I joined because I wanted to try a phono 2 and thought that I could get more info from existion users I also joined two other forums to sell me amps and buy NVA

Two bits running if you want to come and hear. Third section scheduled to be finished in July. They are a bit special, they have surprised me as I thought they would be a more controlled Cubix which was what the old Cubix pro was compared with the Cubix, but they are something else. I have never heard anything as natural and unspeaker like in my life.

[Fretless]

About a year ago, I felt that it was time to replace my mid-80's NVA amp. To my amazement I discovered that Nene Valley Audio were back in business. Reading the HFS forum to get some info, I thought it would be fun to join and I really enjoy relating my stumbling steps in the approximate direction of audio nirvana.

[Lindsayt]

A6 is probably closest to the truth. Spending your time writing on hi-fi forums is not a rational thing to do with your time, unless A1 applies.

[jammy395]

I joined because I wanted to verbally bash the handfull of hifi willy wavers and fukwits like sq696969.
Theres loads more of them, but I chose him as one example.
Because he is right up there on the fukwit leader board.

I thought it would be a doddle (nip in bash em, nip oot again.) but I underestimated the scale of the problem and the hifi depravity actually involved.....
My work here is not yet done