How Important is the Name that Tune section?

MoonlitSunshine · 02-13-2012, 03:20 PM

I've gone into it a few times, I don't think I've ever used it personally but I have helped answer some requests. it's fun going into it and seeing a) if you can actually solve any of the requests, and b) how crazy they sometimes are.

"hey, I heard this song when I was 5, it had a guy singing and I there was a line about a girl...

DOES ANYONE KNOW????"

Sometimes there are interesting ones though - there's one in there at the moment which multiple people have posted in and absolutely noone recognises despite their being a video of it. It's worth having, because it doesn't hurt the rest of the forum having it, it helps to have a place to send all the random requests that the forum gets, not everything on the forum has to be purely in order to "help the community" and hey, it's fun.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-13-2012, 03:48 PM

We already had this discussion a year or so ago.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 02-13-2012, 03:48 PM

It took me years and years to find the proper name of this song as it's quite an abscure song title. I had a crush on a guy when I was 10 years old who used to sing this and I've loved it ever since!

Salami · 02-13-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

We already had this discussion a year or so ago.

Ah sorry, this was the other reason I wasn't sure about this. I haven't been here that long, but I did use the search tool but didn't find anything recent, so I was hoping there would be some new ideas about it. I did think that something like this might have been done, but sorry if everyone's heard this all before.

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

It took me years and years to find the proper name of this song as it's quite an abscure song title. I had a crush on a guy when I was 10 years old who used to sing this and I've loved it ever since!

Aw, that's great! It's good that there are "success stories" from that section, it's quite a tune!

**Janszoon** · 02-13-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

It took me years and years to find the proper name of this song as it's quite an abscure song title. I had a crush on a guy when I was 10 years old who used to sing this and I've loved it ever since!

All those years and all you needed to do was google "everybody needs a bosom for a pillow".

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 02-13-2012, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

All those years and all you needed to do was google "everybody needs a bosom for a pillow".

I'm blonde.

TheBig3 · 02-13-2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami

Name that tune

I'm just wondering how useful people consider this section of the forum to be. I don't doubt that there are some songs that people liked to hear on there, but it seems to me that the number of people sticking around after posting in that section is either very small on nonexistent.
I've also not seen any of the regular members start a thread in there either (but that's really just in the last 5 months I have been a member here).
I'm wondering if people think it still constitutes an important part of this forum or if it has worn out it's usefulness.

No one thinks its useful. Are you suggesting we remove it?

I suggest the following compromise. Anytime someone asks some assanine question, we can hit them with something to the effect of this.

Salami · 02-14-2012, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

No one thinks its useful. Are you suggesting we remove it?

I thought there might be a general opinion like that, if the consensus was that it served no purpose and got on everyone's nerves, then there would be a case for suggesting that it should be archived. However, that's not the response the poll showed, particularly the fact that every single moderator who has posted in this thread says it serves a purpose.

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I suggest the following compromise. Anytime someone asks some assanine question, we can hit them with something to the effect of this.

Nice one!

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

as if I'm some walking IPod or something

The point is that some people here like to use their knowledge to help other people out, and this section I suppose is a good opportunity for that.

Howard the Duck · 02-13-2012, 08:44 PM

no idea, i hardly ever go there

as if I'm some walking IPod or something

TheBig3 · 02-14-2012, 07:10 AM

How does it get on your nerves? It only gets a post once a month or so (iirc).

View Poll Results: How important is the "Name that Tune" section?
Quite important to this forum.	7	33.33%
I don't really care, I don't go in there	10	47.62%
It's a complete waste of time, get rid of it	0	0%
Other (Please specify)	4	19.05%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

02-13-2012, 03:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,097	I've gone into it a few times, I don't think I've ever used it personally but I have helped answer some requests. it's fun going into it and seeing a) if you can actually solve any of the requests, and b) how crazy they sometimes are. "hey, I heard this song when I was 5, it had a guy singing and I there was a line about a girl... DOES ANYONE KNOW????" Sometimes there are interesting ones though - there's one in there at the moment which multiple people have posted in and absolutely noone recognises despite their being a video of it. It's worth having, because it doesn't hurt the rest of the forum having it, it helps to have a place to send all the random requests that the forum gets, not everything on the forum has to be purely in order to "help the community" and hey, it's fun. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

02-13-2012, 03:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	We already had this discussion a year or so ago. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

02-13-2012, 03:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,775	It took me years and years to find the proper name of this song as it's quite an abscure song title. I had a crush on a guy when I was 10 years old who used to sing this and I've loved it ever since! __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

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02-14-2012, 07:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,246	How does it get on your nerves? It only gets a post once a month or so (iirc).