SlideMeister Forum is a "web intensive" forum for web intensive Chromatic players, and as such, there are reasons to join us, as well as reasons not to. ;o)

                                                           Reasons to be a SlideMeister Member:

• Wanting to actually talk and communicate with folks about Chromatic harmonicas
• Wanting to make friends and getting to know "like-minded" Chromatic players around the world
• Wanting to actually help other Chromatic players  
• Wanting to be an active part of the international Chromatic community
• Wanting to further and promote the Chromatic harmonica
  

                       
                                      While not a requirement, it helps if:

• If you're a "spontaneous" personality
• If you are willing to learn
• If you are willing to share 
• If you don't always have to be right
• If you can respect the personal opinions of others
• If you don't think you are the final authority
• If you don't think you are the best (no one's the best)
• If you aren't looking to be offended
• If you have at least an entry-level sense of humor ;o)
  

                          
                                       and:

• If you can carry on a conversation without being abrasive
  
• If you can carry on a conversation without being lewd or vulgar
  
• If you can carry on a conversation without being mean or condescending
  
• If you can carry on a conversation without a superiority complex
  
• If you believe that its possible to actually learn something from another player
  

As a GUEST, you can still be on the receiving end of a lot of helpful and time saving information without being required to check in at least once every six months (or even four years :o)

                                             Reasons you might want to remain a SlideMeister GUEST:

• First, If you can't comply with the list above :o)
• If you consider yourself a "casual browser"
• If you take pride in being a "Low-tech" personality and/or don't check your email at least weekly
• If you're so introverted, shy or bashful that you never participate in any on-line discussions
• If you like to participate in discussions, but you're used to having the last word
• If you're a suspicious type who thinks we're here to harvest personal information and sell it to SPAMMERS.
• If you believe SlideMeister has ulterior motives other than Chromatic harmonica promotion
• If you don't like our rules or format, and think you'll ever influence us to change them

Yes, there  are a few requirements to join our group, but most are just to insure that neither you nor SlideMeister are wasting each other's time. In the past, folks have joined us on a whim, and six months later, we see that they've never even signed in. We don't need that type of member, so now we screen them out in the first seven days. :o) This is not just another "Harp group" this is  SlideMeister. Yeah, we're still a little crazy, but we're also serious about who we allow into the asylum.  :o)