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Conor Fynes 
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Joined: February 11 2009
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 Topic: Improve
Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:16 |
Hey all.
This thread is here for anyone who may have any advice for how I can improve my contributions to ProgArchives, or any other sense of improvement that may come to mind. All valid opinions are welcome!
Thanks,
Conor Fynes
Edited by Conor Fynes - June 13 2011 at 15:53
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thellama73
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 19:30 |
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Maintain an interest in a wide variety of topics. Try to be forever educating yourself. Self-critique your behaviour towards others and try to improve. Work diligently, but make sure you find time to relax and enjoy yourself. Engage in hobbies that are rewarding. Do what makes YOU happy, because your happiness is the most important part of your life.
That's what I try to do (with varying degrees of success)
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Finnforest
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 20:01 |
 thellama73 wrote:
Maintain an interest in a wide variety of topics. Try to be forever educating yourself. Self-critique your behaviour towards others and try to improve. Work diligently, but make sure you find time to relax and enjoy yourself. Engage in hobbies that are rewarding. Do what makes YOU happy, because your happiness is the most important part of your life.
That's what I try to do (with varying degrees of success)
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 Maintain a positive attitude toward your work here. Listen to as much music as possible, even outside of your main interests. When reviewing, remember that your judging someone's sweat and tears, so be as diplomatic as possible. Don't worry about making every review perfect...just keep writing. You'll get better over time. (These are general suggestions, not really specific to my knowledge of you Conor. But maybe you'll find them helpful anyway.)
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Epignosis
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 20:15 |
thellama73 wrote:
Become a Libertarian.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 21:23 |
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Recordungs pt. 2
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Atavachron
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Posted: July 26 2010 at 23:02 |
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Conor you've improved immensely since you started writing reviews-- you're focused, and you balance info with insight well. Keep going and you may just end up an outstanding music journalist. All I would say is keep your sentences simple but with impact rather than simply describing certain songs' aspects and playing. In other words, make everything count, and if it's not absolutely necessary you can probably leave it out.
Good work.
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CPicard
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 01:06 |
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Drink wine, eat cheese. Listen some Pierre Schaeffer.
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Alitare
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 02:44 |
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Read George Starostin and Mark Prindle reviews for some insight, and be open minded. I don't know, just keep writing. I'm in the same boat as you, I think.
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Conor Fynes
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Location: Vancouver, CA
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 04:21 |
Thank you for your opinions, dear sirs! All opinions have been taken to heart.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 14:29 |
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just lose your mind.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 14:39 |
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Do not take opinions to heart.
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Epignosis
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 15:21 |
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I actually think you're quite a cool dude. Keep it up man.
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Ronnie Pilgrim
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 21:05 |
CPicard wrote:
Drink wine, eat cheese. Listen some Pierre Schaeffer.
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Use sarcasm and heavy cream sauces too. 
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 21:05 |
Do what i have done lately - review lots of albums and keep it fresh
Stay out of unnecessary arguments as it doesnt help and stay focussed on worthwhile things.
respond promptly to emails
be polite always
dont get angry with other forum users
get hold of new music for free by PMing artists or get known through repsonding to their threads
indulge in the fun thread
consistently rate according to the tastes you have in prog
try not to be persuaded by other reviewers
dont worry about pple flaming you for bad reviews of their fave albums - its all subjective anyway
keep in contact
if you see an error report or fix it
add albums to the site when missing
stick to what you know and love and not what you dont
i have run out now!
catch ya later
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Epignosis
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 21:07 |
AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:
Do what i have done lately - review lots of albums and keep it fresh
Stay out of unnecessary arguments as it doesnt help and stay focussed on worthwhile things.
respond promptly to emails
be polite always
dont get angry with other forum users
get hold of new music for free by PMing artists or get known through repsonding to their threads
indulge in the fun thread
consistently rate according to the tastes you have in prog
try not to be persuaded by other reviewers
dont worry about pple flaming you for bad reviews of their fave albums - its all subjective anyway
keep in contact
if you see an error report or fix it
add albums to the site when missing
stick to what you know and love and not what you dont
i have run out now!
catch ya later
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This man speaketh wisdom.
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Finnforest
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 21:14 |
Right on ACR
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: July 27 2010 at 22:41 |
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My words are still the wisest
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 12:47 |
Captain Clutch wrote:
My words are still the wisest
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Yes they are.
Conor, we have been waiting long enough! 
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Conor Fynes
Prog Reviewer
Joined: February 11 2009
Location: Vancouver, CA
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 17:18 |
The Sleepwalker wrote:
Captain Clutch wrote:
My words are still the wisest |
Yes they are.
Conor, we have been waiting long enough! |
I consider myself in a phase of financial/equipment troubles right now!
However, Recordungs II (working title: Masterfaeces) WILL come to light by the end of the year; and I'm think it will be a double album. 
Thank you so much for your opinions and suggestions, friends. I've been on a quest lately to improve myself and by extension- improve my life. Every little thing counts in the long run.
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Textbook
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 18:12 |
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