All:
As you have undoubtedly noticed, as a result of the "uproar," the subgenre categories are gone; all have been subsumed into "Prog Music Lounge," which will remain the general area for prog music-related discussions.
Personally (i.e., not representing Max, Rony or the site), I think most of you were having a completely understandable "knee-jerk" reaction, and would have gotten used to the new categories. Indeed, one of the reasons we did that was because, based on your comments, the majority of you felt that there were too many threads in the old "Main Discussions" category, which meant that threads created in the morning were already on Page 2 by the evening. As well, many members commented that there were too many prog metal threads, relegating all the other threads to the bottom of Page 1, or to Page 2.
Apparently, our attempt to correct these problems (among other things) only led to new ones. Two cliches come to mind: "The grass is always greener on the other side," and "You can't always get what you want." Or, to mis-paraphrase Abe Lincoln: "You can satisfy some of the members all of the time, and all of the members some of the time, but you can't satisfy all of the members all of the time." Having gone back to the "old" way at your strong request, we hope we will not hear complaints about threads disappearing to the nether regions too quickly, or too many prog-metal threads in "Prog Music Lounge." We kept all the other features, since no one seemed to have any problem with them, and, indeed, many of you expressed support for them.
As noted in my previous announcement, we realize that there may be even more "tweaking" to be done, and we welcome all comments and suggestions in that regard.
Now, to quickly update the main points of the original site-use primer:
1. "Prog Music Lounge" is for discussions regarding prog music.
2. "Prog Polls" is for serious polls regarding prog music-related topics.
3. "Non-Music Prog Lounge" is for discussions on non-music - but prog-related - topics such as lyrics, art, books, album covers, films, etc.
4. "Welcome Newbies" is for new members to introduce themselves, and let us know what you listen to, and whether we can help "expand" your prog listening.
5. "Polls" (under "Assorted") is for non-music-related polls of all types.
6. "Non-Prog Music" is for discussions about classical, country, classic rock, rap - i.e., any genre, band or album not included on the site. Please do not start these threads in "Main Discussions" or "Discussions Not Related to Music."
7. "Just For Fun" is for all trivia games, jokes, riddles, etc. Please do not start these threads in "Discussions Not Related to Music."
8. "Get the Word Out" is for promoting yourself and your music.
9. "Bands and Albums" is for all suggestions for adding new groups or albums to the site. Please do not start these threads in "Prog Music Lounge" or "Discussions Not Related to Music."
As you get more comfortable with the site, let us know how you find it, and what you think still needs "tweaking." Those comments and suggestions should go in "Forums and General" (under "Suggestions & News").
We hope that those of you who had smoke coming out of your ears will take a few deep breaths (and a pint or two?), and relax again.
Peace.
Maani
On behalf of the Admin Group
Edited by maani
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Personally (i.e., not representing Max, Rony or the site), I think most of you were having a completely understandable "knee-jerk" reaction, and would have gotten used to the new categories. Indeed, one of the reasons we did that was because, based on your comments, the majority of you felt that there were too many threads in the old "Main Discussions" category, which meant that threads created in the morning were already on Page 2 by the evening. As well, many members commented that there were too many prog metal threads, relegating all the other threads to the bottom of Page 1, or to Page 2.
