I thought I was being friendly - I guess it doesn't suit me very well

we have a troll hunter back amongst us hahahhaha



not to mention a supersleuth admin  hahahha

Certif1ed wrote: Darken Rahl wrote: In my defense of the whole "being fair" thing, i responded by insulting Hughes because in his response to my original post, he was being EXTREMELY (i use caps because i dont know how to make italics, make note of that The T) condescending,   Maybe you should have stopped to wonder why a senior member would respond in such a way rather than responding in kind - do two wrongs make a right?     Darken Rahl wrote: because he didnt agree with my analysis of the addition,   Analysis of the addition?   I must have missed that!   "Obscenely retarted" is not analysis, BTW, it's an insult to the many people responsible for the addition, who thought it through intelligently and very carefully, via lengthy and open, public discussion threads on this forum - the decision was not made lightly or frivolously.     Darken Rahl wrote: and me calling the ADDITION "obscenely retarded" is not the same thing as calling the one who added it retarded, that being they, in my opinion, made a retarded decision.   See above - the decision was made after a quite inordinate length of time by many people, because ther reasoning in support of the addition is incontrovertible, while the reasoning against the addition boils down to "Obscenely retarted".   I'll take strong reasoning over "bleh" any day - don't know about you.   Darken Rahl wrote: Hughes didnt need to treat me like a two-year-old because i just started using these forums and he's one of the "experienced members"   Maybe you should take a quick look at your own actions - and think a bit before you post.   Hughes is an experienced member, and knows a huge amount about Progressive Metal, as does MikeEnRegalia and The T, who are all supporters of this addition.   I think you should let this pass, and think about why you hold the opinion you do (to which no-one can deny you're entitled), and maybe analyse the music and consider why you think it's not Progressive.   Welcome to ProgArchives, where we really enjoy intelligent music - as well as less intelligent flame wars     Darken Rahl wrote: I do believe this site is about the music, not the number of posts you have made. Im up for discussion, but I wont sit by being treated like i dont know anything because im new to these forums.   You are absolutely correct - this site is about the music, not the number of posts - but think of it as a small city, with thousands of people all living in it, sharing their musical passions.   No-one is going to agree with everything everyone else thinks - and that's cool, as it provokes discussions.   But people who have been here a long time make friends and gain reputations - and it is this that gives them a kind of seniority, especially if, like the people I mentioned, their contributions are thoughtful, thought-provoking and intelligent.   We don't know what you know, and you don't know what we know - as a newbie, I'd recommend lurking, voting in polls, writing reviews and getting yourself known before demanding respect - which is something you earn. Anywhere.   I look forward to reading your reviews

Guys, he's been banned, as you can see from his profile (not going to divulge the details though)... It seems controversial additions always bring the trolls out of the woodwork, and this is why it is important to disagree in a respectful, civilized manner. As for me, I have no time for those "the sky is falling" types... Life is way too short to get upset about the presence of Band X or Y on a website!

micky wrote: we have a troll hunter back amongst us hahahhaha

We just set Tiddles, the admin cat on him



We no like trolls.

Guns don't kill people, cats with guns kill people.  Disturbing pic.  My five year year old daughter was scared of it (and cats are her favourite animal).  Oh, well, can't expect a site like this to be child friendly.

Incidentally, not here, but I used to apologetically multinick all the time (though for different, creative-writing reasons).

Actually , no one can't deny Metallica's influence in prog metal with their early albums they really made Metal progress.However , what's bad about this inclusion is that now you can consider lots of bands to be progrelated example , To me Stratovarius and Sonic Youth are way more prog related than Metallica.

^ & ^^ the shoegazing tack is being followed in the Stranglers thread if anyone's interested...

There are definitely prog rumblings in the shoegaze scene. The previously-mentioned bastion of shoegaze in My Bloody Valentine, and then the more progressive-minded ones like Slowdive or Auburn Lull. Gregor Samsa fits in better as shoegaze rather than post-rock, IMHO.

Edited by Avantgardehead - October 24 2008 at 15:45

* aims pretend gun at own head and pulls trigger *

Edited by NaturalScience - October 24 2008 at 16:59