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purplepiper 
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 Topic: should purplepiper be a prog reviewer?
Posted: August 09 2007 at 21:54 |
hello all! I've been reviewing albums for progarchives for quite awhile and I feel that I should be designated as a reviewer. I think i've done 27 or so reviews, not quite 30, but i'll get there and surpass it in time. My early reviews are short I admit, but my more recent reviews have become quite lengthy and much more informative! Go ahead, read some of my reviews and make the ultimate choice! Should or shouldn't purplepiper be a prog reviewer? 
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for those about to prog, we salute you.
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purplepiper
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 21:55 |
yeah, I voted for myself. so what? 
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for those about to prog, we salute you.
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andu
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 21:58 |
hillary clinton for prog-reviewer! 
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 21:59 |
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You shouldn't have to campaign for it.If your reviews are good they should speak for themselves.
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thellama73
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 22:04 |
No one has ever asked me to be a prog reviewer either. I cry myself to sleep every night. 
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purplepiper
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 22:12 |
 TheProgtologist wrote:
You shouldn't have to campaign for it.If your reviews are good they should speak for themselves. |
yeah, I know!  I'm just bored! I really do write a lot of good reviews though...
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for those about to prog, we salute you.
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purplepiper
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 22:15 |
thellama73 wrote:
No one has ever asked me to be a prog reviewer either. I cry myself to sleep every night. |
and you have more reviews than me! Let us cry together thellama73  (me and you crying together).
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for those about to prog, we salute you.
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Bj-1
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 22:19 |
You both have good reviews One day you'll make it as PR's, just keep on improving and try out styles that you feel fit yourself the best. That's what I did
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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thellama73
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 22:20 |
Yeah, some of my early ones sucked. But I think I've gotten a lot better at it. From this day forward, I shall count you among my friends! 
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Shakespeare
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 22:30 |
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Or you can do what I did.
Become a Senior Member on the Forums
Write 100 reviews
Tell the collaborators that they're missing an album in an artist's discography instead of adding it yourself.
You are...one third of the way there...just make your reviews as good as possible: not necessarily long (but that helps) but comprehensive, with excellent vocabulary, and use the very best grammar and spelling you can. (THAT MEANS CAPITALS!!!!!!!!!!!)
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NotAProghead
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 23:02 |
Yes, capital letters are sometimes useful.
I think you better cry together with thellama73 |
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Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour)
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The Whistler
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Posted: August 09 2007 at 23:40 |
Wow, quite ballsy there Piper. Not even I have attempted to sway public opinion in my favor, and I've tried just about every dirty trick in the book to become a Tull reviewer. I'll have to try this sometime...
As for you? I'll have to echo what everyone else is saying. Work on the forums (be a good lad), work on the reviews, make 'em clean (that is, free of grammatical error, which I did detect), readable (enjoyable writing) but still techincal (talkin' about the music without resorting to namecalling, DESPITE how fun it is). You know, just the easy stuff that all budding-to-proffesional writers have to deal with.
Some personal advice: don't be afraid to review more than the classic (and I mean more than obscure albums or artists; reviewing bad albums is a hoot, trust me), and branch out a little (there are more bands than Yes, Genesis and Crimso). Oh, and try not to get caught up in some sort of conceptual reviewing cycle (despite how fun THAT is...).
Now, if you excuse me, I have another Tull compilation to review.
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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el böthy
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 00:11 |
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I don´t even know you
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Ricochet
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 01:50 |
I miss being a prog-reviewer. I mean I reviewer, but my collaborator badges says another thing...
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Dim
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 01:54 |
I am very excited to become a prog reviewer, I have written two review toniight
PROGTOLOGIST AND RICO, PLEASE READ THEM!!! THEY ARE QUITE GOOD!!! |
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Easy Livin
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 03:44 |
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If you think you have met the prerequisites (which are just guidelines of course) as detailed in the FAQ's thread, drop a PM to Atkingani seeing consideration.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 04:49 |
Usually it's a bad idea to create threads about a single member ... even about yourself. I speak from personal experience! 
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Yorkie X
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 05:03 |
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When "the man" thinks your ready he will tap you on the shoulder
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The Whistler
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 05:06 |
Yorkie X wrote:
When "the man" thinks your ready he will tap you on the shoulder
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...The Man on the Silver Mountain? Holy crap, I wanna be a reviewer!
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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sircosick
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 08:33 |
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Your reviews aren't bad, but obviously you gotta reach a more wide range of genres to think about being prog reviewer.
Personally, lately I always do care of my reviews to get over the 400 words. I think that's also an important thing to consider if you wanna be a prog reviewer.
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The best you can is good enough...
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should purplepiper be a prog reviewer?
