Prog Threads We Need Never Start Again

Really... and all of you are talking about how bad some threads are....

A thread where you only talk about other threads is always much worse and more useless than any other thread, even one of those "Genesis vs Yes" ones...

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All of the 'nu-prog'/'new prog'/'new sub-genre to force every post-1990 band together' threads are also pretty ridiculous. Not content wise, but I remember Dean posted the links to all of the threads in one of them, and there was like 11 or something ridiculous.

+ its a stupid idea.

I agree that it is generally good forum etiquette to wake up an older thread, and maybe a gentle debriefing that the chosen topic has become something of a joke - when done in good humor and reminding the new member that they are welcome - rather than mocking, which tends to fly under the radar of the Rule #2 you pointed out...

To go one further, and to answer the original poster's proposal at the same time: Here's an idea for a rule for new and old members alike:

How about stop insulting other members? This goes for their musical tastes, how they express it, what aspect of it they want to discuss, etc...There are far greater injustices in the world like hunger, bigotry, oppression, cruelty to animals and people, where frustrations can be justly placed in order to achieve something more worthwhile, rather than waste energy on scolding and belittling some prog fan eager for interaction in a community. I do know of at least two very good long-time members of PA who don't dare post here any more because of the condescending and insulting attitudes of many members.


Edited by jplanet - December 16 2009 at 21:03

Any poll that does not have Frank Zappa as an option. Answering Frank Zappa on any prog related poll is like answering Jesus any time in Sunday school--even if it's not the answer they're looking for, no one can really tell you you're wrong.

Any thread suggesting Faith No More that gets shot down in two posts, especially if there are any comparisons to the Beastie Boys.

Any "polls" in the polls section that require you to actually answer rather than simply clicking on an option. Seriously, who has time to type out which one they prefer?

Green Shield Stamp wrote: Which do you prefer prog or large breasts?

Only if the breasts jiggle in 15/4 (Siberian Khatru and On Reflection = win)

jplanet wrote: What do you expect new members to do, read every single thread ever started on the site before they post anything? It seems like people get annoyed far too easily. A symptom of being on the internet too much is when the frustrations of daily life start to get taken out on anonymous strangers online.

No, but they can go search the forum's archives for old discussions which might contain the information they're looking for. This isn't one of those forums where a thread gets deleted after a couple of months.

As for the question posed by the thread starter? I'd be more than happy to see a moratorium on threads whining about how progressive rock isn't as popular as it was in the early 1970s, and discussions of exactly what progressive rock is. Odds are high that'd result in the posting shrinking to a third of its current, but hey... quality above quantity, isn't that what they say?

Which do you prefer prog or large breasts?

ClemofNazareth wrote: "ELP vs Devo" or any equally absurd comparsion.

 

"ELP vs Devo" or any equally absurd comparsion.