Forum clogged?

gdub411 wrote: Personally I feel there are too many reviews. I mean how many reviews does it take for a reader to decide whether or not he wants to purchase Yes..Close To The Edge? 250??...the last thing the archives need is a Clutter of reviews done on the same lps. The number of reviews/album needs to be cut down a lot. Also writing more reviews doesn't contribute to the forums. It contributes(and I say this VERY tentatively) to the archives. If you want to contribute to the forums then all you need to do is create a thread and write some posts.

There are too many reviews on the popular albums, that's obvious. But there are so many gems in the archives with less than 10 ratings/reviews ... it would be best if each collaborator picked 10 "unknown" albums and reviewed them. 

Man Overboard wrote: S Lang wrote: Ouch!!!! Observing some of the unkind reactions here tends to affect that emerging inner glow that I was experiencing previously. That is to air a reasonable opinion in the company of people with a common interest - alas - it's not the first time that I was found "in bed" with the wrong company. I am getting used to it now and yet to turn the other cheek.... I see little evidence of constructive inputs in the guilt laden reactions, manifesting in arrogance, adding to my case that people are to contribute to the site before invited to the Forum pages. If it transpires as my discomfort with ones who just TAKE without putting something IN, you've got the picture then.   What the hell, man?  This is a public forum, not some f**king country club.  Call me a prick, but you're making a mountain out of a molehill.  Relax, chill out, and enjoy this place for what it is: a beautiful community of all kinds of people from all over the world who love progressive rock.  If you want a hyper-exclusive club, go to f**king Gnosis or something.  You don't just walk into someone's house, announce that you're not happy with all of the riff-raff, and then WONDER why people get upset at your presence.

S Lang,  everyone who has posted a GUILT LADEN REACTION has also contributed to the ARCHIVES by making reviews....including myself. You are NOT in the "wrong bed" if you share the same thing as everyone else on these forums...i.e...a love for progressive rock. Now quit being so anti-social, try to enjoy yourself and welcome to the forums.

Ouch!!!! Observing some of the unkind reactions here tends to affect that emerging inner glow that I was experiencing previously. That is to air a reasonable opinion in the company of people with a common interest - alas - it's not the first time that I was found "in bed" with the wrong company. I am getting used to it now and yet to turn the other cheek....

I see little evidence of constructive inputs in the guilt laden reactions, manifesting in arrogance, adding to my case that people are to contribute to the site before invited to the Forum pages. If it transpires as my discomfort with ones who just TAKE without putting something IN, you've got the picture then.  

Personally I feel there are too many reviews. I mean how many reviews does it take for a reader to decide whether or not he wants to purchase Yes..Close To The Edge? 250??...the last thing the archives need is a Clutter of reviews done on the same lps. The number of reviews/album needs to be cut down a lot. Also writing more reviews doesn't contribute to the forums. It contributes(and I say this VERY tentatively) to the archives. If you want to contribute to the forums then all you need to do is create a thread and write some posts.

S Lang wrote: I do respect your point Man Overboard and tend to agree on that many contributions in the Forum are interesting and valuable. I totally support it in principle. What creates a degree of discomfort however is that some selfish, hotheaded and often rather arrogant posts tend to undermine the credibility of the pages. Yes, it may be harsh to boot out people who are unable to contribute to the reviews, nevertheless some standards would be welcome. And please, don't get me wrong, I am not the enemy.....

Hoisted by your own petard!

S Lang wrote: Trouserpress wrote: Snow Dog wrote: [QUOTE=gdub411] Forums are meant to be fun by people who LISTEN to progressive rock. Not write reviews.  So now every forum I join I have to contribute something to it? You sound like just the elitist that the collaborators are looking for. Why don't you look into that avenue here and post your ridiculous comments there instead of polluting our fair forums with your pathetic ideas of exclusion. Well said... Yes....      Minus the collaborator bit. Elitist? Hmmmm. Almost equals with a promotion, of course that wouldn't apply to collaborators, or yours truly? What makes a slight difference here is that in order to LISTEN, one has to provide the MATERIAL to listen to, also to run the site that's sometimes clogged with selfish, childish reactions, topics.  Somehow, it gives a warm, inner glow, knowing that some - like the collaborators - actually contribute whilst others just USE.... So, how does that put the collaborators in a negative light? Please explain and make an attempt to some civility - if you would....

What S Lang is saying is bearing some sense, but I see a small problem here - who is to judge what's childish or selfish in topics in forum and what's not, also whose contribution reviews-wise is good enough to qualify for the right to participate in forums and start threads there. Even in case someone is to judge these things and/or some rules are imposed, same might cause floods of idiotic incompetent reviews, just for the sake of it. I think not every person who is fun or interesting conversation on forum is in the same time good reviewer, and vise versa.

In my opinion mr S Land simply have not thought through his idea thoroughly enough but rather hurried up to show us all his anger and frustration. And if we follow his suggested line - we should limit his rights to post reviews here.    

gdub411 wrote: Forums are meant to be fun by people who LISTEN to progressive rock. Not write reviews.  So now every forum I join I have to contribute something to it? You sound like just the elitist that the collaborators are looking for. Why don't you look into that avenue here and post your ridiculous comments there instead of polluting our fair forums with your pathetic ideas of exclusion.

Well said...