Admin changes

 

Why can't we just be equals here?

 

 

 

(apologies for old joke)

Vibrationbaby wrote: Case in point. The site has just gone to the dogs and nobody seems to care anymore. I've committed a lot of my time in the past writing reviews, updating biographies and contacting artists for information that otherwise would not be available. I just think it was a freaking waste. All this guy can offer is a childish response to my concerns? I dunno man.

Seriously?

Your initial comment basically attacks the structure and intent of the site without offering any specifics as you complain about the rigid political 'military foundation' of the current management team.  I figured that a comment showing that we don't all take ourselves as seriously as you imply was in order, in effect, I was attempting to show that 'fun' can still be had on the site.  Your answer to that was effectively that I'm too flippant?  I mean at this point, it seems that you're trying to start a flame war here.

If I can make an honest suggestion here, if you really want to enact some kind of change, give specifics rather than a general rant.  From your initial post, I can't tell what you're really angry about.  

I can attest that many of us do in fact care about the site. Many of us have committed time on reviews and contacting artists as well.  Personally I've had artists give me excessive grief about the genre that they were assigned.  A lot of us have and continue to put a lot of effort into the site.  Trust me Ian, you've done a heck of a lot more reviews than I have, I don't want to take anything away from that, I just really don't understand why you think it was a waste.  We're pretty much the premier prog site on the web, we have a huge amount of information available, new members arrive daily . . . For many of us, we're still fun and exciting.

I was referring to the guy who misspelled the word " semen". My point is that this ranking system has just got out of control. It's confusing and misleading at the same time. Same goes for all the made up genres. I've had quite a few people have a look at the site over the years &monthsincluding musicians and a cousin who was involved in the music industry back in the seventies & eighties. He just said that it was a cheesy site. Not much else. Guys & gals it's just a music site not repairing the optics on the curiousity Mars lander from 62 million km away. I wish we could just get back to basics here. Right now I have to get back to my aeroplane! 

 

And frankly, the view from 5-stars isn't that great, and certainly is a long way from premier cru and caviar. Normally voluntary work has it's own reward, the self-recognition of a job well-done even if no one else notices (if you're looking for a pat on the back for every little thing you do around here then you've come to the wrong place). But speaking as an Admin, apart from handing out an extra star to someone who has yet to become cynical and jaded, there is no pleasure to be had in any of the tasks we undertake.

 

Sure this site is a cheesy little site, I for one would not want it any other way, and I certainly wouldn't work for free on a site that was more professional and less cheesy. That's what makes it a fan site (even if someone is profiting from the advertising revenue), that fact that all contributions are welcome, regardless of how well written they are.

 

Hell, I'd much rather read about what a fan thought of the music he was actually listening to than read some by-the-numbers review on a more polished site that is more interested in how smart the reviewer can present himself and his shallow opinion in prosaic cursive script than they are in the actual substance of the music. I've lost count of how many "professional" reviews I've read that look more like paid advertising copy, or worse still, barely mention the album at all in seveal paragraphs of text.