I have to say I'm on Brock's side on this one, let me just reply to a couple of
things...
Rishi I hear where you are coming from with regard to wanting more info about
hearing new (potentially cool) music,
with that said I have to ask you how old you are (are you a student) and/or
whether or not you have a full time job in addition to
your music. I ask only because there are a substantial number of people (myself
included) on this list who simply don't have the time to
keep track of the mp3s du jour and thus get annoyed with the frequent blatant
self promotion posts. Brock is also a special case in that not only does he
work (correct me if I'm wrong Brock don't you run a website), but he has also
been on this list for the past 4 (or more) years. He has
been on this list since the early days when mp3s didn't really exist, there
weren't new artsists and labels popping up on a weekly basis, etc.
It's just the pure glut of posts is getting tired, and the ratio of promotion
messages to non promotion messages is growing larger. I suspect
the majority of people who have issues with the mp3 type posts have been on
this list for quite a while and are not exactly happy with the overall
content shift of the list over the past year. But as someone who is doing this
whole micromabel thing I can appreciate you wanting to spread and share music.
My advice to you would be to find a way to track who it is that downloads your
music, and make a (weekly, monthly) newsletter that goes directly to them...
just my .02
Nate
Rishi Saez wrote:
quoted 4 lines Hey, sorry I pissed you off. I personally find the threads on this list
> Hey, sorry I pissed you off. I personally find the threads on this list
> announcing MP3s to be the most interesting. If 90% of the messages were
> announcements of new MP3s with descriptions of the tracks, I would be 90%
> happier.quoted 3 lines I am under the assumption that there are others that feel the same
> I am under the assumption that there are others that feel the same
> way. I'd be interested to hear a little vote on whether people like these
> messages, or hate them - please speak up.quoted 16 lines Myself, I delete all of the album review threads because I couldn't care
>
> Myself, I delete all of the album review threads because I couldn't care
> less. I'm sure that there are others that read those exclusively. Basically,
> read what you like and delete what you don't. I only post messages referring
> people to my music when they're requested, or when I have a new track
> online. I love it when other artists do the same because I know when to go
> download new stuff from their page. Anyway, like I said, sorry I pissed you
> off.
>
> P.S. - Glad you liked the music. Thanks for the compliment.
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