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Stephen D. Olson
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Fri, 07 Apr 2000 21:04:20 -0700
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Re: [idm] No Subject
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seeing as how that was one of the few "real" posts of recent memory (someone who honestly wanted to know more about a dj he liked) you come off as just plain rude steve MrtOLVER@aol.com wrote:
quoted 50 lines In a recent message ibss@ukrpack.net stated>> In a recent message ibss@ukrpack.net stated> > please read the rules of this list first. > > Anyone is tired of this thread so please do not post such questions. It is > > clearly stated in idm-list statute. > > idm is a list about experimental elecronic music. nothing more. > > Why are you so concerned with rules? My posting has already been made. I've > read the rules. thank you very much for your suggestion and concern though. > what the hell does, "anyone is tired of this thread mean"? so far you are the > only person on this list who has posted this opinion. when will you learn > that you can only speak for yourself? if this were all about you the list > would be called the opinions of an alien. who's an alien to tell people > what's going on here? > i feel that the question, "what is idm" is honestly a lot more worthwhile > than a posting that says, " plaid can suck tom J's nuts", or "does anyone > know who freaky flow is? he's really cool and the best DJ ever". maybe some > people are really sick of these kinds of postings? i don't remember you > posting anything about these wastes of time. i didn't put this up because i > thought it would be some cutsie question to get people talking. i believe > that when music that was experimental in 92 is being passed off as idm, and > postings like these are even made, people of the list should be answering the > question (or at least some of them). i write electronic music and it really > pisses me off to hear you say that idm is a list and nothing more. what was > it before this list? or were you even around then? idm stands for intelligent > dance music. idm is not the name of this list, idm@ is just how they keep > track of the mail not the actual name. this is hyperreal's idm mailing list, > not intelligent dance music itself. i think they have one about raves too, > you may be more interested in something like that. your opinion is exactly > why i made this posting in the first place, and let's just say that you are > right. if this is a list about experimental electronic music and nothing more > then why are people making postings about drum and bass DJ's? who your > favorite DJ is has nothing to do with idm. it seems to be more about a bunch > of bullshit to me. I'm making this public because it started public for a > reason. You claim idm is just a list. I've heard this a few times and can't > help but wonder where you are coming from. also, if you'd like to be the one > to explain to me what is experimental about drum and bass, or whether plaid > could kick Autechre's ass or not I'll make a posting declaring my ignorance. > that way everyone on the list can read another posting that they don't want > to hear about and eventually, if this goes on long enough people will know my > opinion on everything. boy George kicks everyone's ass. thanks for being a > perfect example. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
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