i on the whole not only found this poll to be pretty boring, but also pretty
offensive. not to defend DipthonG, as i have no idea about any hotline
stuff, but i remember the guy who posted this poll mentioned that if you
couldn't complete all of the fields fully that you wouldn't qualify as you
obviously didn't know enough about the genre and the most popular artists
would end up winning if he allowed just anyone to send in their thoughts.
well look at the results. the most popular artists ended up winning, and
then he complained that not enough people responded. i would have replied
with my thoughts on a few albums, but apparently i don't know enough about
idm. which brings to mind why the guy polled an idm and not a bunch of
accredited idm critics. if most people don't happen to be able to easily
find hrvatski records in their local shops, but are lucky enough to get BoC
and still enjoy it, why does that make their opinion about what the best idm
record is any less valid? just because you've heard 10 albums released this
year doesn't mean you'll have heard the 'best' 10 anyway. not to get into
the whole elitism thread again, as i find that tired as hell, but my point
is that a poll should be by the people, and i'm sure i wasn't the only one
who was discouraged from participating merely because of the sheer length
and bredth of this poll. if you look carefully, if you haven't seen an idm
artist live then you _couldn't_ complete this poll fully without lying or
without speculating about the quality of an artist live by listening to a
bootleg (which is not the same at all to me).
it's a good idea to poll. i like polls. i find them interesting but just
because someone can't list their 15 favourite labels doesn't mean their
opinions on idm aren't relevant to a poll. although they were obviously not
relevant to _this_ poll.
and if i sound scathing, hey, it's nothing personal. i just didn't think the
poll was run particularily well. it's all in my opinion. and as we all know
opinions are like assholes: everyones got one and they're all full of shit.
cheers
quoted 26 lines this was a bit of a low blow. i know your reputation is a bit
>this was a bit of a low blow. i know your reputation is a bit
>sullied from that whole hotline incident, but there's no need to
>continue being so petty. look forward, my friend !
>
>=2Eaf.
>
>At 18:22 -0500 01.28.2001, _DipthonG_ wrote:
>>REALLY Boring poll (imho?)
>>and
>>bent crayon is NOT a mail order
>>only store.
>>
>>thanks.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Idm Poll <idmpoll@aphextwin.zzn.com>
>>To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 5:48 PM
>>Subject: [idm] I.D.M. Poll Results !!!
>>
>>
>>Okay... A lot of answers in common, therefore a lot of ex-aequos, but
>>a lot of original answers too, maybe not enough to be shared by the
>>majority, but I believe that all in all, the tastes of the IDM list
>>members converged to give us this (ideal ?) discography. Here goes...
>>
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