It's been regularly going on, it's a new thread of "How can I unsubscribe?"
every once in a while (every year around spring).
Anyway, I'll go back to being the silent minority, and thank you for your
thoughtful input.
Best,
Le jeu. 18 mars 2021 à 22:38, Morgan Failure <krackrocksteady@gmail.com> a
écrit :
quoted 94 lines No one was complaining about self-promotion. Most folks actually weren’t
> No one was complaining about self-promotion. Most folks actually weren’t
> even wanting to unsubscribe. It definitely hasn’t been going on a while
> every year. I’ve been on this list for 25 years and I haven’t laughed this
> much over this list ever. I’m happy to know it’s still a community. I’m
> also happy how many people it’s brought out of the woodwork.
>
> Talk about listening to a loud minority.... geez.
>
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 4:33 PM Baptiste Bacot <baptiste.bacot@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey Morgan, coda27, and everybody,
>>
>> This has been going on for a while every year or so. If you need to
>> unsubscribe just feel free to do it, it's the first hit on google when you
>> type in IDM mailing list <http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/>. I
>> don't think you're that digitally impaired if you are able to send an
>> email.
>>
>> If you don't want to bother yourself with a google search, here are the
>> links to unsubscribe:
>> Normal Version Unsubscribe - idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
>> Digest Version Unsubscribe - idm-digest-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
>> All you need to do is to send a blank email to the above addresses. I'm
>> about to do it for you actually.
>>
>> I think we would all be grateful if this kind of requests came to an end.
>> We could all peacefully enjoy our thing.
>>
>> Also, don't hesitate to share your music findings, I'm sure we would all
>> benefit from your messages, as we probably are all music lovers *in
>> general*. This mailing list also belongs to you in a way, so feel free
>> to broaden the scope, or to share on a weekly basis the music you enjoyed.
>>
>> Yes, there is some self-promotion, and so what? How does this differ from
>> you opening any social media and getting spammed with ads every 3 posts,
>> except there are big companies behind, aggressively targeting your ass on
>> behalf on the events you log in on their servers several times a day, which
>> are getting through their recommendation algos? Just do what you need to do
>> at some point.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Le jeu. 18 mars 2021 à 21:52, Morgan Failure <krackrocksteady@gmail.com>
>> a écrit :
>>
>>> I agree. For the most part. I’ve been on this list for about 25 years
>>> now and to tell you the truth, seeing the times change and the general
>>> content, the self-promotion is great but there is absolutely nothing wrong
>>> with keeping the old discussions of the genre alive. The genre may have
>>> blown up past this point but it’s not like you can just go into it a
>>> typical music store and say hey, where is your IDM section? It’s not even
>>> very easy to find people that know what IDM is so I think that’s kind of
>>> indicative there is still absolutely a use for a discussion group. I’m
>>> still finding out about new music all the time through this list and it’s
>>> not just subscribers.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 1:45 PM c. jones <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been on this list for almost a good 2 decades now and to reiterate
>>>> what someone else said, I do think this is the most action it's seen lol.
>>>> It's also tempting me to come up with a track this week and wanting to
>>>> promote it through the list just for the sake of shitposting.
>>>>
>>>> I've never really been bothered by the content here full-on knowing I
>>>> can unsub. I also expected the content to change some in that when I signed
>>>> up to the list, that was like almost 20 years ago when the question was
>>>> "omg how ever am i going to find out about new aphex? this music is still
>>>> so obscure & cutting edge!" and only parts of the internet knew or cared
>>>> back then and it was still not much of a thing. Which is funny, because
>>>> obviously the internet knows everything now and is very much a thing.
>>>>
>>>> So for me, this list isn't really about keeping up with the old guard,
>>>> it's more about self-promotion at this point because all the IDM we know
>>>> about we don't need mailing lists for, as the genre has blown up past that
>>>> point.
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 16, 2021 09:41
>>>> *To:* IDM <idm@hyperreal.org>
>>>>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: Can I unsubscribe please.
>>>>
>>>> jeez guys. I sincerely appreciate all your gratitude. while many
>>>> fearful artists have done whatever they can to distance themselves from
>>>> this list/the harmless+hilarious term "idm", I have always known in my
>>>> heart that the idm list is good.
>>>> If this thread has brought you enjoyment, perhaps you will also like
>>>> https://mustfinish.bandcamp.com/album/nixy
>>>>
>>>> bowing. doffing top hat. blowing kisses.
>>>> -rk
>>>>
>>>