On Fri, 20 May 1994, Pete Ashdown wrote:
quoted 8 lines I'm not trying to put words in Jamie's mouth, but (correct me if I'm> > I'm not trying to put words in Jamie's mouth, but (correct me if I'm
> > wrong) I think what's being referred to here is that it's frustrating
> > to wade through post after post of trainspotting (what's that FSOL
> > IP address again?) and the like when there's oceans of potentially
> > {i} (thanks Mike Brown!) music that never even gets mentioned
> > here.
>
> So what's the problem Dave? Why aren't you dumping these oceans upon us?
I have been posting, I think, quite a bit lately. But I've got blind
spots -- I'm not a DJ, nobody sends me free records, I'm spending
about 70 hours a week at work, etc. I post reviews when I can but honestly,
lately, I barely get a chance to listen to my records, let alone write
about them.
quoted 2 lines I'm just a bit pissed off that I offered to create a FSOL list to resolve> I'm just a bit pissed off that I offered to create a FSOL list to resolve
> this and there was zero response.
Maybe you should be asking _why_ there was no response. The typical
response to every content conflict regarding net.musical resources
is to subdivide further, which is why we've got 175 music newsgroups
on the Net. My feeling is that ultimately this micro-fragmentation
causes more headaches than it solves. For example, I _love_ Orbital,
but I find that the Net discussion of the band has actually gotten
less insightful since it was split off into another mailing list --
threads have been oriented more towards discographies, rarities and
the like. I have no problem with trying to catalog a band's output,
but it always seems like these groups/lists tend to lose something
when the crossfertilization with other musical subjects goes away.
quoted 4 lines Now to add insult to injury, we've got Jamie "Just> Now to add insult to injury, we've got Jamie "Just
> Call Me SuperSig" whining about the rest of the list not being up to his
> standards and you telling us that there is an entire ocean of music we've
> never heard about and aren't discussing.
Step back, take a deep breath -- I have. I think this thread
is getting _way_ more antagonistic than it needs to be.
quoted 3 lines There is nothing that makes me angrier on the net than someone barging in and> There is nothing that makes me angrier on the net than someone barging in and
> giving the statement, "Gee you guys don't know nuttin' I wish you would talk
> about something I'm interested in."
I haven't seen that here, frankly. I think you're shooting at phantoms.
quoted 2 lines At least those of us who know how to use a computer can use programs> > > At least those of us who know how to use a computer can use programs
> > > to sort out the garbage and people we don't like.quoted 5 lines Please, let's keep the net.muscle.flexing elsewhere.> > Please, let's keep the net.muscle.flexing elsewhere.
>
> Right, just as long as people keep their net.content.bitching to themselves.
> Otherwise I have every right to call someone a fool for not using the right
> tools.
My problem was that the comment seemed pretty immaterial to the thread
we've got going here. Mail filters weren't under discussion, but
article content was.
quoted 5 lines If you don't like the list you subscribe to, work to make it better.>
> > > If you don't like the list you subscribe to, work to make it better.
> > I think we're trying, finally.
>
> I thought it was pretty damn good as it was.
I see nothing wrong with going from good to great. Do you?
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