12-07-2016, 15:27
bob_32_116 Wrote:I hope I am not seen as being too negative here, but there was a thread like this one on another board of which I was a member. At first it seemed like fun, but I got over it very quickly. After I posted a couple of songs that got quite poor ratings from the next person, I realised that there was a bit of a clique that seemed to like a particular kind of music - quite different to what I liked - and who seemed to own the thread, patting each other on the back for their good taste, metaphorically speaking. This was pretty discouraging. At first I was thinking "What the hell can I post that they WOULD like?"
I much prefer the informality of threads like "What are you listening to", where I am free to comment on someone else's choice or to keep silent as the mood takes me, and likewise people can choose to comment on mine if they wish.
That's cool. You don't have to participate.
As far as cliques, you'll find those at every site. People get to be friends, I reckon.
I've been a member here for a while, but my visits here are sporadic, at best. I don't have a lot of posts, and I can go literally weeks without posting.
However, I can honestly say, I've never seen anything like you're describing at this site.
It's obvious some posters are friends, but they're not mean spirited or on the scout for trouble.
Give these cats a bit of a chance.
I, too, left a site because a trio of trolls were always harassing posters with snide & derogatory comments about artists, for no other reason than to push the buttons of other members. Get a reaction, antagonize someone.
They never bothered me, and even if they came after me, they wouldn't have upset me. I just got tired of seeing it, so I left.
I knew nothing would be done about it, because all three were pals with the owner, and all three were mods.
Wow. This thread seems to already be more trouble than it's worth.:tongue2:
"Sh-boom was the last great song ever written." ~ My Mom
