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offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-11-30 12:04 [#02010303]
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Should the xlt music-makers, put all their spam in one
thread instead of making a new thread for every song?

Pros:
-Less threads on XLT, and better overview for us
"posters-only"
-People who want to hear more (let's say) Impakt tracks, can
find all his stuff in the Impakt-thread, and people who
wanna hear more "funny jazz loops made sitting on the
toilet" know that they will find this in the Drunken
Mastah-thread.

Discuss!


 

offline hanal from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2006-11-30 12:06 [#02010304]
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a very valid thread,but let me put this to you


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2006-11-30 12:08 [#02010307]
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I don't because i wan't it to be clear that it's new music
thats being uploaded. But if everyone was cool with that,
and you only had one topic for your music well... i guess
they would get bumped a whole lot more.


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2006-11-30 12:09 [#02010308]
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WTF is your avatar?


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2006-11-30 12:10 [#02010309]
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sorry to say this, but xltv2 will handle this better...
that's all i can say for now.


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-11-30 12:12 [#02010311]
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What will you put to me?

DP (Dirty Priest, not Double Penetration): When you saw the
Vlarimix-thread bumped you know that there was new music,
wouldn't you?


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2006-11-30 12:12 [#02010312]
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same reasoning can be put to use on shite threads,
afx-threads, phobiazero track id-threads, et al, but it'll
never work because this is xltronic v1


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-11-30 12:13 [#02010314]
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Yeah. But we can always make the MB more tidy until the big
2010-happening, can't we? ;P


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-11-30 12:16 [#02010316]
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People who make shite-threads will never do it because they
want to se a shitty messageboard.


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-11-30 12:19 [#02010319]
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I agree with this, but then, you know, if the tracks
generate a lot of discussion, you know, for instance, say
Grinning Ape's where there's always a lot of praise and a
lot wild speculation on just how something like that
was put together, then a new track posted in there could
easily get lost as people climb over themselves to say just
how good the old ones were.

Premium members need some combination of space to upload
tracks, and then some maybe RSS thing.. that alerted you to
new tracks posted.. and then maybe like the discography a
"Discuss this track" which kept it in the one.. thread.. oh
no but then that doesn't work.. maybe "Discuss this amateur
bedroom musician" to keep all talk of that... it's difficult
isn't it? Maybe just have a link to your myspace page in
your profile.



 

offline impakt from where we do not speak of! on 2006-11-30 12:22 [#02010320]
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I agree with this as well, there's too much spam on xlt :D
I'm guilty of this, of course. But I have my hopes that
xltv2 will fix this :)


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2006-11-30 12:23 [#02010321]
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Hmmm.... Well i did. And i see your points actually. I might
just bump one of my own threads next time i spam!


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2006-11-30 12:32 [#02010329]
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I'll find loopholes around it.


 

offline staz on 2006-11-30 12:36 [#02010332]
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sure


 

offline ijonspeches from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2006-11-30 12:37 [#02010334]
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i would find it annoying to search an old thread for the new
song, so i dont think that would be such a good idea...

having space for artists, with some info blinking on latest
update sounds better, but then there still would be a new
thread for the comments...

having space or permanent threads like phobses would have
the advantage that it would last longer than a spam thread
going to the bottom if its not discussed, but maybe that
spam threads that are no good wont stay long is exactly the
way it should be...

im keen on phobs new solution


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-11-30 12:42 [#02010337]
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tbh i think its better throwing everything in together on
one page. more inclusive. sub forums suck.

surely the best option would be a simple filter for spam
tags, no?


 

offline hanal from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2006-11-30 12:44 [#02010338]
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it appears to be the money shot.






mortsto-x i just wanted


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-11-30 12:45 [#02010339]
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I don't have a problem really with spam threads, they're as
valid as any other, and not nearly as annoying as something
that's just a link to YouTube or ymretard.


 

offline staz on 2006-11-30 12:46 [#02010341]
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me neither, really. it's about music, after all.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-11-30 12:47 [#02010343]
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LAZY_TITLE


 

offline thodob from Bergen (Norway) on 2006-11-30 12:56 [#02010349]
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have you been talking with phresch now?


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-11-30 12:57 [#02010351]
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"surely the best option would be a simple filter for spam
tags, no? "

Yes! :D


 

offline big from lsg on 2006-11-30 13:07 [#02010362]
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no subforums!
say no to subforums!
comon:
no!


 

offline ijonspeches from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2006-11-30 13:09 [#02010365]
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no!


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2006-11-30 13:18 [#02010370]
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Hu hu hu


 

offline edgey from New York (United States) on 2006-11-30 13:27 [#02010374]
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Am I missing the point that a music forum containing threads
regarding music are considered spam, ...so we should have a
way to filter out the "spam", that being, threads about
music, on a music "themed" forum?

I'm all for staring at 6pt pixel fonts and going "ooh-aah",
but shouldn't the general consensus be... this is a forum
relating to music, so threads containing that content
shouldn't be marked as spam...


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-11-30 13:31 [#02010379]
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Xltronic's really about... Xltronic, the fact that people
share a broadly similar taste in music is utterly
incidental.


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-11-30 13:32 [#02010380]
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There's some other thing about Spam in this corner of the
Internet not meaning what it's wildly recognised as meaning,
everywhere else.

Some of these things really need to go in the FAQ.


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2006-11-30 13:45 [#02010382]
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Yes, I can see your point and understand your confusion.
It's not really about spam per definition, but the danger in
having self promotion threads taking over the
messageboard. A surprisingly amount of members, which are
considered hardcore electronic music lovers find
these threads annoying.

I hope to solve this issue with a new concept introduced
with the next version of this site and make everyone
satisfied.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-11-30 13:51 [#02010385]
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A surprisingly amount of members

i assume suprisingly large and not small, right?


 

offline Dannn_ from United Kingdom on 2006-11-30 13:52 [#02010386]
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I think the [spam] filter is the best idea. I dont have a
problem with the amount of spam though.

If everyone had a spam thread people would probably just
start dumping every noodle they made in their thread instead
of being more conservative about what they spammed. And also
I bet there would be a lot less responses.


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2006-11-30 13:52 [#02010387]
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large, yes


 

offline edgey from New York (United States) on 2006-11-30 13:59 [#02010391]
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I see your points. I'm guilty of that (in my short stay
here).

Sometimes though, on rare occassion you find something great
and want to share (something new) with people, and on rarer
occassion, create something you want to share...

Granted, I maintain a board for breakcore/darkstep, and
nothing drives me more insane than someone popping in and
dropping a link to their site promoting booty house ass
shaking techno shit not worthy of being a CDR coaster
offered free at your local nightclub.

No offense to all you booty house ass shaking techno
"people". Scratch that. I meant to offend.

;)

I can see how the weight should be placed on discussing
music, not promoting it though. Then again, stagnating by
discussing the same 5 artists (take your pick) can get a bit
boring. Good to throw something new in the mix. :)


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2006-11-30 14:10 [#02010395]
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There will be tools for the unsigned/signed artists to
better promote their new creations, in a professional and
exciting way, not just plug a thread ignored by 50% of the
members anyway. :)

There will also be tools for the potential audience to give
feedback, discuss and rate the new creations.


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2006-11-30 14:20 [#02010397]
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For me personally, one of the most important things in this
community is the ability to promote my own music, but
certainly also listen to interesting unsigned music from
other people. So i'm really looking forward to those
features you talk about.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-11-30 14:20 [#02010398]
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thing is, like some dodgy redneck outback, this forum is
weary and hostile to stangers, so unsolicited spam usually
gets shot down. posting links to music you found etc doesnt
seem to be regarded as spam, and only seems to count as spam
spam if you're the artist spamming your own spam.


 

offline edgey from New York (United States) on 2006-11-30 14:30 [#02010403]
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heh yeh, I'd say my greeting was less than welcoming ;)
(thanks dog_belch)

I'm curious now to see the new features, and see something
refreshing coming from a forum based community (more-so than
a seperated forum to post new tracks that noone ever reads).
Some years back I was part of dnbscene.com, which allowed
users to upload (or link to) their tracks, and a core of
reviewers gave harsh prospective reviews on the tracks.
More often than not (although some cases proved otherwise),
people were respectful and accepted critisism like adults.

em411.com has a nice little player integrated into there
site.. but it's a bit of a pain the navigate.

As a side note, it's a rather difficult thing being an
artist, and trying to get your craft out there (in any
medium), and granted you may have to weed through a fair bit
of trash to find a gem.. but sometimes it's totally worth
it.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2006-11-30 15:28 [#02010429]
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spamming on XLT:


Attached picture

 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-11-30 15:32 [#02010431]
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you know, if you do xltronic records and mail one single cd
of the xltronic vibes to yourself and hand yourself a
dollar, you can get on wikipedia

that aside, I think making spam threads more of a "special"
thing with a few more options ("rate this track" ++) is a
good idea, but I don't think dorkstos initial idea has
anything to it; the topic of a spam isn't the artist, but
the song itself. Songs from one single artist can vary
across all conceivable genres (just look at impakt, and I
don't really stay within one single genre/subgenre myself).
Having a large thread of all spams and posts related to
these spams would just make everything really really
confusing. Say you did one thread for each artist in
the discogs instead of one thread per release:
comprehensible or confusing, you think?

Just because mr Gammel Støver is unaware of the large
amount of talent exhibited by certain spammers here and
generally shows a pessimism for anything not that doesn't
have the name hecker in it, that doesn't mean we shouldn't
try to open his ears.. to the future.


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-11-30 16:25 [#02010441]
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HAHA! "The future!"


 

offline cygnus from nowhere and everyplace on 2006-11-30 16:27 [#02010442]
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XLTV2


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-11-30 16:30 [#02010448]
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hey

not even aphex twin was born signed you know


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2006-11-30 19:31 [#02010491]
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it's a good idea you have. it could work. besides, the
people who do listen/pay attention to the thread usually are
the only ones who care enough anyways.


 

offline bob from Nottingham (United Kingdom) on 2006-12-01 02:34 [#02010541]
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What happened to your face? Do your parents look like
aubergines too?

On topic, I very rarely listen to tracks posted by people on
here. If they were out the way, that would be good as far as
I'm concerned....

Perhaps they could be done in the same manner as the
discography somehow? I dunno, or maybe a little forum per
user, found within the users profile that could be used for
this stuff?? Just woke up, bleh.......


 

offline stefano_azevedo from Pindorama (Brazil) on 2006-12-01 02:57 [#02010542]
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phobia, v2 could have a ranking of top of the month
listened/rated user tracks! i would like that.


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2006-12-01 03:07 [#02010545]
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i agree. i have no intention to listen to unsigned artists
as i know they're shit simply from the fact that they aren't
on a label - it's obvious - but if you could just get rid of
their threads for me it would be soo convenient. thanks
phobes!


 

offline bob from Nottingham (United Kingdom) on 2006-12-01 03:36 [#02010552]
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When I say that I don't listen to people tracks, I can't
really give a reason why. I just see "spam" in the topic
headline, so I rarely even click the thread.

Kind of like when I see "Monoid" in the author part.



 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-12-01 03:36 [#02010553]
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what about your music?


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2006-12-01 03:42 [#02010554]
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not on a label, so it's definitely shit


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-12-01 04:33 [#02010571]
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Have a cup of coffee, breathe slow...and relax...

Bob: played around with the camera on a friends macbook when
I was drunk.


 


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