Following the progressive forums came a tale of three classic rock sites. I signed for two with similar names, at the same time, thinking they were the same site, and was introduced to the third by another member. The welcome to Site 1 was immediate, although the people who were most welcoming departed soon after, but it was where I remained for several years and 5,000 posts (which is a huge amount by my standards). The tone was mostly civil, no-one was up their own backside and there was no indignation at the mention of Foghat. A troll drove me away (to MB) and I returned after a message informing me he had gone. This was my mistake and I left again, never to return, except to reply to PMs and a birthday thread. What I realised I should have done was to start a journal on this forum and kept my posts together, but it was too late.
Site 2, when I eventually discovered it was a second site, continued to remain an enigma, as I changed my email address and could not re-enter. I PM-ed the admins, but they ignored my message. From what I could tell, it was built upon the use of quotes, which were concealed, as if the admins were paranoid about copyright infringements. It was not a difficult site to abandon. Site 3 was friendly, but had a short time for editing posts and I wanted to start a journal as I had at MB.
Along the way I joined a heavy rock site, the name of which I have forgotten, in the early days of its formation. I suggested they include seventies bands like Robin Trower and was lectured on how they did not want to be distracted by arguments that dogged other sites, such as, 'What is progressive?' I visited some time later to see they had created a sub-forum, with a hideous title like proto-metal or something, that included Robin Trower, Budgie, etc. Again, it was easy to abandon. I am also a member of the Hoffman site, which is excellent for details of the myriad versions of songs, but I have never posted.
In truth, I am biding my time at Music Discussion, while continuing to look for a forum where I can start a journal amongst like-minded people. Maybe there is no such thing.
If anyone wants the names of the sites mentioned, I'll send them as a PM. It didn't seem right to mention them in an open forum, apart from MB which had already been named. As a general music site, it seems well-known here in any case. I should add that Music Discussion has a good name at MB, so I did not want to be too damning!
Site 2, when I eventually discovered it was a second site, continued to remain an enigma, as I changed my email address and could not re-enter. I PM-ed the admins, but they ignored my message. From what I could tell, it was built upon the use of quotes, which were concealed, as if the admins were paranoid about copyright infringements. It was not a difficult site to abandon. Site 3 was friendly, but had a short time for editing posts and I wanted to start a journal as I had at MB.
Along the way I joined a heavy rock site, the name of which I have forgotten, in the early days of its formation. I suggested they include seventies bands like Robin Trower and was lectured on how they did not want to be distracted by arguments that dogged other sites, such as, 'What is progressive?' I visited some time later to see they had created a sub-forum, with a hideous title like proto-metal or something, that included Robin Trower, Budgie, etc. Again, it was easy to abandon. I am also a member of the Hoffman site, which is excellent for details of the myriad versions of songs, but I have never posted.
In truth, I am biding my time at Music Discussion, while continuing to look for a forum where I can start a journal amongst like-minded people. Maybe there is no such thing.
If anyone wants the names of the sites mentioned, I'll send them as a PM. It didn't seem right to mention them in an open forum, apart from MB which had already been named. As a general music site, it seems well-known here in any case. I should add that Music Discussion has a good name at MB, so I did not want to be too damning!
âThe fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.â William Shakespeare, As You Like It