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Originally Posted by tore
It's about changing MB into an environment that rewards productivity. That's harder to do when the site is basically static and run as-is by someone who doesn't show any care about our community. Or do you disagree?
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Well i guess it depends on if the argument is that the site has declined
If so, I would argue that the inclusion of these all sub categories, and a larger focus on shallow social media applications (the friends business, journals, photo albums etc) is a large contributor in the decline
If not, I would be more likely to agree with you. Other strong community sites like sputnik, undergroundhiphop bring in most of their traffic via reviews and other blocks of text.
I don't think thats the case here. It's the community that makes it what it is. If you notice a commonality with the posters mentioned by tuna it's that they're engagement and contributions to the website weren't full length text reviews, or well constructed analysis of anything, it was simply by contributing and being willing to participate in eclectic ranges of music.
I post in the music forums quite a bit, and I have never seen you, or most of the mods for that matter. I doubt thats just because my taste is obscure, but because we don't have people who feel like listening to new music, they'd rather shell out their recycled opinions about stuff they're familiar with.