Theres three phases a MB poster is in...
1. Brand New They like fairly mainstream acts or some underground ones in a specific genre. Tends to be young. They believe there are stark differences between similar sounding acts because they tend to listen to one or two genres. Catapillar stage.
2. Reformers They got roughed up by the board posters and didn't leave. They've reached out, tried some new things, and the popularity that comes with the admission of liking Radiohead, Elliot Smith, Bob Dylan, Talking Heads, yada yada. They now resoundingly dismiss stage one posters with talking points and traditional arguments. Can't generally respond to question if pressed for answers beyond the surface. Caccoon stage.
3. Final Stage Have given up being godlessly pretencious and post about things they like. Attempt to keep new posters from leaving, knowing their going to get good experience. Has to take obvious jabs at second stagers. Has no real character type.
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