Originally Posted by Schizotypic

Here's my question: Is this really a forum for those who love music to talk about it? Because album reviews feel to me something akin to a book report. For those members who have outside contact, when you talk to others about music, do you give speeches about your favorite albums? Do you tell your friend about all the stuff you looked-up on Wikipedia? I don't, I simply say I like this band, it's rad, I love how they do this or that. I could use countless remarks I've come across but Big3 will make a good example for the point I'm trying to make, sorry Big3- I still think you're rad. Big3, I get the idea that your definition of troll is members not posting research projects. Here you are claiming that MB's best quality is in the member journals and album reviews, I disagree. Look-up the word quality, it basically means of superior grade. What you're stating is that research paper album reviews are superior to regular posts about music. Then you even go as far to claim superiority over those who post average posts by calling them trolls. In doing so, you also imply that only the most articulate and intellectually sound posts are worthy of MB, as everything else is not just there but actually spamming the forum. Has anyone else ever considered that the arrogant politics of MB is taking from the site? That these unwritten rules to be as dysfunctionally perfectionist as possible aren't fun? All I'm saying friends is that maybe MB is just lightening-up a bit. I think as more people joined, the forum conscious started to change from wanting to write long paragraphs about music to just wanting to explore it, which MB is great for! The Albums You're Digging 2 thread is constantly giving me music, the new Member Journals popping-up are more honest and laid back then eight months ago, and mood is starting to feel the more and more like a human community then like a study session. Big3, earlier I said that I disagreed that the quality of MB is decreasing. My point is that the quality of MB isn't in the book reports, it's in the feeling of community. Actually I think the quality of MB is increasing. Guys, vote classless society for MB!