Music Banter Hall Of Fame: Nominations Thread

lucifer_sam · 04-12-2010, 10:21 PM

Well the entire point to this thread is to:

a) expose members to music that other members find enticing here and
b) honor those artists recognized here as having made a fantastic contribution to musical history.

Making this a system where votes are tallied from a poll does little to satisfy either of these. Plus it inhibits our ability to actually hold discussion without having to battle the morons that come in, say "never heard of them" and not come back until the next nomination is up.

I rarely vote for these nominations anymore because I feel like I don't derive as much pleasure from exercising my index finger twice as actually saying something. (Plus I tend to be a little more ambivalent towards artists here than most. But that's just me.)

Is any of this ringing true for anyone else?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-12-2010, 10:27 PM

I hear you. This is one of the most defining threads of the entire site, maybe some regulations are in order. I just want to stay away from discouraging people from voting by making them feel like a 500 word essay on why an artist should or shouldn't be included is nessicary.

View Poll Results: Does John Peel deserve to make the Hall of Fame?
Yes	11	91.67%
No	1	8.33%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

04-12-2010, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Well the entire point to this thread is to: a) expose members to music that other members find enticing here and b) honor those artists recognized here as having made a fantastic contribution to musical history. Making this a system where votes are tallied from a poll does little to satisfy either of these. Plus it inhibits our ability to actually hold discussion without having to battle the morons that come in, say "never heard of them" and not come back until the next nomination is up. I rarely vote for these nominations anymore because I feel like I don't derive as much pleasure from exercising my index finger twice as actually saying something. (Plus I tend to be a little more ambivalent towards artists here than most. But that's just me.) Is any of this ringing true for anyone else? __________________ first.am

04-12-2010, 10:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I hear you. This is one of the most defining threads of the entire site, maybe some regulations are in order. I just want to stay away from discouraging people from voting by making them feel like a 500 word essay on why an artist should or shouldn't be included is nessicary.