Frownland

@grindy Probably just our nature, since we're going at about the same rate with reminders.

Ja...I'm not sure why you're trying to argue my perspective on this thread since, you know, you're not me. It is quite like homework, regardless of what you believe we "need" to do.

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The Batlord

And why would Trollheart shut it down just because we aren't performing up to his standards? This thread can exist without his leadership.

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grindy

I'm no different, probably most of the participants here aren't. So a little push à la Trollheart does the thread good.

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Trollheart

****ing typical nazi! You want to annexe my thread and effect regime change now, do you?

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Terrapin_Station

You know that empirical claims aren't provable, right?

Anyway, it's just a message board. Why would anyone need to "prove" to you that they listened to something? If you're not going to believe something so simple and normally casual like someone listening to an album, so that you need to challenge people to demonstrate to you somehow that they did, why would anyone bother interacting with you in a casual setting?

Trollheart

It does amuse me the way you two keep complaining about my system. It's not like I suddenly changed things: you knew what you were -- literally --- signing up for. If you don't want to play, don't, but I'm not going to change the format just for you two. I do wonder though what you expected? If you had everyone just allowed to post whenever they felt like it, you know exactly what would happen: the thread would die pretty quickly. If there's no push, no kick, no reminder and no time limit then things don't get done, we all know that. This is like joining an amateur sports team and then saying "Aw I don't want to turn out for training every weekend! Can't I just come in when I feel like it?" How long do you think that would fly?

It is also interesting that the only two really complaining here are the ones who have done one (and a half) albums each. Others have just got on with it. If you spent half the time sorting out your albums as you do complaining you'd have had your reviews done long ago. But if you want to go, if you feel it's no longer fun or something you want to do, let me know and I'll delete your albums. I had really wanted to see Frownland suffer Bon Jovi though, and I really wanted to see Batty tortured with Marillion, but if it's not to be then so be it. Also, let's not forget I suffered through everything you ****s threw at me...

The thread will continue as it is, with the rules already laid down. Anyone who feels they can't or don't want to operate within those rules is free to retract their participation. Nobody's forcing you to remain here. But I will not be changing things just because two people have a problem with it.

And I've wasted enough time on this already; I have a lot of other work to do. So let that be an end to it. Play or don't play, it's all the same to me. But if you play, you play by my rules.

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Terrapin_Station

Or we could just ignore you and do it our own way in the thread.

Trollheart

I can turn that right back on you. If you're going to believe someone listened to an album, why should they bother listening to it? You may as well just say yeah I listened to it. Anyone can do that. The whole point was to get a feel for how much the person "suffered" through it. Read my reviews, or those of anyone else on the thread. Everyone makes an effort to prove they listened. Without proof, what's the point?

Anyway, you've already said you're not interested so fair enough, don't take part. Nothing will change here though. Nobody else seems to have a problem with my rules other than the obvious two.

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grindy

It's not so much about proof, it just makes the thread more fun and engaging. It also doesn't have to be a whole review, just a few lines and thoughts and hopefully amusing quips about the album.

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