Hanging Around (albums, fan, members, irish)

right-track · 05-01-2006, 07:03 AM

There are some members here, who seem to spend an awful lot of their spare time on MusicBanter (I know I do) and you know, who you are.
Obviously this is a Music forum and we all share a love of music, but I'm sure there are many different reasons and I'm curious as to what they are.

So, what are your reasons for returning to MusicBanter on a regular basis?

bruise_violet · 05-01-2006, 07:08 AM

Well I'm just a little new one, and I think it's pretty cool here.

I wanted to talk to some like-minded people, as the only person I can talk to about music is my dad, which is pretty lame. Hey, it's not my fault that kids these days are into bad music :P

You all seem like pretty cool people too, and this 'lounge' always has something interesting to read!

Doc.DGAF · 05-01-2006, 07:27 AM

I use it to fill some of my down time. I'm always at work or school or training and I find chillin' with my headphones on, bulls**tin' on here a good way to blow some steam and relate (like bruised-violet said) with like-minded people.

MURDER JUNKIE · 05-01-2006, 07:47 AM

To wow and amaze you all with my fantastic smileys

and you guys are good company when I'm drinkin'

dog · 05-02-2006, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MURDER JUNKIE

To wow and amaze you all with my fantastic smileys

and you guys are good company when I'm drinkin'

you have drinks with a forum?

reason i come back is because i have nothing better to do.

DontRunMeOver · 05-02-2006, 05:48 AM

This forum just works really well for me, for some reason. I seriously think its something to do with the layout and the colour scheme, it attracts people who just can't hack the tiny-fonted, black or white backgrounded, 'we have a million members so you never talk to the same one twice' effect that most other forums I've seen have. I don't know what it is, it just comes across as being more personable and that encourages the forum members to interact with each other in a more personable way too.

And somewhere along the line it becomes a bit compulsive.

I also think that the colour scheme is addictive, or maybe just hypnotic in an unexpected way.

Oh, also, it IS a good way to chat with people from other countries. Yeah, its mostly just a few countires and in international terms the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are (as much as people might not want to accept it) pretty similar cultures, but it still helps you to break out of the little cultural bubble you get trapped inside if you just interact within the town in which you live.

Doc.DGAF · 05-02-2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver

Oh, also, it IS a good way to chat with people from other countries. Yeah, its mostly just a few countires and in international terms the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are (as much as people might not want to accept it) pretty similar cultures, but it still helps you to break out of the little cultural bubble you get trapped inside if you just interact within the town in which you live.

That's a good point. bruise_violet from N. Ireland, MJ's from Canada-eh, adidasss commin' to us from Croatia(makes for interesting conversation), cheeseman from New Zealand and so on. We're pretty diverse. In terms of culture, even more so. Concidering that countries like the UK, USA and Oh-Canada tend to have a taste of many-a-many countries and cultures within' their borders. Plus the different backgrounds, everybody's got their story.

bruise_violet · 05-02-2006, 01:33 PM

Yes, we can 'broaden our horizons' haha. It's great to hear peopls points of veiw from different countries!

Doc.DGAF · 05-01-2006, 07:57 AM

Oh yeah, eh! We got's us a drunk Canadian, eh!

MURDER JUNKIE · 05-01-2006, 08:25 AM

I'm Irish Canadian, so I was born with a beer in my hand

05-01-2006, 07:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Hanging Around There are some members here, who seem to spend an awful lot of their spare time on MusicBanter (I know I do) and you know, who you are. Obviously this is a Music forum and we all share a love of music, but I'm sure there are many different reasons and I'm curious as to what they are. So, what are your reasons for returning to MusicBanter on a regular basis?

05-01-2006, 07:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
bruise_violet we became a carcass! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 383	Well I'm just a little new one, and I think it's pretty cool here. I wanted to talk to some like-minded people, as the only person I can talk to about music is my dad, which is pretty lame. Hey, it's not my fault that kids these days are into bad music :P You all seem like pretty cool people too, and this 'lounge' always has something interesting to read! __________________ in love with the stumps, in love with the bleeding! in love with the pain that you now feel...

05-01-2006, 07:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Doc.DGAF Uhh-I am Octiposter-huhuh Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 232	I use it to fill some of my down time. I'm always at work or school or training and I find chillin' with my headphones on, bulls**tin' on here a good way to blow some steam and relate (like bruised-violet said) with like-minded people. __________________ Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.-Confucius Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.-Friedrich Nietzsche Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste but they detest at leisure.-Lord Byron Popularity's bad for you. I avoid it like the plague.-Brian Mulrooney

05-02-2006, 01:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
bruise_violet we became a carcass! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 383	Yes, we can 'broaden our horizons' haha. It's great to hear peopls points of veiw from different countries! __________________ in love with the stumps, in love with the bleeding! in love with the pain that you now feel...

05-01-2006, 07:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
Doc.DGAF Uhh-I am Octiposter-huhuh Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 232	Oh yeah, eh! We got's us a drunk Canadian, eh! __________________ Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.-Confucius Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.-Friedrich Nietzsche Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste but they detest at leisure.-Lord Byron Popularity's bad for you. I avoid it like the plague.-Brian Mulrooney

05-01-2006, 07:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	To wow and amaze you all with my fantastic smileys and you guys are good company when I'm drinkin'

05-01-2006, 08:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	I'm Irish Canadian, so I was born with a beer in my hand