Respond to a Short MB Questionnaire for all Members! Worth Taking. [Approved by mods]

Musicnative · 01-05-2011, 12:11 PM

Hey all,

This is a short Questionnaire I promise, it's in relation to your experiences with the MB community etc.

I am a Post-Grad digital-marketing student at Dublin City University in Ireland and the moderator 'Tore' has kindly allowed me to interact with the community.

It's an ethnography study - which basically means going native with a community to observe, participate and interact to get a good round view on what makes up the culture and it's members and their experiences. I'm a music lover myself so it's quite interesting to be involved in the area!!

The purpose of the research is get an overall idea of how the community works and make a report on it. The report is mutually beneficial as I will involve the MB community in the feedback so that it is completely transparent and everyone benefits for any findings or points of interest I may come across. All responses will be used to give me an overall view and sentiment, if I am to directly quote any participant I will contact them for permission, but all responses are important to give an overall understanding.

I'd really appreciate it if you take the time to respond and in doing so you get to help out the community too

You can answer below in the thread or just PM me if you want it to be private........look forward to hearing from you all

__________________________________________________ _______________

Age (Optional):

Location:

Music preference:

How long have you been a member?

What made you join a music forum?

How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities?

How does Music make you feel and what it means to you?

Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more?

Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum?

What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here?

Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance?

Real Name (Optional):

__________________________________________________ _______________

Thanks for taking part, it is very much appreciated!!!

I may contact you further through PM if I need to clarify any of your points....

My college assignment deadline is in two weeks Eeeek! so I will be posting it back to the community then

Thanks again!

right-track · 01-05-2011, 01:01 PM

Age (Optional): Forty *coughsomethingcough*

Location: Manchester, England

Music preference: Rare 60's Soul

How long have you been a member? About 5 years.

What made you join a music forum? Apart from the obvious. I joined this particular forum to widen my tastes and to talk about the music I already love.

How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? This was the first forum I ever joined and I seemed to fit in almost immediately. MB isn't perfect, but it's a friendly place.

How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? The kind of music I love puts me through the full range of emotions. I'm no stranger to emotional pain. In fact, I'm strangely drawn to it. We're a strange breed up here. We're not happy unless we're miserable.

=

Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? The sense of community.

Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? Taking immense pleasure from banning individuals intent on disrupting that sense of community.

What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here?
That being intolerant of bad taste is OK and that bad taste and lack of intelligence go hand in hand.

Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance?
I'll get back to you on that after I've formulated an accurate response.

Real Name (Optional): David Chumomisto

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 01-05-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? The kind of music I love puts me through the full range of emotions. I'm no stranger to emotional pain. In fact, I'm strangely drawn to it. We're a strange breed up here. We're not happy unless we're miserable.

=

That's really funny you mention it. You sound a lot like me.

crash_override · 01-05-2011, 02:01 PM

Age (Optional): 24

Location: San Diego, CA, United States

Music preference: Rock, Metal, Electronica

How long have you been a member? 2 years nearly

What made you join a music forum? Growing interest in music, plus my old music forum died out, so I came to MB.

How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? It's more active than most forums and the group of people here are outstanding members.

How does Music make you feel and what it means to you?Depends on the mood. I like to have a wide variety of music that fits/complements my current mood. Whatever that may be.

Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? The people and friendships are great. Plus you never know when the next epic troll will come along and it's always fun to watch them go down in flames.

Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? Not sure I could pick just one, but I'm sure it would involve the shoutbox.

What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here?I have learned a ton about different genres of music I would have probably never found on my own. I feel like i've grown a lot musically since I've been here. I've also talked to some great people and learned quite a bit about different parts of the world.

Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance?Musicbanter can and will consume your life as you know it. Watch out.

Real Name (Optional): Geoff

**Janszoon** · 01-05-2011, 05:16 PM

Age (Optional):
33

Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Music preference:
Avant-Garde, Experimental, Metal, Jazz, Electronica, Postpunk, Hip Hop, Noise, Rock n Roll, etc.

How long have you been a member?
Going on four years.

What made you join a music forum?
I was originally one of those dickheads who comes here to promote my own music. And look at me now!

How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities?
I think it was the first one I came across that seemed eclectic enough for my tastes. It seems like a lot of other music forums are more focused on particular genres.

How does Music make you feel and what it means to you?
Music makes me feel all kinds of ways, that's why I love it so much. Truly there's a sound for every mood.

Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more?
The people. I've been a member of several other forums over the years but this is the only one I've ever found where I felt like I was talking to people that I think I'd actually get along with in the real world.

Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum?
Being a mod I guess. This is the only place I've ever done that so it's kind of a unique experience for me.

What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here?
That people who say "I listen to everything except country and rap" probably also don't listen to shitloads of other music as well.

Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance?
Well I guess learning about new music is the biggest thing.

Real Name (Optional):
Lee

Antonio · 01-06-2011, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

Real Name (Optional):
Lee

**Janszoon** · 01-06-2011, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio

Heh. Yes, I like to think of that as my theme song.

anticipation · 01-05-2011, 06:09 PM

Age (Optional):

Location: American West.

Music preference: past, present, future.

How long have you been a member?
five and a half years.

What made you join a music forum?
wanting to expand my musical horizons.

How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities?
it's the first, and only, forum i've ever been a member of.

How does Music make you feel and what it means to you?
when it's good, it can be a reason to keep going even when you're at your lowest point.

Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more?
improvements can always be made, but when this place was in its golden age it was a mecca for intelligent, diverse discussion on music and a plethora of other subjects.

Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum?

What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here?
your opinion doesn't matter.

Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance?

Real Name (Optional):
i know my real name is nate wilson.

Arya Stark · 01-05-2011, 10:44 PM

[/B] Nineteen

Location: New York

Music preference: No preference. I just like music that my ears like.

How long have you been a member? two years.

What made you join a music forum? I had to join a forum for class kind of like you. I made a thread and asked some questions as well.

How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? It was the mos updated. Quick and easy to use.

How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? Music makes me feel something I can't explain. When I play it, I'm engulfed, when I listen I'm enveloped. It's everything to me when I open my heart to it.

Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? There are always new people to meet and there is always new music to talk about.

Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? There was a month or so where I almost completely abandoned my old music taste and adopted a new one. I don't think anyone has noticed much yet, but I've opened up to a lot of new music.

What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here? There is drama everywhere you go and there are critics everywhere you go, but there's also a friend to be made for every turn you make, and they will back you up in the hardest times. I've made such good friends here that I want to be with for the rest of my life and I hope they feel the same way about me.

Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance? Not sure yet. Ditto Dave.

Real Name (Optional): Amandria [/QUOTE]

storymilo · 01-07-2011, 02:39 PM

Age (Optional): 14

Location: Connecticut,

Music preference: A variety of stuff. A lot of indie I guess... but that's most certainly not all.

How long have you been a member? About a year and a half.

What made you join a music forum? Friend told me about it.

How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? This was the only one I was exposed to.

How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? Different music makes me feel different things. That's why it's great to have different genres and styles... there's always something to suit the mood. What does it mean to me? I don't know. Things wouldn't be as nice without it.

Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? People here rock. Also I can steal albums that other people listen to and come off as really smart in real life.

Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? bandteacher1

What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here? People like you more when you're tolerant of someone you disagree with. Especially about music.

Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance?
I don't think I'm a member of any other forums, but I've looked at them, and they always make me kind of angry and/or depressed. This is a fantastic website. I would be a much different person if I weren't a member. that's probably a little sad.

Real Name (Optional): Story

01-05-2011, 12:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Musicnative Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 2	Respond to a Short MB Questionnaire for all Members! Worth Taking. [Approved by mods] Hey all, This is a short Questionnaire I promise, it's in relation to your experiences with the MB community etc. I am a Post-Grad digital-marketing student at Dublin City University in Ireland and the moderator 'Tore' has kindly allowed me to interact with the community. It's an ethnography study - which basically means going native with a community to observe, participate and interact to get a good round view on what makes up the culture and it's members and their experiences. I'm a music lover myself so it's quite interesting to be involved in the area!! The purpose of the research is get an overall idea of how the community works and make a report on it. The report is mutually beneficial as I will involve the MB community in the feedback so that it is completely transparent and everyone benefits for any findings or points of interest I may come across. All responses will be used to give me an overall view and sentiment, if I am to directly quote any participant I will contact them for permission, but all responses are important to give an overall understanding. I'd really appreciate it if you take the time to respond and in doing so you get to help out the community too You can answer below in the thread or just PM me if you want it to be private........look forward to hearing from you all __________________________________________________ _______________ Age (Optional): Location: Music preference: How long have you been a member? What made you join a music forum? How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here? Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance? Real Name (Optional): __________________________________________________ _______________ Thanks for taking part, it is very much appreciated!!! I may contact you further through PM if I need to clarify any of your points.... My college assignment deadline is in two weeks Eeeek! so I will be posting it back to the community then Thanks again! __________________ "It's hard kicking someone out, gotta wait awhile, it can be an unpleasant task"

01-05-2011, 05:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Age (Optional): 33 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Music preference: Avant-Garde, Experimental, Metal, Jazz, Electronica, Postpunk, Hip Hop, Noise, Rock n Roll, etc. How long have you been a member? Going on four years. What made you join a music forum? I was originally one of those dickheads who comes here to promote my own music. And look at me now! How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? I think it was the first one I came across that seemed eclectic enough for my tastes. It seems like a lot of other music forums are more focused on particular genres. How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? Music makes me feel all kinds of ways, that's why I love it so much. Truly there's a sound for every mood. Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? The people. I've been a member of several other forums over the years but this is the only one I've ever found where I felt like I was talking to people that I think I'd actually get along with in the real world. Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? Being a mod I guess. This is the only place I've ever done that so it's kind of a unique experience for me. What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here? That people who say "I listen to everything except country and rap" probably also don't listen to shitloads of other music as well. Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance? Well I guess learning about new music is the biggest thing. Real Name (Optional): Lee __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

01-05-2011, 01:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	Age (Optional): Forty coughsomethingcough Location: Manchester, England Music preference: Rare 60's Soul How long have you been a member? About 5 years. What made you join a music forum? Apart from the obvious. I joined this particular forum to widen my tastes and to talk about the music I already love. How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? This was the first forum I ever joined and I seemed to fit in almost immediately. MB isn't perfect, but it's a friendly place. How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? The kind of music I love puts me through the full range of emotions. I'm no stranger to emotional pain. In fact, I'm strangely drawn to it. We're a strange breed up here. We're not happy unless we're miserable. = Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? The sense of community. Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? Taking immense pleasure from banning individuals intent on disrupting that sense of community. What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here? That being intolerant of bad taste is OK and that bad taste and lack of intelligence go hand in hand. Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance? I'll get back to you on that after I've formulated an accurate response. Real Name (Optional): David Chumomisto

01-05-2011, 06:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,561	Age (Optional): Location: American West. Music preference: past, present, future. How long have you been a member? five and a half years. What made you join a music forum? wanting to expand my musical horizons. How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? it's the first, and only, forum i've ever been a member of. How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? when it's good, it can be a reason to keep going even when you're at your lowest point. Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? improvements can always be made, but when this place was in its golden age it was a mecca for intelligent, diverse discussion on music and a plethora of other subjects. Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here? your opinion doesn't matter. Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance? Real Name (Optional): i know my real name is nate wilson.

01-07-2011, 02:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	Age (Optional): 14 Location: Connecticut, Music preference: A variety of stuff. A lot of indie I guess... but that's most certainly not all. How long have you been a member? About a year and a half. What made you join a music forum? Friend told me about it. How come you choose MB as your music community over other music communities? This was the only one I was exposed to. How does Music make you feel and what it means to you? Different music makes me feel different things. That's why it's great to have different genres and styles... there's always something to suit the mood. What does it mean to me? I don't know. Things wouldn't be as nice without it. Tell me what makes the MB online forum work for you and keep you coming back for more? People here rock. Also I can steal albums that other people listen to and come off as really smart in real life. Describe an interesting experience you had on the forum? bandteacher1 What have you learned or what will you take away from your experiences here? People like you more when you're tolerant of someone you disagree with. Especially about music. Let me know of any other points that you feel might interest me negative/positive about your experiences regarding being involved in a Music forum and its Members, now's your chance? I don't think I'm a member of any other forums, but I've looked at them, and they always make me kind of angry and/or depressed. This is a fantastic website. I would be a much different person if I weren't a member. that's probably a little sad. Real Name (Optional): Story