I love being here and hearing so much great music and having the opportunity to also join in. However I’m feeling a bit pressured by time (as sign of being old and not having much time left?).
So, just wondering how many of you can relate to the following:
I’m following around 50 fellow players here, not a lot by some standards. If most of these musicians posted only a track or two a week there would be time to listen to everything as well as try to hear a few new members.
My tendency is to try and listen to everything from those I’m following. I suspect that some listeners don’t do that and just post thumbs and comments like “awesome” without listening. I’d rather not do that for ethical reasons, although pats on the back are usually a friendly/nice thing to do.
Several musicians I’d really like to listen to are no longer being “followed” just because I feel like I’m being “spamed”. I know it’s not their intent, yet I’d be really pleased to just hear their best tracks of the week.
We all know when a track is good, but then there are lots where we just might want to play along, practice, or have fun. It’s everyone’s right to post these, yet what does it do for your followers/listeners? Yes, your number of listeners and thumbs etc. goes dramatically down. You’ve diluted your good work with...well...other stuff.
So here’s my dilemma: I want to just hear the good stuff and not all the rest. I no longer can afford the time to listen to everything but want to give full attention to the ones I listen to (anything less is truly a waste of time!).
If you’re one of those posting heaps please consider this: Become more discerning about what you post. You can take up a new membership (supporter of course!) and post your excess tracks there. Alternatively choose a day of the week to post all the “excess” for us to either plod through or ignore.
Hopefully this makes sense and isn’t offending anyone.
Your thoughts?
So, just wondering how many of you can relate to the following:
I’m following around 50 fellow players here, not a lot by some standards. If most of these musicians posted only a track or two a week there would be time to listen to everything as well as try to hear a few new members.
My tendency is to try and listen to everything from those I’m following. I suspect that some listeners don’t do that and just post thumbs and comments like “awesome” without listening. I’d rather not do that for ethical reasons, although pats on the back are usually a friendly/nice thing to do.
Several musicians I’d really like to listen to are no longer being “followed” just because I feel like I’m being “spamed”. I know it’s not their intent, yet I’d be really pleased to just hear their best tracks of the week.
We all know when a track is good, but then there are lots where we just might want to play along, practice, or have fun. It’s everyone’s right to post these, yet what does it do for your followers/listeners? Yes, your number of listeners and thumbs etc. goes dramatically down. You’ve diluted your good work with...well...other stuff.
So here’s my dilemma: I want to just hear the good stuff and not all the rest. I no longer can afford the time to listen to everything but want to give full attention to the ones I listen to (anything less is truly a waste of time!).
If you’re one of those posting heaps please consider this: Become more discerning about what you post. You can take up a new membership (supporter of course!) and post your excess tracks there. Alternatively choose a day of the week to post all the “excess” for us to either plod through or ignore.
Hopefully this makes sense and isn’t offending anyone.
Your thoughts?
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