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<blockquote data-quote="Spektral" data-source="post: 919668" data-attributes="member: 49767"><p>It is a shame that people have lost the attention span to contribute more on forum based sites. </p><p></p><p>People are used to instant zinging of comments and replies, both on facebook and on twitter, with the latter's word limitation feature being a component of it (and a component that no doubt drives short attention spans). </p><p></p><p>It really could be a retreat from the trappings of faceberg and twatter, to come back to a structured format which is organised in a way where you can find things easily. Something a bit more 'exclusive' and that people need to seek out to get the good stuff. But, alas, once society has shifted, I think it becomes hard to rectify. </p><p></p><p>Things used to get controversial in here from time to time, which is one of the reasons I was canned, as I was in the process of discovering a lot about life I had no previous concept of understanding. It became overwhelming and a bit of a mission to get discussions going as I attempted to find my own way in what to think and believe, instead of just bumbling along with the mainstream ideologies about everything. </p><p></p><p>Sometimes I was seriously wrong and driven by tabloid hysteria, but sometimes I would have been right, but that's life - and the process of growing up I suppose. I have developed and discovered what I stand for, which is still going to be very controversial to most people, but that has taken a long time to establish this vantage point and over this time it has also worn me down to exhaustion and a need to step away from it.</p><p></p><p>It was perhaps never a good idea to raise hard and confrontational subjects into a music based forum, but the need to explore and the need to feel understood was quite compelling at the time. However, I don't think it should ever return to such a situation in hindsight, but I do think more could be being discussed in the general forum area, even if it stays themed around music.</p><p></p><p>But this would require more users and more users who are prepared to read and write in a sufficiently well structured manner, which is sadly something else that I feel has deteriorated in this country. But maybe that's because I can be a bit of a snob at times and don't like text-speak and incoherence, lol.</p><p></p><p>Maybe it is just as you say, people are just busier these days and haven't the time or patience for it. I happen to be largely living the same kind of life I had 20 years ago, which is quite sad to be honest. Unfortunately, I don't have anybody as a wife, I'm sad to say I don't have any kids and likely never will do (the way things are going), so I do have the time to tap things out on the internet. Others are looking after their families or doing whatever couples do.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to get back into music, after letting other things dominate my life for too long. I need it as a distraction and to break free of it. I am not having much luck to be honest, but I need to get there. I've bought a shed-load of records this weekend and I really enjoyed ploughing through them in sequence all day Sunday. I hope to dust off the very dusty Quasimidi Sirius keyboard and crack open my newly-ish acquired copy of Reason 10. I can't play a single riff any more, it has been that long - but I'd have to try and learn again. </p><p></p><p>I've never been one for meetups in real life, but there are quite a few oldskool nights going around these days that are allegedly quite tasty. I have it on good authority from a major name DJ back in the day that he recently did some nights featuring a more acid-house based sound (new material) which was just like stepping back to the late 80s and early 90's, not just with the sound but with the crowd and atmosphere. </p><p></p><p>I'm not so sure that forums are going to be revived in the same way though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spektral, post: 919668, member: 49767"] It is a shame that people have lost the attention span to contribute more on forum based sites. People are used to instant zinging of comments and replies, both on facebook and on twitter, with the latter's word limitation feature being a component of it (and a component that no doubt drives short attention spans). It really could be a retreat from the trappings of faceberg and twatter, to come back to a structured format which is organised in a way where you can find things easily. Something a bit more 'exclusive' and that people need to seek out to get the good stuff. But, alas, once society has shifted, I think it becomes hard to rectify. Things used to get controversial in here from time to time, which is one of the reasons I was canned, as I was in the process of discovering a lot about life I had no previous concept of understanding. It became overwhelming and a bit of a mission to get discussions going as I attempted to find my own way in what to think and believe, instead of just bumbling along with the mainstream ideologies about everything. Sometimes I was seriously wrong and driven by tabloid hysteria, but sometimes I would have been right, but that's life - and the process of growing up I suppose. I have developed and discovered what I stand for, which is still going to be very controversial to most people, but that has taken a long time to establish this vantage point and over this time it has also worn me down to exhaustion and a need to step away from it. It was perhaps never a good idea to raise hard and confrontational subjects into a music based forum, but the need to explore and the need to feel understood was quite compelling at the time. However, I don't think it should ever return to such a situation in hindsight, but I do think more could be being discussed in the general forum area, even if it stays themed around music. But this would require more users and more users who are prepared to read and write in a sufficiently well structured manner, which is sadly something else that I feel has deteriorated in this country. But maybe that's because I can be a bit of a snob at times and don't like text-speak and incoherence, lol. Maybe it is just as you say, people are just busier these days and haven't the time or patience for it. I happen to be largely living the same kind of life I had 20 years ago, which is quite sad to be honest. Unfortunately, I don't have anybody as a wife, I'm sad to say I don't have any kids and likely never will do (the way things are going), so I do have the time to tap things out on the internet. Others are looking after their families or doing whatever couples do. I'm trying to get back into music, after letting other things dominate my life for too long. I need it as a distraction and to break free of it. I am not having much luck to be honest, but I need to get there. I've bought a shed-load of records this weekend and I really enjoyed ploughing through them in sequence all day Sunday. I hope to dust off the very dusty Quasimidi Sirius keyboard and crack open my newly-ish acquired copy of Reason 10. I can't play a single riff any more, it has been that long - but I'd have to try and learn again. I've never been one for meetups in real life, but there are quite a few oldskool nights going around these days that are allegedly quite tasty. I have it on good authority from a major name DJ back in the day that he recently did some nights featuring a more acid-house based sound (new material) which was just like stepping back to the late 80s and early 90's, not just with the sound but with the crowd and atmosphere. I'm not so sure that forums are going to be revived in the same way though! [/QUOTE]
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