I don't want to embarrass her but wise
Alison is a good example of someone I don't want to lose. We've had people popping in who have been quiet or away for a while - I like seeing them very much.
MWP - Good travels, my friend. Much like tea and good manners, you are always appropriate. Enjoy London (If you have a quiet day and enjoy armour (including Samurai!) and swords (what? just me?) - consider a drift through the usually quiet Wallace Collection - I used to go there at lunch.
Nica - No worries!
Junie is so much more articulate than I am. But I'll try a little because it pains me to see people wondering if they've done something wrong. No, no - no wrong doing. I think we're just trying to preserve a certain unstructured sympatico, non-combative ambiance (not always w/out sadness, passion or drama though), not make anyone feel unwelcome. The parameters are in fact verrry fuzzy. We like fuzzy.
- Of course, bottom line, at the end of the day, the thread is whatever the mods say it is.
- Please take my following comments w/large grain of salt and they truly are
just my own. Even early Dark Thread adopters aren't entirely on same page re what it should be. I would hazard to say we agree it should be a bit laid back, fluid in topic, no pile ons and a minimum of dead horses. (I hate that phrase - I love horses - they're like aliens - in a good way.) And I really like that we've succeeded at that given the diversity of people, opinions and personalities - I love synergy among those who are dissimilar but share a common commitment.
- Personally, I found the different POVs on pop music and what it means to different people to be an interesting topic to visit. It's one of the fascinating challenges of language that even beyond differing views - sometimes the dissonance lies in language alone - what one means by pop music. A genre? Whatever dominates Top 40? Outlier song or touchstone of 'good' pop? And lovely to see
Rabbit drop in - sorry R. that I didn't say hello I've been running around a bit nuts.
- What seems, to me, to fit less well is the retread dialogues on radio play and numbers - seems basically a spillover of debates from the Numbers thread where I understand things have gotten a bit sticky. Bringing your genuine concern or dark doubts/ thoughts (whether about radio or whatever) to this safe place is one thing - but i personally wouldn't want it to become an alterna pulpit to press a well-discussed pov re marketing/promo.
My greater fear is that people will leave for fear of violating ambiguous, non existent rules.
Please don't - visit for varied, easy going talk, good ambiance, occasional civil dispute or unconventional opinion. But maybe be open to taking exchanges that are closer to hard core, ongoing (and going) debates about music biz and fan bases to chat or perhaps even daily news thread. It's not baseless concern from what I can see so i would think would be alllowed??
I think we just thought there could be a space for a low stress venue for thoughtful (not necessarily deep tho - sometimes lighter than air
) or drive by or impassioned dialogues that arise from our relationship with Adam (postings/exchanges that would be too tl;dr, ot, and/or cloggy for main newsthread) and also a refuge to flee down here to vent the personal frustration, worry, fears that could disturb the peace of people looking for a pleasant read through of news, new pics, etc.
Well, I've fulfilled out reputation as being wordy as hell, but I am motivated by my dual desire of wanting the beautiful place to remain a salon of sanctuary while NOT making people feel uncomfortable or hesitant about speaking freely. I so don't want that. It goes against the fundamental Adam-y spirit that originally inspired us.
Alison is, of course, correct that things are still evolving. It was very hard when some of our favorite people left early on, realizing that it wasn't for them at that time, but they did so w/courtesy and we responded w/understanding and hopes that time would lead them and other people to pop back in and play when the spirit moved them.
Finally, RL is literally (and I do mean literally) making me a bit crazy for a month or so, so please take that into account if I sound like the guy on the corner wearing a tinfoil hat.
I love being here. That is all.
ETA:
Jean1010 -- I think you said it all in that little sentence. Adam is a brave, bold, vulnerable, human force of nature. Whatever we quibble about - I think we all end up standing together staring up at him in amazement, trying to figure out how to boost his radiant signal. Like Satellites of Love (snicker) - U2 version
(And to think how much shorter the Gettysburg Address is... oy)