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Vibrationbaby wrote: This is something that I've always wondered about. How can someone who has never written a review or band bio get a fancy title?  Well when I was in the air force you had guys who would qualify as a pilot or navigator and then just spend the rest of their careers climbing the ladder without flying or doing anything. I came across guys with over 10,000 hours in their logbooks with the rank of captain and then you've got all these colonels strutting around who hadn't even been near an airplane for most of their careers .  Maybe it's just me but I just don't get it. I guess it's the same everywhere you go in life.

Good questions - I hope I can't shed some light.

I did write a few bios, though nothing that can really compare to Ian's. Those are magnificent (the reviews also).

I suspect there won't be much writing coming from me in the future either, I seem to have a huge writer's block for English. I am a somewhat accomplished writer in my native language, that includes publishing some articles in national magazines. Quite proud of them.

The collaborator title is not a "fancy title", it only means (some) "work". Nothing fancy in it - just finding hours to be alone and listen to music that I normally wouldn't want to listen to. It's not really pleasant (sometimes it can be) but contributing to PA does provide satisfaction, so I find it a very good deal. The "title" hasn't changed anything - there were a lot encouraging slaps on the back at the beginning, provided access to the Collab Zone (interesting to see how PA works) and that's quite it. It hasn't changed anything really (like climbing up a hierarchy should do). I suppose the free booze and hot women are to be found in the Special Collabs Zone, leaving normal Collabs only the debates on band submissions

Speaking of hierarchy, PA is not really like the army. Here you can't give those "fancy titles" which actually mean unpaid work to those who you think deserve it, but only to those who actually want it.  Anyway, from what I see, most of those who have or are contributing have been acknowledged in a way or another. And every possible issue can be addressed - for example if you think your work is not acknowledged or you think you can make a difference by being higher up the "hierarchy", then you should ask. Actually I'm surprised you of all are still only a Prog Reviewer, I think you should be Special Collab at least, you definitely deserve it.


Edited by harmonium.ro - March 25 2010 at 20:59

^ But Alex has written several band bioagrphies and has been active and helpful in the addition of some bands.

Edited by Tsevir Leirbag - March 25 2010 at 16:40

Thanks again, Keishiro! 

Yey!

... But our prediction of his first rating was not correct ... why BYRON?

I guess this was the machine's way to warn about accepting a lesser worthy intruder 

Rated, ergo sum.

Thanks!

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