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coleio
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 06 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 272 |
Topic: How do I become a specialist? Posted: July 31 2007 at 21:50 |
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I see members with 'Prog Metal Specialist' or 'Honorary Collaborator' under there user name.
How do I become one of those? Do I need to review or something? Any information would be great, as I would like to do get one of those titles. I have a decent grasp of music theory and playing, and I know a lot about music (bands etc). |
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stonebeard
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057 |
Posted: July 31 2007 at 21:59 | |
Well, the specialist titles were created out of necessity to organize or "clean up" the bands within genres and to oversee the addition of new bands. Generally, members are recognized and added as collaborators (if they wish) for writing a decent amount of good reviews, or helping with bands additions, discography completion, etc.
Honorary Collaborators are members who have probably written a good amount of reviews, contributed to the site greatly (with general good forum sportsmanship, band additions, or otherwise), and who may not be very active in site upkeep, but who deserve recognition nonetheless. Generally, Honorary Collaborators have been with the site for a few years. |
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 03:35 | |
The FAQ's thread should help to answer your question Coleio.
The best bet is to submit some good reviews of bands in the genre you are interested in, that gets you noticed. Have a chat then with the person who heads up that genre team about your shared interest, and offer your services.
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Ricochet
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 03:54 | |
If your desire to help PA isn't shallow, coleio, then you can become a good collaborator in a couple of months, with some good reviews written (cause, mainly, one gets Prog Reviewer first), with some exciting ideas and discussions on the net or just with a "prog feeling" deep inside that makes you remarked.
Later, if you usually like very much, know to interpret very much or are a just a good knower of a genre, you could join that genre's team and help out. ------ don't, instead, pay attention to rumors that say collaborators are people who bought stock actions for this site and share it. |
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The Whistler
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 30 2006 Location: LA, CA Status: Offline Points: 7113 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 04:04 | |
WHAT?!? Damn it, I can't believe I bought six hundred dollars worth of stock!
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 04:14 | |
They are worth a fortune... until you try to sell them!
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coleio
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 06 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 272 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 10:48 | |
What would/could a shallow desire be?
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Equality 7-2521
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 15784 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 10:52 | |
Like desiring to become a Prog Reviewer to pick up chicks at a party.
(Works wonders by the way)
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progismylife
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2006 Location: ibreathehelium Status: Offline Points: 15535 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 10:57 | |
^ I can imagine.
Girl: What do you do? Me: Oh I spend most of my days posting music reviews on an internet site. Girl: Really? What type of music? Me: You know, prog rock. Girl: What's prog rock? Me: Bands like Soft Machine, Anglagard, PFM, and Robert Fripp. Girl: I've never heard of those bands. Me: What?!?!? *Plays some Robert Fripp* Girl: Aaaggh! YOU FREAK! GET OUT! |
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Angelo
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 07 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13244 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:00 | |
So that means you no longer want to become a Prog Reviewer, Ben?
BTW: I would have expected you to play here some Soft Machine rather than Fripp... |
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Ricochet
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:00 | |
Rico: Guess what, Stephanie?
Stephanie: what? Rico: I became a Prog Reviewer Stephanie: that's cool. but, unfortunately, you're still a n00b Rico: |
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progismylife
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2006 Location: ibreathehelium Status: Offline Points: 15535 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:03 | |
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andu
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 27 2006 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 3089 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:11 | |
How come Ben and Whis are not prog reviewers already?
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progismylife
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2006 Location: ibreathehelium Status: Offline Points: 15535 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:32 | |
Because I have 29 reviews and not 30...but I'm working on that. |
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bhikkhu
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 06 2006 Location: AČ Michigan Status: Offline Points: 5109 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:33 | |
Better question, where the heck is Bern? Does that wink mean you know something Andu? How much is it going to cost to get him back?
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andu
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 27 2006 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 3089 |
Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:38 | |
I know a lot. But if want some of that knowledge, it will cost, you know.
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mrcozdude
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 25 2007 Location: Devon,UK. Status: Offline Points: 2078 |
Posted: August 05 2007 at 09:23 | |
im scared to do a review
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Atkingani
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: October 21 2005 Location: Terra Brasilis Status: Offline Points: 12288 |
Posted: August 05 2007 at 09:29 | |
C'mon...
Half of the reviewers here are non-native English speakers, including some of the most prolific. There's also a case of a young chevalier from Eastern Europe who is rivalling The Bard...
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mrcozdude
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 25 2007 Location: Devon,UK. Status: Offline Points: 2078 |
Posted: August 23 2007 at 22:58 | |
I did two short reviews i'll build my way up slowly also do you have to do a review and a rating to go towards it or could you just do ratings Edited by mrcozdude - August 23 2007 at 23:08 |
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: August 24 2007 at 03:27 | |
You would need to write reviews to be a prog reviewer.
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