Is anyone on the forums a 5 Star member?
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Topic: Is anyone on the forums a 5 Star member?
Posted By: hugo1995
Subject: Is anyone on the forums a 5 Star member?
Date Posted: February 06 2020 at 15:11
Just our of curiosity... I am a 3 star member with 123 posts. I've seen other 3 star members with 12,000 posts. I think you hit 4 stars at 20,000. Does that mean 5 stars is 100,000?  ------------- interests: Moon Safari, Gilgamesh, Egg, ELP, Soft Machine, Gong, Opeth (Everything pre watershed), Brighteye Brison, The Flower Kings |
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 06 2020 at 15:23
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Post count/ point count does not give one 4 or 5 stars. One could have one million posts and still be a three star member or one post and have four or five stars in the forum. If one takes on Prog Reviewer or Collaborator status then one has four stars, and if one becomes a Special Collaborator and/ or Admin then one has five stars. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Various music I am very into: a youtube playlist with two tracks per act |
Posted By: hugo1995
Date Posted: February 06 2020 at 16:36
Ooooooo, enlightening. Thanks! ------------- interests: Moon Safari, Gilgamesh, Egg, ELP, Soft Machine, Gong, Opeth (Everything pre watershed), Brighteye Brison, The Flower Kings |
Logan wrote:Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 06 2020 at 18:57
but the most important thing to know about it: when you reach the 4th echelon you have to stop socializing with everyone below your rank because this is not seen as honorable by the upper prog class.  Vive la grande bourgeoisie! ------------- |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 06 2020 at 19:17
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Bloody peons. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 04:32
You have to sleep with the right people. 
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 08:25
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Funny! I've never even noticed the stars beneath people's monikers! Is there really a PA aristocracy? ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 08:42
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We're more of a self-perpetuating autocracy ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 08:45
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Never ever reveal the secret handshake!!! ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 11:28
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You guys behind The Curtain needn't try to fill us full of fear and loathing! You're actually really pretty awesome! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 12:31
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I've never paid attention to those stars or bothered to ask what they mean. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 12:52
Yeah, they probably are very nice people but we'll never know for sure, I guess, since they rarely get out of their golden circle to exchange with others. ------------- |
Posted By: Odvin Draoi
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 15:28
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Twinkle twinkle little stars How I wonder what you are |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 16:06
He's kinda legend of 1000000 stars. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 16:24
Good observation. They rarely get out of their golden circle, but they often hang around outside their Cosy Zone. ------------- 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2020 at 05:00
| I'm just wondering how many hundreds of prog reviews you need to write to reach the four-star status of Prog Reviewer, or is it more to do with quality over quantity? |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: February 10 2020 at 13:34
Plus Tony has the best avatar on PA......depending on my mood, freaks me out sometimes. -------------   
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: February 17 2020 at 19:19
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I went into hiding for 3 years to avoid getting my head lopped off like that French chick. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 18 2020 at 02:23
 ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 18 2020 at 08:59
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quite tempting to vanish like a punk in the night...might do the same someday. ------------- |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: February 18 2020 at 12:49
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 18 2020 at 13:00
but not quite yet, precious. ------------- |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 00:54
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^ you're such a tease.... -------------
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 01:10
You deserve to be a full five-star member for your humorous, endlessly entertaining and informative album reviews, which I always enjoy reading, including your latest excellent review for Patrick Moraz' "The Story of I". Keep up the good work.
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 08:14
yeah, like it or not, I do enjoy to shake things up every now and then. Nothing malicious or nasty and not intented to be funny either (I'm not a f**king humorist) but when it gets too insipid round here you know... ------------- |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 13:27
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Hi, I kept thinking that the only 5 STAR thing I would want to visit and know ... is one of those fancy places with some amazing food and all the attention you can possibly get when you stay in those places ... somehow, at least you know that they MEAN IT! I had, for a long time, a higher expectation for the folks that are "ADMIN's" and have those 5 STAR rankings ... and specially in knowing how they could/should/would show themselves as an important part of PA and standing for its hopes and values about the music ... but seeing one of these point fingers and accuse people of anything, instead of politely disagreeing and perhaps extend the courtesy to explain their thoughts ... is disheartening for me ... I'm not exactly uneducated, for example, but one of the most important things for me, for many years has been to NEVER/EVER consider someone's education an important value in the arts ... and this would include becoming a part of a group of folks that spend their time telling others that they know how things are everywhere ... which is sad ... I often use the example of the painting GUERNICA (by Picasso) as a young man looking out the streets of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, and I got to see almost the same thing in Portugal during its 1950's government (until it finally fell) and then the hordes and all the animals hit the street ... and did the same thing for every reason you could think of, from Christian Puddings, to Socialist Eclairs! I would not want to see anything like it, however, I am sensitive to ADVERTISING and PUBLICITY ... guess what was used the most in those days ... and is used now ... to guide misinformation all around ... so you and I can not know or find out what is going on! We're all bozos on this bus, and we all see just about the same things ... except that some don't think it was important, because it didn't happen in America ... well, let me tell you ... I was in Chicago in 1968 and 1969, and working in the Rathskeller in Madison when Kent State happened ... you know what? It wasn't too different, and I shed a lot of tears ... I knew that a lot of music and arts would be destroyed because of it, and considered "bad" for you ... and the media still plays that game about that time ... people too screwed up and stoned, and all that ... never once considering that there were just as many folks that were not stoned ... heck, I never had a joint in my hands or smoked one until California, and that would have been the fall of 1971! I want us all to be excited about helping all that music, and much more from around the world ... to appear, and be seen and appreciated, and PA has done that ... and for that I am happy and thankful, even if some "Admin's" think I'm against them ... which I am not! PEACE ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 17:57
It looks like you have to be an official collaborator, admin, or prog reviewer to get 4 or 5 stars.....ask the collabs how to get the title of Prog Reviewer. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 18:04
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Usually a member is discussed among Collabs, a consensus is reached, and the member is asked to be a Reviewer. Spec Collabs are farther & fewer between and require a good amount of contribution and proof of knowledge/listening experience. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 18:14
Not to worry, I'll still carry on writing my entertaining parodies of real album reviews, although I'll be taking a break for a short while now while I listen to all of Camel's albums and give them a rating only. Amazingly, there are still three of Camel's latest albums I've yet to hear. I've been given a nod and a wink that some of Camel's later albums are rather good too, so I'm looking forward to hearing them for the first time. By the way, I don't know if you're a fan of Rush, but my review today was written with Rush fans in mind, even though it was actually a review for a Budgie album.
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 21 2020 at 03:02
| I can't see stars by anyone's names. Maybe they are only visible IF you use the PC version. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 21 2020 at 04:01
That's a surprise to me given some of your recent comments!
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Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: July 02 2020 at 04:34
| Is anyone on forums a 2 star member? |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 02 2020 at 04:38
no, most are 3 stars.
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Posted By: Jaketejas
Date Posted: July 02 2020 at 10:34
I believe we are now referred to as minions. You rang? |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 03 2020 at 03:58
Well you are at the moment.
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Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: August 01 2020 at 10:35
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I was one star when I wrote it. And apparently I'm three star now. Wow, people change. ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 01 2020 at 16:27
Dang this just made me urinate my pantalones.........  -------------
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Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: August 01 2020 at 18:39
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I’m one of the most hated people On this site. 3 stars speaks volumes about who I am as a person. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 01 2020 at 18:57
Nothing wrong with 3 stars. Cheers! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 01 2020 at 22:32
 ....Since when Nick???-------------
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Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: August 02 2020 at 08:16
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How does one become a collaborator/reviewer/special collaborator/admin? ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: August 02 2020 at 08:23
It's a bit like becoming a “made man” in the mafia, only rather more difficult. If I say any more they'll kill me. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 02 2020 at 08:24
ability to travel in time for a start... back to when this site actually cared about finding those with the passion, knowledge, work ethic, thick skin, and cold blooded badassery to stick a knife in someone with a smile... umm hmm..those were prerequisites to being offered such exhausted positions back then... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: August 02 2020 at 08:27
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This is just my experience, so not sure how it works in all cases. Over time I have realized that the site is kind of split between the forums and the "content". That is, there are the forums and people who are super active on those, and then there is the content where artists are vetted and added, and albums are reviewed. I like being a collaborator rather than a reviewer because I can still review albums but I can also work on artist additions, bio updates, and other things qwhen I don't feel like reviewing or have a case of writer's block |
Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: August 02 2020 at 08:30
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Ok.... ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |