Progarchives Members
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Topic: Progarchives Members
Posted By: Throw Sand
Subject: Progarchives Members
Date Posted: July 23 2013 at 22:36
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Is it me, or does it seem like a lot of the members here are overly critical, easily-offended liberals? Please note that "a lot" does not mean "all" members. I'd probably like these forums a lot more and be much more active if it had a positive environment. Not trying to offend anyone, just speaking my mind.
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: July 23 2013 at 22:51
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I dunno; I think there are a lot of overly critical, easily-offended conservatives and libertarians as well...
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Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: July 23 2013 at 23:08
^Not many conservatives, though  .To answer the OP: no. Every forum or community of any sort will have "overly critical and easily offended" people, but I have found that most of the regulars here are quite intelligent and reasonable folks, and though we disagree on many things we are able, for the most part, to discuss our differences respectfully. There are exceptions, of course, and it's true that oftentimes the most negative voices are also the loudest. But if you're willing to engage in discussion and be respectful about it I think you'll find that you can learn a lot from the people here. I surely have. ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 23 2013 at 23:13
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Overly critical easily-offended liberals on a Progrock site? Next thing you'll tell me is that we may have weed smokers here. |
Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: July 23 2013 at 23:18
^Or raving lunatic Rush fanboys!   ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 00:09
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What I really appreciate about this forum is that the topics are clear and organized and it's oh-so-easy to avoid the political ones (which I do) because they are specified as such. Look at them at your own risk. Politics destroys music for me. |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 00:37
I'm exactly like Stegor above, it kind of bums me out when I see endless replies in the political sections on here (probably because a lot of it relates to US politics that doesn't concern me `down under' much!  ), but I respect how important and fascinating it is to plenty of others. But I'll see you all pretty much everywhere else! 
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 00:46
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Yep, avoiding the political threads might help. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 00:53
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I'm with Stegor too. I stay far away from posting or reading any political discussions on the PA forums because I think it's pointless arguing and a waste of time. Person A's strong political belief is not going to change Person B's opposite belief no matter how eloquent or convincingly it's stated, so why bother? I'd rather spend my time talking music. Speaking of which, I try to read other's posts here always inserting an implied "IMHO" on the first character of the first line  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 03:02
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Well, I'm neither a liberal, nor a conservative, but still I'm easily offended and critical - even when dealing with non-political thread. Especially when dealing with non-political threads. |
Posted By: ProgShine
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 03:16
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I've been here for over 8 years. I don't follow stuff everyday like a 'lunatic' (hehehe) but, most of the time you have nice folks and I've found many nice reviewers that you can pay attention to what they write. But, of course you have the fanboys, the followers of trends and the ones 'you don't know what you're talking about'. JUst like mentioned before, take a look in which thread you're going and you'll have funand good conversations :D ------------- https://progshinerecords.bandcamp.com 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 03:26
| I'm a communist and an anarchist. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 03:30
You get a bunch of disparate people together on an open forum with relatively few restrictions (the restrictions there are, are there for a purpose  ) & you get arguments, debates, friendships, fall-outs & the whole gamut of human expression - combine this with the internet phenomenon of the keyboard-hero & voila!
Perfectly put  -------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Stegor wrote:Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 03:41
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Do you have the same feeling everywhere you look ?
If so i just think you cought the McCarthyflu sickness. Its a highly contagious bacteria attacking the brain, its present all over the world, often found in and around churches and military camps, and spread easily in rural and low educated arears, especialy in the united states.
On the other hand, relatively few outbreaks, have been noted in larger cities and near educational buildings.
------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 07:03
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I personally am offended by the insinuations made by the OP. This is ridiculous and the thread should be closed.
------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 07:08
------------- 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: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 14:32
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Dunno, I've been here eight years and have always felt this is one of the more civil forums in the digisphere. But like several people have already said it you have to pick and choose what conversations you want to get involved with and which folks you want to hang out with. Almost like real life in that respect. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 14:40
Avoid me like the plague and everything will be cushty.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 14:42
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easily offended liberals' doesn't that make you not very liberal? ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 14:44
^^  I can be overly critical and easily-offended but only at times, but I am no liberal |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 15:22
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im a socialist!, hey! keep away from my lawn or i will recite Einar Gerhardsen. I try to be a jolly bean. im an oddball and a clown you can hardly tell if im a joke or is serious  -------------  
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: July 25 2013 at 20:59
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Be glad this isn't Fark, where EVERY thread is a political thread. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: July 25 2013 at 22:51
No, your lawn is communal property now and it's time for my nightly movement. -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 00:45
| Me, I just like to burn things. |
Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 00:49
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If you ever see my posts in a thread, then you've gone far past anything worth reading. ------------- https://aprilmaymarch.bandcamp.com/track/the-badger" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 01:58
That was my line Progrock is quite liberal music though... all this rule breaking stuff.
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 01:59
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Well, I'm a Libertarian, so I'm liberal in some ways. Not very easily offended, but I can be a bit critical. But I think it's quite ironic that you're calling us over critical ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 03:09
Guilty! ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 03:14
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I'm not easily offended by anything a stranger says to me on a forum. I may feel different if it was an actual friend I had made there, and had got to know. Generally speaking though, why would I care what a stranger thinks about my taste in music or my political views. I couldn't give a sh*t frankly. As for PA being dominated by over sensitive liberals, I really don't know, but I wouldn't have thought having a liberal outlook on life automatically predisposes one to being over sensitive. Why would it? Sounds like narrow minded conservative bibble to me.... ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 03:54
OK, I'll introduce myself, regardless whether I am representative for the PA forum or not, but I've been lurking around actively for some 5 years and getting off the hook has never been on my wishlist yet: I tend to be not overly critical. I may be easily offended in private life now and then but not on this forum; I cannot remember anyway if I ever reported a forum post for being offensive, I think I never did. I have liberal roots which I cannot deny. Judging by your number of posts, you apparently have not attempted to become more or less familiar with this environment. So welcome...
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 08:10
Good advice.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 09:39
Definitely - he's trouble ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 11:19
On the other hand, doesn't it mean that you're easily offended by these "easily offended liberals"?  Then, how could we make you feel more at ease? How could we make the "environement" more "positive" according to your ideas? No trying to offend you, just speaking my mind. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 12:05
I'd say this is the best response I've read so far:
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 12:06
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 14:36
And spiteful.  ------------- What? |