How much has PA changed over the years?

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   Most of the discussions get recycled from time to time, and it is interesting to see the differences of opinion as to what 'prog' is. I'm of that generation who were teenagers when prog was in its first flush, i.e. late 60's / early 70's, so my views may well differ to someone born in the 90's, or in this millennium.  I dislike the terms 'boomer' or 'millennial' as they add nothing to discussions. Good music transcends time and age groups, and the quality stuff will survive and be appreciated by younger generations.

Yep I'm rambling, but put it down to me being senile!

Edited by Progishness - May 10 2021 at 05:05

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Progishness Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 10 2020 Location: Planet Rhubarb Status: Offline Points: 2565	Post Options Post Reply Quote Progishness Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 10 2021 at 04:44
	Most of the discussions get recycled from time to time, and it is interesting to see the differences of opinion as to what 'prog' is. I'm of that generation who were teenagers when prog was in its first flush, i.e. late 60's / early 70's, so my views may well differ to someone born in the 90's, or in this millennium. I dislike the terms 'boomer' or 'millennial' as they add nothing to discussions. Good music transcends time and age groups, and the quality stuff will survive and be appreciated by younger generations. Yep I'm rambling, but put it down to me being senile! Edited by Progishness - May 10 2021 at 05:05
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Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34090	Post Options Post Reply Quote Icarium Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 10 2021 at 04:43
	Im agreeing with progishness though it doesnt really bother me that much but a little lip gloss and some "CGI" would not be bad either. The colour scheme is good but a slight upgrade on the desktop would not be a negative. I also asked in another thread i started about if there were any change of vissits during covid time. If there is any noticable change Edited by Icarium - May 10 2021 at 04:43


A Crimson Mellotron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 10 2020 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 5741	Post Options Post Reply Quote A Crimson Mellotron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 10 2021 at 04:24
	^Interesting observations by both. I have noticed in some pretty old posts (talk about 2005-2009) that the forum users are [often] completely different faces (or rather, avatars ), with some exceptions, as nick said. I am also curious about the age groups - how have they changed this decade? However, this is impossible to know, right?

nick_h_nz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Prog Metal / Heavy Prog Team Joined: March 01 2013 Location: Suffolk, UK Status: Offline Points: 6742	Post Options Post Reply Quote nick_h_nz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 10 2021 at 04:10
	I’ve been using the site since approx 2010. After a few years of lurking, I decided to join the forum, with the intention of participating, in 2013. Actually, I just carried on lurking, reading, and observing. I think I made my first post last year, after a decade of inaction. Has the site changed much? Only in so much as the active posters have changed over the years. Some names are still around from when I first arrived, and some are back under different names, but for the most part a lot of who were the main active players have long gone. The same old tired discussions still get posted, and the same old tired arguments regurgitated. But the biggest change I have noticed, is that a lot of the more active and vocal members of the forum are more open minded than the was the case a decade ago. There are still some who have a very narrow view of prog, but thankfully they seem to be becoming more of a minority as the years go by. I don’t really care that the site looks tired, as I will always take functionality over aesthetics. I’ve seen too many websites and forums “upgraded” over the years, so that they become far nicer to look at, but also far more awkward and unwieldy to use. PA is far from being a perfect site, but it’s shortcomings are well known, and don’t cause any great impediment. Ultimately, the greatest resource this site has is, is its users. And I think in this regard, the site has improved over the years.
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Progishness Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 10 2020 Location: Planet Rhubarb Status: Offline Points: 2565	Post Options Post Reply Quote Progishness Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 10 2021 at 03:47
	Despite this newish account, I've been a background member here since about 2007/8. One thing that does occur to me is that the main site could do with a bit of a makeover as the format has barely altered IIRC, but is looking a bit tired now - not too much tho to make it ultra flashy and/or awkward to navigate. Edited by Progishness - May 10 2021 at 03:51
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A Crimson Mellotron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 10 2020 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 5741	Post Options Post Reply Quote A Crimson Mellotron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 10 2021 at 03:31
	This is a question for the people that have been on the site from its birth up to 2012-13, let's say. (Especially for the ones that are on here since the mid-2000s) I was wondering how much and in what ways have the site and the forum changed over the years. If you happen to have any pictures of its interface before, please feel free to share. Or just tell us about your memories and how you came across this place. How much have the artists and album pages changed as well? Or was it like that always? I am curious to see the answers.