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mrgd 
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 Posted: February 08 2007 at 00:52 |
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PandSI. Pantacruelgruel's a pandsi! Who would have thought.
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Looking still the same after all these years...
mrgd
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richardh
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 02:20 |
People get too wound up by anyone who has a strong opinion and wants to share it.I go on other forums and they are only any good because:
1 The opinions are interesting
2 All opinions are respected
3 No personal attacks on other posters
4 Banter and a bit of light hearted 'chit chit' is indulged in.Not just deadly serious messages all the time.
Generally this site is okay but perhaps it suffers occasionally from the fact that there are too many blokes! A few Ladies present usually promotes a general friendlier atmosphere and stops some of the abrasiveness that you can otherwise get.
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 02:23 |
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Raff
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 02:25 |
 richardh wrote:
Generally this site is okay but perhaps it suffers occasionally from the fact that there are too many blokes! A few Ladies present usually promotes a general friendlier atmosphere and stops some of the abrasiveness that you can otherwise get.
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Thanks for the compliment!  This must be the first time in my life in which I am not accused of being disruptive to the atmosphere, on the contrary  .... However, I for one am under no illusions that women are less confrontational than men. As a Moderator, I think the general atmosphere of these forums is rather good, though I would tend to agree with the fact that too many threads are far from being imaginative.
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The Whistler
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 03:47 |
ClemofNazareth wrote:
He must be referring to this guy...
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That dude...is my new hero.
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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Easy Livin
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 03:57 |
I think you're being a tad too sensitive Panta. In an ideal world, what you say would be the case. There is a balance though between being a closed community who only admit people by invitation, and being open to all.
We are of course the latter, and as such we take people as we find them. Yes it can be frustrating when people do not behave in the way you would want, and we do have a significant minority whose communication skills are in need of servicing. That's just a reflection of life though.
The important thing is that you give to and take from the site as suits you.
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Australian
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 04:38 |
To me, this place just seems to be a cesspool of mindless rhetorical crap.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 05:10 |
pantacruelgruel wrote:
So I think I'll go back to Gnosis, Pandora & lastfm more often now. Their ressources may be more limited, but (and this DOES NOT apply to everyone who posts here) there is also less pomposity & self-importance.
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You can also try my website (http://www.PROGtology.com) ... it's "extremely democratic", and even genres are assigned by the community. Let me know what you think about it!
Edited by MikeEnRegalia - February 08 2007 at 05:10
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Sean Trane
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 11:48 |
Hi Claude, I had not seen this thread yet.
I think you got a little riled from being rebuffed in your Ange thread. And you say yourself you are relatively new to not only this forum, but forums in general.
The person who rebuffed you probably does not realize that from a strictly casual POV, Ange can be seen as the most important French band, because once you azre plunged into the infernal madness of obscure bands, bands like Ange are somewhat discarded as lightweights (especially given the passionate nature of Zeuhl music).
So your fist thread was not a success, (neither's was Mozart's first notes on his violin), but don't let this get to you. I personally think that you will fit along quite nicely if you allow your skin to grow thicker and not let the first pique get to you.
And I can tell you that other forums are harder to survive because it is hell out there. I post on Progressive Ears and this is not a skin you need but a thick hide and a solid command of English. If you have been on RYM, you know how rough it can be (just go to the out of music topics to see the bloody jungle it is.
Please allow yourself the time to stay, and please enter them reviews on rare Quebec albums. They are much needed.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Pnoom!
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 12:05 |
pantacruelgruel wrote:
inpraiseoffolly wrote:
GODDAMNIT! You've screwed up a Gentle Giant lyric. They are like... the BEST BAND EVER (well, after CAN). I think you are an AWFUL person for doing that...
But seriously, I think you have a point...
You do what's best for you, even if I would prefer you stay... |
Well, if I re-phrase your tagline, would that change your mind ?
Mind you, yours is one of the better ones. IT does give a sense that you're not taking yourself too serious. |
First off, why thank you... and second off, if you did change my tag-line...
I would have to hunt you down, throttle you, stick you inside an atomic bomb, and leave you there to starve to death while listening to the U.N. condemn random events...
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 22:07 |
inpraiseoffolly wrote:
pantacruelgruel wrote:
inpraiseoffolly wrote:
GODDAMNIT! You've screwed up a Gentle Giant lyric. They are like... the BEST BAND EVER (well, after CAN). I think you are an AWFUL person for doing that...
But seriously, I think you have a point...
You do what's best for you, even if I would prefer you stay... |
Well, if I re-phrase your tagline, would that change your mind ?
Mind you, yours is one of the better ones. IT does give a sense that you're not taking yourself too serious. |
First off, why thank you... and second off, if you did change my tag-line...
I would have to hunt you down, throttle you, stick you inside an atomic bomb, and leave you there to starve to death while listening to the U.N. condemn random events... |
Ssshhh! the U.N. doesn't know about the random event generator ...
Edited by pantacruelgruel - February 08 2007 at 22:07
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 22:18 |
one hand clap wrote:
Speaking of "pomposity & self-importance" as you say in your novel up there. You just spent a significant chunk of your life telling everyone how you're better than they are so you're leaving. There are four words I can think of that sum up what kind of person would write something like that...
I'll give you a hint.
The first word starts with a "P"
Them there's an "and"
The next starts with an "S"
and the last starts with an "I"
You can figure out the rest.
PS. My music is much much better than yours
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Your music may be, your wit, though, appears not to be, eh ... P.S. Mr one hand clap, from your stunning verbal blow, I assume your other hand gets more "exercise" than your mind  . While writing with one hand, please give the other a rest - then figure out the rest once you come out of the "rest" room (after you've washed your hands)... Well ... that's a hole in the ground ...
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 22:31 |
mrgd wrote:
PandSI. Pantacruelgruel's a pandsi! Who would have thought. |
Actually the name was the best I could come up with at the time as Pantagruel & Panurge were already taken. I'm actually not very cruel, except when I insist on quoting Vogon Poetry to my (ex)friends. Well, that & when I break like the wind. Mind you, putting that last comment out is likely to bring out the intellectuals in this forum. Anyway, I'm going to the gym now to do my workout, One pushup, then one beer, then back here for more intelligent ridiculing, or rather to see if there has been any yet (hahahahaha, choke choke, whoa my hernia hurts). Oh, I just got a reading on the level of intellect & importance of my reviews & posts so far ...it seems the machine is not working as it's not giving a reading. The needle is at zero ???  We have found the problem & the problem is us (so sayeth Pogo, so sayeth Claudo)
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Pnoom!
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Posted: February 08 2007 at 22:57 |
pantacruelgruel wrote:
inpraiseoffolly wrote:
pantacruelgruel wrote:
inpraiseoffolly wrote:
GODDAMNIT! You've screwed up a Gentle Giant lyric. They are like... the BEST BAND EVER (well, after CAN). I think you are an AWFUL person for doing that...
But seriously, I think you have a point...
You do what's best for you, even if I would prefer you stay... |
Well, if I re-phrase your tagline, would that change your mind ?Mind you, yours is one of the better ones. IT does give a sense that you're not taking yourself too serious. |
First off, why thank you... and second off, if you did change my tag-line...
I would have to hunt you down, throttle you, stick you inside an atomic bomb, and leave you there to starve to death while listening to the U.N. condemn random events... |
Ssshhh! the U.N. doesn't know about the random event generator ... |
Neither do I...
By the way, you've fallen for our trap... by posting in this thread you have become a senior member... PA now owns your soul...
 (closest I could find to an evil laugh...  ... how about an evil smile...
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The T
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Posted: February 09 2007 at 00:00 |
This site and forum is just fine. There are a lot of serious discussions going on and also a lot of funny rubbish which I think is just as necessary as the serious stuff. Don't take everything too serious, life is too f**king short.... I know what you're talking about, there are people that post only when they got a chance to "shine" by insulting and attacking others (I was on the receiving end of such a brillinat communication, because someone didn't like what I said and posted viciously for the first and only time since I've been here).... But 90% of the members are cool, great people that you can have a great discussion with... and even if you think you don't, well, this is music my friend, we're not discussing how to cure cancer or to eliminate poverty in the world, if somebody just goes off-topic or off-track, what the hell, nobody's going to die. You spent like an hour writing that, didn't you... then you really don't want to leave... believe me, if you did, you just could have...left.
What other forum will give you the chance to be illuminated by The T? Not one! Well, maybe the "The T appreciation forum" that will be online in a couple of months when my fans from around the world finally wake up.....  |
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Posted: February 09 2007 at 00:27 |
I was trying to think up an evil simile, but I couldn't find my dictionary to make sure I actually understood the real meaning of simile. Unfortunately, couldn't find a thesaurus to check comparisons, oh well. But seriously, how do I set myself up with a tagline ? 
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mrgd
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Posted: February 09 2007 at 02:24 |
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Well, I thought it was bang out of order for ONE HAND CLAP to call you a PANDSI when referring to 'pomposity and self importance'. I always thought it was spelt 'PANSY'!!!
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Looking still the same after all these years...
mrgd
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Posted: February 09 2007 at 07:26 |
mrgd wrote:
Well, I thought it was bang out of order for ONE HAND CLAP to call you a PANDSI when referring to 'pomposity and self importance'. I always thought it was spelt 'PANSY'!!! |
Well, I can only quote the great Pye Dubois, lyricist for Max Webster Toronto Tontos, Vegas babies' transit Arctic markets, fronting Spanish galleons Free pomplicities, not free when in public Put down a little life from a morning cosmic Bonjour les amies de mania, nous sommes fous Ne cherchez pas pourquoi Pas de chat, pas de deux, nous sommes fous Put down a little life, from a morning cosmic P.S. I still think One Hand Clap was concentrating more on what he was doing with his other hand
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mrgd
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Posted: February 11 2007 at 22:09 |
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Claude, good to see you're still here. Stick with us!
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Looking still the same after all these years...
mrgd
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Posted: February 11 2007 at 23:30 |
Oh, the joys of Bipolar disorders . That, & I'm developing a more enjoyable way to confront overly serious posters. Inane comments, irrelevant questions, queries regarding their self-esteem, semi-obscure references to their taglines, avatars/names, or musical tastes. That & adding a clear caveat at the beginning to make sure that it's understood that I'm stating an opinion, or even better, begging people to prove my ignorance by kindly guiding me to enlightenment. P.S. I'm playing my recent Quebec Prog purchases a lot lately, so I've gotten the prog bug again. P.P.S. This is also the only outlet I have to indulge in my penchant for comments in parentheses, quotations marks, asides, & general ramblings P.P.P.S. I've also noted an increase in posters ganging up on overbearing musical know-it-alls, & having fun amongst themselves, rather than responding directly to the guilty party.
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