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crumbling_mice
I honestly don't believe that there are nay posters on IORR who would intentionally ignore someone's post. Sometimes there is just nothing to say. If you really want responses then you might need to be a little more edgy rather than middle of the road. The main thing is not to take things personally.
It's a forum about the Rolling Stones, a band who have been around for a very very long time, a band who have had murders, divorces, drugs bust, court cases, paedophiles, near death experiences etc etc etc...add tot hat the many styles of music, the varying quality of that music, the thousands of live gigs, the interviews...what I'm saying is, there is so much to both agree and disagree on, but ultimatley non of us are in the band nor ever will be and so our views are just that, our views.
I try and be respectful of others' views but will question them forcefully if I feel the need, but at the end of the day, it's not personal and I'm sure if I met anyone of this forum we'd get on just fine under the common love of the Rolling Stones.
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I think there are always at least 2 interesting threads when I check IORR everyday after school. Isn't it more or less normal for a fan site like this to gradually die down in between tours? Also, I hope I'm considered one of the more frequent posters at the moment. I don't always create threads, but I'm always responding to cool threads. I try, anyway
No worries stones2000, I think you are much appreciated on this site for your youthful and fresh perspective. Adored even.
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crumbling_mice
Is there an element of paranoia here? I've been posting on here for around 9 years (despite it saying I joined 8 years ago) I've never felt like I've been ignored to be honest. If you post on a thread and what you post is dull, not relevant or abusive then it's unlikely people will respond.
Yes there is a core of posters who seem to be on here quite a lot, but it's a free world and if they enjoy posting here in their spare time so be it.
I'll admit that sometimes you can get pounced on if you dare to criticise the Stones or one of their recordings, but that's the nature of forums when they are based around one band/topic. People have strong views as they do in life. Hell, I got banned once for saying Lisa Fischer's singing aint what it used to be!
In general the posters on iorr are a decent bunch and if you don;t poke the wasps nest you'll get an easy ride.
Excellent post that sums it all up in a nutshell.
There's people here from around the world with different backgrounds, all with varying degrees of knowledge, experience, and interest.
Some people post more than others, while there are others who simply like to lurk in the background.
There's varying opinions on just about everything that's posted here and that's what makes it interesting for most.
One thing for sure that everyone has in common is the Rolling Stones are one of the greatest rock bands ever (some even think the best!).
There's will always be someone who doesn't feel things are up to their standards, voice their opinions,
maybe hurl out a few generic insults, and perhaps even start an entire thread on the subject.
But that goes with the territory of a public forum, everyone has an opinion, and it's freedom of speech.
As just a member here and not the founder/administrator/moderator,
I prefer to take it for what it is, rather than what it's not...warts and all.
None of it should be taken so seriously... it's only rock'n'roll (IORR)...
Exactly. I think our man riffhards must have been traumatized by some early interactions on here, sadly. Post and let post. Got something to say, let it rip! The nature of these forums is that people write in their own style and respond and comment on topics and posts that interest them. I respond to the content and although it's nice to get the feeling (over years) we kind of know other posters, it's really just some screen name and I think the notion that some posters are creating a bubble of insider conversations or posting for Stones management is just a bit paranoid.
Its funny you say that NL . I did in fact feel traumatized by my early interactions on here. I hear what you guys are saying in your posts above, but you cant really fail to see that a lot of people are coming forward in this thread and saying , yes i would post more often but for various reasons ( mentioned in this thread ) they don't. Do you not think it would be nice to have more people to converse with. Do you ask yourself why so few participate in discussions.
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crumbling_mice
I'm more worried about upsetting BV than other posters! He can be a bit of stickler and has his own Norse ethics on what is acceptable and what is not.
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crumbling_mice
I'm more worried about upsetting BV than other posters! He can be a bit of stickler and has his own Norse ethics on what is acceptable and what is not.
I don't think you got banned because of Norse ethics, sounds like you got banned because of political correctness.
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Is there an element of paranoia here? I've been posting on here for around 9 years (despite it saying I joined 8 years ago) I've never felt like I've been ignored to be honest. If you post on a thread and what you post is dull, not relevant or abusive then it's unlikely people will respond.
Yes there is a core of posters who seem to be on here quite a lot, but it's a free world and if they enjoy posting here in their spare time so be it.
I'll admit that sometimes you can get pounced on if you dare to criticise the Stones or one of their recordings, but that's the nature of forums when they are based around one band/topic. People have strong views as they do in life. Hell, I got banned once for saying Lisa Fischer's singing aint what it used to be!
In general the posters on iorr are a decent bunch and if you don;t poke the wasps nest you'll get an easy ride.
Excellent post that sums it all up in a nutshell.
There's people here from around the world with different backgrounds, all with varying degrees of knowledge, experience, and interest.
Some people post more than others, while there are others who simply like to lurk in the background.
There's varying opinions on just about everything that's posted here and that's what makes it interesting for most.
One thing for sure that everyone has in common is the Rolling Stones are one of the greatest rock bands ever (some even think the best!).
There's will always be someone who doesn't feel things are up to their standards, voice their opinions,
maybe hurl out a few generic insults, and perhaps even start an entire thread on the subject.
But that goes with the territory of a public forum, everyone has an opinion, and it's freedom of speech.
As just a member here and not the founder/administrator/moderator,
I prefer to take it for what it is, rather than what it's not...warts and all.
None of it should be taken so seriously... it's only rock'n'roll (IORR)...
Exactly. I think our man riffhards must have been traumatized by some early interactions on here, sadly. Post and let post. Got something to say, let it rip! The nature of these forums is that people write in their own style and respond and comment on topics and posts that interest them. I respond to the content and although it's nice to get the feeling (over years) we kind of know other posters, it's really just some screen name and I think the notion that some posters are creating a bubble of insider conversations or posting for Stones management is just a bit paranoid.
Its funny you say that NL . I did in fact feel traumatized by my early interactions on here. I hear what you guys are saying in your posts above, but you cant really fail to see that a lot of people are coming forward in this thread and saying , yes i would post more often but for various reasons ( mentioned in this thread ) they don't. Do you not think it would be nice to have more people to converse with. Do you ask yourself why so few participate in discussions.
As has also been mentioned throughout this thread, there's always a decline in activity between tours.
Other than Keith's new masterpiece (which some like more than others), Mick farting around with Taylor Swift & Jack White (some approve while others don't),
and rumors of a new album (who, what, why, were, when?), there's fewer things happening at the moment that would merit more posting by many members.
My suggestion would be to simply go with the flow, and unless some one directly attacks you, not take things so personally and seriously...
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Its funny you say that NL . I did in fact feel traumatized by my early interactions on here. I hear what you guys are saying in your posts above, but you cant really fail to see that a lot of people are coming forward in this thread and saying , yes i would post more often but for various reasons ( mentioned in this thread ) they don't. Do you not think it would be nice to have more people to converse with. Do you ask yourself why so few participate in discussions.
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open-g
I'd like to Request to get the YouTube embedding back to work.
IIRC it went wonky when Adobe Flash had serious security issues and quite a few browser companies disabled it altogether.
it was also during the Stones US tour, so I can see why at that point it wasn't looked at.
but how long is this going to last? iorr would be a bit more colourful with making videos availlable again.
Of course everyone knows this , but it doesn't have to be flash, HTML5 works pretty neat.
bv, please get this fixed.
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Classy, Naturalust...
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with sssoul
sometimes for some reason a thing just has to be said a few times before it becomes "audible".
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I'd like to Request to get the YouTube embedding back to work.
IIRC it went wonky when Adobe Flash had serious security issues and quite a few browser companies disabled it altogether.
it was also during the Stones US tour, so I can see why at that point it wasn't looked at.
but how long is this going to last? iorr would be a bit more colourful with making videos availlable again.
Of course everyone knows this , but it doesn't have to be flash, HTML5 works pretty neat.
bv, please get this fixed.
I agree
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I've had people tell me I was so full of shit my eyes were brown!
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Librarian
Fan hierarchy...I am a middle age newbie...Stones would love to know they got me through a teenage relative. I had a Stones tape years ago, but thats it. I was dragged to a show this summer- I had to pay for the teen to go and I was like"what a rip, these geezers will fall apart on stage..."
Basically I had no time or $ in my life for music/art etc. for years, just raising a family/going to school/ work...getting by.
They have given me hope for my "retirement"
Now I am sold. Even pre-ordered CH and bought a Buffalo shirt- didn't go to that show- love design, I was forced to go to Milwaukee and then decided to go to Indy!
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sometimes for some reason a thing just has to be said a few times before it becomes "audible".
OK, I agree, so here I go again
I LOVE THE ROLLING STONES
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Naturalust
I've had people tell me I was so full of shit my eyes were brown!
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I've had people tell me I was so full of shit my eyes were brown!
Okay, and what colour are they ?
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I wonder if it's maybe because of the negativity and put downs... I'm on a few forums and this one can get quite heavy at times if your opinion is in any way negative towards the band.... it puts me off getting involved in some discussions.
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I do however miss posters like Gazza and others who have fled the field, and I value the infrequent posts by VideoJames and other truly connected people who have great stories and Stones information. I miss posters like LongBeachArena72 who was likely scared off by people calling him out for his different and not always towing the party line opinions, and posters like flacvinyl who had contributed great stuff here for many years and ended up starting his own forum during a particular heavy period of moderation. There are many many great posters who I don't see anymore for whatever reason, but I'm not going to get too excited about something I have no control over.