Re: [microsound] On promo

[Neil Wiernik <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

same here...



On Wed, 5 May 2004, justino aka Jorge Bachmann wrote:

> thank you dale!
> you just got the words out of my mouth!
> let's keep things in perspective!
> paz
> J21
>
>
> >This list group is like a broken record when it comes to this topic!
> >Unfortunately, people like myself who spend a good amount of their
> >free time and money working on and promoting other people's music
> >and not getting paid for it (so I would say that we are not like
> >major labels), don't have a lot of time to sit around and wax poetic
> >or philosophic about a genre of music via e-mail. That is all fine
> >and dandy for those of you who do. But please realize that everyone
> >is doing their part in keeping relatively obscure music alive. I
> >feel that people on this list group who constantly complain about
> >promo e-mails are in danger of damning the same music they pretend
> >to support.
> >
> >Kim stated that he didn't want to see "crossposting" which he
> >regards as being blanket e-mails that are CC'd to various list
> >groups at the same time. If people use that guideline, then they
> >should be ok.
> >
> >I try to interact when I can, but on my end of things what I find to
> >be twenty times more annoying is when people keep complaining about
> >pertinent promo posts, not to mention "chat room e-mails" consisting
> >of little quips like "yep, me too." that add to the 40-50+
> >.microsound emails that fill up my mail box everyday. At least a
> >certain portion of the promo e-mails are INFORMATIVE. In fact, I
> >have a list of promo e-mails that I intend to visit when I have
> >time, including one from Phil Thomson. So, I'm not trying to condemn
> >.microsound chat, I'm just trying to say: keep things in perspective
> >regarding the .macro scheme of things.
> >
> >Best, Dale
>
>
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