Dave Bryce Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 There is a discussion up on SSS about the possible creation of an OT forum here at musicplayer.com for things like politics, religion, nonsense threads, etc. It seems only fair for me to ask those of you who hang out here if such a forum were to be created, do you think we should move the sports threads to that forum, or leave them here? ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleen Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I don't participate in any of the sports threads here, but if moving them meant that some of the regulars might spend less time here and not post to more "relevant" threads, I'd hate to see 'em move. Keep 'em here! recording/mix guy don gunn.com myspace.com/dongunnmusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 So far, it's unaminous! Unaminimus! Umiquitous! Er, so far everybody want to keep the sports HERE! Dave is a sports guru and a big fan, so why not? The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 My desire for organization longs to have all non-music subjects placed in an off-topic forum, but my desire to talk sports with people who are kind to their fellow posters wins out. Keep 'em here! Best, Geoff http://www.packersproshop.com/images/products/20f.jpeg My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Stay here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulliver Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Sorry guys... I had to disagree with you. OT is OT. I am back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 "The Keyboard Corner Synths, pianos, software, analog, digital, modeling, virtual instruments...this is the place on the web for discussions, debates, opinions and assistance...plus the occasional pro football thread." The Runhive threads seem not OT i.m.o. Keep the OT's here. Dave performs the moderating job outstanding, he keeps the forum clean. It's not bad to ask the question once a year, Dave. My Music I always wondered what happened after the fade out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I´d say keep them here. This is my only window towards the wonderful world of sports! As stated above; Keys, synths and samplers "...plus the occasional pro football thread" /J nas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I voted for keeping them here. It somehow just feels like the right thing, even though the logical move would be to put them in the new OT forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 The sports threads are part of our history at Keyboard Corner. I vote they stay here. And think about what would happen to the posts count for Keyboard Corner if they sports threads are moved. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llarion Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I fear change.... WHAM! WHAM! WHAM WHAM! WHAM! Okay, who got that reference? Seriously though, I like talking sports with my keyboard buddies. The gestalt of this groups is a big part of why I'm here. Moving the OT stuff out of the forum changes the gestalt of the group doing the discussion on those topics. Therefore, they should stay. Dave does an exemplary job keeping this board on topic and civil; in fact it is the MOST on-topic and yet still friendly forum I've ever seen. Plus, when a football reference drifts briefly into a keyboard topic, it's really funny because we all know the people; but if the OT topics weren't here, we'd have no context and it wouldn't be funny anymore. It ain't broke, don't fix it. Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.llarion.com Smooth Jazz - QUESTION AUTHORITY. Go ahead, ask me anything. http://www.llarion.com/images/dichotomybanner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Keep 'em here. However, all the political stuff at SSS could go to an OT forum. It's almost impossible to keep a music thread on the first page at SSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I was born without the sports gene, so you'll probably never see me participate in the sports threads. However, the signal-to-noise ratio here is very well-controlled by our esteemed moderator, and I have no problem looking past the few (and very well consolidated) threads that do exist. I voted "I don't care," but I'd hate for our Keyboard Corner peeps to have to go to a separate forum for their sports fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by Gulliver: Sorry guys... I had to disagree with you. OT is OT.Pim is actually correct, Vlad - the sports are not OT in this forum, even though they diverge away from what we normally talk about. As he pointed out, it clearly states in the forum's description that sports discussions are On Topic...well, football/runhive, anyway... I'm more asking to trry and get a gauge of how the folks who hang out here feel on the subject. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Yeah, these threads are really part of the whole KC culture. To paraphrase MLK Jr., no one in the MP world is an "outsider" anywhere in the individual forums. That said, local cultures do develop and, obvioulsy, we like ours. I think the difference between this issue and the political posts at SSS is that our sports diatribes are pretty much confined to 4 ongoing threads, one for each major team sport. There's less of a page 1 space crisis because of that. Easier to ignore if you have no interest. Sure, the post-count of the NBA thread may make you question our priorities... Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Rhythm Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I don't mind the sports threads at all. I do like the fact that politics doesn't seem to be discussed here. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by Gulliver: Sorry guys... I had to disagree with you. OT is OT.Get him!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by DKeenum: I don't mind the sports threads at all. I do like the fact that politics doesn't seem to be discussed here.I spend a fair amount of time at alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent and there are a lot of OT political threads which is finally beginning to piss a lot of people off. Some people are leaving a.r.b.r just because of that. ('lot' is a singular noun, correct? lot is / lot are?) As long as OT threads are marked so, it makes no difference to me whether they exist or not; I'm an adult and I can pick and chose what I want to read and respond to. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulliver Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by steadyb: Originally posted by Gulliver: Sorry guys... I had to disagree with you. OT is OT.Get him!!! I am back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I share Phil's thoughts on this: it just feels right to keep sports on KC. Though I rarely contribute to the sports topics, I thoroughly enjoy reading all the well written, argumentative yet amiable smak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmieWannaB Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I don't follow sports at all but voted to keep it. It's part of what gives the forum its overall feel. I don't mind the sports threads at all. I do like the fact that politics doesn't seem to be discussed here. I learned early on to avoid politics even as a joke. I was surprised to see how touchy some people can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 There one HUGE difference between the way we treat our sports threads here versus political threads on SSS: THERE'S ONLY ONE THREAD PER TOPIC! NFL: One thread. NBA: One thread. NHL: one thread. This shouldn't bother ANYONE who visits the forum in that 95% of the threads are indeed about keyboard and music related topics. If there was one or two mondo political threads on SSS, I wouldn't mind at all. I'd probably even participate a bit. So...keep 'em here. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Don't even begin to try to localize the neuron that could make you start thinking about caressing the idea of one day maybe moving the sports threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by RaGe: Don't even begin to try to localize the neuron that could make you start thinking about caressing the idea of one day maybe moving the sports threads.Don't mince words, RaGe, whaddaya really think? dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petros Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I say move any sports threads to an off topic forum. I don't understand the reason why sports threads are on a keyboard forum. I find sports threads annoying because I come here for keyboard information and chat, not jock talk. If you are going to have sports threads, than why not politics, news, religion, and everything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 There's only one thread for each sport right? Based on the popularity of those threads I'd say it's pretty obvious they belong here. http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: Originally posted by RaGe: Don't even begin to try to localize the neuron that could make you start thinking about caressing the idea of one day maybe moving the sports threads.Don't mince words, RaGe, whaddaya really think? dBI don't even know, I lost myself there. Oh yeah, here, I vote NO! lol ... (leave them here, come on now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthetic Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by Jeff Da Weasel: 95% of the threads are indeed about keyboard and music related topicsWell, I wouldn't go that far. But I agree that the sporting threads are easy to avoid, unlike off-topic stuff on email lists. Although the new version of Mail sorts those into threads, so you can avoid them in a group... oh no: I'M off-topic! Ahhhhrgh.... (Sucked into swirly off-topic dimension) Yeah, leave them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by petros: I say move any sports threads to an off topic forum. I don't understand the reason why sports threads are on a keyboard forum. The sports threads are here because many of us have become friends; and, as friends, enjoy discussing some things in which we have a common interest. I find sports threads annoying because I come here for keyboard information and chat, not jock talk. If you are going to have sports threads, than why not politics, news, religion, and everything else?Because politics and religion are very relevant to many people's lives; and, as such, are frequently polarizing and can be inflammatory. It's my preference to avoid potentially inflammatory subject matter in this forum, and I believe that most of the folks who hang out here feel similarly. Sports, on the other hand (while still being relevant to some people's lives (see steadyb, figure A ) is a form of entertainment, just like movies and music are forms of entertainment. It is rare to almost never that any of the sports threads have become inflamed, and I feel pretty safe in saying that they have never spawned any sort of serious ad-hominem attacks. I am afraid that I cannot say the same about the religion and political threads. At least, that's my thinking on the subject. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Originally posted by petros: I say move any sports threads to an off topic forum. I don't understand the reason why sports threads are on a keyboard forum. I find sports threads annoying because I come here for keyboard information and chat, not jock talk. If you are going to have sports threads, than why not politics, news, religion, and everything else?As an anonymous identity, you opinion doesn't count, please remove one vote from the "YES" column. http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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