Erik,
i, for one, am pretty happy with what comes across my screen from this list!
Yeah, it's true, there are some things that just are way out of my
geapgraphic territory but I am still interested in seeing what is going on
for other folks in their cities, who knows when I might breeze through that
neck of the woods.
You just do not have to read everything, I would like to see
cities/locations posted but other than the out and out spams, the $50,000
posting from email coordinates that do NOT exist etc. I commend you for the
great job you are doing.
I have found real value from the folks on this list, the playlists, album
reviews and notes, I like it all and there have been some great threads
along with some weak ones, anyone remember the one about that bald Pumpkins
guy, what was his name now?
Thanx Erik
leslie/The Power of Sound
----- Original Message -----
From: Erik Borälv <Erik.Boralv@hci.uu.se>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: The Acid Jazz JUNK Pile
> Here's how I as admin see it.
>
> First of all, playlists and gig information is not spam! This list
> has always encouraged posts like this, so until we decide on something
> else we shouldn't make too much noise about that.
> However, I do understand the irritation as it is still a high volume
> list and "uninteresting" posts only makes that situation worse.
>
> Sadly, there are a lot of event posts that don't follow our rule about
> writing the town/country first on the subject line. As admin I always
> hunt these people down and tell them to follow our rules or to stop
> posting. Most of the time this works, and sometimes not (as in the
> case with the clueless people at ritualevents or the major league
> spammers at sharelibations).
>
> As soon as it is possible only subscribed members will be able to post
> to this list. This will solve some of our problem with spam. I don't
> yet have a date for when this will be installed.
>
>
> Now for the real question: should we change our policy on playlists
> and event posts? So far I've receieved (and seen on the list) mostly
> support for keeping things as they are.
>
>
> As admin I would appreciate more subscriber feedback. Let me know if
> you think someone is posting too much on some off-topic. Generally
> I'm very liberal and let most topics pass (what headphones to buy,
> cddb functionality, etc...) because this is the way the list always
> have been, more or less.
>
> I agree that there has been a change in the last years from talking
> about music towards "doing it". This too is fine even if I personally
> wish there was more discussion and lengthy reviews.
>
>
> OBaj:
> I was surprised to see Mark post without mentioning Lewis II, the new
> album by Lewis Taylor. It is pretty much the same old stuff as always
> from this brilliant singer-songwriter. Perhaps there is not the same
> exitement for this second album, but the retro sound and quality is
> still impressive. Impressive or not, I miss a big song - like Lucky
> from the first album - but other than that I have no objections.
>
> Kirsty MacColl, Tropical Brainstorm - just for fun. Light pop, no
> relation to aj other than that she was mentioned in the latest Straight
> No Chaser.
>
> Craig David, Born to do it - easygoing drum&bass with big commercial
> success in Europe. I like it.
>
> Sounds from the funky underground - This is a compilation from the
> english Chocolate Fireguard label. I was very happy to hear this
> compilation (I've always been a big fan of compliations). This one
> feels quite fresh and new in style. Somehow the old classic aj
> compliations (Future sound of jazz, etc) are not that interesting
> anymore... This on the other hand has that "new car" smell that
> makes you want to buy it immediately. Big ups to quattro (uptempo
> Galliano style) and Kava Kava (funky, and with definite hit potential).
> Also some nice drum&bass-influenced beats here. See:
> http://www.chocolatefireguard.co.uk/
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Erik Borälv (mailto:Erik.Boralv@hci.uu.se)
> Human-Computer Interaction
> Department of Information Technology / Uppsala University
>
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