Yeh, but you could always tread mud into the carpet! Whatever happened to property is theft anyway?
I don't know exactly what or whom you are referring to. I hope it's not me. I know there are a few who constantly argue among themselves, but i don't find anyone who is particularly belligerante to everyone. Maybe you could cite an example.
Oh its me for sure. I'm terrible these days.I never stop looking for opportunities to -
I've not been on this forum long but it is clear that there are always going to be characters out there who take more pleasure from winding people up than actually improving their piano playing. Indeed do they play the piano or are they just gate crashing for a laugh to wind us sensitive musicians up?My intention is to sort the wheat from the chaff and pick out the useful observations/helpful comments; and filter out the useless stuff. Don't let them get to you! I am a newbie on this forum but by no means a newbie to life and human nature. Lets just concentrate on the piano stuff and ignore the sad troublemakers. Like the playground bullies, they are in a tiny minority and incredibly immature for their age, whatever that is. I cannot believe these cyber nuisances are serious musicians? I am disappointed but, sadly, not surprised. This is always going to be the problem with faceless networking sites such as this. They haven't the courage to say stuff to our faces in the same room. I also doubt very much they possess the required courage and strength of mind and body to perform on the piano in front of a large audience, if indeed they can play a note of music at all! That's my personal view and take on this, and I very much hope the annoying and disruptive posters out their read this, because that's what the majority probably think about you, judging by the number of indignant posts I have just read. If those same annoying people would like to justify their behaviour on musical or other grounds, I am sure that the majority of reasonable, decent and helpful users of this site would like to hear it! By the way, who are and where are the moderators of this site? Whoever they are they seriously need to step up to the plate and tighten up the rules and the consequences for breaking the rules! Anyway, in my experience people can be within 'the rules', but still be annoying, rude and obnoxious! Such is life!
Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Don't be duped, ade. This site is somebody's baby ... parents know their children.
This site is somebody's baby ... parents know their children.
Considering the fact that it has been nursed, bottle fed, constantly attended to and cared for since its conception, I'd say baby is the right word. Somebody has cared *a lot* for this place, and once a baby, always a baby.
Fair enough, - given the infrequency and lack of personal touch in nils posts comparatively to when the site first appeared I would suspect its reasonable to suggest it has at least grown up a little though.
Sure, I can see it's grown. But even in my mind - and I've never been part of its plans - I still have a view of it when I first joined ... which was still pretty small. Not saying there isn't plenty to proud of, I'm sure there is.
I get the impression that in the early days the forum community was a big part of driving growth of gold membership (assuming that gold membership was around from the beginning) and that now that op111 has its 8600 paying customers its not so bothered about what goes on here unless its detrimental to the sites public image.
What isn't pertinent to a public image in a public place?
I mean that they will clean up abusive behavior and generally make sure that the forum functions so that membership is not driven away. - but that they are not that interested in making developments to the forum side of the site or actively working toward maximizing the value of the content contributed by members... its like a "job has been done" feel so far as that side of things, and they are working only on more "business" tasks, product development and such.
I disagree. It is my impression and belief that there is an acutely high awareness of exactly what goes on in the forum, exactly who does what, and precisely what that may lead to.
Maybe Nils would like to hire me to correct notes?
Edit:Also, most people tend to their income source quite frequently without considering it their baby.
Maybe Nils would like to hire me to correct scores and make them gorgeous?
Sure, but this was somebody's brain child, and from who knows what kind of background and circumstances to make them think of it in the first place..
Why would he want to even look at you after you lied and attempted to cheat your way to victory in AJ's piano competition.Have you apologized yet to all involved?Have you apologized to Nils?Yet here you are pretending nothing ever happened.You are a person of low character
Religion is the true root cause of this behavior, I'm sure. She has no one to apologize to but her "god"; everyone else is a secondary, unimportant factor that she can wave off. The plague of the mind affects us on a daily basis more than we realize, and it must be destroyed.
This place makes $400,000 a year? Is that true? Where did that number come from?
Are you both aware that your underwears are showing, or, do you instead believe that you are wearing some sort of beautiful clothing?
I'm aware that you are dismissing the truth by criticizing the messengers of it with a half-baked metaphor.
Yes, wrong. It must be extremely easy to dismiss anything after you've decided to purge your mind of logic. Which is why religion is so dangerous, and you are so dense. Remember, what I've just said is wrong, so there is no offense given.
Poor birba fell down. Perhaps you'll find your way up .
You can be as smart and as riddley as you'd like, it doesn't mean you think for me and know who I am. You were wrong about me. Offense is given or not in your own motives, whether I take it or not.
evidently this post was not meant for me, as (as usual) your metaphorical comment fell way short of my rudimentary comprehension.
You saying I'm wrong about you does not make me wrong about you. Perhaps you are just blind to your own actions. It's a common trait among religious people.
Maybe they have more than two. Or three...