why don't people share?

This isn't meant to call out anyone specifically, but why do some people refuse to share their collections of recordings besides trading facts?

Hoarders don't want to be fed, they want to hunt!

Especially T-Rex fans

If someone owns something rare he can use it in a trade to get another rare thing. If he simply shares his rarity with everyone, he has no way of getting more stuff. Also, if they get a rare item it is often with a condition that they don't share it so, if they want to keep trading and sharing, they keep it for themselves. Of course this is a flawed system where everyone ends up with less than they could theoretically have.

We are lucky that there are so many community minded collectors around. I think most of them adhere to the honor-code I mention above but they also give each other permission to share, to improve. They most important of all are, I think, the people who take a recording and make it better. Because of their work, collectors get something back when an item is shared. They get a better version of the stuff they had and everyone wins.

My point is, say thank you when people share. Say thank you when people make a recording better. It encourages others to share more stuff.

Some people have gone to great time and expense to obtain certain things that have a rarity value. They have amassed collections over a number of years and built up friendships that have allowed them access to material based on trust. They shouldn't be expected nor inclined to do anything with those things that they don't want to do.

It should be enough just to know that there ARE rarities out there and that they ARE in safe hands.

Basically what oligneisti says. The reality is uglier with some people but I don't care about that anymore. And yes, if someone spends lots of money on a rare item containing an undocumented recording, why would they share it on the Internet when it can become a key to other valuable collectibles... You don't share a diamond after you buy it; you either use it to brag, to trade or you devote yourself to keep it safe and out of the way from other people - and it can also get lost in a number of ways.

Still, it's a slippery slope. Lots of things around that should have never seen the light of day without creator approval, but us fans love to listen to them anyway. It's a no-ethics zone but maybe we don't think it ever has to be.

I have some views on this but I don't wish to share them.

Trading is more fun.

Holly2003 wrote:

I have some views on this but I don't wish to share them.

LOL

Like @oligneisti said, we have to be thankful for what people contribute to this forum even if it's someone who shares a few things. Something is better than nothing. But the more they share, the more it encourages other fans to share their things. Have you seen the outcome since the release of the movie?

But people who dangle carrots like the Dragon Attack guy then don't share are just arseholes.

(he doesn't have the multitrack anyway or he would have posted a bit of isolated vocal or something more concrete)

Holly2003 wrote:

I have some views on this but I don't wish to share them.

LOL

Brian & Roger will not share anything from there own personal collections and i think that is why nothing special ever gets released!
Thanks guys.

That's not what the discussion is though, it's more about fan shares than official releases. But aye, you might be right.