Queenzone seems different!

Maybe I'm not the right person to express an opinion about this topic... You know, I've joined not that long time ago and I don't know how QZ was before... I can easily argue how the longer-time members feel about it but, if I can say what it seems to me, I don't think that the spirit of this site has gone forever...

I mean, I have been posting a lot for the first days after I joined (I had much spare time... I was still on Holidays *SIGH*) and now I give a look much rarely... I was lucky to know some VERY VERY VERY nice people and, with them, I am working out beautiful friendships (even if just by e-mail)... They have been members for a lot of time, but they've never made me feel like a newbie or something like that (maybe because I'm quite older than most of them!!!)...

Yes, maybe you are complaining about some assholes who post bullshits just because they have got nothing better to do but, and that's always a personal opinion, luckily there aren't so many...

In the end, try to keep your friendships up despite all the crap somebody else is posting... Ignore them and, hopefully, they'll got tired and go away... This forum is YOURS, don't let them take it away from you!!!

... And, believe me, you don't seem to be kept together just by the torrent files...

Sorry for this strange kind of language... I know this isn't English!!!!!

:-)

Albyboy

I wander about one more thing- ppl want more and more shows, but... are you guys fucking listening to them...?Or did you just downloaded it, burnt onto CD, played maybe once and want more...? It seems like some ppl want to have more and more, as soon as possible, NOW and they don't have time to listen to those shows... With the old-fashioned way it was always the waiting for the package, and when it finally arrived there was a long time to actually get to know those gigs, before the next trade... It's the same mechanism as with ppl who have 50 million pounds and want even more and more... What the fuck for if you already don't know what to do with it...? Same here- why do you want more, if you didn't even listen to the others...?

Now this REALLY does make me mad, and succinctly sums up the feelings of this thread.

Thanks to My hair's a disgrace for sharing this in the "Sharing the music" forum.


Has anyone seen these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1573&item=4036222046&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1573&item=4036223645

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1573&item=4036224025

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1573&item=4036225334

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1573&item=4036226198


Aren't all of these shows ones that have been shared here?

Uuuuuugggghhhh.... Yeeeeezzzz....

I saw this, this is terrible, but guess what? I just reported them to Ebay Admin for trying to sell these, they are NOT official recordings. Sorry but it had to be done.

"Thanks to My hair's a disgrace for sharing this in the "Sharing the music" forum... all of these shows ones that have been shared here?"

The sickening fact is, that this person is one of "US". This is a visitor to this site, perhaps a contributer, who has seen fit NOT only to leech, but to profit from the generosity of others.

Kind of makes you feel violated doesn't it - or does the name Judas spring to mind?

(BTW: If you are reading this - hang your head in shame scumbag).

There will always be a few bad apples, but that is no reason to stop sharing.

Some pie in the sky ideas to legislate bootleg sharing morality:

Can the song files be made unplayable until the recipient has seeded the concert for a certain amount of time?

Can frequent seeders get higher priority / faster downloads?

John S Stuart wrote:

I visit Beatles, Stones and Zeppelin forums, and I can assure you that the "feed me now" mentality of this zone - is NOT the same there. Perhaps it's because those collectors try to be more independant, or perhaps it is because they have been around longer than Queen and attract less newbies, but whatever the reason, I think they attract a lot less "bums" (in USA hobo sense) than we do.

On the flip side of this, there are other band communities, U2 for instance, where sharing is the norm. I'm sure there is certain material that is solely for the hardcore trader, but I know that concert material, which is what many QZers have been asking for lately, is freely shared in all possible manners.

I think the major difference is that those fans are very appreciative of what they get through the kindness of others, and more personal contact between members develops. Here, it's mainly a situation where one person begs, and maybe gets a torrent to download with little accountability as to whether they've shared it with others.

The problem with the Queen community, for lack of a better term, is that the rules have already been laid out for collectors. The only way to get ahead is to play the game.

All I'd like to say is:
I am glad to see a nice discussion on this forum. Finally!

:)