Bobby_brown, you just don't get the point. I am not trying to make me look important and frankly I don't give a flying elephant that I'm just 18 and that you are older.
I'll end the discussion here, because of the above named reason that you don't get the point especially the downloading/trading combination.
Goodbye.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]YourValentine wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Before we begin a discussion about what else Richard should do to solve the issues on the forums - he is out of the country and still travelling for a while. I am sure when he comes back we can sit down and discuss how the forums can be improved. I see a tendency of adding forum to forum to please everyone and there will still be people being dissatisfied.
As much as traders dislike mp3, they are not hell-made - many people still prefer mp3 because they listen to their bootlegs on mp3 players anyway. Martin is right - not too many traders do share anything here, so they should not decide on the rules. Maybe it's possible to have a forum for the mp3 and VCD uploaders and one for flac and DVD. I would like to upload some material in VCD format (simply because it's the only format I have of these videos) but I am tired of being attacked by the purists (who rarely upload anything themselves). I think I am not the only one who feels that way.
A more tolerant and a kinder attitude would be so helpful. [/QUOTE]
Sorry, Barb I forgot that Richard was out of the country. But like I said what I suggested was just that - a suggestion and one that maybe should be put up for decent discussion. By that I mean a serious debate that doesnt involve any kind of attacks by "purists" (or anyone else for that matter) on anyone who's point of view happens to be different to them.
Also, maybe I was being a wee bit overboard with the comments about video - but that was just a suggestion as well. That may be less of a debate considering that some people dont mind having video that appears to suffer from severe generation loss only because it has historic value. I personally dont mind if it VCD, Mpeg1 or 2 and DVD
And finally, you are right, Barb, a more tolerant and a kinder attitude would be so helpful. Amen to that!
As much as traders dislike mp3, they are not hell-made - many people still prefer mp3 because they listen to their bootlegs on mp3 players anyway. Martin is right - not too many traders do share anything here, so they should not decide on the rules. Maybe it's possible to have a forum for the mp3 and VCD uploaders and one for flac and DVD. I would like to upload some material in VCD format (simply because it's the only format I have of these videos) but I am tired of being attacked by the purists (who rarely upload anything themselves). I think I am not the only one who feels that way.
A more tolerant and a kinder attitude would be so helpful. [/QUOTE]
Sorry, Barb I forgot that Richard was out of the country. But like I said what I suggested was just that - a suggestion and one that maybe should be put up for decent discussion. By that I mean a serious debate that doesnt involve any kind of attacks by "purists" (or anyone else for that matter) on anyone who's point of view happens to be different to them.
Also, maybe I was being a wee bit overboard with the comments about video - but that was just a suggestion as well. That may be less of a debate considering that some people dont mind having video that appears to suffer from severe generation loss only because it has historic value. I personally dont mind if it VCD, Mpeg1 or 2 and DVD
And finally, you are right, Barb, a more tolerant and a kinder attitude would be so helpful. Amen to that!