--
Mike C.
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who
could
not hear the music."
--Friedrich Nietzsche
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkPost by Mike C.But none of the groups discuss *all* of the styles of music in the list.
So what?
Now you're on jazz content... ;-)
Since you're so smug in this response, I guess I'll have to get down to
child's definitions for you. Newsgroups are subject-specific groups. People
come here because they want to read and chat about jazz. Some topics get
into some different areas, but they can be traced back to a jazz subject,
usually can be traced within the thread. However, crossposting to unrelated
newsgroups is generally frowned upon, as there aren't a helluva lot of
members of rec.music.industrial that want to discuss "The World According to
John Coltrane", and rightfully so. I happen to like other types of music
immensely, and I could even draw a thin line to some of this music by
playing the "improvisational music" card, but out of respect for the group,
I don't bother. If I want to talk about funk music, I'll find a funk
newsgroup to chat with.
Since none of the groups included discuss *all* of the styles of music in
your list, then it becomes obvious that you are posting information that is
innappropriate for at least some of the groups. That's "so what".
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkPost by Mike C.Very little jazz content, AFAIK.
Nine of the thirty-six artists listed play jazz, which equals
twenty-five per cent, right on the money when considering that
there were four musical genres posted.
Are they jazz recordings? Additionally, why would you post four musical
genres to a one-genre newsgroup? This isn't inappropriate to the purpose of
the newsgroup?
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkPost by Mike C.You keep listing useless lists...
That's merely a subjective value judgment on your part. Whenever
I get tired of making lists and take a break from time to time,
I invariably get requests for more lists, so someone must like
them.
Bullshit. Non-provable, and a red herring.
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkPost by Mike C.... and crosspost them to unrelated and generally uninterested
newsgroups, wasting bandwidth.
Wrong. I am always very careful to post on topic.
Wrong. Not on topic at all. Next.
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkPost by Mike C.Other than the discussion of *some* type of music,
rec.music.industrial and rec.music.bluenote have nothing in common.
That's pretty funny considering that I'm currently working on my
eleventh album combining exactly those two styles of music.
And when you do, I'm sure some will be happy to discuss it here. If it
concerns jazz, then it's on topic. Most people would agree that there is not
relation between jazz music and hockey, but if you record a CD playing jazz
standards in a hockey rink, then it will be more on topic. Posting about
either jazz or hockey is going to be some type of off topic, if you
crosspost to this group and to a hockey group. Until that recording is made,
there really isn't a very appropriate line between rec.music.bluenote and
alt.hockey.
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkPost by Mike C.Even a mental deficient can see that alt.video.dvd and
alt.music.bluenote have nothing in common.
Ground control to space cadet! Come in, Major Mike!
One group discusses music and one group discusses videos. Of course the
groups can cross, as there can be videos about and/or including jazz topics.
However, unless you are discussing *jazz* dvds, the subject will have
nothing to do with what members tend to come here to talk about. Unless you
are talking about jazz *dvds*, you will be discussing a subject that is not
of much interest to alt.video.dvd. Do you join book clubs to discuss
volleyball techniques? I mean, ground control to space cadet, there *are*
books about volleyball, aren't there? Why *wouldn't* a volleball aficionado
try to change the subject to volleyball, even if the topic of discussion is
Edgar Allen Poe?
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkI guess all those DVDs I have in my collection by Miles Davis,
Sun Ra, The Doors, Art Pepper, and Thelonious Monk, among others,
are a figment of my imagination?
No, but a jazz video about The Doors certainly is.
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkPost by Mike C.If we have to skip over posts that aren't appropriate for the
newsgroup, why have a subject specific newsgroup at all?
It's still my contention that my posts ARE appropriate.
You and Ric are venturing very close to Zedland by attempting to
play jazz nazi netcop.
Ned tries to control what can be and what cannot be considered jazz. All I'm
saying is that it seems you have no idea what the FAQ for this group states.
It's not a law, it's a general set of courtesies toward the people who post
here. We're here to talk about jazz. If you go to a Kiwanis meeting to talk
about women's issues, you're going to annoy people. Unless your goal is to
annoy people, you're in the wrong place.
Post by Todd Tamanend ClarkPost by Mike C.Why not just have an overall newsgroup where anyone can post
whatever they want, without regards to interest?
There's always that option, too.
Anarchy and chaos are not without their charm!
So that's to say you *are* here to annoy people...
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