(fax) Why Namlook will never join this list...

[Brian]

The magic isn't gone, at least for me.  However, I've noticed a general
disintegration in mailing lists lately.  The Orb list, the FAX list, the
Vangelis list, even the BBEdit (software) list -- have ALL taken a rather
strange and sad turn.

Lately, it seems that strong opinions are more important than facts, and
soap boxes are getting higher and higher.  People are fighting a lot more
about things further and further removed from the topic at hand.

The point of a mailing list about a subject is to discuss the unifying theme
bringing us together -- the SUBJECT of the mailing list -- not to provide a
soapbox.  That's why we're here, isn't it?  Because we all love FAX?

I for one am looking forward to the new releases.  I hope 2005 brings more
FAX than 2004 did... And that PK has a prolific year.

-B


On 3/23/05 9:36 AM, "Paul Milligan" <paul.milligan at georgiadesign.com> wrote:

> on 23/03/2005 3:16 pm, jackthetab at ambient at nycap.rr.com wrote:
> 
>> "namlook" would be much happier if he did his own thing and
>> pretended that this list did not exist.
> 
> wow there's really been some big assumptions lately about what
> the likes of KS and PK mean/think. My own take on all of this
> is that:
> 
> 1. Quite a lot of what is 'discussed' these days on the faxlist
> is twaddle & very possibly would be of limited interest to Fax.
> 
> 2. However, it's also worth bearing in mind that the 2350 site
> (of which this list is an offshoot) has historically been
> instrumental in spreading the word about Fax music over the
> years but, far more so in the late 90's than it is today.
> The reason for this (albeit now waning) influence has to be,
> in no small part, down to the huge archive of reviews. It is
> also my recollection that, during the list heyday, discussion
> was predominantly about the music itself and not endless
> peripheral, picky & personal stuff.
> 
> Incidentally, PK has on several occasions in the past (albeit
> indirectly through key members) solicited opinion about specific
> matters... can't see him doing that in the future... not unless
> the mean average intellect of the list is somehow, miraculously,
> raised. 
> 
> Personally I have stuck with the list through thick and thin for
> what I guess is about 8 years (albeit generally as a lurker
> these days) but, hardly ever read anything now which interests
> me. Keep wondering if the state of the list somehow reflects the
> state of Fax... has the magic gone?
> 
>    
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