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[death on a stick]

Has it not occurred to anyone to actually READ all of what someone has typed before responding.. too often I'm seeing people who seem so eager to get their own point across they don't seem to have bothered to READ and DIGEST properly what someone has said.. I can't advocate everything that death on a stick said in a certain thread, but I think if people had actually bothered to READ properly what he was trying to say they may get the point, even though, as I've said before, he can seem a bit condecending... One man's pleasure is another's poison, and screaming 'til you're blue in the face that "This is funky even if X says it isn't " doesn't really make you look that intelligent.. in fact between the funky techno and Girls in techno threads it makes it look like this board has a collective I.Q. of 3 and all work in jobs they hate so much that they have to post absolute shit on message boards just to pass the time.. Sort it out, people..

Ok, rant over ;)

WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do wonder sometimes about the average age on here, particularly this section. The level of communication from some members (the ones who constantly come out with feisty one liners that avoid the issues in an attempt to cover up their inability to understand what's going on, and those that sit back and applaud the aforementioned stupidity) really gives the impression of being surrounded by a bunch of under-developed ankle biters. MARK EG posted in another section about developing the board to encourage discussion of more, shall we say, "cerebral" music, and discussion moved to why the board doesn't evolve in the same way that others do. I gave some reasons on there, but after being back on BOA over the last few weeks, I'd add that another reason people who have real contributions to make don't post here is cos it more often than not looks like it's a kindergarten for kids with special needs.

Insulting? Maybe.

True? Absolutely.

I dunno though, maybe most people here are 14 as seems to be the case.


As crime said, don't waste your own time and others by doing your best to make yourself out to be retarded. READ THE POSTS and read them again and again. Then get someone who can actually communicate on a reasonable level to explain to you what's going on, if you suspect that you are one of those who are terminally hard-of-understanding. If you're gonna go in with guns blazing you better know what you're on about, and that includes understanding other posts that you're responding to. Pay attention and spend less time making a fool of yourself.

[stefano1981]

I dunno though, maybe most people here are 14

Yeah, because personally insulting people who were having a civilised discussion up until you arrived in this thread is the height of maturity.

[death on a stick]

I dunno though, maybe most people here are 14

Yeah, because personally insulting people who were having a civilised discussion up until you arrived in this thread is the height of maturity.

I only react to what I see. If people weren't so idiotic all the time there'd be no reason to call them out, would there?

[stefano1981]

Good manners cost nothing. The funny thing is, I agree with a lot of what you say. But the way you say it and the way you comport yourself in discussions makes it difficult for me to support your views. You alienate people from the very valid points you make by the aggression and condescension in your delivery.

[death on a stick]

I deal in reality. If the reality is that someone is kicking up a stink purely due to their own unwillingness to pay attention to what's going on around them, then I really have no sympathy for them. People need to take care of their affairs before heaping shit on other people's.

[The Overfiend]

Sounds like the New York state of mind, I like this guy. Keep him around. Distributors are closing, there's internal cattyness going on in techno. We need to stop arguing about how to argue and fight for the music itself, stop separating it so much internally. that should mbe our focus, do something about the music nevermind each others ego.

[Orange]

You might be expecting too much. If you want well reasoned arguments, join a debating club.

[SlavikSvensk]

what about poorly developed blanket statements? ;)

[dirty_bass]

United We Stand
Divided We Fall

Techno is a brotherhood

and I`m only 13 years old

[crime]

I don't see why politeness in face-to-face discussions and internet discussions should be any different.

They're different, cos you won't get a slap off someone if you speak out of turn on the net, so obviously some people who are normally quite mild mannered can potentially get quite aggro when there's an internet connection protecting them... Having said this, if you had all met Death on a Stick out drinking, you'd probably find that he's someone who likes to take the piss out of things (as I do myself), and has a slightly more cynical outlook on the world thatn the average person, and you'd probably find him quite amusing (I've never met the guy BTW), it's too easy to take people the wrong way on the net, and as you can see abouve, the moment DOAS says something, there's someone very ready there to take the bait, and try to dish it out back, without actually having anything to say.. No offence Stefano, but why get so het up about DOAS's comments? It's only a message board! And surely, it's hardley good manners to make insinuations about DOAS's conduct, you're perpetating the argument as much as he is...
Christ, you can't even have a thread like this, without people taking offence in one way or another... I give up :roll:

[SlavikSvensk]

okay, okay. you are both making good points. we need to relax, respect, read carefully and try not to get too hot under the collar, since we all love techno, okay?

[The Overfiend]

The State Of Techno is apparent with all of the nonsense going on within this sites forums. If a trainspotter came to the forum and objectively observed the behavior they would say we are all bickering children.

[SlavikSvensk]

we're also sort of like cult members...

[dirty_bass]

I think all of us can be accused of having our head stuck up our arses sometimes. It seems quite common in the techno fraternity, this sort of superiority thing.

[Col]

I think all of us can be accused of having our head stuck up our arses sometimes. It seems quite common in the techno fraternity, this sort of superiority thing.

*strokes chin*