Hi

[Monsieur Croche]

The "other" forum I'm referring to is Talk Classical.

When any forum, via the application of its rules as set out by its owner and executed by its moderators, has doled out penalties in such an uneven application as to be perceived near to arbitrary by a good number of its members, and has near to wholesale systematically banned, turned off, or turned away its more and most interesting and informed contributors, ya just gotta wonder.

Then again, in perfect 20/20 hindsight, a forum which has a click-on option to like a post while not having a 'dislike' option is pretty much a blaring announcement of a power(s) that be ownership / management far better suited to running a kindergarten with its rules and byways regulated by a policy of new-age political correctness than a forum for, you know, adults ;-)

There is a relative 'parent' site that for all intensive purposes has been near completely moribund for several years, the only new posts from desperate for exposure composers ranging from the most basic and self-taught to a very few with a lot more training. Unless it acquires a healthy new crop of members -- the one spawned site of the parent is well on its way to the same fate.

[Tritone]

There is always the Radio 3 Forum (BBC) for intelligent listeners and music-lovers.  And you can stream BBC Radio 3 via computer any hour of the day or night.  It's the best network of its type in the world, IMO.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

It is true. It's pretty much a kindergarten forum, quite pathetic when the majority of users are adults (18+). The censorship is pathetic and their terms of service is beyond stupidity.
I'm glad GMG actually allows you to say what you should be able to say without bullying other users

I think the worst part of censorship in that part of the internet is the idea that so called 'political' topics are completely inappropriate. I rarely ever posted anything political at all because my interest lies in humanitarianism and feminism, yet the last time I spoke about feminism on that forum i got a huge amount of infraction points because I mentioned the etymology of the word 'slut' and mentioned FGM. Even when I deleted the post and reposted it in a group where so called 'political' topics are permissible, my post was deleted by the moderators because they thought it was disgustingly inappropriate. I don't see what is political about it. I merely wrote about human beings.......

The admin of the forum left a link open to the moderators' area one time and i accidentally wandered in when viewing the latest posts. It was rather sickening to read what they wrote of certain members including myself. Not to mention the levels of paranoia that I saw in a particular moderator who reported very innocent things on a very regular basis.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

I've never had any major run in's with anyone but a certain top poster once made some remarks I found slightly offensive, as it was to something personal I said about in the what happens in your life section. I find it questionable he was let off, but I have gradually heard more and more sickening things.
Then some presently unknown people started trolling (not you) the nonsense group which I actually enjoyed being around, I've decided to leave.
I'm a busy composer anyway, so I think I made the right decision.

GMG is definitely calmer and much more open to discussion. It is always a lovely place to come to. I do take time off, sometimes for a few months at a time, but returning is always pleasant.

[vandermolen]

GMG is definitely calmer and much more open to discussion. It is always a lovely place to come to. I do take time off, sometimes for a few months at a time, but returning is always pleasant.

I agree with you. Actually on the rare occasions I've posted on Art-Music Forum I never get any replies. I can't remember my password for Unsung Composers but am happy here. Sometimes it all 'kicks off', of course, as is the nature of human relationships (well, my ones anyway  ) but I agree that the moderators here (Brewski, Andre, Gurn etc) are very good at defusing potentially explosive situations and I don't recall any great Zhdanov-like purge of the membership. 

PS welcome to Aleazk! 

[Christo]

I agree with you. Actually on the rare occasions I've posted on Art-Music Forum I never get any replies. I can't remember my password for Unsung Composers but am happy here.

The Art-Music Forum is still alive, though not always kicking. It definitely has its function in the 'unsung' domain and I still learn a lot there, also thanks to the huge archive of radio recordings of these unsung composers. The other forum with that name is indeed left and lost since the moderators decided to ban about everyone.

[vandermolen]

The Art-Music Forum is still alive, though not always kicking. It definitely has its function in the 'unsung' domain and I still learn a lot there, also thanks to the huge archive of radio recordings of these unsung composers. The other forum with that name is indeed left and lost since the moderators decided to ban about everyone.

VMT (very many thanks) 

[bhodges]

I agree with you. Actually on the rare occasions I've posted on Art-Music Forum I never get any replies. I can't remember my password for Unsung Composers but am happy here. Sometimes it all 'kicks off', of course, as is the nature of human relationships (well, my ones anyway  ) but I agree that the moderators here (Brewski, Andre, Gurn etc) are very good at defusing potentially explosive situations and I don't recall any great Zhdanov-like purge of the membership. 

PS welcome to Aleazk! 

Just stumbled onto this comment (contrary to conventional wisdom, none of the mods sees everything on this board -- or if they do, they need to get back to work ) and wanted to thank you for the comments. I am sure my colleagues -- Gurn, knight66, Que, and (less often these days) Maciek -- are grateful for feedback, too. Again, it is Rob Lang, the board's creator, who should receive the lion's share of the praise: he keeps this place going, funding it from his own pocket, as well as income from Amazon purchases. (If you want to help GMG, buy things through the "ASIN" links that are posted.)

Anyway, carry on. 

--Bruce

[vandermolen]

Just stumbled onto this comment (contrary to conventional wisdom, none of the mods see everything on this board -- or if they do, they need to get back to work ) and wanted to thank you for the comments. I am sure my colleagues -- Gurn, knight66, Que, and (less often these days) Maciek -- are grateful for feedback, too. Again, it is Rob Lang, the board's creator, who should receive the lion's share of the praise: he keeps this place going, funding it from his own pocket, as well as income from Amazon purchases. (If you want to help GMG, buy things through the "ASIN" links that are posted.)

Anyway, carry on. 

--Bruce

Aye Aye Captain. Thanks.