The attack of the Band Junkie arpeggio

[Monsieur Croche]

I've always been against deleting posts, half a thread shouldn't be removed just because the posters involved didn't tread on eggshells around each other. It's a silly practice and it only invites endless repeat performances of the very thing they're trying to stop by doing it. Instead I think they should just remove the rule against criticising posting styles. The minute that rule is gone all the worst posters on TC lose the one leg they had to stand on. Might even be worth going back there if that were to happen.

Of course -- but some notion of controlling members so they are 'always nice' to their colleagues on that site will never allow that to happen.  Let's put it this way: it is well known that some prodigies never grow up.

After joining GMG, I realized within a few posts that both the content and 'style' of several of the more infamous members on that other forum would not last on GMG for more than two or three posts before the community at large, without being at all aggressively offensive or nasty, would simply shut them down; that would take place without any moderator needing to be involved at all! 

This is what happens when you give mainly adult (younger or older, but adult) members the freedom and responsibility of maintaining the quality and decorum of the forum in which they participate;  it becomes almost entirely self-managed.

"From there to here," was, for me, exactly that blast of fresh air difference. 

The air here still seems fresh, btw. lol.


Always best regards

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

I suppose immaturity can be common at any age level, just as an adult can be almost any age....

[Karl Henning]

Last week I had the great pleasure of meeting Someguy.

On Wednesday night he crashed a rehearsal of the City of Fairfax Band.

On Thursday we had a wonderful time at my home listening to everything from Mozart to Mahler to Anders Hillborg. I have always idealized that this is the way classical music forums should be like 

Excellent!

[Mirror Image]

Last week I had the great pleasure of meeting Someguy.

On Wednesday night he crashed a rehearsal of the City of Fairfax Band.

On Thursday we had a wonderful time at my home listening to everything from Mozart to Mahler to Anders Hillborg. I have always idealized that this is the way classical music forums should be like 

This is great to hear! I'm hoping to one day meet Karl and several other members here. I, of course, couldn't possibly meet everyone as they live in different parts of the world, but here in the US it's not entirely impossible.