Who’s Tired Of These Game Polls?

[San Antone]

For a short while I perused the boards at Classical Talk. I stopped that when the proliferation of these games seemed to subsume almost the whole forum. When some of the CT members drifted over here I wondered how long it would be before they appeared.

I agree with Mandryka that these games should be confined to the Polling Station where those who want to participate can easily find them and the likes of me who has no interest can easily avoid them. I prefer discussion, not endless referendums.

As far as I know they are confined to the Polling Station. 

[Baron Scarpia]

Mostly. The greatest recording of all time pole threads are in a general board.

[Brian]

To be honest, since my access to GMG has become restricted, I find that I'm only clicking on about 8 threads, anyways. The whole polling section, while it's consumed by games that don't mean much to me and aren't accessible to me, gets a miss.

Everybody else should talk about everything they want!

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Letting it go would've been a good idea, but it's too late I already started this poll. I suppose the real frustration I have is that Sammy isn't active on any of the discussion threads like he used to be and that's the real shame of it all.

Personally, I am not currently very active on many discussion threads either because I am so busy with uni, symphony chorus and other work to really go deep into any debate. The game threads ensure that I at least post something every day so I don't completely lose touch with the forum.

[San Antone]

I don't know about you guys but I just can't vote in any of these game polls any longer. There's just too many of them and, at the end of the day, are they fun or prove anything? I know members like Sammy likes to do them, but what's unfortunate is that this is this member's only contribution to GMG since returning. I miss the days when there's more dialogue and talking about the actual music and the reasons as to why it excites us.

I know I'm probably just venting here and no one else shares my frustration with this current trend, but it is what it is.

I think some people, myself included, are burned out on discussing recordings, etc.  Sammy may feel like that.  I have felt for a long time that talking about music often produces friction and animosity, as well as simply repeating personal and subjective opinions.  That gets old, for some of us.

The voting polls, however, are fun and end up producing a representative list (at least concerning those who participated) that is not just one of the five favorites ... lists.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

I think some people, myself included, are burned out on discussing recordings, etc.  Sammy may feel like that.  I have felt for a long time that talking about music often produces friction and animosity, as well as simply repeating personal and subjective opinions.  That gets old, for some of us.

The voting polls, however, are fun and end up producing a representative list (at least concerning those who participated) that is not just one of the five favorites ... lists.

Discussing recordings can get tiresome quickly, I agree. I like to write a little review and post it here every now and then and more often than not there is no reaction and no discussion anyway. I like how the games give us a nice comparison between members.

[Baron Scarpia]

The voting polls, however, are fun and end up producing a representative list (at least concerning those who participated) that is not just one of the five favorites ... lists.

I've generally avoided "polls" because they are closed ended - the list to select from is pre-determined and the outcome is determined by simple vote counting. Sammy-style is attractive because the slate of options is not pre-determined, and there is some gaming strategy involved. You play by trying to advance your favorites and you win if something you like gets through.

Also, they seem to be mostly focused on works rather than recordings, and like San Antonio, I feel a little burned out on recording discussion.

[Baron Scarpia]

Discussing recordings can get tiresome quickly, I agree. I like to write a little review and post it here every now and then and more often than not there is no reaction and no discussion anyway. I like how the games give us a nice comparison between members.

I usually include a mini-review when I post on the listening thread, and like you, my experience is usually that no one seems to notice. But sometimes when I least expect it, someone notices.

[prémont]

I usually include a mini-review when I post on the listening thread, and like you, my experience is usually that no one seems to notice. But sometimes when I least expect it, someone notices.

How do you know, that no one notices? I always read all your comments on the listening thread.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

I usually include a mini-review when I post on the listening thread, and like you, my experience is usually that no one seems to notice. But sometimes when I least expect it, someone notices.

The reviews and discussion board seems to lack reviews as well. I would find them interesting to read if there were more reviews every now and then, even if they were short ones complete in an of themselves as reviews. I enjoy Todd's reviews, but I don't usually understand them even if they are well written. Maybe because I am a bit out of touch with that kind of piano music.

[amw]

Discussing recordings can get tiresome quickly, I agree. I like to write a little review and post it here every now and then and more often than not there is no reaction and no discussion anyway.

I read all the reviews people post in current listening (or elsewhere) but usually don't have much to say in response. If the forum had a "like" button as in Facebook I would click it, I guess. :p

[Mirror Image]

You must be GMG's Resident Tracker.  I have no idea what your posting regimen might be, and I don't care.  Just like you, I post what I want and when I want. 

Being blunt, my posting activity is none of your business.  Please stop being intrusive.

So lamenting your return to posting outside of your polls is being intrusive? Alrighty then...thanks for the warm thoughts.

[Mirror Image]

I usually include a mini-review when I post on the listening thread, and like you, my experience is usually that no one seems to notice. But sometimes when I least expect it, someone notices.

That would be a great mistake on your part. Just because no one comments on your posts doesn't necessarily mean that your post went unread. Perhaps some people just didn't feel any need to reply?

[Sammy]

So lamenting your return to posting outside of your polls is being intrusive? Alrighty then...thanks for the warm thoughts.

I removed my posting before I noticed your response; sorry about that.

Yes, I think you have been intrusive.  I come back and run a few harmless games for fun and light entertainment.  Your response is to tell GMG members about my posting history since my return.  Yes, that is intrusive. 

[Mirror Image]

I removed my posting before I noticed your response; sorry about that.

Yes, I think you have been intrusive.  I come back and run a few harmless games for fun and light entertainment.  Your response is to tell GMG members about my posting history since my return.  Yes, that is intrusive.

Oh dear...

[Ken B]

To be honest, since my access to GMG has become restricted, I find that I'm only clicking on about 8 threads, anyways. The whole polling section, while it's consumed by games that don't mean much to me and aren't accessible to me, gets a miss.

Everybody else should talk about everything they want!

Why restricted? You're 18.

[GioCar]

Personally, I am not currently very active on many discussion threads either because I am so busy with uni, symphony chorus and other work to really go deep into any debate. The game threads ensure that I at least post something every day so I don't completely lose touch with the forum.

The same, just replace uni, chorus, etc... with work. I've just come out from my office move - I'm a small business owner - and was no picnic...

[Baron Scarpia]

Oh dear...

Put it this way, can you think of another instance where someone has started a thread to comment on the way an individual member participates in the board? Would you find it appropriate if someone started a thread to comment on the way you participate on the board?

[vandermolen]

With the game thread I couldn't work out how to do it anyway due to my own incompetence. However, sometimes I think there is a case for 'less is more' and that board, from my point of view, did become a bit saturated with them.

[Gurn Blanston]

OK, well we've got to the useful end of this thread. Those of you who didn't vote, and thus don't know the result, are welcome to know that "NO" was the clear winner. If there is a lesson to be learned from this experience, it is twofold:

1 - if you don't care for a particular trend, then don't participate in it.

2 - A person's only concern over thread behavior, short of the obvious ones which directly affect you and everyone else, should be with his or her own. If the topics under discussion here were offensive, then there is a legitimate right (duty, in fact) to complain about them. Otherwise, see 1 above. 

GB