Why do you visit GMG?

[Mark]

Go with the most appropriate option for you.

[Lethevich]

It's not like I can talk about this stuff to my IRL friends

[Mark]

It's not like I can talk about this stuff to my IRL friends

You and me both. I have one friend who has an appreciation of Baroque and early Classical period music, but he's usually too busy to meet up more than once a month. So finding anyone to talk music with is simply a lost cause for me.

Perhaps I should join some local choral society or similar?

[karlhenning]

To hang with Sara & Mark (& al.)

[Keemun]

Where is the "All of the above" option? 

[mahler10th]

To expand your knowledge of classical music

Dafties like me need guidance here and there, that's for sure.

[Sergeant Rock]

I too would choose "All of the above" if it were an option. The most important reason I come to the forum, though, is for the community of like-minded people. I have several friends and relatives who enjoy classical music but only one person I know is as fanatical as I am about recorded music. Unfortunately I seldom see him nowadays because he lives quite far from us. And Mrs. Rock, who is as fanatical as I am about music, isn't interested in talking about or collecting performances. She's quite happy to listen over and over again to the same CD. Give her Furtwängler's Brahms, Keilberth's Weber, Rowicki's Dvorak and she's content.

Sarge

[PerfectWagnerite]

Where is the option for:

It's mostly text and I told my boss I am always on an online forum that discusses the intricacies of C-programming for flash microcontrollers.

[Mark]

I deliberately left off an 'All of the above' option, because I was interested to see which, of the five options I listed, were the most cited reasons. And believe it or not, the last option wasn't a joke: I'm fairly confident that there are many folks - lurkers included - who come to GMG because it's something familiar to browse through between other daily tasks (among other motivations, granted). Nothing wrong with that - it's pretty much my main motivation these days, now that I'm busy with work and family life. (So yes, the vote in that category is mine. )

[karlhenning]

Man, polling details . . . I feel so used 

[Keemun]

As there was no "All of the above" option, I voted "To expand your knowledge of classical music".  It was not an easy choice, because that's certainly not the only reason for my visiting GMG.  "The member community" was another option I considered, but there are several members of the GMG community I can do without, so in the end the music won. 

[ChamberNut]

I guess Expanding knowledge of classical music would include learning about proper name spelling of composers. 

[ChamberNut]

but there are several members of the GMG community I can do without,

Keemun, I'm happy that you don't let me stop you from coming here. 

[Keemun]

I guess Expanding knowledge of classical music would include learning about proper name spelling of composers. 

True enough, but my practice has always been this:  If the letter doesn't appear on the face of the keys on my keyboard, then it's too much work to type and I'll just use the closest English equivalent. 

Keemun, I'm happy that you don't let me stop you from coming here. 

Oh please, you don't fall into that category!    Most don't really, which is why I like GMG.  But there are a few whose behavior I chose to ignore.

[Mark]

True enough, but my practice has always been this:  If the letter doesn't appear on the face of the keys on my keyboard, then it's too much work to type and I'll just use the closest English equivalent. 

Ditto.

[ChamberNut]

To keep up with the latest Elgar developments & to visit Sean's beehive pictures.

To stay current on the subject of "oil".

[Szykneij]

 It kills time between other tasks

If I could translate this to "an entertaining and valuable way to utilize a short amount of free time", it would be one of my choices.

[karlhenning]

To flog the odd dead horse . . . .

[ChamberNut]

To flog the odd dead horse . . . .

You're sick Karl.  There are sites devoted to these activities.   

[karlhenning]

Your neighborly concern is touching, ChN, but I assure you I am in fine health.

My quote reflected a need for another voting option . . . for certain others.