I'm going to continue with the addresses that I started to make, but first, in response to JLMACN, if it's the number of posts I have that you will use i order to ridicule me, then I'm not sure Id feel safe if I was you either and could easily tell you to take your 759 posts and convert them to doing something valuable (by the way, your sentence was not entirely gramatically correct).
Anyways as I have stated it, there are issues that Im trying to make and so individual attacks won't affect my cause as Im here to exploit some issues that I've noticed have been happening and whether anyone agrees or not, my views will at least be read and reflected upon.
I did in fact visit the site frequently, but as of late, there were some circumstances that made this impossible, so I had to backtrackk a little, which is what I said I did, and when I did return (recently), is when I noticed all of the changes which pursuaded me to write the first post. Anyways, that's the story behind it.
Like most, I don't have a huge problem with the amount of posts someone puts out, and I do recognize this as a source for news with the delayed chatroom effect. Thats understandable. In fact, Techn9nehq, I almost stand on the polar opposite side than what you've associated me with. I like the business, side of the forum, but one of the changes that were made was this inclusion of rules that need to be abided with. The reason why this happened was because of controversial posts that would come in while discussing other matters, artists, or topics. I frankly think that the 'hands off' effect could have been used to stop that. Meaning, dont bring up the subject at all and most of the problems would have been solved before they arose, but not all of them. You have to understand that when someone comes on the Strange board, which I defend should be majorily "Strange" related, in order to talk about a different artist or topic is that first of all, their intentions are not to break any unwritten rules that may be in place and rant off subject for no purpose at all. Obviously this forum has a high attendance rate and out of curiousity, someone can wonder on here and discuss anything, assuming that most people here will have some connection to what they're talking about, think about it, why would you want to post if your not being heard? Obviously we all post for a reason and it is to get our point across, that is why many of you are campaigning on the "industrialized" forums (MTV, BET, VH1, etc) in order to spread this FTI business. Apparently, the response has been negative, you continue to do it because it's want you want to get across to those people. Now I'll take the example of the one who came to post about Lejo and who's post disappeared. The same thing could happen to you if you are posting and spreading the "FTI virus" in those forums as they will not find it attractive, so if we cannot be hypocrites and have our rules, but turn around and break them somewhere else, this goes back to the golden rule. We are in the Strange forum because it is the most concentrated place for anyone with the same taste of not only music, but fanaticism on the internet. This forum is specifically designated for us and whats why we come here, in order to support it: so it is unnanimous that this board belongs to Strange supporters; surely 1 or 2 visitors won't change that simplye because they've found a forum where they may come in and occasionally put out the name of another artist whether we know them or not. No matter what happens, this siccness board will only bear the name of Strange until it goes down one way or another, so we should lossen the noose on what we allow to be posted or not because we are making work for ourselves--and work that needs not be done for purpose that will be of no trouble.
I do take the time to give support to some of the ones that have close affiliations with the souces that give us the latest news. I for one have been to a few shows and have never met anyone from Strange face to face, talked, or called anyone like some of you have. This forum wouldn't necessarily be alive were it not for a few people providing the latest, but will criticize the amount of context that goes on even when there are no news. I can't help it, or change the fact that I notice that some people just mull over these music issues a certain number of times a day more than they necessarily should. I for one know that most people on here are down to Earth and do alot more with their time than waste it on here (or at least that's what I assume), so I have no problems with that once again. Why do I bring this up then? It was someone's concern that I read while looking at old threads, apparently complalining about the many clones of FTI art, which even started a controversy on who started what 1st: A topic I won't get into because it's been settled rested, and buried. But that example is the impression that some people that don't come here on often may think: They are stereotypica and skepticall about what goes on here and don't quite understand (nor are sure whether they want to) what Strange is all about. A newbie or surfer may assume the following once they step in here: and I can tell you for a fact that some of these assumptions are what trigger temporary feuds and arguments with newcomers and make the regulars on thisboard look xenophobic.
First of all, Kansas City is not the biggest music town you;ve ever heard of, so if it's promoting an artist (let's take Tech N9ne for example), it is to give the town recognition and put it on the map.
*People don't understand yet why we do it like we do. And after searching, there should be no reason why it should be different. "Outsiders" (I'll call them that for now) first of all assume that we're too contained in Tech's beliefs to have our own opinion about certain things: and honestly, that's how it looks like on this forum sometimes, but by knowing the people who actually visit here frequently, I know thats not the case {1} First of all, our market artist (Tech N9ne that is, the one who will help put this city on the map) is not doing it like the rest of the industry's artists. He's original, talented, and has been slept on for most of his career. Second of all, what these "Outsiders" see is the image he portrays in his music, lyrics, and even physical image. The Lyrics are dark, deep, and sometimes too gothic for some, but honestly, it's just a very long story he's telling, just like any artist would, and his physical image doesn't appeal to most (at 1st glance, the RED hair and Anghellic cover isnt hot material in the mind of someone who regularly watches MTV and BET). And last but not least, when we try and point out the obvious (the talent and originality that our market Artist has over most of these industry clones), "Outsiders" get offended because they believe we're stuckups or even suck-ups in some instances and assume that its a maybe a KC thing, or a Tech N9ne fanaticism thing or whatever it may be. (Oh, and if that's not ebough reasoning to write us off, the name "STRANGE" doesn't necessarily mean we support anything ordinary either, and most haters will point at the name FIRST as a reason to associate this music with something UNordinary. --There is more insight, but I'll stop there for now.
Now everything has to start somewhere, and someone said it here a long time ago, but there are standards that bring about changes and eventually the changes become something regular and then regulars produce clones: That is the short handed version of what the industry has become. (for more detail, see my Philosophy paper--). Rap started somewhere, but today's "standards" (which are hard to break) are the reason why there is opposition to the FTI movement that is tryng to establish itself on household's tv sets and even industrualized forums. The people aren;t ready for something new. Look down the road at the number of artists and there is at least half a dozen similarities that you will find between them, whether it is their musical styles, LYRICS, topic, political correctness, image, culture trend (from those fat chains hanging from their neck and the way they portray their lifestyles even though we know that half of them probably don't know how to load a clip into the gun they claimed to have used in order to murder somebody like they say they did on their tracks). This is all the "regular" step of my argument, now come the "cloning" and that doesn't need any explanation as you ALL know the story: Basically, someone saw someone get hot or blow up off of something that another artist/group did, and they followed suit and those after them did the same and so on. That happens in business too, when a new product is made (that's why we have so many brands of computers and TVs and toothpaste--It's also the same reason we all Ca$h money, no Limit existing at the same time and the same reason why we have N'SYNC and BBBoys & 98 Degrees (if they still exist)--they all claim to be different than the other, but in reality, their blueprints were borowed from someone who some times never seems to get enough credit for the trend (thats another story) but in the end, they're all the same. This is what created music genres, trendy clothes and even class or social structure.
