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Post by aaron August 1, 2015 (31 of 211)
That's the sort of thing I expect takes place in North Korea, surely not here?

Fwiw, my criticisms are only in regard with the changes, I have nothing critical to say about Zues - for after all, Hitler was a vegetarian because he disliked cruelty to animals, so he wasn't all bad; indeed, he wanted to bring about a better future, but just had some pretty divisive and extreme ideas of how to go about that.

WTF?

Post by samayoeruorandajin August 1, 2015 (32 of 211)
It's the word limits and the grudges he holds that carries over from other sites.

Post by diw August 1, 2015 (33 of 211)
The most interesting new feature is in My Recommendations, where you can find out the percentage of discs you choose to "Like" vs. "Dislike".

It seems the list under "Music" may come with the most recent additions first. So I think that is currently the only way to find out about new recordings and forthcoming releases.

There are a lot of other small issues.
For example, you can only page through a list with "previous" and "next", which is obviously a problem if you want to go to the end of a long list.
On the current site, you can change the number of recordings to come up per page on a search (up to 250). That option doesn't exist yet on the new site.
When you pull up the page on a particular disc, there are hyperlinks for each piece on the disc to the list of other performances of that work, but no hyperlink to the Composer Work List page.
The My Library discs seems to come up in random order, and I suspect all the work I did renaming many of them to force them into (my) preferred order will be lost.

I imagine it will take some time for zeus to make the new site as functional as the current one.

I would be sad if the Forum does not continue in some form in the new site, even as a fresh start without all of the old threads and conversations. I guess I would move back to the High-Rez Highway on the Asylum as the primary means to chat about SACD with folks. That's where a lot of the conversation started, in the old format war days, I remember what a breath of fresh air and relative civility this site's forum was...

I don't know him personally of course, but my impression is that when Stephen comes to his website, he sees it differently than we do. To him, the database IS SA-CD.net. And he clearly doesn't have a high opinion of much of the discourse on the Forum.

I respectfully disagree. Sure there is plenty of immature internet behavior (including me at times), but I've learned a lot from people like tailspn who have real knowledge of the technology and recording practices, appreciate having the ear of a record company exec like bissie. Where else could a bunch of SACD listeners have encouraged a record company to do a series of Prokofiev Symphonies and actually have had some influence? And we are not all as boorish as advertised. For example, Amon Ra was designated a troll, banned from the site, and ultimately let back with a 100 word per day limit. I couldn't say if the 100 word limit forced him to more carefully consider his posts, but I have to say I've really enjoyed reading Amon Ra's posts these last couple of years. Even if I don't agree with him, I find his comments on point and well thought out.
I've learned a lot about the music, the music business, and the technology on the Forum. So it's a little messy, but that's life. I think the site will see less traffic without the forum.

It's worth pointing out the obvious that the existence of SA-CD.net has been an important force in keeping the SACD format viable in the marketplace. So keeping enthusiasm for the website is important.

Post by Lute August 1, 2015 (34 of 211)
aaron said:

WTF?

Do the heavy handed tactics of controlling the media/free speech that Vladimir Putin has done in Russia help you better understand?

Who is crapping on who!!?

Post by windhoek August 1, 2015 (35 of 211)
Lute said:

Do the heavy handed tactics of controlling the media/free speech that Vladimir Putin has done in Russia help you better understand?

Who is crapping on who!!?

That's far a better reply than I could have managed at this time in the morning Brett :)

Post by rammiepie August 1, 2015 (36 of 211)
windhoek said:

That's far a better reply than I could have managed at this time in the morning Brett :)

Hitler? Putin?..........As Hyman Roth in Godfather II replied to the FEDs: "I'm just an honest businessman trying to make a living........." Zeus is exercising his same god given rights.

Money Talks.

Bullshit walks.

But KEEP the Forum you kangaroo~lovin' Aussie! http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/33600000/Kangaroos-australian-animals-33682503-1024-768.jpg

And as my late Grandfather used to say: You take a small bite, you live. You take a BIG bite, you starve! http://www.tehcute.com/pics/201201/koala-bear-is-astonished.jpg

Post by jackan August 2, 2015 (37 of 211)
aaron said:

WTF?

Exactly! We have reached Poe on page 3.

Post by jackan August 2, 2015 (38 of 211)
Lute said:

Do the heavy handed tactics of controlling the media/free speech that Vladimir Putin has done in Russia help you better understand?

Who is crapping on who!!?

This is why we can't have nice things.

Post by jackan August 2, 2015 (39 of 211)
Lute said:

Do the heavy handed tactics of controlling the media/free speech that Vladimir Putin has done in Russia help you better understand?

Who is crapping on who!!?

"The right to free speech (as long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it)".
Joe Strummer/The Clash

One forum I hang out at has one rule, don't be an asshole. I think you have crossed that line. Here is the deal, if you want free speech, start your own blog. There has to be rules, and if you think you have the right to mock management, I'm sure they feel they have the right to take down your post. If the forum is indeed gone, I will miss it. But, the single biggest complaint I have with the current forum is not enough moderation.

"Who is crapping on who!?" Right now you are breaking rule number one and crapping where you eat.

Post by windhoek August 2, 2015 (40 of 211)
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