Originally posted by The Pro:
Ok - so the consensus is that there is no problem with OT posts, they're just annoying.
Judging from the answers to your post, there seems to be a consensus about this, yes.
Originally posted by The Pro:
And people don't leave because of OT posts, even if they say they do.
I don't think this was the consensus. If I didn't miss anything, I was the only one to state that, and I tried to explain why I think so.
Once again, I think there's nothing dramatic about some amount of OT posts (keeping in mind that many of them are music related and that does make some sense even in an arranger forum). Moreover, I believe that the atmosphere could easily be much less adverse with the simple attitude of ignoring half a dozen posts once in a while, and resisting to embark in the worsening of slight personality conflits.
But hey, I'm only a beginner, an amateur and a minor contributor to this forum; music and arranger keyboards are mostly fun for me, not work. Therefore the opinions of those who contribute more to make this forum 'live' should be highly regarded. 'cause we all want them back, of course! I can't say this enough: I own a lot to Jim, Donny and many others for everything I learned here!
Jim's idea of including a FAQ or some stikies is good and useful. Sorry for not having any 'original ideas' to 'improve this forum' but if I had one thing to say, I would say: "Guys, take it easy!".
-- José.