Your missing the point completely. Negative comments actually provoke more negative responses and what happens is a complete hijack of a music forum into a personality attacking , malicious and bad spirited forum. In almost every other post there is a dig at another musician, sometimes from musicians that dont even post their own music for it to be held under the spotlight themselves.

What i am saying is that if pro's want to put their music up on this board and amateurs alike, your own ears will tell you who is the real pro and amateur whatever the poster states. If you dont like the music then dont listen to it, dont participate in the thread, leave it the hell alone. If the poster has allusions of grandeur leave them to it.Music is not like the emperors new clothes. You hear what you hear and you either like it or dont.It doesnt matter how pro someone states they are or how much they get paid for doing what they do. If they get paid for putting out rubbish then at least give them credit for that talent !!!

But by making positive and constructive comments it encourages people to post their music, not just the original poster but everyone else. It makes people feel like they are not entering a talent contest, there is no need for any Simon cowles like behaviour here. If someone posts a song that completely slaughters the true rendition thank them for posting and leave it at that. The kind of pressure that people are under if they dare to contribute musically to this forum is appalling. If you paid money to come on the forum to listen to the music then critiscise all you like but i am certain that if even 10% of the forum members were to start contributing their music you would see how exciting the forum would become. Ideas would be exchanged. We all might learn a trick or two.... over the last few months all i have learned is how childish and down right mean spirited people can be. I am starting to come to the reluctant conclusion that this is not the place for me to be.