Progressive Ears - what's the appeal??

[Amy]

I'm showing 490 members online right now - holy smokes!! :O

What is your secret, PE??

[Jerjo]

There's definitely some excitement in the air. Off to a very good start.

[100423]

Because on PE, I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me! (or not)

[polmico]

Whoa. What's the star mean?

[Amy]

Whoa. What's the star mean?

Yeah, really. I want a star.

[100423]

Whoa. What's the star mean?

I have no idea! :D
Maybe it's because I've posted more on this site in the 10 days I've been a member than I did in
8 years of being a member on the old site. :p

[polmico]

Well

[polmico]

aren't

[polmico]

you

[polmico]

just

[polmico]

damn

[polmico]

special.

[100423]

Or pathetic.

[polmico]

(I can post a bunch, too. See? By the way, did y'all know you have to wait 30 seconds after posting to post another post in the same thread in which you just posted!)

[Amy]

(I can post a bunch, too. See? By the way, did y'all know you have to wait 30 seconds after posting to post another post in the same thread in which you just posted!)

Quit messing up my thread, you idiot.

[polmico]

Quit messing up my thread, you idiot.

:p

I'll mess wherever I feel like messing.

[progeezer]

Quit messing up my thread, you idiot.That's it! The appeal must be your charm, my dear.:p

[Amy]

That's it! The appeal must be your charm, my dear.:p

If you charm me, then I will charm you. If you're a putz, then you get putz back. ;)


I'm glad PE is doing so well. It's a good place. :)

[Scott Bails]

That's it! The appeal must be your charm, my dear.:p

:lol

[Sunlight Caller]

I wish I could put my finger on it. I have been compelled to visit here daily since the days we were on Yahoo, it is a constant in my life, and believe me my life has been through some topsy turvy times this past few years. Of course a love of prog is the heart of it, but I love other music dearly too, but have never sought a forum to shoot the breeze with like minded folk around the world. There is something special here which should be preserved in aspic, along with those larks tongues.

[Sean]

I hope it's the spirit of sharing at the heart of it. That's really the motivation, to share what we love with others that may love it too. Not sure how many sites have such a simple goal, maybe that sets us apart?

[Sean]

my life has been through some topsy turvy times this past few years. Of course a love of prog is the heart of it, but I love other music dearly too, but have never sought a forum to shoot the breeze with like minded folk around the world. There is something special here which should be preserved in aspic, along with those larks tongues.

Would you say PE was a positive constant for you during that difficult time of change?

[Duncan Glenday]

Whoa. What's the star mean?

BUSTED!! (I was testing something :oops)

It's gone now ... but many stars will be appearing soon. (Hint - think "stars" on PEv2.)

[Sunlight Caller]

Sean, yes I would. There have been times I have not really wanted to post, but have always lurked and read. I'm not one for sharing problems with the world, but it was good to see my virtual pals enthusing about music and the tangential interests that divert us so. Anyway that's all behind me now, it was a few years ago now that I hit my marriage break up which was hard to take after 20 plus years together, but my kids and I are unscathed, our relationship is better than ever, and out of the dust I have walked into a new love that has so knocked me off my feet... she doesn't understand prog though, and I just can't define it for her. Possible thread title "what is prog." well it has been a while since we did it!

[Scott Bails]

hmm whats the appeal? well for me its the rare possibility of flirting and conversing with the prog babes i've heard so much about from other online.


Forget it . They don't exist. It's just a myth. ;)

[Duncan Glenday]

Sean, yes I would. There have been times I have not really wanted to post, but have always lurked and read. I'm not one for sharing problems with the world, but it was good to see my virtual pals enthusing about music and the tangential interests that divert us so. Anyway that's all behind me now, it was a few years ago now that I hit my marriage break up which was hard to take after 20 plus years together, but my kids and I are unscathed, our relationship is better than ever, and out of the dust I have walked into a new love that has so knocked me off my feet... she doesn't understand prog though, and I just can't define it for her. Possible thread title "what is prog." well it has been a while since we did it!

Glad things are looking up for you, Chris!

[East New York]

I'm showing 490 members online right now - holy smokes!! :O

What is your secret, PE??

It's not...you know...there. :rofl

[Trane]

"There are currently 1285 users browsing this forum. (387 members & 898 guests)"

As of Tuesday morning (in Continental Europe)

this is a bit scary...

[Staun]

:p

I'll mess wherever I feel like messing.Well, I'm not cleaning that up:lol

[100423]

BUSTED!! (I was testing something :oops)

It's gone now ... but many stars will be appearing soon. (Hint - think "stars" on PEv2.)

My 15 minutes is over.

[Vic2012]

The appeal for me is that this site is always buzzing with activity, and it's well moderated. Too many sites are micro-managed to the point of sucking all the life out of it. Most people here are intelligent and can talk about all sorts of things besides prog. I'm currently going through a rough patch myself (sick mother with dementia) so I come here to escape a little.

[Don Arnold]

Progressive Ears - what's the appeal??

Good question. I came downstairs to my home office to begin working 45 minutes ago, but first clicked onto the Progressive Ears tab on I.E. I'm still here.

[yogibear]

Good question. I came downstairs to my home office to begin working 45 minutes ago, but first clicked onto the Progressive Ears tab on I.E. I'm still here. you got the addiction. stop by the prog doctors office in the morning to get it fixed

[Amy]

It's not...you know...there. :rofl

No, it is definitely not ...You Know...There. ;)


The appeal for me is that this site is always buzzing with activity, and it's well moderated. Too many sites are micro-managed to the point of sucking all the life out of it. Most people here are intelligent and can talk about all sorts of things besides prog. I'm currently going through a rough patch myself (sick mother with dementia) so I come here to escape a little.

I'm sorry to hear that you mother is ill, Vic. I wish her well.
And I agree with all you've said about PE's appeal.


Good question. I came downstairs to my home office to begin working 45 minutes ago, but first clicked onto the Progressive Ears tab on I.E. I'm still here.


I was very bad at work today. Checking out PE on my iPhone between classes, instead of grading papers. :O Very, very bad.

[progeezer]

It's so nice to be retired (not so nice to be old) and have all the time I need to f**k off here in the land of the loonies:p.

[NogbadTheBad]

Well moderated, interesting discussions, friendly knowledgeable people, minimal trolling, feels like a community, excellent music recommendations, made many friends here.

It's nice here.

[Vic2012]

I'm sorry to hear that you mother is ill, Vic. I wish her well.
And I agree with all you've said about PE's appeal..

Thanks Amy.

[Hunnibee]

It's smells a little funny in here, but Prog Ears is a pretty cool place to hang out. The music I have discovered here in the past 10 years has blown my mind! For the most part, the people are good here. I appreciate the friendships I have made in the Prog community. You guys were there for me during some rough patches, and I've certainly had my share of those these past few years! Better times are ahead now.

[Trane]

Holy f.....

There are currently 1447 users browsing this forum. (344 members & 1103 guests)

[Poisoned Youth]

It was up over 3,000 yesterday. But I wouldn't put too much stock into the main page stats for few reasons (and I'm just guessing a bit here):

1) A lot of people just put PE up all day and go away, but it still lists you as logged in or viewing.

2) There are all kinds of anomalies that could attribute to why there are so many 'guests'.

3) If you examine how many times threads get read, it doesn't add up to what purports to be the overall viewership. And while there are over 1,000 registered participants at this point, history shows that the vast majority of the posting at PE is from about the same 100-200 people. The rest are lurkers and/or casual/selective participants.

[Poisoned Youth]

Well moderated, interesting discussions, friendly knowledgeable people, minimal trolling, feels like a community, excellent music recommendations, made many friends here.

It's nice here.

This sums it up pretty well.

[Trane]

3) If you examine how many times threads get read, it doesn't add up to what purports to be the overall viewership. And while there are over 1,000 registered participants at this point, history shows that the vast majority of the posting at PE is from about the same 100-200 people. The rest are lurkers and/or casual/selective participants.

Yeah, I was wondering about that too... Though the top viewed thread (best 2012 album) has 4000 views.

[spacefreak]

Though the top viewed thread (best 2012 album) has 4000 views.

And just think that 2012 ain't over yet for us to compile our "final" lists... ;)

[spacefreak]

I'm currently going through a rough patch myself (sick mother with dementia) so I come here to escape a little.

Sorry about your mom Vic and all the best. Hope we can entertain you a little, over here...

[sonic]

Yeah, I was wondering about that too... Though the top viewed thread (best 2012 album) has 4000 views.
People going back to the same thread again and again push up those views.

[Sean]

I doubt that. It's probably just one of the more popular ones at the moment since it's so general.

[Rarebird]

It looks like the amount of viewers is higher everytime. Currently it appears to be more than 4,000.

[Trane]

It looks like the amount of viewers is higher everytime. Currently it appears to be more than 4,000.

Yeah, this has gotten ridiculous (not to mention affecting the credibility)
There are currently 4238 users online. 745 members and 3493 guests

[Duncan Glenday]

I'll check on this.

I think that if you clicked "Remember Me" when logging in - the system thinks you're still online, even though you may have actually left the site.

[Rarebird]

More than 5,000 visitors at this moment? There must be something wrong.

[Duncan Glenday]

As described somewhere else:



Here's what happens:

Those counts are for members who are 'logged in'.

If you click the "remember me" button when you log in, then it keeps you logged in for a lot longer than the system's default 15 minutes. (I've set it to a VERY long time, so that we don't have to keep logging in again and again.)

This means that - by your choice - you remain 'logged in' even after you leave the site.

And that means that as a 'logged-in user', you are included in the count of 'logged-in' users.

The counts would be a lot more realistic if I were to reset that parameter to 15 minutes. Then it would only counts people who are logged in at present, and in the last 15 mins. But then ... you'd be re-entering your user-ID and password again and again...

[Rarebird]

As described somewhere else:

I still can't figure it out. Even if the members stay logged in, the amount of non-members viewing this site is raising as well.

[Hobo Chang Ba]

I say that best thing about the site is news updates. News about album releases, tours, general band information, etc.

[Big Ears]

history shows that the vast majority of the posting at PE is from about the same 100-200 people. The rest are lurkers and/or casual/selective participants.

The reason is because cliques form on forums, not just this one but others too.

[Amy]

The reason is because cliques form on forums, not just this one but others too.

I'm not in any clique. At least I hope not.

[moecurlythanu]

I'm not in any clique. At least I hope not.

People were complaining on the old forum that this one has too many clicks. ;)

[Amy]

People were complaining on the old forum that this one has too many clicks. ;)

Yes, it's Clever Monday, all right! ;)

[rapidfirerob]

The special sauce.

[scags]

A good mix of people- I enjoy interacting with the majority of knowledgeable ones, and tweaking the minority of morons.

[Hunnibee]

minority of morons.

Minority? I think you have the wrong board! ;)

[progeezer]

Minority? I think you have the wrong board! ;)QFT! :lol

[East New York]

I'm not in any clique. At least I hope not.

I'm in two separate cliques. Each has only two members, and we're not taking any applications. :D

[Amy]

I'm in two separate cliques. Each has only two members, and we're not taking any applications. :D

Are they, like, you and your cats?
No, wait - you and Matt and you and one guy from Rush.
No, wait - you and each of the other two guys from Rush.

No, wait. I don't know.

X)

[Esoteric]

Ive been here since way back in 2001 or so--long before we had the labels but we did have the band management side of things.

Ive always found it a fantastic community--terribly addictive too! Some lovely people, some real odd balls who come and go, and a very wide range of views on the new and old-both music and technology etc. being in the business I find this really useful. It helps me know what actual customers and gig goers think and want etc and what annoys them. More than anything though, working on my own a lot of the time, I find it one of lifes "constants" and I like that. I always feel I could ask for advice ---when we had the issue with our previous label I had so many supportive emails, it was better than any medication.

[East New York]

Are they, like, you and your cats?
No, wait - you and Matt and you and one guy from Rush.
No, wait - you and each of the other two guys from Rush.

No, wait. I don't know.

X)

LMAO!

...damn; I've forgotten. X)

[Ursula]

Some of the coolest people in the world are on this board providing some of the best insights ever music-wise and otherwise.

Uschi

[Shadow]

Hoping for a nipple slip. ;)

[Ursula]

Hoping for a nipple slip. ;)

I wouldn't hold my breath unless you swing both ways, then you might get lucky!

Uschi

[Shadow]

I wouldn't hold my breath unless you swing both ways, then you might get lucky!

Uschi

That will have to be a pretty strong nipple ring if I'm gonna be swinging from it. :lol

[Rarebird]

Well at least the amount of visitors is more realistic now.

[Rune Blackwings]

the large number of visitors are people with computer problems seeking out Alex

sorry about your mom, Vic :(

[Superfly]

Ah...the appeal of PE...I think that when I visit here for a while...I tend to feel far more normal and well balanced as a human being as compared to some of you folks :lol

... actually, if I discover just one new band worth listening to in a years time, then it's all worth while.

[yogibear]

Some of the coolest people in the world are on this board providing some of the best insights ever music-wise and otherwise.
Uschiwhen do i get to meet some of these so called cool people? ;)

[NogbadTheBad]

when do i get to meet some of these so called cool people? ;)I'm right over here :D

[Sunhillow]

Well moderated, interesting discussions, friendly knowledgeable people, minimal trolling, feels like a community, excellent music recommendations, made many friends here.

It's nice here.

Sums it up for me. Besides that, when you start a discussion, you can almost always rely on feedback. My recent "Festival" and "Cunning Stunts"-threads were well read and responded too. I like that.

[Shadow]

Still looking for that nipple slip. ;)

[East New York]

Still looking for that nipple slip. ;)

:D You're welcome!

910

[Iszil]

Hmmmm... really don't know, actually.

[Shadow]

:D You're welcome!

910

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdgGvmUXyH8

[davis]

I've been here since the Yahoo clubhouse. why? lotsa music, lotsa action & the dancing girls. Geez, do I have to explain everything?