Possible New Feature : NEW RELEASE

[Duncan Glenday]

We're trying something new.

It might - or might not - work, but we'll run with it for a short while before making a decision:

A second album will sometimes be posted at the top of the page, next to the "Featured CD". This will be for any NEW RELEASES that we would like to bring to your attention - for whatever reason.

FEATURED CDs are always albums that have been around for some time. That way - people have heard them, have formulated opinions, and are able to contribute well formed thoughts to the discussion. So new releases are only discussed in the general pages of PE. That's what the forum is for, of course, but we thought it might be nice to "feature" a new release from time to time.

The potential problem here is that we might be flooded with every artist, label, promoter or fan asking for their newest album to be featured - and we'll have a hard time deciding what to feature, and what not to feature.

The potential benefit is that new music can quickly be brought to members' attention, and those early-adopters who have heard the music can share their early opinions.

We'll try this for a while, and if it doesn't work, we reserve the right to pull the feature without ceremony or announcement. A few considerations:

Unlike the FEATURED CD, discussion threads about these albums will NOT be on the main board. They will be in the "What's On / What's New" forum.

Unlike the FEATURED CD, the discussion thread will not be a "sticky".

NEW RELEASES will be featured in the page header for 3 days or less.

If you want to submit a CD for consideration: you will need to do the following - or the CD will not be featured:
- Post a new thread about the CD in the "What's On / What's New" forum.
- Let me know via PM that you'd like it to be featured.
- In that PM, I will need the URL of the discussion thread, and the URL of a picture of the album cover.
- We will queue the requests in the order they arrived - no exceptions.
- Don't flood us with new requests
- Don't ask us to do the legwork of finding a picture of the cover art, or starting the thread.
- Expect the new release to be featured for between 1 and 3 days. There is NO set rule for this other than demand, and the admins' availability to post them. (Remember - we have day jobs!)
- Don't be pissed off if your request doesn't materialize as a featured new release.


Despite the possible problems we foresee - we truly hope this new feature works, and adds value to your experiences here on PE, and that it helps to support one of PE's key purposes which is to share information about progressive music.

[Ridge]

I like the idea , always looking for new things to listen to.

[Gruno]

I think it will work fine as long as it's not flooded with releases that are already promoted in their own threads.

[Duncan Glenday]

I see some people are seeing the banners like this:

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Other see it like this:

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I'll work on that later today, or tomorrow...

[Gruno]

I see some people are seeing the banners like this:

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Other see it like this:

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I'll work on that later today, or tomorrow...

When I click your attachment links it indicates:

Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

[PeterG]

Excellent idea, I've been waiting for a function like this, which highlights worthy new releases rather than having to trawl through all the new threads everyday looking for new & worthwhile albums to investigate.

[Duncan Glenday]

When I click your attachment links it indicates:

Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

See if this works:

Some see this



Others see this

[Gruno]

Just "?"



…and another browser shows:

[Duncan Glenday]

The only way I can make both headers appear side-by-side, at the top of the screen:
- In all browsers
- On most screen sizes
- And on my iPad...

...is to shrink the cover art from 125 to 100 pixels.

[zombywoof]

Cool!

For some reason, my browser won't display either image though.

[Sturgeon's Lawyer]

Suggestion: Don't expect massive activity on the "new release" feature - I expect it will probably mostly be comments by the small number of people who have actually heard the new release, plus the occasional "sounds interesting."

[Jefferson James]

Release, release.

[Duncan Glenday]

Feel free to let me have your requests for new features...

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

one from within this past 12 months

Asturias - Missing Piece Of My Life

is quite stunning

[Duncan Glenday]

one from within this past 12 months

Asturias - Missing Piece Of My Life

is quite stunning

We can do that.

To have a new release featured, please refer to the original post:

If you want to submit a CD for consideration: you will need to do the following - or the CD will not be featured:
- Post a new thread about the CD in the "What's On / What's New" forum.
- Let me know via PM that you'd like it to be featured.
- In that PM, I will need the URL of the discussion thread, and the URL of a picture of the album cover.
...

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

We can do that.

To have a new release featured, please refer to the original post:

ok, I got another good one

what are the parameters? released within the past 12 months?