Hey Dave, OT stands for off-topic. Yes, the list is about 313 music and culture, so 313 musicmaking, and 313 musicmaking culture are going to fit in there somewhere. However, it's off-topic and frowned upon because the majority of list members are not musicmakers. To these people, conversations about musicmaking intricacies becomes pure filller. I'm not a DJ, so I know talking about the finer details of djing will make my eyes glaze over and my finger triggerhappy over the D-key.
What is probably more appropriate is asking the list about a specific question, and taking it privately with people who can help. One email is much more fun than 30 emails and then 20 more about how gear is off topic. Not that I'm the king of netiquette... but even better places to talk about gear are IRC/ICQ/IM, because you can get instantaneous feedback if you're stuck on something, or get into more heated debates. I think a big reason that gear lists get so stale so quickly, is because email isn't the best method of discussing how to be creative. Much more fun to be on the phone or in the room. That and mp3.com spam :D phew... n8 np: Ion. Dale, I forgot what a great album this is to study to. cursed physics. On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, David Bitterman wrote: > Does OT stand for "over technical" or something? I would hope there wouldn't > be to much of a problem with this on a "techno" music chat list. I > understand how it could get annoying and that this list is a more conceptual > one. It's just that I find to many of the gear lists to be dry, and too many > people post links to mediocre music. Not that I'm claiming anything of > myself here, but it would be nice to be able to have some gear chat in a > more mutually understanding and respectful forum. Just my two cents. Peace- > > DBIT > http://www.music-in-formation.com vr 2.0 coming in the new year. New > interface. No more long intros. Content is king. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
