Disappointment

[amlover]

Now that you mention it, not much seems to be happening here.

But I have always felt the ATLANTA board/forum was a bit "thin" for a market this size. And maybe that is the problem. It is so big and so diverse, that it is hard to have conversation here as though we were sitting around a table in a coffee shop in Mayberry.

People who live in the 'urban density' of Atlanta (I use that strange term to mold together those who think they are Decatur or something other than Atlanta) have a different view of Atlanta radio than those us who live out in the "donut" of sprawling neighborhoods that surround Atlanta. Some of us tell relatives and friends that we are now in Atlanta while my next door neighbor may threaten to shoot anyone who suggests he is an Atlanta person.

Then there is North Georgia.... as in rural and mountains. I don't know that they identify with Georgia south of the Gnat Line so they are left to try and stand in the shadows and pretend they have some affinity with Atlanta.

And then there is Athens and Augusta. There is almost enough mass there to qualify as a stand-alone market-place, discussion-space in some other state.

And then there is the distinction that I approach with much care and caution. A few months ago I attended a gathering of voice-over people and voice-over wanna-bees at I guess what could be calleld a Mid-Town meeting venue. I had no idea what to expect. Can I be candid? Would I be the only non African-American there? It turned out toe be something like a 60/40 turnout, I thought the tone of the gathering was very much in keeping with the long standing Atlanta claim to being a city "too busy to hate" and it was good meeting. And it was interesting to go around the room with introductions, explanations of goals, and what you hoped to take away from the gathering. There was a wide, wide gulf of goals and expectations of the people gathered in that room.

And I think that sizes up the conversations in the Atlanta forum. There is a wide, wide gulf of goals and expectations of those of us who gather her for conversation.

And maybe the ones who are the best thread-starters are included in those who are standing back muttering: "What happened here? Is this the same place I used to hang-out and post? Did I click the wrong link in my browser?" It's like the first swim of Spring. I think I'll sit here in a pool side chair and see how loud the people yell who jump into the strange cool water first.

Long drawn out post. Boring!

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

Long drawn out post. Boring!

You are free to skip any post that looks boring, you are free to bail-out of any post that you started reading that fails to interest or entertain you.

Some people like the short, hit-and-run style of communication that drives sites like Facebook. Other people enjoy in-depth discussion.

Any time one of my posts is too long and you become bored, please ask the Board Administrator to refund whatever fee you were charged to gain access to my drivel.

 

[MRFLASHPORT]

Well I requested a password reset a month ago on my old account...and no one bothered to respond. So, I haven't been reading as much here. I am not too upset with the format changes, like all forums I'm on, they do go through changes from time to time just like radio stations.

As far as the TOC, I think it's great, but honestly since my new car has 3 months of XM for free, I've spent more time switching between XM Watercolors and streaming from my phone. I wish it had HD Radio to get 97.1 HD2 and 98.5HD2, but then at least one of those can be streamed online for free.

 

[max100]

Well I requested a password reset a month ago on my old account...and no one bothered to respond. So, I haven't been reading as much here. I am not too upset with the format changes, like all forums I'm on, they do go through changes from time to time just like radio stations.

As far as the TOC, I think it's great, but honestly since my new car has 3 months of XM for free, I've spent more time switching between XM Watercolors and streaming from my phone. I wish it had HD Radio to get 97.1 HD2 and 98.5HD2, but then at least one of those can be streamed online for free.

For the life of me, I still do not understand why WSB does not stream their HD2 signal. Does anyone have an idea?

 

[secondchoice]

I forget the amount but there are music royalties that have to be paid per stream. If Cox is not sell any commercials then this "stream fee" would cost Cox some money to cover the fee. Right now except for the occasional repair expense (which most likely is being charged to WSB FM / HD1) they should be paying the least music royalties possible for a station in the Atlanta market.

 

[trusty]

The codes exist to do this. It's in use on other forums (and formerly this one). It shouldn't be too difficult for this vendor to add the code.

If I said. "Theyhaveanappforeverything," you would think that I said, "They have an app for everything," right?

But, if I had just finished a news story about the latest studies showing children's brains functioning better after they have taken naps, then immediately started the next story with that line, you would think that I said, "They have a nap for everything." That's exactly what happened on WSB's morning news this morning.

(You know, I can sleep through shootings and car wrecks and Obama, but story placement like that abruptly wakes me up (and I think they did it on purpose; it's a conspiracy (They say you're not a conspiracy theorist until you think more than 70% of people are out to get you (I'm at 62% and climbing.).).).)

Which brings me to my question for the day (and maybe the week or even the year - time will tell):
Do they have have an app for small boxes, or does radiodiscussions prefer to nap on it?

(Remember, I was abruptly awakened, so this is what you get (and, yes, I blatantly copied this from the "RadioDiscussions.com Upgrade FAQs & Tips > Little "NEW" Boxes - Yes or No?" board (insert little smiley face sticking tongue out at you here.), and just decided to dump it here.).)

So, has anyone noticed any weird placement of news stories lately - what about AN106.7? I'm going back to bed.