OFF??: Response

[Chuck Rosenberg]

Rob,

First of all--everything that everyone else already said--ditto here. Wise
words.
Second--I thought the public response you _did_ get was better than some that
I've seen. Is it possible you missed some posts??
Third--A metal perspective is very interesting to me; I've met few metal/HW
fans, and though metal isn't my thing these days, I still have my collection
intact (incl. Wargasm) and would be very interesting in discussing w/you
privately any possible dynamics involved in liking both metal and HW/BOC.
Fourth--I've actually found this whole thread a revelation thus far. Those
that posted to you before I did have admitted of also feeling ignored; a
feeling that (in my warped, self-centered mind) I thought was exclusively my
own. I joined the list 5 years ago as an avid BOC fan, and subsequently
discovered HW. Maybe it was just good timing, but there did seem to be
generally more response to posts back then, and especially to newbees
concerning more general topics. But over the last couple of years there seems
to have becomes a sort of jadedness with the old-timers. So I've begun to
"pick my spots" as well. Nowadays, it's usually recent stuff discussed;
recent releases and concerts, whereas before someone could bust out Doremi
and simply begin discussing its merits and a bunch of people would dive in
(that's the sort of discussion I miss). Now does not seem to be the Time for
the Newcomer. Don't know why...
Also, I think a recurrent situation is this: when a newbee posts a note that
hundreds of old-timers could answer, each old-timer thinks "well, I could
answer that, but probably _some_one else will, so I'll just watch..." Well,
everyone takes this approach and nothing gets done. A few days pass...and all
are surprised to see no response...and by then the lapse of time causes
apathy. So, in other words, simple LAZINESS is often the key factor, and I am
as guilty as anyone (not that I'm as expert as a lot of the folks here re:
the 2 groups, but I can tell someone when Doremi was released, whatever...).
But, there could be some validity to the possibility that maybe people don't
respond to those posts because they're afraid everyone will post the same
thing, and flood the list. (Though by now it's apparent that this usually
won't happen).

Maybe this will be a wake-up call for BOC-L, Rob, and years from now you'll
be known as a BOC-L-Hero; you came in, kicked ass, stirred things up, and
began a renaissance in posting. :)

Chuck