55. people complaining about "spoilers" in an upcoming album thread after it leaks, because they pre-ordered direct from the website because they prefer to support their favorite bands, ahem
― frogbs, Friday, 21 October 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
56. one thread a week asking whether the band members read the board.
― sunn :o))) (Merdeyeux), Friday, 21 October 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
57. board FAQ confirms that, yes, their replacement keyboardist from the 1996 tour DID post a few times around 2002, but has not been heard from since, so please stop asking
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
58. Posts asking for the phone number of [artist's] younger sister why because she look intersting
― Food! Trends! Men! Hate! (Phil D.), Friday, 21 October 2011 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
xxp This is a valid question - do they usually? I know like on the Underworld message board sometimes you''ll hear the band give shout outs to forum members during radio broadcasts and allow them to submit questions.
― frogbs, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
Underworld and their manager (Steve Hall), definitely read the boards. Hall is a regular poster there (under a pseudonym, of course) and doesn't let on that he's connected to the band at all but always has good information seeping through his posts. Apparently Steve Morris was on the NOOL forums but i'm not sure if he had a user account or if he just mentioned it to a fan in person.
59. Old fan of the band selling their collection due to mortgage, kids, wife etc. Offering 'real fans' the opportunity to buy them first before they go up on ebay.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
59. During fallow periods and band hiatuses, disgruntled semi-regular posters being irate about there being no news about a forthcoming record, because "we deserve to know what's going on, we put you there".
Xp
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 21 October 2011 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
60. People referring to albums as "LP4" and "LP5"
ughhhhh
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
next one should be 62 btw. there are 2 diff. 59s
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
This has always gotten on my wick for some reason!
― Turrican, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
61 STICKY some old shite about introducing yourself
― Lars and the Lulu Girl (NickB), Friday, 21 October 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
62. Broke-ass fans asking if anyone knows where to download the band's albums which they can't afford to buy legally because they're already shelling out $300 to see them at Coachella.
― frankly bringing dragons into this equation is wrong (rustic italian flatbread), Friday, 21 October 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
63. Forum quadruples in size then shrinks again before and after tour.
― frankly bringing dragons into this equation is wrong (rustic italian flatbread), Friday, 21 October 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
63b. Forum quadruples in size then shrinks again before and after release of an album.
― Turrican, Friday, 21 October 2011 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
Ok, fair enough, but I stand by my conviction that, everywhere else, Britney Spears remains shorthand for ''pop drivel listened to by popular kids.''
I am seeing her being replaced by Lady Gaga on many occasions, although this is largely by people who only pay attention to how the music sounds, not taking into account how Lady Gaga pays much more artistic attention to her stuff and doesn't let outside people control her like Britney does.
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Friday, 21 October 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
she's already been replaced with Justin Bieber
― frogbs, Friday, 21 October 2011 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
I mean I hate to break it to ya but Britney is a pretty outdated pop culture ref at this point
― frogbs, Friday, 21 October 2011 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
Or was that his point?
― MarkoP, Friday, 21 October 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
Like how some people still refer to a lot of rap music as "Gangsta Rap".
64. Group of regular posters get together and meet up on the board and go and hang out together during live dates and get involved in each others personal lives, they end up forming a clique and giving themselves a ridiculous name, making newbies feel alienated and giving other regular users that aren't involved in this clique something to bitch about, because they either feel slighted, don't get on well with members of said clique, get paranoid because they feel these people are meeting up to bitch about other forum members (which they usually more than likely are), or (if members of said clique are middle-aged), find their conduct to be beyond ridiculous (see number 20). This results in forum tension, multiple stand-offs between users, and usually ends with one person quitting the board dramatically to cries of "oh noes! why does this person feel uncomfortable posting in a community they've been a part of since [insert year here". In the meantime, in private messages and on closed social network profiles, people are muttering "drama queen".
― Turrican, Friday, 21 October 2011 20:54 (twelve years ago) link
Again, that feels like another that you can just get rid of the phrase "artist-specific".
― MarkoP, Friday, 21 October 2011 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
Turrican, why don't you tell us how you really feel about ILX
― do not wake the dragon (DJP), Friday, 21 October 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
ahhhhh
― frogbs, Friday, 21 October 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
― do not wake the dragon (DJP), Friday, October 21, 2011 9:03 PM (57 seconds ago) Bookmark
I like ILX!
― Turrican, Friday, 21 October 2011 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
65. New girl who tries it in with various prominent male form members in an attempt to go in ever decreasing sexual circles towards the singer.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 21 October 2011 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
66. Met-on-the-forum couples.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 21 October 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
65b. This results in a complete bitchfest amongst the more established various prominent female forum members
66b. These can sometimes be international, but one thing that is seldom avoided is the cripplingly puke-worthy public displays of affection.
― Turrican, Friday, 21 October 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
OTM
On the other hand, I doubt Justin Bieber will ever have more cred among "cool" people than even Britney's little finger.
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Friday, 21 October 2011 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
67. Predatory male poster who repeatedly targets emotionally vulnerable female posters for sex. Eventually marries one who has a baby with him.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 21 October 2011 21:59 (twelve years ago) link
68. Really awful homophobic posts after a period of chart success and "revelations" that the (openly gay) keyboardist is gay in a newspaper.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 21 October 2011 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
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yes, totally! I feel like the sort of message board posters we're discussing here live in a kind of musical bubble universe in a lot of ways.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 21 October 2011 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
And some might still be complaining about "boy bands".
― MarkoP, Friday, 21 October 2011 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
But I actually think Geir is probably right - for those who aren't paying very close attention to the music or the details, it's pretty common to sub in "Lady Gaga" (with snorting, derisive tone) in the former Britney slot. I mean, I know not everybody here loves her either but I have some faith that the participants in the debate know enough to respectfully disagree. (note, this may be a total fantasy candyland version of ILX)
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 21 October 2011 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
69. Posts that begin with the subject line "OT:" and consist of a forum regular telling everyone how much they love the new album by some artist completely unrelated to the subject of the forum.
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Friday, 21 October 2011 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
70. people get offended when you talk about other music, as if posting on the message board means you've affirmed that this band is the pinnacle of your musical experience.
― Neanderthal, Friday, 21 October 2011 23:00 (twelve years ago) link
71. Long post by regular who is either taking a break from the forum or quitting the forum. Pages of 'don't go' laments follow.
these are the absolute worst threads imo. just stop posting you fucking attention starved asshole. pm/email your good buddies to let them know why but keep your dramatic bullshit to yourself.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 21 October 2011 23:02 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, do it like a chaki.
― Mark G, Friday, 21 October 2011 23:04 (twelve years ago) link
^^^ unheralded sequel to "do it like a G6"
― Neanderthal, Friday, 21 October 2011 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
I have much to say about this thread but most of it is "omg, otm"
― pathos of the unwarranted encore (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 21 October 2011 23:19 (twelve years ago) link
72. Occasional troll posts by people who join the forum just to tell how much they hate said act. Gets deleted after few posts.
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Friday, 21 October 2011 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
72. Icy disdain for those who think that the band's best album is their biggest-selling album.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 21 October 2011 23:48 (twelve years ago) link
73, oops. ^^^
I love this tbh
this is actually EXTREMELY RARE ime! and there are some artist-specific mailing lists that I have been on for 16 years
― the men who glare at stoats (sic), Friday, 21 October 2011 23:51 (twelve years ago) link
You people spend too much time on message boards.
― Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 22 October 2011 00:08 (twelve years ago) link
74. Breakaway "unofficial" fan forums (most recent thread last updated by a spambot, May 15th 2009.)
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 22 October 2011 00:11 (twelve years ago) link
75. 'Bootlegs'
― Mark G, Saturday, 22 October 2011 00:12 (twelve years ago) link
76. Cool dudes making subtle comments during Friday night trying to imply others take the message board too seriously and should probably find better things to do since they are obviously losers.
― wolves lacan, Saturday, 22 October 2011 02:22 (twelve years ago) link
77. Post your collection thread w/ pics!
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 22 October 2011 02:23 (twelve years ago) link
Why did Mike pick my 30th birthday date?!
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 22 October 2011 05:29 (twelve years ago) link
Re: 66, there must be a dozen message board couples on one board I used, AT LEAST, with at least four of them resulting in marriage and (quick mental tally) 5 babies so far with another due soon.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 22 October 2011 05:32 (twelve years ago) link