Shameless Self-Promotion for Fun and Feedback [Archive]

ericjosepi

02-28-2008, 02:24 AM

fun stuff. what do you use to record, both hardware and software?

I used Guitar Pro 5 to map out the tab and make the midi file, then imported it into FL Studio 7 and created/added the sound plug-ins so this is all digital. No actual instruments were abused in the making of this short track. I'm actually still working on learning it legit.

masherscf

02-28-2008, 02:24 AM

I've never understood that part. why can't the community share their creativity if no money is involved?

Hey, I didn't write the rules and I don't want to defend them in this case.

Suffice it to say, if Eric was a newbie, this thread would have been deleted and he would have been banned.

Since he is member of the community and we often observe an exemption for artwork from members, I'll only whine about it...

But, calling attention to a thread about "Shameless Self Promotion" does put into focus this apparent loop-hole. More litigious members of the community will only bring this thread up later when we attempt to control actual spam like Digg submission links. I would have preferred a more subtle title.

ericjosepi

02-28-2008, 02:25 AM

Oh why do you guys do this to me? You know this is against the forum code of conduct.

Well then you'd have to delete Aria's post asking for input on her site.

masherscf

02-28-2008, 02:31 AM

Well then you'd have to delete Aria's post asking for input on her site.

Posts like this are against a strict reading of forum rules. I considered deleting Aria post, but decided to extend her the same exemption I give you.

Was that a mistake?

ericjosepi

02-28-2008, 02:35 AM

I don't think so. It's not like I'm planning on doing this often. I guess I'll keep stuff like this to my Pownce feed from now on.

EDIT: Or better yet, can we change the policy so that members in good stead can post personal websites/whatnot for non-profit, feedback purposes only? I mean, it's not like I'm making any money of anything I produce.

masherscf

02-28-2008, 02:42 AM

I don't think so. It's not like I'm planning on doing this often. I guess I'll keep stuff like this to my Pownce feed from now on.

Eric, please. I think you should post your art. Honestly.

I think the spirit of that particular rule does not have posts like this in mind. I will never delete posts about forum members personal artwork.

However, there are certain forum members who don't have a sense of subtlety about how the application of different rules can be subjective and vary from case-to-case. This is what I was lamenting.

Or better yet, can we change the policy so that members in good stead can post personal websites/whatnot for non-profit, feedback purposes only? I mean, it's not like I'm making any money of anything I produce.I think the mods already have that flexibility. However, the rule is not about money, It's about stopping spam. Good-standing members are given latitude in this regard. As long as you're not spamming. I think you'll be okay.

esophagus

02-28-2008, 02:45 AM

HERE"S (http://www.google.ca) MAI WEBZITE! CANT BAN MEH!

:rolleyes:

masherscf

02-28-2008, 02:47 AM

HERE"S (http://www.google.ca) MAI WEBZITE! CANT BAN MEH!

:rolleyes:

Thanks for the help, buddy! :)

esophagus

02-28-2008, 03:08 AM

Thanks for the help, buddy! :)
That's what I'm here for.

Eso: Stealthily linking people to Google since mid-2007.

tokenuser

02-28-2008, 01:46 PM

HERE"S (http://www.google.ca) MAI WEBZITE! CANT BAN MEH!

:rolleyes:Why do I keep linking to Yahoo every time I try going to the Google.ca site?

(j/k :) )

ericjosepi

02-28-2008, 06:02 PM

So back to the topic at hand:

Any more opinions or have we lost this thread to off-topic land. (The link is in my sig since mascher removed it from the original post. Use the Virb link).

masherscf

02-28-2008, 06:27 PM

So back to the topic at hand:

Any more opinions or have we lost this thread to off-topic land. (The link is in my sig since mascher removed it from the original post. Use the Virb link).

Look again. :)

ericjosepi

02-28-2008, 09:12 PM

Thanks for restoring the link. I appreciate that.

esophagus

02-28-2008, 09:18 PM

I kind of got lost in it. Turned it on and forgot anything else was happening. I have this problem playing Tetris, too.

Good job.

Why do I keep linking to Yahoo every time I try going to the Google.ca site?Bah. I feel like an idiot, because I'm tech savvy enough to know it's very likely this isn't a "virus". It's just confusing the hell out of me. Played with my browser settings, and set Google to my default search. It seems to work if I use the search bar. That's for a whole other thread though.

rabidbadger

02-28-2008, 09:27 PM

maybe under general:

announcements
general discussion
Creative projects from non newbie members
(must be this tall to post links) (whatever post-newbie post count is)

?

masherscf

02-28-2008, 09:29 PM

Thanks for restoring the link. I appreciate that.

Well, there was an appeal against over-moderation where good members are concerned...

esophagus

02-28-2008, 09:37 PM

Well, there was an appeal against over-moderation where good members are concerned...
Awesome. I had a whole pile of Digg links to post. Wait, am I on the list? Who's good? Who's not? So many questions.

ariastar

02-28-2008, 10:30 PM

LOL, I'm one of those who considers Tetris to be one of the best games ever. And I don't know why. So this is cool. :) Made me smile a good deal!

rabidbadger

02-28-2008, 10:43 PM

the only tetris I played was on my mac 512k offa floppy. Don't remember anymusic at all. Have to crank it up again and see if I forgot.

scoobydiesel

02-28-2008, 10:45 PM

Im tryin to learn that guitar pro program...an guitar...hahaha....

That was pretty cool tho

ericjosepi

02-28-2008, 10:51 PM

Im tryin to learn that guitar pro program...an guitar...hahaha....

That was pretty cool tho

Thanks :) I'm still sorting out how to play the damn lick at a quarter of the speed it's acutally played at (150 BPM

LOL, I'm one of those who considers Tetris to be one of the best games ever. And I don't know why. So this is cool. Made me smile a good deal!

It honestly feels great to know I can make someone smile with my music, thank you very much :)

esophagus

02-29-2008, 06:04 AM

ericjosepi

02-29-2008, 05:47 PM

There have been studies done that show that after a certain amount of time playing Tetris, a substantial portion of people will dream of it. I will not even begin to describe to you the epic dream I had set to your song when I fell asleep on the hour and a half bus ride home today.

And now I'm inspiring dreams. That's epic.

Dude. This is the first time I've ever had a song I've done affect people like this.

I just wanna say, thank you all for listening and also check out the rest of what I've done. I'm proud of all of it.

skyz

02-29-2008, 05:51 PM

And now I'm inspiring dreams. That's epic.

i just love ephinany :)

rabidbadger

02-29-2008, 09:31 PM

I listen to Piannisimo... Or Not every time i see it in my itunes/iPod. Love that. curious to hear what skyz thinks of that one.

rabidbadger

02-29-2008, 09:39 PM

Oh, I love the others a lot too, but that's my fave. and when do we get to hear you sing like you mentioned on Pownce once?

skyz

03-01-2008, 08:10 PM

I listen to Piannisimo... Or Not every time i see it in my itunes/iPod. Love that. curious to hear what skyz thinks of that one.

i heard it before and told you i liked it very much

in fact i am referring to his work as an example of the untapped talent that exists on the web

rabidbadger

03-01-2008, 08:28 PM

oops forgot. that was a while back.

ericjosepi

03-01-2008, 08:52 PM

Oh, I love the others a lot too, but that's my fave. and when do we get to hear you sing like you mentioned on Pownce once?

Maybe when my throat recovers. Hockey and beer have a tendency to cause Eric to go next to mute.

ericjosepi

03-02-2008, 05:13 PM

I just totally learned a new song :) I may have to record that one too...

ericjosepi

03-03-2008, 01:13 AM

Looking like there maybe something new up tomorrow evening...

rabidbadger

03-03-2008, 01:55 AM

sweeeeeeeeeeeet

ariastar

03-03-2008, 07:03 AM

Hey, do a version of the song from Disney's Robin Hood, the one played during the opening credits. Disney jazzed it up a few years ago and renamed it the Hamster Dance.

skyz

03-03-2008, 08:15 AM

Maybe when my throat recovers. Hockey and beer have a tendency to cause Eric to go next to mute.

beer is bad for your voice and you should never yell or scream if you can help it

pineapple juice is good for your singing voice

ericjosepi

03-03-2008, 09:55 PM

I made some feable attempts at recording already to and I'm extrememly unhappy with it. I'm gonna try again later.

ericjosepi

03-04-2008, 01:35 AM

The guitar part is down but I can't sing at all right now... I keep loosing the pitch and fucking up :(

skyz

03-04-2008, 01:59 AM

I can't sing at all right now... I keep loosing the pitch and fucking up :(

do you practice ?

you need to sing regularly to be able to sing well on demand

sing easy songs that are easy on your voice but do it regularly like at least every other day

i sing along to jazz classics or musical theatre and i sing ah ah ah (on pitch) to operatic pieces

fortunately you don't have to practice for hours a day like with an instrument but you have to practice some

rabidbadger

03-04-2008, 02:11 AM

ok. someone who knows... what is 'pitch'?

ericjosepi

03-04-2008, 02:25 AM

ok. someone who knows... what is 'pitch'?

The frequency you perceive the sound at. My problem is I can't hold the pitch of the note i'm trying to hit and it goes either flat or sharp.

rabidbadger

03-04-2008, 02:30 AM

"perciveive" or actually is?

ericjosepi

03-04-2008, 02:43 AM

Little of Column A and a little of column b.

skyz

03-04-2008, 03:15 AM

"perciveive" or actually is?

a very few people have perfect pitch

pitch accuracy is a matter of hearing so it is tricky to equal what you hear with what you sing

ericjosepi

03-04-2008, 05:35 AM

a very few people have perfect pitch

pitch accuracy is a matter of hearing so it is tricky to equal what you hear with what you sing

Exactly, especially when singing, it's based largely upon the background sound and overtones that your ear picks up. I don't have perfect pitch at all (damn you Jeff Martin!!!) but I can tell when I'm fucking up.

xibalba

03-04-2008, 05:37 AM

So skyz ya seem to really love music..so how do you feel about Klaus Nomi?

skyz

03-04-2008, 07:01 AM

So skyz ya seem to really love music..so how do you feel about Klaus Nomi?

he is a counter tenor i don't know much about him other than he worked with bowie

xibalba

03-04-2008, 07:05 AM

I love his music. Do a search on youtube for the Cold Song.

skyz

03-04-2008, 07:07 AM

Exactly, especially when singing, it's based largely upon the background sound and overtones that your ear picks up. I don't have perfect pitch at all (damn you Jeff Martin!!!) but I can tell when I'm fucking up.

that's why you have to practice the more often you get it right while not under pressure the more likely you will get it right when you really need to

when i first started singing i couldn't match a pitch under pressure at all

but i had good teachers and i worked hard

it is amazing how exhausting singing for five minutes is

my greater problem was breathing

ericjosepi

03-11-2008, 12:47 AM

Just an update for those that may actually be wondering if I'm recording or not. I'm having all sorts of throat and chest issues right now (might be bronchitis again) and I'm in no condition to record/work on any vocals. Also my mic is total bullshit so I may actually put off anything until summer when I might be able to afford some cheap (but still higher quality) equipment.

rabidbadger

03-11-2008, 02:13 AM

well, dude. that is all sad, but understadable, but I hope you make more cool instrumental stuff till then. Never give up.

jjallday

03-14-2008, 09:12 PM

Sounds good, man!

ericjosepi

03-28-2008, 11:35 PM

I just posted something new... This is the first time I'm singing on a track and I'd like your opinions please :) (Hint... Click the Virb link in my Sig)

EDIT: I recommend downloading it, the harmonies got fucked in encoding... (Virb's fault, not mine)

esophagus

03-28-2008, 11:40 PM

Really like it. Good stuff.

skyz

03-28-2008, 11:42 PM

ericjosepi

03-28-2008, 11:44 PM

:)

not bad at all !

you are already doing this mostly but do it a bit more: sing the vowels and skim the consonants

Thank you, I really appreciate that. And I'll keep that in mind next time I do some vocals... I don't actually know how to sing (i.e. never had formal training) so I appreciate tips :)

ericjosepi

03-28-2008, 11:45 PM

Really like it. Good stuff.

Thanks man :)

rabidbadger

03-28-2008, 11:53 PM

dude, that was awesome...you have a sweet sensitive voice with a lot of control, and a nicely built song, with good lyrics, too.

totally worth the wait :)

xibalba

03-28-2008, 11:59 PM

Nice.

I'd like to here someone else's singing voice as well. :D

ericjosepi

03-28-2008, 11:59 PM

dude, that was awesome...you have a sweet sensitive voice with a lot of control, and a nicely built song, with good lyrics, too.

totally worth the wait :)

Thanks Joel, I really appreciate that.

ericjosepi

03-29-2008, 12:00 AM

Nice.

I'd like to here someone else's singing voice as well. :D

I agree... someone should sing harmonies on my next track ;)

rabidbadger

03-29-2008, 12:10 AM

that would be nice...

rabidbadger

03-31-2008, 02:33 AM

rabidbadger

03-31-2008, 02:34 AM

and can I say "dude" just once more, just because?

dude abides!!!

ericjosepi

03-31-2008, 02:40 AM

dang dude, just listened to your song again straight through twice, and again right now. dude. know what I forgot to say earlier? dude. You are doing everything... drums, vocals, writing, guitar... not to mention the recording/mixing, techy shit, encoding and uploading stuff. dang. I'm really starting to believe you are a genius. not kidding. dude!!!!

Joel, I really appreciate the high praise but I don't consider myself a genius. It's all very simple. I started working with FL Studio four or five years ago (when it was called Fruityloops 2.0) and have a pretty good working knowledge of the program. The recording and mixing? Also very simple with the right equipment and software. In fact, I do all my mixing in FL Studio. As for the drums, that all comes back to the fact that I used to play (but haven't for a lot of years) and I know basic patterns in various time signatures and used FL Studio as an elaborate drum machine.

As for lyrics and guitar, that stuff is hard. You can hear me fall off the rhythm a couple times in the song. But this song, the lyrics were easy. Like I mentioned in the other thread, they more or less wrote themselves which made my job a whole lot easier. I just had to find the right melody.

Haha! The Dude abides. :)

rabidbadger

03-31-2008, 03:11 AM

dude
you totally underestimate your skillzorz.

very very few talented musicians can do all that without distracting themselves from their actual singe instrument. You have an understanding of so many concepts of the whole thing. you are a "holistic" musician. You get the whole sphere of the production from square one, to mix my metaphores. I got huge high hopes for you. You just need confidence.

and dude, you got tweaks to make to the song. make em and repost them! ever see "let it be" movie?

You HAVE GOT TO listen to the newsest macbreak weekly podcast on twit.tv. weezer drummer was on it for close to two hours and had great things to say.

ericjosepi

03-31-2008, 03:31 AM

dude
you totally underestimate your skillzorz.

...

and dude, you got tweaks to make to the song. make em and repost them! ever see "let it be" movie?

You HAVE GOT TO listen to the newsest macbreak weekly podcast on twit.tv. weezer drummer was on it for close to two hours and had great things to say.

Maybe I do, but to me, when I have an idea and I can hear the majority of the song... I can crank it out in a matter of a few hours. Hell, that one was written Thrusday night and recorded and mixed Friday afternoon. You have no idea just how high on it I was. Like for someone who had been listening to Rock music for years, to hear something that could very easily be played on the radio (is that a bad thing? ;)) that I made myself, from scratch: was just amazing. Truly a special moment in my life.

Never saw the "let it be" movie. I'm not the biggest Beatles fan in the world. I love hearing their songs every now and again and enjoy it but I wouldn't consider myself a fan.

I've actually been really inspired by Johnathan Coulton's hour of breaking down what he does on TWiT a few weeks back. Really great insights there and he does a lot of the same stuff I do, just in a Mac-centric world.

But Pat on MacBreak Weekly eh? I'll have to put that on the iPod and listen to it tomorrow on the train.

ericjosepi

04-04-2008, 01:44 AM

New song up on the Virb site again. It's a cover of Such Great Heights by the Postal Service.

Just like last time I recommend downloading over streaming to get the best audio quality.

Also like last time, I'm looking forward to opinions from you, the Rev3 community :)

ericjosepi

04-11-2008, 10:17 PM

Live recording sesh in progress...
here (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/eric%27s-recording-seesions)

rabidbadger

04-12-2008, 02:54 AM

damn that was fun. can't wait to hear the final song.

ericjosepi

04-12-2008, 03:02 AM

That's the first time i've distorted my voice while singing... intense :D

ericjosepi

04-12-2008, 04:09 AM

Thanks to badge and xibby for showing up :)

ericjosepi

06-12-2008, 11:36 PM

So my partner in crime in our little duo called The Liar Paradox just finished out first track... any opinions would be lovely. Once again, I recommend downloading over streaming in order to get the full effect.

It's right here (http://virb.com/liarparadox)

gimpbully

06-13-2008, 12:03 AM

ericjosepi

06-13-2008, 12:09 AM

Dude... i'm just trying to promote my music... fuck virb.com all i want is to get my tunes out and if people choose to stream it Virb is the place. This has been covered between a mod and myself in the first three pages of this thread.

Again. Fuck virb. I just want to get the music out, OK? I mean seriously... I started this thread MONTHS ago.

gimpbully

06-13-2008, 12:11 AM

That's the point, there are tons of people trying to get their product out. Please, this is a forum rule, try and observe it.

Dude... i'm just trying to promote my music... fuck virb.com all i want is to get my tunes out and if people choose to stream it Virb is the place. This has been covered between a mod and myself in the first three pages of this thread.

Again. Fuck virb. I just want to get the music out, OK?

gimpbully

06-13-2008, 12:14 AM

Well then you'd have to delete Aria's post asking for input on her site.

First, please don't task me here, I'm paid by someone aside from you. Second, this wasn't a statement specifically about your post, it was addressing questions of spam in general and selectively allowing it. There is a rule, it was considered important enough to put down in bits and bytes, please observe it. This applies to every forum member, not just you.

ericjosepi

06-13-2008, 12:16 AM

First, please don't task me here, I'm paid by someone aside from you. Second, this wasn't a statement specifically about your post, it was addressing questions of spam in general and selectively allowing it. There is a rule, it was considered important enough to put down in bits and bytes, please observe it. This applies to every forum member, not just you.

[explative deleted]. That was MONTHS AGO! We've already been through this man...

comhcinc

06-13-2008, 12:19 AM

Jesus the fuck Christ. That was MONTHS AGO! We've already been through this man...
you did nercopost this thread. seems like you are opening yourself back up to it

ericjosepi

06-13-2008, 12:20 AM

you did nercopost this thread. seems like you are opening yourself back up to it

Would you have preferred I started a new thread as opposed to keeping it all in one place?

EDIT: Oh good, now my posts are being edited.

gimpbully

06-13-2008, 12:23 AM

You have been sent a PM explaining this. Again, this thread hasn't been closed yet, take a hint there and let it go

Would you have preferred I started a new thread as opposed to keeping it all in one place?

EDIT: Oh good, now my posts are being edited.

comhcinc

06-13-2008, 12:23 AM

Would you have preferred I started a new thread as opposed to keeping it all in one place?

EDIT: Oh good, now my posts are being edited.
i would rather you be part of the commuinty rather than popping in every now or then to post more of your stuff.

rabidbadger

06-13-2008, 12:23 AM

just a note on the spam rule here. This is advertising on a site owned by a company that stays afloat specifically as a result of advertising revenue. This *is* a rule and it's not one to be taken lightly. If you would like to advertise, please do not do it in the forum.

We are constantly closing threads that are strikingly similar to this.

gimp, rev3 fans are a creative bunch. we make stuff, we share it with our friends here. Eric's music is free in every sense of the word. Please read this whole thread and the other mod comments specifically.

If I post a pic of one of my paintings on flickr, who also advertise, it's cause I wanna share it with you. Not cause I want flickr to get one more hit. When a guy on the diggnation thread posts his comicbook of kevin and alex, gonna ban that too, no matter where it's hosted.

we are all friends here, in a community, and want to share stuff we do. with our friends. No one is spamming nothing on this thread. talk to the other mods about this, please, cause If I can't , we can't show our friends our stuff here, there are tons of other places your customers, er, viewers, er profit margin can go to.

gimpbully

06-13-2008, 12:26 AM

This has been discused at length. Rules aren't selectively applied in light of seniority. I would, again, point out that this thread is still open. It was a *gentle* reminder that there is a rule, specifically, against advertising in the forum.

edit for full clarification:
Look, here's the final fuzzy word here. You're an example being made because you resurrected a thread that looks, smells and feels like spam with more spammy looking goodness. I delete dozens of threads that follow the exact same format of this thread on a daily basis. This is me pointing out a rule.

That said, we haven't deleted the thread. We naturally support sharing of creative works but please be aware and cautious of the line between sharing and sharing for personal gain (I'm not saying that's specifically what you're doing but it's rather ambiguous).

Again, your thread hasn't been locked or deleted, this was pointing out that this is not a spammy forum.

gimp, rev3 fans are a creative bunch. we make stuff, we share it with our friends here. Eric's music is free in every sense of the word. Please read this whole thread and the other mod comments specifically.

If I post a pic of one of my paintings on flickr, who also advertise, it's cause I wanna share it with you. Not cause I want flickr to get one more hit. When a guy on the diggnation thread posts his comicbook of kevin and alex, gonna ban that too, no matter where it's hosted.

we are all friends here, in a community, and want to share stuff we do. with our friends. No one is spamming nothing on this thread. talk to the other mods about this, please, cause If I can't , we can't show our friends our stuff here, there are tons of other places your customers, er, viewers, er profit margin can go to.

rabidbadger

06-13-2008, 12:46 AM

Rules aren't selectively applied in light of seniority.

actually, they are. Great Mods here. spam vanishes instantly. Non spam among us friends gets to be shared amongst us. and also, dammit. With this whole thing going on... still aint even heard the song yet! and that was the point!

gimpbully

06-13-2008, 12:48 AM

I *will* say this, with no ambiguity: Rules are NOT to be selectively applied with regard to seniority.

We are not elitists in this respect and this has been the cause of some great consternation in the past.

actually, they are. Great Mods here. spam vanishes instantly. Non spam among us friends gets to be shared amongst us. and also, dammit. With this whole thing going on... still aint even heard the song yet! and that was the point!

Bohemian_Beauty

06-13-2008, 12:52 AM

I *will* say this, with no ambiguity: Rules are NOT to be selectively applied with regard to seniority.

We are not elitists in this respect and this has been the cause of some great consternation in the past.

Thank you! Yes it has. Forum politics, blech.. Circle-jerking elitism, I can do without. I'm glad at least the staff has their heads on straight.

rabidbadger

06-13-2008, 12:54 AM

yeah, we appreciate that. but nothing been broken here. dude shared some bits and bytes with his buds. no harm no foul. now go smoke a doob and listen to his awesome tunes. on loop :)

ericjosepi

06-13-2008, 01:10 AM

i would rather you be part of the commuinty rather than popping in every now or then to post more of your stuff.

I seem to remember my last post before this fiasco was me asking for help about some network issues in the Windows forum...

rabidbadger

06-13-2008, 01:15 AM

com, eric is a respected and much loved member of this community, but unllike you and me, has limited time online, what with school, fulltime job, hunnting babes, family, and friends, and making music... Unlike us, he has a real life. ;)

comhcinc

06-13-2008, 01:23 AM

com, eric is a respected and much loved member of this community, is he?
but unllike you and me, has limited time online, what with school, fulltime job, hunnting babes, family, and friends, and making music... Unlike us, he has a real life. ;)

hey all i am saying is he was here a lot then disappeared then didn't come back until he started wanting to pimp his music. so yeah i see what gimpbully is saying

rabidbadger

06-13-2008, 02:24 AM

dude. I love you both, but at 21 he has other priorities right now. good ones. one of them is his music. when he finishes a piece he shares it with us. when he aint here he is getting good grades, he's got a future so bright he gotta wear shades..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvIAyxpjEuc

uh oh. sent you to youtube. google gone and made a half penny, ban me!!!

Bohemian_Beauty

06-13-2008, 02:27 AM

uh oh. sent you to youtube. google gone a made a half penny, ban me!!!

That's uncalled for. =/

rabidbadger

06-13-2008, 02:31 AM

sorry. I get sarcastic when I try to make a point some times. but the point still stands. google made money when I posted that. Eric made Nothing !!! when he posted.

comhcinc

06-13-2008, 02:34 AM

dude. I love you both, but at 21 he has other priorities right now. good ones. one of them is his music. when he finishes a piece he shares it with us. when he aint here he is getting good grades, he's got a future so bright he gotta wear shades..

whatever. every thing his doing i am doing. i make this place one of my priorities he doesn't. why should he be allowed to pimp himself when the rest of us don't
if he posted more the everyone could see the link in his sig.

rabidbadger

06-13-2008, 02:51 AM

dude. post your stuff. we wanna see/hear/watch/read it. start a thread about it in general... we want you to share. and don't want you banned unless you got a spamscam going on beneath the hood. i can promise you, eric has NO such agenda..

comhcinc

06-13-2008, 02:53 AM

no. cause that would be spam. 'sides i do intend to profit from my work like every other muscian.

esophagus

06-13-2008, 03:02 AM

Jesus. GimpBully is staff. He made a point, a valid point, listen to it. You're being blatantly disrespectful and it is totally uncalled for.

Eric put "Self-Promotion" in the thread title because, obviously, he wasn't sure if it was allowed or not. It was allowed, and staff doesn't think it should be. Deal with it. Just because mods allowed it before, doesn't make it right.

This could have been closed, or even worse Eric banned. Instead it was just mentioned, and we're all left to post. Eric is more than welcome, as per forum rules, to update his signature and tell us each time he uploads some more stuff to virb. Try complying to staff rather than resisting.

You guys are all pointing out exactly the kind of elitism Gimp is talking about, and again, just because it goes on doesn't make it right.

rabidbadger

06-13-2008, 03:29 AM

the mods set a precedent, and this aint the only thread they did it with.. the "donate to my baby thread" "look at my comic thread" "here's my art " thread.... this is my podcast thread. we aint selling anything. just sharing with frieinds. THAT IS WHAT COMMUNITY IS ABOUT!!! yes I meant to shout. this is rediculous. we are all friends here. I wanna know what you are doing, eating, vacationing, creating, ...
Iti is absolutely totally ludicrous to bitch at eric for shariing hs talents among friends.

and if it comes to blows, then fuck rev3. fuck the forums. and fuck the mods. I can make my own forum for those who want to share. but most of us wanted to support rev3. and be part of it.

seems just cause it is music, it's verbotten, but If I put a poem here, no one would blink an eye

gimpbully

06-13-2008, 03:44 AM

I think we've clarified things clearly. Watch the line between sharing and promotion. We're all for free flow of ideas and creativity but this is not the appropriate place for promotion. This post clearly rode this line as closely as it could. Again, the thread is STILL open.

I want to assure you that other threads like this have been taken into account. Some of those are even closed for completely separate reasons, some of them rode the line even closer, hell, some even stepped clearly over it but we were lenient (VERY much like this instance).

the mods set a precedent, and this aint the only thread they did it with.. the "donate to my baby thread" "look at my comic thread" "here's my art " thread.... this is my podcast thread. we aint selling anything. just sharing with frieinds. THAT IS WHAT COMMUNITY IS ABOUT!!! yes I meant to shout. this is rediculous. we are all friends here. I wanna know what you are doing, eating, vacationing, creating, ...
Iti is absolutely totally ludicrous to bitch at eric for shariing hs talents among friends.

and if it comes to blows, then fuck rev3. fuck the forums. and fuck the mods. I can make my own forum for those who want to share. but most of us wanted to support rev3. and be part of it.

seems just cause it is music, it's verbotten, but If I put a poem here, no one would blink an eye

Bohemian_Beauty

06-13-2008, 03:46 AM

Good lord. Go start your own forum then! Take all the drama queens and attention whores with you please, or buck up, follow the rules and enjoy the community here!

esophagus

06-13-2008, 03:47 AM

Well, my response was slightly wittier than that, but the forums don't seem to want me to post it. ;)

xibalba

06-13-2008, 07:31 AM

Lost power when this first started and just got it back hah...glad it didn't too far out of hand.

Like it or not I would think staff members have more say then mods. No drama needed it only causes more problems got to have peace around here to keep it a fun place to be.

Rules are rules if we didn't have it would be chaos and digg stories being posted every other post.

So I hope it can be let go, he didn't delete the links nor did he close the thread. Just stated it was breaking a forum rule, which technically it is.

The rule has always been there and enforced. Sometimes they let things slide by, but not always.

Keep it in the sig and keep things peaceful round these parts.

*Hours of no internet access make Xibby go crazy* :p