Gearslutz Has Decided to Change Its Name
- Thread starter R. Soul
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dzilizzi
Senior Member
It's okay with me. I was kind of over the whole Gearslutz/space discussion a long time ago.No offence taken. Very few people discover polka music at a later age and begin following it. It just doesn't work that way. You have to be born into the music to have the oompah in your blood.
It can be. It's a common misconception, though, that polka music prioritizes fun over finesse. That's because of the schtick stigma attached to it. There are some polka bands out there that push the schtick, because the schtick is what sells to the general public. But when catering to true polka aficionados like those you'd find attending a polka fest, schtick doesn't get a lot of love. Finesse does. So in that respect, playing polka music live is very enjoyable, but no more or less enjoyable than when blues, rock, or country musicians get together to play.
Thank you!
I feel bad that this thread got hi-jacked (my fault) so if anyone wants a little more polka music insight, feel free to PM me.
Congratulations to GearSpace for coming up with an innocuous yet perfectly appropriate new name.
NYC Composer
Senior Member
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Stay weird, my friends.
Stay weird, my friends.
Mark Evans
Member
Since my posting this update on Meg Lee Chin's story got taken down from the other thread here and I have also been "removed" from all discussions over at Gearslutz for merely quoting a poster querying why all mentions of her story had been disappeared - even though it is on Wikipedia and is a matter of court record, I'm just posting this here to see how long it lasts.
https://gearwarz.megleechin.com/node/4
https://gearwarz.megleechin.com/node/4
chocobitz825
Senior Member
I'm kind of confused over the whole thing. What is the point of bringing up this case? I mean, shitty business practices are valid, and maybe they were motivated by a lack of respect for women at the time...and she seems to imply she thought the name was shitty then...but their lawsuit is 10 years old(?) what are we supposed to gather from this? Is it meant to imply that the current change of name is lacking in sincerity? meant to tarnish the name of the current owner? I mean...I don't care if that is the case, but it'd be nice to have a clearer idea of what we're supposed to do with this information.
Mark Evans
Member
It's not that I disagree with you. But given that her information is a matter of public record and given that Gearslutz is happy to host 3 very long threads of people chuntering over the name change, I am truly puzzled at the way in which merely referring to the case leads, in her case on Muffwiggler, in my case (and my single post on GS didn't directly refer to it) there and here to get 'disappeared' .
I do find the systematic silencing odd and I don't feel it reflects well on the transparency of the British music industry and the inclusivity that the name change is supposed to give.
chocobitz825
Senior Member
ah ok, so this is more about the business on the whole? I honestly don't know. Her posts seems to imply that there are factors that cant be discussed openly. It's a very common and shitty part of the music business. I can only imagine that if there are matters that cant be talked about openly by both parties, it would be not in the interest of gearspace to encourage discussion of that matter on their forum. I'm not sure why it would be removed from VI-control thought
timprebble
Sound designer, Composer, Sound library developer
Similarly great to see Muffwiggler modular synth forum has changed its name to Modwiggler
How Muffwiggler got its tone deaf name:
https://bluestockingsmag.com/2014/04/17/muff-wiggler-sexism-in-audio-cultures/
MOD WIGGLER - Index page
www.modwiggler.com
How Muffwiggler got its tone deaf name:
https://bluestockingsmag.com/2014/04/17/muff-wiggler-sexism-in-audio-cultures/
It shouldn't be that much of a mystery why your post got "disappeared" here. You posted it in a thread where I clearly prefaced the title with: "Women Only."
Mark Evans
Member
Other male posts not deleted; I added no editorial, linked to follow up post by woman already cited.
el-bo
When life gives you lemons, swap 'em for mangos
I'm a male and I got deleted from that thread, so there's that
el-bo
When life gives you lemons, swap 'em for mangos
And you'll see several posts from me in that same thread explaining the situation, including why I deleted over a hundred other men's posts, not just yours.
This post is simply too whiny to tolerate, so I'm giving Mark a timeout for a few days.
chocobitz825
Senior Member
so i we’re post name change...and the world hasn’t burned to the ground....at least no more than usual....can we agree that ultimately this was not a big deal for us?
fakemaxwell
Senior Member
But Mike, I'm a man on the internet. Where are all the spaces for me to yell my opinions???
Trash Panda
Clueless nitwit
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