Can Newspapers Save Local Music?

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Can Newspapers Save Local Music?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday July 15, 2002 @04:52AM from the localization-localization-localization dept.

impaler writes: "Roblimo has posted a great piece over at NewsForge about how the Washington Post and other newspapers are hosting MP3 download sites for local musicians and how the sites are actually very popular. An interesting read." Just because the "music industry" works a certain way right now doesn't mean that all change is bad; Bruce Springsteen is apparently finding that he doesn't need much beyond a lock and key to keep the Internet hordes from passing around his albums before they're released, and the musicians on the Washington Post site seem to like being there.

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early post by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 04:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

this new post limit system is totally unfair.
and all the AC posts suck.

go ahead and ban me.
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Trolls.. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 04:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The fucking trolls are trashing this place!
just out of curioity by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:01 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Doesn't this new facist system make moderators' lives even tougher? Having to knock down all the AC posts must suck...

Also, doesn't this completely ruin the AC concept? All you've really done is make -1 into 0. Now people that want to avoid crap can't browse at 0 because it's all trolls. You should have left us where we were.

People that want to post something AC are going to know that it'll be lost in the sea of crapfloods.
Trolls used to be easy to identify and filter, now they blend right in.

Your pal,
Anonymous Cowrad
Re:how about .. by scott1853 · 2002-07-15 05:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I'd vote for a reference article caching server first.
KARMA CHANGE? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

OT - but how come now I dont have a karma "score" but instead have "karma: excellent"

They change this recently... and I missed it? just wondering.
1. Re:KARMA CHANGE? by renehollan · 2002-07-15 05:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Apparently, too many people obsessed over actual numerical karma scores (myself included, to some degree).
  Personally, I'dve preferred to have number/non-number a user preference.
  
  --
  You could've hired me.
2. Re:KARMA CHANGE? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Personally, I don't give a damn. But it's fun to watch the debates.
3. Re:KARMA CHANGE? by renehollan · 2002-07-15 05:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Actually, what pisses me off is when I have a relevant response to an off-topic post.
  Because my response of off-topic to the main thread, I select the "No Score +1 Bonus", but this still causes me to post at +1. That usually gets an off-topic down mod.
  There are times I wish I could post at 0 (instead of the default +2), but not have to do so anonymously.
  
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  You could've hired me.
4. Re:KARMA CHANGE? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  thats why when I posted the original comment - i did it as AC... so as not to get my karma involved.
Re:Local music by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

troll account, mod parent down please.
Re:fp you dicksucking dicksuckers by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The story started out strong but kind of died in the end. The conclusion was too abrupt. Something just didn't fit right in the overall picture.

--GnR
I LOVE NY by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:19 · Score: -1, Offtopic

thanks, best fucking state in the world.

And I just recently visited LA again this summer, and its a shit hole... someone spit at me at the local food shop.. fucking bullshit

chicago was decent... its really clean, but sooo boring, same thing with the other states..

NEW YORK CITY IS THE BEST CITY/STATE

Should be called United State of New York
Re:Local music by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic

No seriously, look at what PhysicsGenius posts. Every message is an obvious troll. Mods need to get a clue.
Re:Local music by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-15 05:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic

stop wasting your mod points on me, i'm just an AC
Warning: O/T Re:KARMA CHANGE? by renehollan · 2002-07-15 05:53 · Score: 0, Offtopic

thats why when I posted the original comment - i did it as AC... so as not to get my karma involved.
That rather defeats the purpose of karma. Also, can't you selectively decide what bonus to give to non-anonymous posts you read? I think so. Thus, the ability to post non-anonymously at 0 would be useful.
Should I post this anonymously, to avoid losing more karma? Ah fsck it, I'll post at +2, just to burn the points of those who insist on modding down to -1.

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You could've hired me.