[atlantaprog] BBS

Hey Alex,

If you don't get a lot of feedback from this, then maybe it's simply 
not time for an Atlanta prog bbs... after all, the people on this 
list comprise a good chunk of the audience for such a board, and if 
they aren't expressing interest, then I don't think I'd go to the 
trouble just yet. Maybe this is a discussion for the next meeting?

That being said, I'd certainly chip in a few bucks to eliminate those 
disgusting pop-up ads. I think that may be a few too many categories 
for now. I'm afraid a lot of them will just remian empty. If you 
decide to go through with it, I'll give you some input on categories.

Thanks for your efforts!

AWG


>OK, then if I were to set this up, I have a few questions from people:
>
>
>What if it were a nice (and free) BBS, but they had annoying pop-up ads?
>Are people comfortable enough with anti-popup ad software that this
>would not bother them at all?  This place also has 2 other options:
>
>A) I pay $30 for 6 months, and there are no pop-up ads anywhere on the
>BBS. (users like you pay nothing - just give me doantions to help pay
>for the site on a voluntary basis or something)
>B) The users pay $7 for 6 months (not mandatory, only if you don't want
>the popups), and even if my BBS has popup ads, they don't see them.  In
>fact, that user will not see any pop-up ads on my BBS or ANY BBS hosted
>with that company.
>
>Do any one of those sound feasable, or should I look around at other
>hosting options?
>
>
>
>
>OK, what would be good forums for the BBS
>
>(again, for a reference as to what this BBS could look like, check out:
>
>http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/
>
>
>I was thinking of the following forums on the BBS (I think that this is
>pretty comprehensive, but I may be missing something):
>
>anything underlined with ==== would be a forum section, like "General
>Forums," "Guitar," "Bass," etc. are on the link above
>
>Anything starting off with a * would be a forum, much like "Open Jam,"
>"The Music Biz," and "songwriting" under the General Forums at the above
>link.
>
>
>
>LOCAL
>=====
>* Gig Swapping - want gigs, need openers, have gigs and need bands, show
>announcements. 
>* Live Performances - Good clubs to play?  Bad clubs to play? Advice on
>lights, soundmen, PA rentals, etc.
>* Classifieds - Need another band member?  Looking for a band?  Got some
>equipment for sale?
>* Other Promotion - need/give advice about promo kits?  CD printing?
>Press kits?  Etc.
>
>Tech
>====
>* Equipment - discuss guitars, keyboards, mixers, lights, etc.
>* Computers - software & hardware
>
>Misc
>====
>* School - quetions on music theory?  Who wrote what song on what album?
>
>* Songwriting - self-explanatory
>* Recording tips - Got questions about how to properly apply compression
>to a track?  EQ?  Who makes good, cheap studio monitors?
>* Other Bands - got a new fav CD that you want everyone to check out?
>Everything that is not local
>* Industry - rants, raves about the music industry.  Industry related
>announcements, etc.
>* Everything Else - if it doesn't fit any of the other categories, then
>post it here.
>* Suggestion box
>
>Once I set this all up, I don't want to ave to do much in the form of
>moderation or maintenance on the site, so it will be an open,
>non-moderated BBS.  The only moderation I will do is remove
>ianppropriate stuff (personal flame wars that get nasty, porn, spam
>advertising, etc.).  It will be open to ANYONE, and I will rely on the
>prog folks to keep non-prog folks on the board centerd to the relevant
>topics (IOW, if someone starts posting about Madonna's new release, I
>expect the users to say 'hey, this is a prog-centered board.  Please
>post your Madonna stuff somewhere else')
>
>I also don't want to go through the whole thing of setting it up and get
>a total of like 5 posts in 3 months!  People have to want this and use
>it if I am to go through the trouble of setting it all up.
>
>PLEASE respond with any comments suggestions, criticisms, etc.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Alex F/Brain21
>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: atlantaprog-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  > [mailto:atlantaprog-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Allen
>>  Welty-Green
>>  Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 10:46 PM
>>  To: atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>  Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: atlantaprog Digest V1 #5
>>
>>
>>
>>  Hi Alex,
>>
>>  I think these things take on a life of their own - "if you build it,
>>  they will come"!
>>
>>  A BBS seems like the best option for sharing general prog info -
>>  reviews, news, etc. while this list is more of a business tool... a
>>  place to discuss the inner workings and machinations of promoting
>>  prog.
>>
>>  AWG
>>
>>  >  > Sean, any luck on setting up an Atlanta board within the
>>  >>  progressiveears architecture?
>>  >>  Alex, any luck on the bbs you were talking about?
>>  >>  Are you two guys working together on this?
>>  >>
>>  >
>>  >Nope.  As per my last email, I asked last week and got no
>>  responses, so
>>  >I just kinda assumed that no one really saw the point when
>>  we have the
>>  >this list.
>>  >
>>  >Maybe now that there are more members on the list...
>>  >
>>  >For those new to the list check the archives for my email about the
>>  >BBS.
>>  >
>>  >Alex F/Brain21
>>
>>

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