Where are the metal reviewers?
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Topic: Where are the metal reviewers?
Posted By: Andyman1125
Subject: Where are the metal reviewers?
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 9:43pm
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I just happened to notice the other day that I haven't encountered a single "metal reviewer." On PA, there are loads of Prog Reviewers, so I was wondering if MMA had the same system, instead of just all collaborators all the time. ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow">  http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 12:47am
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I was thinking about this myself. Maybe the site is still too young? But personally, I think we should Metal Reviewers without doubt! ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 1:00am
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I think pretty much all prolific contributors have so far been recruited to the collab ranks to help shape up the database, which is still very much a work in progress. I'm sure metal reviewers will be reality at some point. ------------- http://iamthreepeople.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow">  <- Click on this!
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 1:07am
That's what I was thinking, kinda soon to have metal reviewers when the site is still far from complete! I do hope we have it one day though. ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Pekka wrote:Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 1:55am
The option has actually just been implemented and I�m sure we�ll see promotions soon. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 1:58am
Excellent!  Thanks for that update! ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Vehemency
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 2:06am
| Sounds good! I can already think of names that could get that title. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 3:34am
Just PM me with suggestions. We don�t want a public popularity contest .------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 3:35am
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Well 502 reviews is an impressive list, and you're an admin as well as on 3 teams. Surely a little more duty won't hurt ya!  ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 3:41am
^ SC can�t be Metal Reviewers. Metal Reviewers are 4 star Collabs who dedicate their time to writing reviews but aren�t necessarily interested in adding artists and editing the database.------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 3:44am
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Nah I gotcha, but it IS quite a list you got!
------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 4:37am
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Well there are about 150 ratings among them so not all are reviews. I began a year ago to move all my reviews from PA to the drafts section of my profile and I plan to re-write those reviews at some point in the future before I post them here. I�d say there are about 300 - 400 reviews there too. I�m far from finished moving the reviews though. It�s quite a lot of work actually.
For example I�ve reviewed every studio album by Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden but only very few of those reviews have been posted here yet. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 3:50pm
I was asking because that's the only promotion I can really hope for - my "main" metal genre is prog metal and I doubt very many more collabs will be added to that team, so metal reviewer is my best shot  ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 11:32pm
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Reviewers are always an important part to the music site! And I was going to move alot of my PA reviews but honestly...a lot of them are terrible  Also generally geared for a prog audience. My MMA reviews are, hopefully, better! Edit: Of course I can't be one, which is fine. I just love reviewing  ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2011 at 2:38am
There�s not necessarily a restriction on how many Collaborators we want working on the subgenres. We value any hard working and dedicated Collab. So if you think you fit that description you are more than welcome to apply here: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=286&title=post-your-application-as-a-subgenre-team-member" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=286&title=post-your-application-as-a-subgenre-team-member . ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2011 at 4:14pm
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I'll work with metal reviewer for now. And thanks to the admins for the promotion! ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2011 at 8:32pm
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I appreciate the invitation and promotion!! Metal on!! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/FinalSignOfficial" rel="nofollow - FINAL SIGN - US Power Metal |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2011 at 1:54am
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I'm happy to be a metal reviewer! I was able to bust out quite a few over winter break, and I will try to get as many as I can out even though I'm currently in the middle of a college semester (rough). Nonetheless I will uphold my duties!
------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2011 at 3:02pm
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hey, what are your requirements to become reviewer? ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2011 at 3:38pm
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I know at ProgArchives you needed at least 30 decent to very well written reviews of a quasi-broad spectrum (e.g. not all thrash metal reviews, but some other genres too)
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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2011 at 3:51pm
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^I know that. I just wonder if there are the same rules or you're maybe... slightly less demanding. Nice sig by the way  ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2011 at 3:56pm
| well, for this first wave of promotions I guess the admins looked and said, "oh, this handful of people have lots of well-written reviews, as well as seeming quite knowledgeable without having applied for a genre team" |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2011 at 4:29pm
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Basically what happened to me. Then I was promoted again! ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2011 at 4:43pm
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Well, it would be nice to be a collab, but the genres I know well are already filled with them  ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2011 at 5:20pm
Read this:
I was invited to join, but if you're up to being a collab, I recommend applying. ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2011 at 6:02pm
That's a rough guideline we will be following here as well. It's not really a position one applies to get. Basically, if you can write a good amount of reviews that are well written, you will get consideration. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |