Forum etiquette; IMO.
The idea that, for reasons mentioned and sadly borne out many times previously, it is best to keep discussion to the stated topic of the thread seems to be a hopeless cause here. I do hope I am wrong about that. One specific piece of etiquette that, if observed, would help prevent things from getting out of control even further than they often do is the idea that any comment or music (!!!!!) posted is fair game for anyone to comment on. Sure, anyone can address another contributor specifically, but not exclusively. Seems to me that this why there is private messaging. It also seems to me that the purpose of wanting that kind of exclusivity in a PUBLIC forum is to, not only keep the dialogue exclusive, but to also make sure that everyone else views it without having the benefit of participating. Not cool.
The idea that, for reasons mentioned and sadly borne out many times previously, it is best to keep discussion to the stated topic of the thread seems to be a hopeless cause here. I do hope I am wrong about that. One specific piece of etiquette that, if observed, would help prevent things from getting out of control even further than they often do is the idea that any comment or music (!!!!!) posted is fair game for anyone to comment on. Sure, anyone can address another contributor specifically, but not exclusively. Seems to me that this why there is private messaging. It also seems to me that the purpose of wanting that kind of exclusivity in a PUBLIC forum is to, not only keep the dialogue exclusive, but to also make sure that everyone else views it without having the benefit of participating. Not cool.