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Posted by dark_tenshi on Feb-18-2003 07:53:

The website has attracted tens of thousands of music enthusiasts from all over the globe. The one thing that started all this is probably trance.

Personally, I don't think there's a better name than tranceaddict since trance is music we fell in love with. Yes, a lot of us have moved onto other types genres, be it progressive, techno, breaks, or whatever, but deep in our hearts, trance is what we truely love.

Posted by Sid on Feb-18-2003 08:39:

quote:
Originally posted by uwmadtrance
we could just rename it

leechersaskingaboutsoulseekanddc.com

or

usethefuckingsearchbuttonaddict.com

But that would be just as pointless.

LOL ! what about howdoIgetOnTheTaDirectHub.com

Posted by Enfuse Dub on Feb-18-2003 08:55:

Whatever is clever dudes, check out http://www.Trancesystem.com

Posted by Ian on Feb-18-2003 13:43:

Trance covers many forms from tech trance to hard trance to progressive trance or Psy Trance , therefore tranceaddict is fine, if you don't like it go off & make houseaddict or n00baddict or leechaddict.com orwhatever cos it's fine as it is here, Tranceaddict rules cos it does what it says on the tin

Posted by Ian on Feb-18-2003 13:51:

Whoopsie, double post again, me bad

Posted by DrUg_Tit0 on Feb-18-2003 14:42:

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Dude, wheres my car? Can you relax for a sec. Look at a site like Mp3.com, do you think mp3.com would do 1/100th the business or success if it was called TranceMp3.com, RapMp3.com , RockMp3.com? Trance is not the only topic or type of music that is discussed here, All types of Electronica is, so it only make sense for benefit of this site and its patrons that it be called what it truly is, an Electronica Dance Music Forum. Im a bit of a economics and market research guy so I guess I see things on the macro level...you seem like a traditionalist and thats fine...but there's nothing wrong with Change dude...o yah and some new colors would be kool for the site haha.

This is a site for people who like trance music. Of course most of those people like some other sorts of music, and sometimes other sorts of music are discussed. However, we still know that everyone's top genre or at least very near the top is trance. By commercializing this site and introducing other kinds of music, the forums would get very diffused by people who don't like trance and by topics which aren't about trance. Tranceaddict is a community which is connected by people's love for trance. If you would bring other sorts of music here, the only common thing here that binds us all would be lost. You would first experience a drastic fall in interest of many tranceaddicts who visit this forum, me included. The new members wouldn't be so hooked, so the number of visits to this site would fall dramatically, and you would have two solutions. Either coming back to what was and wait for a long time to rebuild the old stuff, or going even more commercial to attract new masses. The second one is obviously a better way from your point of view, so you'd get a general music discussion forum. Most of tranceaddict community would either disperse, or a new site would be created where we could all meet again.

Commercialization is only good for making profit. Pop fans don't have any sort of community, and pop singers are in it just for money. Cheesy trance artists are out there just because they share your philosophy. It seemed to them that they will make more money by producing cheesier music for the larger masses, but I really doubt that Ian van Dahl is earning more money than Tiesto. And I am absolutely sure that his fans are nowhere near as supportive for him as Tiesto's are.

How would this site profit from commercialization? It is not selling anything, on the contrary, it is freely distributing mp3 music and videos, and that is against the law. So you'd have only forums left, because other sections of the site would have to be closed to insure no legal action will be taken against the site. Maybe swamper would get more profit from the sponsors because of more clicks on the site. But that is also very questionable. A successful transformation from a trance-community+mp3 sharing+music videos site into a popular music discussion forum is a very questionable not only from a financial point of view. Not to mention that there is a bigger issue here, and that is everyone on this site loves trance and I think you are pretty much alone in wanting to expand this site into supporting other forms of music. Although big sites and forums are diverse and are covering most of the subjects, smaller one-subject oriented sites still exist and will always exist, because whenever a site like this turns into a site that covers more subjects in a less in-depth way, a need for a new such site arises, which attracts the same people that were on the previous one. Basically the transformation wouldn't do anyone a favour.

P.S. And I like the colors, I think they're really nice and topic-related in a sort of way. I suppose you'd also want them in a more popular public-oriented way?

P.P.S. I don't like the look of the trancesystem site.

Posted by arj1o1 on Feb-18-2003 15:34:

if this will be called progressive addict or split the forums in technoaddict.com or something they members will split and nobody will discovers something news it's good that trance people have to see some progressive now

Posted by UWM on Feb-18-2003 17:36:

Hi I'm a business major at my local college, and I wanted to show off all the concepts I learned in Econ 101 last semester. And I think that none of you could possibly understand what I'm talking about, because I am business oriented.

Posted by victor on Feb-18-2003 18:20:

quote:
Originally posted by uwmadtrance
Hi I'm a business major at my local college, and I wanted to show off all the concepts I learned in Econ 101 last semester. And I think that none of you could possibly understand what I'm talking about, because I am business oriented.

BUDDY!!!!

thats perfectly fine... i'm doing the same shit... if i got some new software that would speed up the servers, i'd be the first to share it with y'all ....

but the POINT here is that WE'RE NOT IN BUSINESS, that's what we've been trying to explain to you... this is just a community which shares a common interest...

it's like me asking you to break a leg climbing up your classroom stairs and pretend it was an accident and sue your university/college... but you're not there for the money are you??????????????

well, maybe if you're that business oriented then this is a sweet idea for you eh?

anyways, basically ... you're there for an education ...

this was not the perfect analogy but i hope u get the point ...

cheers to trancesystem.com
but im still a TA!!!

Posted by KilldaDJ on Feb-18-2003 18:23:

WTFaddict

Posted by Qtip_00 on Feb-18-2003 18:43:

maybe instead of changing the name we could add a few more catagories in the forums. I think if we change the name, then we will get alot of new members and soon the place would turn to a flame war (cough isonews.com cough). I think its a good idea to keep the name but if it means more organization maybe we should add like a house catagory and stuff in the forum.

Posted by victor on Feb-18-2003 21:21:

put this in the site suggestions forum...

Posted by LiquidX on Feb-18-2003 22:36:

Tranceaddict is what attracts all trance lovers, or at least people that are into trance, so in a way, we can all discuss and share the same tastes. Not mattering if each one of us likes another type of music as well, this is the place where we all have THE same common taste. About Breaks and techno.. yes, people also discuss about the other genres, but in a trancey way, like Hybrid, which is like break-trance type of thing, and techno which is closely related to trance by history.. I mean, trance comes from techno.. so basically many like that genre as well, so it will obviously fit to discuss about techno songs ( sven vath, chris lieben and so on ) .. About the progressive issue. Those prog. heads came liking the trance sound, and they still do, but maybe in a more underground way.. take as for example Sasha who is more Prog. Trance .. and sometimes just trance. So I dont agree on changing the name, because been in EDMaddict, would bring tooooo much crap .. and way more fightings and spamming.. so Hell no to a change.

Posted by UWM on Feb-18-2003 22:57:

quote:
Originally posted by UWM
Hi I'm a business major at my local college, and I wanted to show off all the concepts I learned in Econ 101 last semester. And I think that none of you could possibly understand what I'm talking about, because I am business oriented.

I had hoped this would be taken as a sarcastic mock, but apparently it wasn't.

Posted by MindShifter on Feb-18-2003 23:23:

quote:
Originally posted by uwmadtrance
I had hoped this would be taken as a sarcastic mock, but apparently it wasn't.

Sarcasm is lost on too many ppl unfortunately. I think one must be a sarcastic person in the first place in order to pick up on it, my roommate and i were lmao at ur post!

Oh and btw EDMaddict just flows soooooooo much better than trancEaddict doesnt it?

Posted by speedracer_mec on Feb-18-2003 23:44:

BLAH@!

Posted by Rakoon on Feb-19-2003 00:45:

The fact is we're all here because we have trance as a common interest. Many people enjoy other styles too, but they like trance as well. Then there are many people who only enjoy trance, and dislike all other styles. The similarity there is enjoying trance.

Posted by elena on Feb-19-2003 04:01:

edm=electronic dance music?
pfft.
trends trends trends

Posted by Phu on Feb-19-2003 08:34:

Re: ___________? Addict

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Originally posted by Enfuse Dub
We have many Genres and Sub Genres to Electronica. This forums name takes up EDM's most widely accepted form...Trance. Over the past year that I have been visiting this Forum, Ive seen a lot of changes in what people listen to and what they post about. TA's going from "dying" over a new release, to id'g every song of a Live Tiesto or AvB set, the cheese posts, and the Top 5,10,100 posts. The posts about Politics in Trance. Then in the last 6 months, Progressive House stepped in and changed everything. It then gave room for Breaks and Techno to nudge in. TA community showed signs of evolution. The Prog vs Trance wars started and the fans of two big sub genres of EDM found themselves on either side or like myself they enjoyed both. All that being said, wouldnt it be tite for a New Name for our Vast and diverse community? Something punk rock that everyone can relate to. If you agree, post a new potential name.

EDMAddict.
leave Tranceaddict alone and stop making up idea for this site. Its fine the way it is.

Posted by arctic on Feb-19-2003 09:36:

Re: ___________? Addict

quote:
Originally posted by Enfuse Dub
We have many Genres and Sub Genres to Electronica. This forums name takes up EDM's most widely accepted form...Trance. Over the past year that I have been visiting this Forum, Ive seen a lot of changes in what people listen to and what they post about. TA's going from "dying" over a new release, to id'g every song of a Live Tiesto or AvB set, the cheese posts, and the Top 5,10,100 posts. The posts about Politics in Trance. Then in the last 6 months, Progressive House stepped in and changed everything. It then gave room for Breaks and Techno to nudge in. TA community showed signs of evolution. The Prog vs Trance wars started and the fans of two big sub genres of EDM found themselves on either side or like myself they enjoyed both. All that being said, wouldnt it be tite for a New Name for our Vast and diverse community? Something punk rock that everyone can relate to. If you agree, post a new potential name.

EDMAddict.

there is nothing wrong with ta, there is no point in changing the name. fuck off.

Posted by Enfuse Dub on Feb-19-2003 23:47:

Re: Re: ___________? Addict

quote:
Originally posted by arctic
there is nothing wrong with ta, there is no point in changing the name. fuck off.

STFU tit.

Posted by Ian on Feb-20-2003 00:06:

Re: Re: Re: ___________? Addict

quote:
Originally posted by Enfuse Dub
STFU tit.

just cos most ppl dont like ur idea, no need to pick on one guy, deal with the fact that EDMaddict won['t happen cos tranceaddict suffices, and stop abusing the ppl who dont agree with u, its not a communist world u know

Posted by Enfuse Dub on Feb-20-2003 00:24:

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quote:
Originally posted by ferrycorstenfan
just cos most ppl dont like ur idea, no need to pick on one guy, deal with the fact that EDMaddict won['t happen cos tranceaddict suffices, and stop abusing the ppl who dont agree with u, its not a communist world u know

Feeling jealous? You should STFU too.
PS: EDMaddict was just a proposal...its not something you should be crying over or attacking me about, I knew some tits wouldnt agree to it, but I posted it anyways because im not here to make a bunch of tits happy(although I made my gf's last nite very happy )
Go back to making your top 10 post or your OMG This song is soooo good "I DIEEEE", after 10 others have said the same thing. Wankstas.
Now im probably going to get my acct suspend lol...but who cares?

Posted by Rakoon on Feb-20-2003 00:51:

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Posted by Enfuse Dub on Feb-20-2003 05:31:

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