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Contest by country?
bad idea but w/e 
So what exactly have I done wrong with my contest in particular? I put a lot of effort into compiling something which I thought would be fun and interesting, but you make it sound like that was the wrong thing to do and you'd much prefer a bunch of obvious anthems. Criticising the track selection because it doesn't cater to your individual tastes is akin to criticising a general knowledge quiz because you've never studied a particular subject.
I appreciate that this is tranceaddict, but why does that mean other styles of EDM shouldn't be included? After all, I would hope that most people here listen to something other than trance at least once in a while. And if they don't, why the hell not?
I also appreciate that posting scores so early into the competition may put people off entering, but I was only following what had gone before and besides, it's only a bit of fun. Well it's supposed to be, anyway. Evidently I was na�ve to think that I could please everyone, so apologies to all who don't appreciate the diversity.
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| Originally posted by Sand Leaper That more trance in a contest = more people able to score high is a myth. You only need to look at JJ-T1's contest to see that. |
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| Originally posted by [MaRt] So what exactly have I done wrong with my contest in particular? I put a lot of effort into compiling something which I thought would be fun and interesting, but you make it sound like that was the wrong thing to do and you'd much prefer a bunch of obvious anthems. Criticising the track selection because it doesn't cater to your individual tastes is akin to criticising a general knowledge quiz because you've never studied a particular subject. I appreciate that this is tranceaddict, but why does that mean other styles of EDM shouldn't be included? After all, I would hope that most people here listen to something other than trance at least once in a while. And if they don't, why the hell not? I also appreciate that posting scores so early into the competition may put people off entering, but I was only following what had gone before and besides, it's only a bit of fun. Well it's supposed to be, anyway. Evidently I was na�ve to think that I could please everyone, so apologies to all who don't appreciate the diversity. |
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| Originally posted by [MaRt] So what exactly have I done wrong with my contest in particular? I put a lot of effort into compiling something which I thought would be fun and interesting, but you make it sound like that was the wrong thing to do and you'd much prefer a bunch of obvious anthems. Criticising the track selection because it doesn't cater to your individual tastes is akin to criticising a general knowledge quiz because you've never studied a particular subject. I appreciate that this is tranceaddict, but why does that mean other styles of EDM shouldn't be included? After all, I would hope that most people here listen to something other than trance at least once in a while. And if they don't, why the hell not? I also appreciate that posting scores so early into the competition may put people off entering, but I was only following what had gone before and besides, it's only a bit of fun. Well it's supposed to be, anyway. Evidently I was na�ve to think that I could please everyone, so apologies to all who don't appreciate the diversity. |
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[MaRt] you've done a superb job!!! This discussion just happened to blossom up during your contest... 
Yeah Mart youres is grand. I reckon this has been brewing for a while and it just happened to blow up around now 
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| Originally posted by Floorfiller i hope you didn't take this thread as an attack at your contest MaRt...i think you did a great job with it. |
Well it does feel somewhat like an attack when the contest's only just started and already people would rather it be swept under the rug in favour of something else. Oh well, and all that.
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| Originally posted by [MaRt] Well it does feel somewhat like an attack when the contest's only just started and already people would rather it be swept under the rug in favour of something else. Oh well, and all that. |
. i didn't really think through that the contest was still on going and maybe we should wait until it's done...sorry i jumped the gun :/
apart from some bad timing i dont feel this thread should be closed. I dont personally join in the ID contests a) due to my dated knowledge of trance and b) i dont have time considering everything else i do around here.
Mart i dont believe Jason meant this in anyway negatively about your contest but if some of the ideas from this thread were considered for future ID contests then it may improve them.
re-opened.
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| Originally posted by Coup apart from some bad timing i dont feel this thread should be closed. I dont personally join in the ID contests a) due to my dated knowledge of trance and b) i dont have time considering everything else i do around here. Mart i dont believe Jason meant this in anyway negatively about your contest but if some of the ideas from this thread were considered for future ID contests then it may improve them. re-opened. |
... i was going to reopen it, but obviously can't in this forum hehe
Thanks for re-opening the thread, Coup. I know that it wasn't an attack on my contest but briefly took the criticism personally as I so often do (though not to the extent Jason thought when he closed the thread!). It'll be interesting to see whether anyone can propose something that satisfies everyone...
because i dont get 0 day releases
I've always listened through the IDs in every contest so far but never entered.. for various reasons.
Even if i've been listenin to EDM as long as i can remember, I suck sooo much in IDing and trainspotting overall, especially in the type of trance alot of people want the contest to be like, unless i don't own the tracks myself or have listened to them recently. I tend to remember random bits and probably unnecessary info here and there but straight IDing isn't my thing at all. That's how my mind works. Sadly.
My mind is also too much of a perfectionist so i won't enter if i don't get a somewhat reasonable score, reasonable IMO of course depends on the contest and if i'm sure how much am i gonna get, possibility not to win isn't the reason why i haven't entered.
As i don't collect nor listen mp3s much at all and so don't have terabytes of mp3s on my HDD, it's a bit too much of an effort to browse through my whole record collection to find some particular tracks i'm sure i have.. takes too much time which i never have enough for a task like that.
I think the contests shouldn't last so long but rather like a week. Then for most of us there wouldn't be much time to make a thorough search for tracks in online stores and mp3 collections but just to get a first impression and just listen and listen the IDs over and over again if you might remember it.. and then send the ideas in. If not, then you would be like me. Hahaha! Maybe even Chris or you Jason would have chances to win the contest then because the lack of mp3 resources wouldn't be a disadvantage anymore.
I might have entered Mart's contest but i'm too much of an insider, had some tiny little part in the making of this contest so it would have been cheating if i'd entered.
because the prize sucks. seriously, seems like a pain in the arse to come up with a new contest. add a CD or vinyl and you'll get more entrants.
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| Originally posted by GrimReaper Hahaha! Maybe even Chris or you Jason would have chances to win the contest then because the lack of mp3 resources wouldn't be a disadvantage anymore. |
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| Originally posted by Spacey Orange because the prize sucks. seriously, seems like a pain in the arse to come up with a new contest. add a CD or vinyl and you'll get more entrants. |
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| Originally posted by [MaRt] I've got plenty of duff compilations from over the years. |
Am I the only one who thinks more samples are better? It's more gratifying because you can ID more, and it allows a larger range of scores. If you had 30 samples, then you'd probably end up with a very crowded scoreboard.
i think i'll be able to pull off 10 of the 60... how sad
i'm already enjoying the ID contest though...
would like to see shorter contest periods though...
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| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Am I the only one who thinks more samples are better? It's more gratifying because you can ID more, and it allows a larger range of scores. If you had 30 samples, then you'd probably end up with a very crowded scoreboard. |
i dont enter because, floorfiller as you know, i have enough friggen IDs that no one can solve.
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 i dont enter because, floorfiller as you know, i have enough friggen IDs that no one can solve. |
. btw i saw you posted some more samples the last couple of days...i think i can ID a couple when i have the energy
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| Originally posted by Floorfiller hahaha. yeah that's true . btw i saw you posted some more samples the last couple of days...i think i can ID a couple when i have the energy |
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