Re: [Harp-L] my issue with slidemeister

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, I banned myself from slidemeister many years ago because the super-narrow focus of the allowed discussion there did not meet my needs as a musician. 
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From: Gene Pool <subdomaintain@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, June 4, 2010 10:08:35 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] my issue with slidemeister

My issue with slidemeister goes beyond separation of diatonic and chromatic forums.  Diatonic sounds on a chromatic might have easily been, Playing a nasty blues on chromatic.  Either way it's chromatic discussion.
 
The root of the problem is that 'diatonic' is a dirty word on the forum.  That can easily extend to the blues and other topics, such as miking and amps and such.  The owner really doesn't want any of these topics showing up on the chromatic boards.  I have also heard that he doesn't welcome all of the altered tuning threads that have been happening recently.
 
My protest was not about discussing diatonics on the chromatic board, as I don't play diatonics.  My protest is that slidemeister wants limit discussion that doesn't fit into it's idea of what the chromatic should be. 
 
Of course they have the right to have any kind of site they want.  Just don't call it, A place for all things chromatic, unless you mean it.