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doublecola Member Since: February 2007 Contributions: 631 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:55 pm Central Time Granted, I've been gone a while, but this place doesn't seem at all the same. What happened to the politics forum? Where has the life, the soul, the comments, the passion, the personality of Retroland gone? Come back, Shane. Come back! _________________ "...people don't do what they believe in, they just do what's most convenient, then they repent." --Bob Dylan (Brownsville Girl)
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mwsmedia Member Since: September 2009 Contributions: 214 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Re: Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:13 pm Central Time There have been a lot of changes in the last month or so, all as a result of Boss Radio and Jupiter having the resources and time to commit more fully to the site's growth and success. Everything we're doing is dedicated to that goal. Like any transitional time, the changes have been rough for some people and exhilarating for others. You came back at a good time -- I just posted a kind of State of the Union that talks about some of this stuff. You should also take a gander at the Community Guidelines, as they've been updated and you'll want to make sure you understand them. If you have any questions, concerns or ideas about Retroland.com you'd like to share, please do so directly -- PM me, or write suggestions@retroland.com. However, the public forums are not the appropriate venue for that -- please contact me directly. Meanwhile, I hope you'll jump back into the forums -- it's been almost a year since your last post! Best, _________________ Matthew Wayne Selznick Chief Evangelist http://www.retroland.com
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hulk Member Since: October 2006 Contributions: 3561 Gold Stars: 241 View User Posts	Re: Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:28 pm Central Time doublecola wrote: Granted, I've been gone a while, but this place doesn't seem at all the same. What happened to the politics forum? Where has the life, the soul, the comments, the passion, the personality of Retroland gone? Come back, Shane. Come back! view Franks with us now. PM me and I'll tell you how. _________________ Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage -- it can be delightful." -George Bernard Shaw
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2154 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:06 am Central Time Granted, I've been gone a while, but this place doesn't seem at all the same. What happened to the politics forum? Where has the life, the soul, the comments, the passion, the personality of Retroland gone? Come back, Shane. Come back! ----------------------------------------------- "NIP IT!"
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H2IZCOOL Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 3305 Gold Stars: 70 View User Posts	Re: Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:51 am Central Time hulk wrote: Franks with us now. PM me and I'll tell you how. view So it's us (us us us) and them (them them them) ? Looks like we're building a Wall! _________________ The spammers are taking over. It's the end of the world as we know it!
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mwsmedia Member Since: September 2009 Contributions: 214 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Re: Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:17 am Central Time H2IZCOOL wrote: So it's us (us us us) and them (them them them) ? view Retroland.com is the perfect place to share and celebrate the pop culture that shaped us into the people we are today. That, in a nutshell, is the mission of this website. We've got Retro Central in the Retrotalk section to talk about non-retro stuff when we want. For folks who aren't as interested in Retro topics, there are other destinations on the web. The beautiful thing about the Internet is there's never a need for an us / them approach (whether or not it's produced by Alan Parsons) because the right place for whatever you want to do is just a click away. Retroland.com is your retro-centric resource and gathering place for when you want to do that. Best, _________________ Matthew Wayne Selznick Chief Evangelist http://www.retroland.com
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sweetsgrl Member Since: February 2006 Contributions: 2916 Gold Stars: 124 View User Posts	Re: Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:51 pm Central Time mwsmedia wrote: Retroland.com is the perfect place to share and celebrate the pop culture that shaped us into the people we are today. That, in a nutshell, is the mission of this website. We've got Retro Central in the Retrotalk section to talk about non-retro stuff when we want. For folks who aren't as interested in Retro topics, there are other destinations on the web. The beautiful thing about the Internet is there's never a need for an us / them approach (whether or not it's produced by Alan Parsons) because the right place for whatever you want to do is just a click away. Retroland.com is your retro-centric resource and gathering place for when you want to do that. Best, view So basically what you're saying is that if we don't like it here we can go elsewhere?
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mwsmedia Member Since: September 2009 Contributions: 214 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Re: Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:27 pm Central Time sweetsgrl wrote: So basically what you're saying is that if we don't like it here we can go elsewhere? view Hah! Nothing so oppositional or confrontational! Take another look at what I wrote: mwsmedia wrote: For folks who aren't as interested in Retro topics, there are other destinations on the web. The beautiful thing about the Internet is there's never a need for an us / them approach (whether or not it's produced by Alan Parsons) because the right place for whatever you want to do is just a click away. Retroland.com is your retro-centric resource and gathering place for when you want to do that. view Put it another way: when you want to shop for books music, and other stuff, you go to Amazon.com. When you want to search for information, you go to Google. You can do other things at those sites, but Amazon.com is primarily a retailer and Google is primarily a search engine. As an example: I listen to a lot of free fiction distributed as MP3 audiobooks. When I want something to listen to, I don't go to Amazon.com or Google.com or Retroland.com -- I go to podiobooks.com. If I want to write a blog post, I don't go to Twitter because I'd be limited to 140 characters -- it's not the right tool. If I want to read current news from reputable journalists, I go to the New York Times. If I want goofy, funny news I know isn't real, I'll go to the Onion. Similarly, Retroland.com is primarily a resource for information about retro culture and a gathering place to discuss and celebrate retro culture. Yes, you can do other things here, but those two things are what Retroland.com is for. If you're on the web and you want to mostly do something other than research or talk about retro culture, there are lots of choices that make more sense. When you do want a retro fix, we're here! Best, _________________ Matthew Wayne Selznick Chief Evangelist http://www.retroland.com
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hulk Member Since: October 2006 Contributions: 3561 Gold Stars: 241 View User Posts	Re: Is there a new sheriff in the town of Retroland? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:30 pm Central Time H2IZCOOL wrote: So it's us (us us us) and them (them them them) ? Looks like we're building a Wall! view _________________ Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage -- it can be delightful." -George Bernard Shaw
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