A Poll on VMP Thread Consolidation

[NewsFedora]

Honestly I’d like to see a VMP subforum where we can post as many threads to our heart’s content.

 

[panino]

I voted for 5 to give people enough time to deal with the separation.
On the other hand I am for treating VMP like all other vinyl clubs, with one individual thread for all conversations.
Perhaps in 3 months it will be easier to shrink to 1 only thread.

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

I voted five but long-term I don't know why we'd treat it any differently than any other club. I'm sure other clubs put out a lot of releases and have CS issues and swap options and things, too.

 

[Delta Don]

5

its not just about things "cooling down" / "settling down". The frustrations and discussions about the forum being gone are dying off / gone for the most part,

The end of the day , we came from VMP forum and people may still feel inclined to be part of the club and want to chat about the subs just like the ole days.

I do understand wanting this to be different and branching out from that, but people are going to chat about it anyways, I would suggest having streamlined approach to having the diff VMP categories.

Not saying this is a great suggestion here but if the concern is the google search of them linking here, then throw VMP stuff to members only, but multiple threads is the way to go

 

[ChristoBee]

I think 5 is fine, because each track (plus anthology) is akin to a single record club in terms of "news" & discussions, and the activity in those thread prove that, compared to other vinyl clubs threads (even if we would extract all the drama about how many threads we need).

I think the 5th one could disappear into the 4 others and the preorder thread, but that's just me.

 

[RowBearToe]

I agree with most others, I voted for 5. To me Classics, R&HH, Essentials and Anthology are like separate record clubs. While I'm no longer a member of VMP, I do appreciate being able to solely discuss Classics without having to sift through Essentials, Anthology and all the other discussions.

 

[Tys1]

Also a proponent of a separate sub forum, otherwise 5 threads is my vote. Let’s face it, we’re all transplants and sometimes we like the taste of something we recognize as home, even if we never want to move back.

 

[Chucktshoes]

I too like the idea of a VMP subforum where it doesn’t matter how spliced out the conversation gets or how many threads there are. This model would work for any club about which conversation grows into multiple threads. It wouldn’t just hold the 5 mentioned threads, it could hold the RIP thread and any other bitching and moaning about VMP in a place where folks could engage with them or not.

 

[doncornelius]

I am against the idea of a new subforum; if I had a choice, I would even collapse this one into the Music forum and have all music-related discussions in one place.

 

[tvham]

Honestly I’d like to see a VMP subforum where we can post as many threads to our heart’s content.

I voted 5 but also agree with this. Based on sheer number of replies to the current threads people still want to talk about VMP (for better or worse)

 

[wokeupnew]

I voted for 1 because fuck 'em, although I do enjoy hate-reading all of the individual threads

 

[RegularSizedRudy]

This is like wedding planning and never having had any opinion on the color of a napkin until someone shows me the UGLIEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE WHAT KIND OF MONSTER AM I MARRYING IT DOESN’T EVEN MATCH THE BRIDESMAIDS’ BOUQUETS

I choose not to care. This member abstains.

 

[Djxfactor511]

I voted separate because I have a hard enough time keeping up with the threads that I want to read without having to wade through stuff that I don't.

 

[duke86fan]

Maybe even just 3 threads is fine (putting the rotms into one section)

But putting things like the store thread and the huge anthology into one thread would be a clusterfuck

 

[scotthilk]

Voted. 5 threads is perfect. Really, really like having one for each track, plus the store. I could care less about anthology, but I know others do.

 

[Enoch]

I voted for five, for now, I would like to see where we are in three months, I am not sure we will need a sub-forum/thread, my opinion is see where we are in three months, have this exact same poll again, and if five remain the choice at that time do a third poll (six months from now) and have that poll be one thread or a sub-forum/thread

 

[7yler]

lol that they thought this was close enough to vote on

 

[7yler]

lol that you think that's the only purpose of a vote

Sorry for sharing my emotions. I won't do it again admin

 

[MikeyP]

I voted for 5. I completely understand the ire and vitriol towards VMP, as I’ve also canceled my membership and am going to **try** to not let them lure me back. That said, this is a place for vinyl lovers, and like ‘em or not, that club is the largest vinyl subscription service that I know of. To lump all their different tracks, swaps, guess discussions into 1 thread would be an un-followable mess. If Magnolia or Secret Society or one of the other subscription services created a similar model, I’d also be in favor of adding threads for them. The anger I’ve seen towards VMP on here is justified, but pretending they’re a group of cooperate monsters that serve up shit sandwiches to their subscribers is akin to getting cheated on and spreading rumors that the person that screwed you over has herpes. Let’s just move on to the part where we acknowledge their good qualities, but don’t follow them blindly into whatever dark corner they lead us towards. They lost that blind allegiance when they torpedoed our last complaint box.

 

[GritNGlitter]

lol that they thought this was close enough to vote on

The numbers so far actually align exactly as predicted within the admin discussions. A vote was requested, and because of the strong feelings from various perspectives, it seemed reasonable in this instance.