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Save The (MOG) Drama For Your (MOG) Mama

Posted over 2 years ago
Yes, MOG is changing. That's a good thing. It's called evolution. The growth of MOG means more music & more people to talk to about music.Yes, there are jerks in the real world, so inevitably there may be some jerks here. "Mog-justice" won't change them, once a jerk, always a jerk. My personal experience so far? I've met 200 people out of which 3 were jerks. I say that this doesn't mean that we have a courtesy issue. It means that this is a pretty f * ckin' cool place to be.If we keep faking drama, drama will obtain flesh & bones.People have the right to post, whether it's a one-line post or an album review longer than my &*%%$#, if I had one that is. As people have the right to comment, browse mog-o-sphere sorted by music posts and ignore the things they dislike.Freedom has a price and if you love it, you should have the balls to pay for it.No, the mog-niverse is not crumbling down.We are still alive.The music is still loud.MOG is still MOG.Lay back.Take it easy.Turn up the volume.And dig this shit.End of scene.
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Comments (48)

  1. Anna
    Anna says P.s. This is not, on any account, an attack or a critic on my friends here, who posted or commented something relevant to this. These are personal thoughts.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  2. Takeshi Kovacs
    Takeshi Kovacs says Sure, Anna. My delicate feelings are trampled. Dust in the Wind, all we are is... Thanks for clearing the air, and expressing your thoughts. I for one intend to roll with the changes on MOG - fun, fun, fun.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  3. Joxley
    Joxley says I think that what ever someone posts there is no need to be rude/insulting. The idea that mog is only about music is ridiculous, the sphere would be tedious if every post was an album review, sometimes folks just want to share bits of their lives with the community. And thats what this is- a community, people should be free to post what they want PROVIDED its not racist/homophobic or any other crap like that. If you dont like it dont read it, and if you dont like the way MOG's running, then go, but don't let the door hit your arse on the way out!!
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  4. watchedpots
    watchedpots says yup...there's no stopping progress (or growth of sweet websites) anyway. the happiest people in the world are the ones who roll with the punches. if somebody sucks, ignore them.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  5. DUSTdevils
    DUSTdevils says anna... the voice of reason!!!
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  6. LostSouthernHeat
    LostSouthernHeat says Yeah, but what next?
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  7. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says well stated my wonderful Anna it is now carved in stone
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  8. Anna
    Anna says The Jox is 100% right. DUSTdevils, you clearly have no idea who you are talking to- mwahhahahhahahhah :P LostSouthernHeat, nuffin next, just enjoy it, in my humble opinion.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  9. DUSTdevils
    DUSTdevils says you scare me!!!!!
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  10. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says SO well said Anna! Man...if I wanted drama I would get a girlfriend! Mog is still the best, growing pains and all...and of course it is going to get bigger...I mean I probably tell like 5 people about it a day, and I am sure most of you do too! Rock on, Mog on! blair
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  11. slantera
    slantera says Anna, it's all good. You are sharing, in a sense, your own feedback on what is being expressed on MOG. It is vital that we share our opinions, regardless. It makes us more open/honest with each other. Otherwise, we'll have more jerks running the show. P.S.: I think you're loved by a lot of fellow MOGgers so I wouldn't worry about what is typed here. :-) ~Joe~
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  12. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says she don't scare me one little bit! peaks my interest very much so tho
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  13. SamTheButcher
    SamTheButcher says I was really surprised to see everyone talking about this stuff this weekend. Fastest "zero-to-drama" I've ever seen, I think. I'll stick around, because the level of discourse around here is already way above most of the "music" sites I've been to/belong to. And I honestly think part of it is the MOG-o-sphere. Anyone can make a post on the "front page". If it's not about music, great. If it's something I don't wanna read, I skip over it. I don't think it makes the community any worse for wear. Just really surprised this all went down.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  14. thecandymanlives
    thecandymanlives says yeah, what the butcher said. one minute, it was happy and... well, happy, and the next people were leaving, "etiquette" posts were flying up, and people were generally unhappy. did i miss something? did somebody die recently? because if that's not the case, people are doing FAR too much whining... in the words of my new mommy, "MOG is still MOG. Lay back. Take it easy. Turn up the volume. And dig this shit." For real.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  15. tybees
    tybees says Yee yea yes, agreed Anna. And yeah, what everyone else said. It's too early to start thinking.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  16. Kid Charming
    Kid Charming says So, erm...how long would your &* %$# be — if you had one that is?
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  17. LambCurry666
    LambCurry666 says I wish I had said what you just said, verbatim, but it is so much better coming from you. "If we keep faking drama, drama will obtain flesh & bones." I think you should be put in the pantheon of important greek thinkers.....
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  18. LostSouthernHeat
    LostSouthernHeat says Happy Birthday! Party Hardy
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  19. Neill
    Neill says Nice one Anna. The have been a lot of Dummies (pacifiers) thrown out of a lot of prams (baby carriages) in the last week! (Mine got run over by a 16 year old on a bike)...
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  20. kewagi
    kewagi says Truer words were rarely written. Great post, Anna, and full ack - it's a little wonder in itself that the jerk ratio is so incredibly low here, and we all should savour this.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  21. mullytron
    mullytron says I missed the drama injection. Whahappawn? Are the super-music-fetishizers whining again? Or are there huge bunches of weird, confusing non-music posts that I'm not reading? I guess if I read the entire Mog-O-Sphere every day and was looking for everyone's music reviews, but all I got was "My dog looks fat" posts, then I guess I might get a little bent. I guess... But I don't. I browse, I post, I repsond, sometimes more, sometimes less. If someone posts something dumb, I move on. When did non-music posts get to be a problem? When did the complaining about non-music posts get to be another problem? Agreed on Butcher's zero-to-drama observation... whahappawn? This echoes another recent thread about dorks who take music too seriously. I mean, sure it's serious, yeah it's the best thing ever, but get over the fact that you have a point of view about it and the time and ability to express it. Guess what, so does everyone else. We're all adults and/or aspiring adults, let's not berate each other for the content and nature of each others' character and self-expression, or make sweeping proclamations about THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, let's just all agree to be good citizens and self-police. Once you say something stoopid or out-of-line and get the blank stare or the public smackdown, you apologize, explain yourself, grow up and move on. We've all been there, it's easy. Lots of love, dudes and ladies, it's all good.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  22. Anna
    Anna says Blair..."Man…if I wanted drama I would get a girlfriend!" mwhahha...I mean MWHAHHA. Joe, I'm glad you think that way. I just added that comment cause I don't want to abuse the love I have received & given in here, brother :) Woo hooo, Eric, I'm a mog-mother, it's official!! Kid Charming, long. I mean REALLY long. If I had one that is. Ian, awww, thank you, but it was more like a passing moment of clarity, I think the pantheon is better off without me :P Very valid points all around & thank you so much for your kind words.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  23. damianmannn
    damianmannn says The thing is, on the internet, things can be misinterpretted. Feelings can get hurt when , really, on the other end, a joke was intended. If you want drama, you'll find it anywhere. That's how I see it. Ch-Ch- Ch- Changes Turn and face the strange...
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  24. Anna
    Anna says "If you want drama, you’ll find it anywhere". I agree with that, damianmannn . I noticed that we were starting to get affected by the imaginary drama & I made this post in an attempt to make us all feel better.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  25. QueenofHell
    QueenofHell says Hear hear Anna! I was thinking exactly the same today. Why are some people getting so worked up about this? David Hyman doesn't appear to be. If you're relaxed about it you'll enjoy it more. Oh and live and let live.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  26. leftoverking
    leftoverking says thanks for this post anna, i was starting to feel guilty for my non musical posts. funny thing is my non musical posts have drawn the most comments from others. i am kinda new to the mog thing, and i guess i haven't quite figured out the purpose of this site. seems to me that the mog is a tool for finding new music, and sharing musical likes and dislikes with others. (cool) put any tool in diferent hands, and they will find a new use for it. some folks use a finger to point, others use it to pick their noses. still, others will find both uses offensive. as a newbie, it has been kind of intimidating to join in conversations with a somewhat intamate group of original moggers. all in all, most of the people on mog have been very welcoming, and i do find the lack of bad apples refreshing. i like your idea of skipping the posts that don't interest you. that's what my kid does when theres a food item she dosen't like on her plate. she eats around it. i guess from here on out i will try to refrain from shaing mon musical info, and not tag personal posts with musical tags (one of mr. hymans biggest pet peeves). mog on....
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  27. Dale
    Dale says I see how it is. I leave for one weekend, and BAM! everything goes nuts. One of my long-standing trusted MOGgers leaves (Whither goest thou, Amy?), and there has been a deluge of posts on this is what you can MOG about, this is what you cannot MOG about. It's ludicrous. I know lots of people from church, but we don't talk about church all the time, when we meet, because we're more than our religious affiliation. Same concept applies here. I'd be in a straitjacket if I just talked about music, or religion, or politics, or any one thing; I'd also be incredibly uninteresting. If you don't like a non-music post, skip it, just skip it. What good does it do to get riled up, or post a snarky comment? Nothing, now feelings get hurt, and negative vibes get sent out. Who wants that? I truly cherish the friends I've met through my time on MOG, and what I cherish most is that I know more about them than what concerts they've seen, and what CD's they've purchased. Though we've never met in person, we've developed relationships with depth. That's what brings me back. The golden rule still applies here.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  28. Anna
    Anna says leftoverking, you are welcome. Don't feel intimidated at all. And I realized only recently how bad tagging personal posts with musical tags is. Dale, I don't want to say "I told you not to leave", but that night on MSN, I told you not to leave.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  29. Dale
    Dale says You know the Scouts needed me, I'm their Scoutmaster. I'd be remiss in my duties, and it's not like I could have done anything to stem the tide.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  30. atman
    atman says you're absorutery right, anna. I dug out my bottle of chill pills this morning.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  31. atman
    atman says you know, what set me off, Anna, is when there seems to be something going on that causes someone I like around here to leave. Kinda felt like our cozy little universe here was being invaded by tweakers.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  32. Anna
    Anna says I understand & respect that. Although I think that when someone really likes something 100%, doesn't leave because of one or two incidents. Just my humble opinion. And don't feel sad, I believe that you can never lose a true friend. This was not a critic on you though, I like you, I hope you know that.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  33. atman
    atman says yeah i know. back at ya.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  34. boozelegs
    boozelegs says Although I'm a newbie here, gotta say I'm with you, Anna, on your sentiment. If people don't like something, then don't read it. People of the world, relax.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  35. Sureshot
    Sureshot says I wouldn't ask anyone to change a single thing about the way they MOG. Would the same people that have complained about non music posts here interrupt a conversation about music in a sports bar saying 'Hey, this is a sports bar you can't talk music! I'm not sure what happened over the weekend and who has left but I hope this doesn't continue. ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE, DA DOO - DA DOO -DA DOO -DA DOO- DA DOO...
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  36. stevegoz
    stevegoz says The drama injection demonstrates the tipping point concept in action....
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  37. kaluss
    kaluss says great.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  38. B42
    B42 says Hey! Welcome to Mog, Where music matters most, but if you want drama we've got that too! It's the only place on the web where the universe is not collapsing.... (for the newcomer that may be confused...)
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  39. chucky
    chucky says I'm with Dale here - what happened over the weekend? I guess I'm glad I missed it. Right on Anna.
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  40. srabelleum
    srabelleum says Howdy ma'am - just stopping by to say thank you for the welcome and I hope you won't mind my adding you!
    Permalink posted 10/15/2006
  41. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says It seems everyone has eaten the brown acid. Anna, hells yeah. Although, I think it is important to state that people have a right to let the doorknob hit them on the ass on the way out if they wish to.
    Permalink posted 10/16/2006
  42. lemontwist
    lemontwist says Amen to that Anna!
    Permalink posted 10/16/2006
  43. democlez
    democlez says I was away this weekend so I obviously missed out on a lot (Anna, could you mogmail me the story of why Amy left, if you know it?) but I completely agree. If you want drama, it's everywhere. If you want to talk to people who love music, this is still the best place for it.
    Permalink posted 10/16/2006
  44. etcvisitor
    etcvisitor says i hope that my oppinion about greg dulli's facial structure hasnt made you think that im a jerk. i must admit that i am really confused now that i have read this post. i like to throw drama out the window followed closely by confussion.
    Permalink posted 10/19/2006
  45. Anna
    Anna says El Monko, if some people want the doorknob to hit them on the tushy on the way out, who am I to stand in the way. But they should be kind enough to let me witness it in return. Henry, I never thought you are a jerk or unkind (and I ain't starting now), as I would never tell you off for a silly reason (a disagreement over a QOTSA album). Your post & your opinion about Dulli were very entertaining. I happen to like & respect you a lot as a person (the friendly way ofcourse) and I regard your posts & comments to be intriguing as hell. My post here concerns some events that occured last weekend in mog-o-sphere and it's about the fact that some people thought that MOG is changing in a bad way & that we, as a community, have courtesy issues. Needless to say, I disagree on both accounts.
    Permalink posted 10/20/2006
  46. etcvisitor
    etcvisitor says well, i want everyone to know that if i ever come off as discourteous i have nothing but respect for most of the people that i have met through MOG, and i am glad that you feel a similar respect. i also think that regardless of mog changing or not, there will always be a decent sized pocket of people who connect and discuss in a decent manner and share what they are into.
    Permalink posted 10/20/2006
  47. CobyHoff
    CobyHoff says I miss Amy, though. She always had something nice to say, and seemed to comment on every one of the "I'm new to MOG" posts. Besides, when she left, all of her comments left with her. Now all the old posts are fragmented.
    Permalink posted 10/20/2006
  48. Mochipopstar
    Mochipopstar says right sista!
    Permalink posted 10/26/2006

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