ILM Classic or Dud?

I'm not taken with the level of conversation of most of the current regulars.

I'm not a drama queen.

^^^^Behold: the great black hole of ilx.

Try not to get sucked in.

are those wavering lines rising above Turrican's posts a byproduct of the type of no-nonsense hot dynamism and bloody strong opinions he represents ? 💩💩💩💩💩

Yeah, shut up and look at memes instead in the thread with the wacky writing, that oughta be good.

OK Turrican I'll be fair and honest you just made me laugh and I'll put my hands up to the first bit. Now why don't you think about whether your own ad hominem trigger is a little loose sometimes hey?

whenever i see "which ilx poster has had the most transformative effect on your life?" get bumped i yearn to post about the small handful of ilxors who are so suffocatingly bad that i have adapted what i like or am interested in purely in the hope of avoiding them on ilx. turrican is absolutely in that group.

I don't mind dull-witted people who have nothing interesting to say and have literally never said anything original or insightful ever, live and let live, it takes all sorts etc, but when they have a peevish nasty streak in them, it's not a great combination.

NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO HAVE FUN. THIS IS ONLY A BOARD FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO APPEAR INTELLIGENT.

Are you on the right thread?

Just trying to get in line with what we're all here for: diddling Turicunt's excitement.

You're such a charmer, Austin... no wonder y... no, I've already done that one.

OK Turrican I'll be fair and honest you just made me laugh and I'll put my hands up to the first bit. Now why don't you think about whether your own ad hominem trigger is a little loose sometimes hey?

― more like Toss, Ow amirite? (Noodle Vague), Friday, July 13, 2018 3:15 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I just react to whatever I get thrown at me, basically. Tom D. obviously realises this as you can see from his posts since the revive.

I just react to whatever I get thrown at me, basically.

Of course you'd get all indignant after being the one to revive the thread to essentially call everyone stupid.

Except I didn't call everyone stupid, I said that ILM is going through a crap period and incredibly, nobody has actually disputed that in any one of the subsequent posts.

Anyway, I have far better things to do that play a game of "insult ping-pong" with you and Tom D., even though it may just be the most exciting ILM has been for weeks. I'll leave you all to the memes, the bagging on amateur music fans, saying very little of any value about music, trying to outdo each other in bizarre ways and indulging endless posts of "HELLO CLEVELAND R U MY FUCKIN MAIN MAN!?!?" for now and hopefully things will pick up.

you're my main man Turrican

hopefully things will pick up.

Not as long as you're around.

Seriously dude, enough is enough. Has there ever been a time when you weren't a totally contemptible wretch whose main activities here haven't been along the lines of metaphorically sticking your fingers in your ears, closing your eyes and yelling out about how much you like / dislike something?

Get out.

lads

ilm isnt worth this level of vitriol

I look forward to the day people stop acting like the pot calling the kettle (yet pretending they aren't) and take some responsibility. This is a great place when it works.

read that in a Big Sam voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG4hOjJ9tEs

love that clip!

deems otm. I don't actually understand Turrican's last but one post tbh!

hey um ILM is not a tv show

if this thread has done one thing good, it's got me remembering that Raylan was a classic and Justified is sorely missed.

I look forward to the day people stop acting like the pot calling the kettle (yet pretending they aren't) and take some responsibility.

I want you to read this slowly, out loud and then log out, go for a walk, and try again tomorrow.

Same except for the last part

Austin, only you can find the power within you to change. I can't do it for you. I'm sure these words sound familiar but it bears repeating.

To get back to the subject at hand, I joined ILM 10 years ago. At the time, the zing crowd was all over anyone they felt didn't fit in and drove off new posters and killed threads. These days I don't see that behavior much, this thread notwithstanding.

I've always enjoyed talking about old favorites but there's probably not a lot left for me to say about The Associates or The Chameleons or whatever old post-punk band I love. Having said that, I've been enjoying my Stereolab poll I recently created.

ILM has been great for tipping me off to young bands - I usually dip into busy threads and check out Youtube posts or pull up Spotify. Additionally, I often search old threads for information about new discoveries or unfamiliar genres. This hasn't lessened at all for me, only my tastes have changed over the years.

One of ILMs strengths has always been mixing older and younger music obsessives, which often leads to great discussions (cf Fall threads). I'm sure the pull towards social media and away from forums like this one has resulted in fewer regulars than in the past but that's the way it is.

Ultimately, I don't blame ILM for focusing on different artists than I might prefer. Occasionally, I drop in on the Steve Hoffman forums and guffaw at the folks still going on about some old classic rock album but I can be just as bad.

Noodle vague - what the hell with that user name dude

Classic

xp it's proper

Agree with turrican here

In 20 years of reading ilm this is the most bored I’ve been by it. Honestly I may have changed and not the site but yeah basically my absence probably won’t matter all around, meh. Good luck all

When an old ILM thread is revived, I often scroll up, skim thru some posts, and reflect how much better nu-ILM is (at least for my taste)... more laid-back, much less drama. Just check out the “RTX vs. Straight-Edge” thread that was revived a few minutes ago, as an example...

*shits*

Ross - it's a football thing, sorry, the terrible pun is about a former Brazilian player called Tostao. Didn't even think about how else it might look.

🙄 what did Ross imagine the “ow” referred to in this assumed pun on his username?!

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1811/0467/products/mens-bob-ross-happy-tree-socks_30d116f3-035f-4a4c-b1b7-b4340358a44d.jpg?v=1499955789

what did Ross imagine the “ow” referred to in this assumed pun on his username?!

Ross seems to regularly turn from a mogwai to a gremlin at midnight, picking a semi-random thread in which to inexplicably invite another poster to die in a fire

(I couldn't even parse what he might be saying until your post)

That’s a great bit

Providing it is always exactly at midnight

I don't mind dull-witted people who have nothing interesting to say and have literally never said anything original or insightful ever

Feel so attacked rn

I'm no writer but try to say a little bit about things sometimes, usually just revert to dumping a bandcamp link and running away. It's no secret there's not a lot of discussion on ILM apart from when there's some controversy, don't really know how to address that though. ILM may be sleepy but at least the dickhead contingent is lower here than practically anywhere else and better than it used to be in that regard.

I know nothing about sports, sorry! Carry on

Same, I don't really have any illusions about the quality of my writing or my ability to have an extended argument about the merits of this or that music, so I mostly stick to brief comments to express my enthusiasm about my favorite music. It's been many years since I've actively tried to engage in threads about music I don't like because I just don't have the fortitude or patience to fight over it, and I don't really feel the need to shit all over something that someone else loves.

xp

If I do have much to say I usually keep it to RYM where standards are so low it doesn't matter how incoherent it is! And I also try to avoid dumping on music, there's so much else to be annoyed by or angry about, sometimes it's unavoidable though.

Older I get I would rather just listen to or make music than write about it. Love reading all of your thoughts though. Would rather turn people onto records or discover them from posters here than anything else really.

/They spawned offline meet-ups/

an ILx crew made me drink malort in Chicago in 2010.
i should have killed my account there and then.

Feel so attacked rn

You're not being attacked.

Sorry! Come back and we’ll stick with beer.

ha !
I wish I could.
was a truly wonderful experience.
even the malort.

In 20 years of reading ilm this is the most bored I’ve been by it.

I blame the music.

Plenty of good music this year tho, no?