Post by Rob W on Feb 21, 2016 9:59:40 GMT
Dear All
I thought I'd suggest (nay, demand) a change to the way in which the SWC works.
I've spoken to a few of you on unrelated matters and the largest single issue appears to be time (as opposed to time signatures!)
The most important part of a songwriting club is...the songs. We want as many people as possible to contribute every month to give the broadest choice. I know as well as any of you that it's tricky in a busy world to find the time to write and record a song.
I have noticed that the EXTRA bit of the SWC (writing reviews) can be a little arduous. I've also noticed (and god knows I'm as guilty as anyone) that we are either repeating criticism/praise or desperately trying to find new adjectives to describe songs that we're either passionate or lukewarm about.
So I'm proposing henceforth that when it comes to the taxing and time-consuming task of listening and writing detailed comments, there is now no pressure to write a review on each song. It is now perfectly acceptable (and should not be frowned upon) to just vote (or not vote at all!!) The forum will look the same so if one desperately WANTS to comment, no one will stand in your way, the difference is that there is now no pressure to comment.
Sometime today, I will copy this email and put it as a new forum discussion to allow you to comment publicly about this new 'policy'. But from next month, this will come into affect and I sincerely hope that we can get some of our missing members back on board.
I thought I'd suggest (nay, demand) a change to the way in which the SWC works.
I've spoken to a few of you on unrelated matters and the largest single issue appears to be time (as opposed to time signatures!)
The most important part of a songwriting club is...the songs. We want as many people as possible to contribute every month to give the broadest choice. I know as well as any of you that it's tricky in a busy world to find the time to write and record a song.
I have noticed that the EXTRA bit of the SWC (writing reviews) can be a little arduous. I've also noticed (and god knows I'm as guilty as anyone) that we are either repeating criticism/praise or desperately trying to find new adjectives to describe songs that we're either passionate or lukewarm about.
So I'm proposing henceforth that when it comes to the taxing and time-consuming task of listening and writing detailed comments, there is now no pressure to write a review on each song. It is now perfectly acceptable (and should not be frowned upon) to just vote (or not vote at all!!) The forum will look the same so if one desperately WANTS to comment, no one will stand in your way, the difference is that there is now no pressure to comment.
Sometime today, I will copy this email and put it as a new forum discussion to allow you to comment publicly about this new 'policy'. But from next month, this will come into affect and I sincerely hope that we can get some of our missing members back on board.
