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EasyMidas	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 12:55 PM The major beef I have is that there seems to be no way to move out of the bin and in to the real hip hop chart. Little Egypt and those Mobbizm guys have been holding the top few spots since the first time I ever logged on to this site, months and months ago, it's hardly budged. I emailed some of the administrators to find out who decides the DM picks, and nobody could really give me an answer. Not to come off as rude, but I think the designers of this site need to be spending less time discussing "Dunkin' Donuts Vs. Krispy Kreme" and more time redesigning the site construction. Also, there are a few people who are making a mockery of the charts by uploading big name artist's songs and labelling them as remixes, when they are actually official major label releases. I think it is major labels, like Sony, are exploiting this site to promote their artists (J Lo, for instance) for free. In other words playing the owners of this site for fools... Also, uploaded news and pics are nowhere to be found. "Artist hasn't uploaded any pic yet"...Yes I have, months ago, I'm still waiting for them to be displayed. " id="7829">I'm not too sure how it is for other genres that are not hip hop, but I must say that I think the way this site is organized needs to be totally revamped. The charts are a mess. They do not seemed to be based on anything!! When you upload a hip hop track, it seems that no matter how crap it is, it goes straight in at number 1 or 2 in the bin. It stays near the top for a few days until someone else uploads some newer crap in and pushes it down. This part I have no problem with, except that "the bin" should be renamed "new releases". The major beef I have is that there seems to be no way to move out of the bin and in to the real hip hop chart. Little Egypt and those Mobbizm guys have been holding the top few spots since the first time I ever logged on to this site, months and months ago, it's hardly budged. I emailed some of the administrators to find out who decides the DM picks, and nobody could really give me an answer. Not to come off as rude, but I think the designers of this site need to be spending less time discussing "Dunkin' Donuts Vs. Krispy Kreme" and more time redesigning the site construction. Also, there are a few people who are making a mockery of the charts by uploading big name artist's songs and labelling them as remixes, when they are actually official major label releases. I think it is major labels, like Sony, are exploiting this site to promote their artists (J Lo, for instance) for free. In other words playing the owners of this site for fools... Also, uploaded news and pics are nowhere to be found. "Artist hasn't uploaded any pic yet"...Yes I have, months ago, I'm still waiting for them to be displayed.
Frawgster	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 12:57 PM I shall submit my reply after lunch
Frawgster	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 2:00 PM Not to come off as rude, but I think you need to realize that there's more to this site than just the music. You may think some of the forum threads are pointless, and really, they are. But so what? It's all in good fun. Interaction is one of the main reasons people visit this site. And FYI, theres only three, yes, that's right three programmers working on Dmusic. Three programmers to manage all the users, the music, the polls, the forum, the shoutboxes...three programmers to manage everything. Cut them some slack...please. I can tell you that they work their asses off. Hang out (idle) in the chat room 24/7 like I and others do, and you'll quickly realize it. I can't even count the number of times I've seen DM staff online at 3, 4, 5 or 6 in the morning working on Dmusic. Sometimes, people literally stay up all night working on the site. Don't be so quick to criticize before you know all the facts. Also, there are a few people who are making a mockery of the charts by uploading big name artist's songs and labelling them as remixes, when they are actually official major label releases. I think it is major labels, like Sony, are exploiting this site to promote their artists (J Lo, for instance) for free. In other words playing the owners of this site for fools... Playing the owners for fools? You should let the owners themselves make that decision. You are in no position to determine whether or not the owners of this site are being 'played for fools'. If someone chooses to remix a song...so be it. That is their personal preference. Don't chastise someone simply because they make a choice. Also, uploaded news and pics are nowhere to be found. "Artist hasn't uploaded any pic yet"...Yes I have, months ago, I'm still waiting for them to be displayed. Three programmers. Keep that in mind. If they haven't fixed that, be patient...they will fix it. As of now, the Dmusic crew is working on a boatload of features that will be introduced as they are completed...they'll fix that problem...just be patient." id="7831">Bold is mine The charts are a mess. They do not seemed to be based on anything!! The charts are created without human intervention. They are based on downloads/streams/thumbs up(down) and other factors. When you upload a hip hop track, it seems that no matter how crap it is, it goes straight in at number 1 or 2 in the bin. It stays near the top for a few days until someone else uploads some newer crap in and pushes it down. Number one or two in the bin means nothing. Nor does number 3, 4 or 123 for that matter. When uploaded, songs get automatically put in the bin until a site admin listens to them and facilitates their removal. The number a track assumes in the bin is nothing more than the reverse order in which they were uploaded. The major beef I have is that there seems to be no way to move out of the bin and in to the real hip hop chart. Little Egypt and those Mobbizm guys have been holding the top few spots since the first time I ever logged on to this site, months and months ago, it's hardly budged. As I said above, songs get moved out of the bin when an admin facilitates the move. If you take a look at the interaction that goes on around the site, you'll see that there's really not a lot of admins to go around. We all have other things in our lives. School, job, family, etc. As such, we don't have a lot of time to spend reviewing music on here. Personally, I have a lot of time on my hands at work to review songs, but no speakers on which to play the music. Additionally, it just wouldn't be smart for me to sit here listening to music all day...my boss would shoot me. I'm sure the same goes for other admins. Little Egypt and Mobbizm have been holding the top spots because they've been downloaded/streamed, etc. (see above) more than any other hip-hop tracks. I emailed some of the administrators to find out who decides the DM picks, and nobody could really give me an answer. I apologize for not explaining to you how the charts work. You did send me a note, and the reply I sent you was wrong. After asking one of the programmers, I got the right answer, but just forgot to pass it on to you. Again, I apologize. Not to come off as rude, but I think the designers of this site need to be spending less time discussing "Dunkin' Donuts Vs. Krispy Kreme" and more time redesigning the site construction. Not to come off as rude, but I think you need to realize that there's more to this site than just the music. You may think some of the forum threads are pointless, and really, they are. But so what? It's all in good fun. Interaction is one of the main reasons people visit this site. And FYI, theres only three, yes, that's right three programmers working on Dmusic. Three programmers to manage all the users, the music, the polls, the forum, the shoutboxes...three programmers to manage everything. Cut them some slack...please. I can tell you that they work their asses off. Hang out (idle) in the chat room 24/7 like I and others do, and you'll quickly realize it. I can't even count the number of times I've seen DM staff online at 3, 4, 5 or 6 in the morning working on Dmusic. Sometimes, people literally stay up all night working on the site. Don't be so quick to criticize before you know all the facts. Also, there are a few people who are making a mockery of the charts by uploading big name artist's songs and labelling them as remixes, when they are actually official major label releases. I think it is major labels, like Sony, are exploiting this site to promote their artists (J Lo, for instance) for free. In other words playing the owners of this site for fools... Playing the owners for fools? You should let the owners themselves make that decision. You are in no position to determine whether or not the owners of this site are being 'played for fools'. If someone chooses to remix a song...so be it. That is their personal preference. Don't chastise someone simply because they make a choice. Also, uploaded news and pics are nowhere to be found. "Artist hasn't uploaded any pic yet"...Yes I have, months ago, I'm still waiting for them to be displayed. Three programmers. Keep that in mind. If they haven't fixed that, be patient...they will fix it. As of now, the Dmusic crew is working on a boatload of features that will be introduced as they are completed...they'll fix that problem...just be patient.
EasyMidas	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 2:19 PM Do you guys get paid for administrating this site?
Frawgster	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 2:28 PM As far as I know, there's only a handful of people who make money off of Dmusic. The bulk of the administrators don't make a dime, myself included We (at least I hope I speak for the other admins) do it cause we love it
EasyMidas	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 2:41 PM Maybe I should upload a J Lo song in to my tracks and use it as bait to get page hits..." id="7836">I made another post, regarding the remixes, before this one but it disappeared when I minimized my screen. Must have deleted it by accident. The remixes I'm talking about are not remixed by the user. In fact, they are official major label releases which the user is claiming are his work. That is unjustifiable. It's like if I downloaded one of your songs added "remix" to the title and called it my work... Maybe I should upload a J Lo song in to my tracks and use it as bait to get page hits...
Frawgster	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 2:45 PM Hmmm...that's a different story all together [insert Airplane! humor here] That's actually an issue that should be addressed, considering the potential copyright infringment that Dmusic might be held liable for. I don't think they are liable, but with the digital music environment being what it is, you never know... Sorry, I must have mis-read your post. Have you contacted any admins about this problem? Also, send me a list of the artists that are doing this (via notes or to frawgster@yahoo.com) so I can take a look for myself. Thanks for correcting me
milladrive	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 2:50 PM Exactly. I don't think DMusic is responsible for the content uploaded by its users, but we do ask that the user be in control of whatever copyrights there may be. If you know which artists are uploading major label material, let us know? Thanx.
EasyMidas	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 2:59 PM well I don't want to be a snitch...but just take a look in the hip hop bin and I'm sure you'll see what's what...
milladrive	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 8:10 PM /me raises hand. ..doesn't seem like it'd take all that much work to pay more attention to incoming stuff.
princess-angry	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 8:13 PM I can be a reviwer!!!!!! I know music reallly good!!!!! I can spot a remix even if I don't hear the original song!!!
Fozzie	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 8:17 PM i see dead people.
princess-angry	Date: April 16, 2002 @ 8:18 PM oh fozz....
KHORDZ	Date: April 18, 2002 @ 5:03 PM Speakin' for myself and my team; as far as I know and from what I've seen Little Egypt's positions on the Hip-hop charts have moved up and down a number of times. When I first loogged on we we're at number 13 and then ten. Moved up to number five and then three. A few weeks later, we hit number one and held it down for a minute. Then drooped back to number five. Our latest upload hit number one the same week we dropped it. So I'm just gonna leave it there. Love is love.

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