Wes,
People don't comment on lyric forums, because they don't feel qualified or REALLY DON'T CARE. Everybody wants everybody else to "LIKE" them. That is it. And they want a back door short cut to the music industry. So they are not particularly interested in real crititques, which is why most of the devolve into insulting messes. The people get offended, then leave, never coming back.
Another part is the "respect factor." When you hear other people's material, songs, lyrics, etc. and they are not much better than your own, you are less likely to have a respect for that person's opinion. It takes a very special person to be able to comment on things, giving solid opinions, backed by abilities. You have to consider the source.
In 100% I have similar problems with people who have not stood on a stage, tried to do this in front of audiences and tried to deal with the personality quirks of an industry built on personalities and egos. Because there is ALWAYS the "How did THAT get on the radio?" Part of the equation. And there are many things that go BEYOND the song. I've named a few of them in the past few posts. It's basically a lot of "Monday Morning quarterbacking" and it doesn't make a lot of sense. So you are going to have a lot of "AMATEURS commenting on AMATEURS." Pros just don't do it.
My suggestion has always been, "Pat on the back in public, Give REALITY in private." Everyone should be building their own friend base, of people they trust. They should be able to converse away from the public forums and give their opinions. But if you build relationships, you don't have to spend a lot of time defending those opinions.
All of it is a crap shoot. We should all be developing our own personal networks away from the forums. WE need to step out into the real world, which is what I talk about all the time.
Oh well. You guys have a good one.
By the way, Wes, I haven't heard anything on the chart break down I did from you. I went through a lot of time and effort to do that. Hope it makes some sense to you. Would like to get your observations. The other reasons a lot of people DON'T participate more is when they expend a lot of effort and don't get much in the way of repsonses.
MAB
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