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Post by prenatt1166 on Sept 25, 2003 22:10:47 GMT -5
Like I mentioned in another thread, if there has to be a change I'd rather see all three formats together than AC given the "kiss of death" by being alone.  |
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Post by allow that on Sept 25, 2003 22:16:26 GMT -5
Like I mentioned in another thread, if there has to be a change I'd rather see all three formats together than AC given the "kiss of death" by being alone. I think that'd make the AC format stronger because it wuld be more focused. AAA is rock based, Hot AC is semi-rock based... and AC is 80's ballads based LOL. I like Mike's suggestion of AAA/Hot AC AC/Oldies |
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Post by j on Sept 25, 2003 22:19:43 GMT -5
That's a good point. AAA is not getting as many replies as it should simply because it's in a forum all by itself. The real issue here is not about whether Hot AC is closer to AAA than AC.
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Post by allow that on Sept 25, 2003 22:28:20 GMT -5
That's a good point. AAA is not getting as many replies as it should simply because it's in a forum all by itself. The real issue here is not about whether Hot AC is closer to AAA than AC. Yeah... and I think it def is. I talk about why in the other thread. I wanna add that in the 2 days UMG was up, it had a Hot AC/AAA forum and an AC forum... and both had significantly more traffic than one would have expected. Many people wh like Hot AC also like AAA, or vice versa, so it'd be nice to talk about it all in one spot without having to weed through Lite FM posts. Many of the artists are on AAA and Hot AC at the same time, or cross over later. |
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Post by Arson on Sept 25, 2003 22:50:34 GMT -5
I liked having AC and HAC together as on the old R&R forum, but it makes sense to group HAC and AAA into one forum due to similarity of music (pop/rock).
AAA by itself probably won't generate much response (judging from the R&R Triple A forum). I like reading posts about AAA, and it would be nice to have them with the HAC discussions so it is not necessary to visit a separate forum.
I'm not sure about grouping AC with oldies, as most discussions about AC seem to revolve around AC currents. Of course, it is true that most of the songs played on AC are golds.
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Post by allow that on Sept 25, 2003 22:57:30 GMT -5
I'd like to add (I promise this is the last time I post here LOL) that the reason I suggested grouping Hot AC/AAA together is so that fans of those similar formats can discuss songs together wihtout having to weed through topics that have nothing to do with it.
By grouping both of them with AC, which to me seems as different from both HAC & AAA as Urban & CHR/Pop, seems to not only defeat the purpose, but make matters worse.
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Post by j on Sept 25, 2003 23:04:01 GMT -5
But really, there's little weeding through topics involved because none of the 3 generate much traffic. One forum is enough space to fit all 3. Seriously.
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Post by allow that on Sept 25, 2003 23:34:13 GMT -5
But really, there's little weeding through topics involved because none of the 3 generate much traffic. One forum is enough space to fit all 3. Seriously. I think if they're more focused, they'll all grow. I mean I know a lot of times I want to post a Hot AC related post but don't since it doesn't seem to "fit" so to speal. Or I'll want to post a AAA thread but won't since it seems like no one checks there. |
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Post by Keith3000 on Sept 26, 2003 3:24:42 GMT -5
Hey JerseyBoy, what happened to your promise of no more posting here?!
Just kidding dude. :)
To tell u the truth, I'm not really sure what AAA is. Forgive me guys, but is it "adult album alternative"? If it is, then it seems more rock based and should go more with Hot AC. I guess acts like Matchbox Twenty or The Calling would do well on both those formats right?
I guess AC should be on its own, with all the Phil Collins and Celine Dion songs one never hears anywhere else (!) And the Fleetwood Mac to, am I right...?!
Someone said something about combining AC and oldies. I don't know how much sense that makes, considering that they are totally different formats (except for the fact that both have older audiences). I think oldies should have it's own forum, perhaps along with classic rock like the way R&R had it...the forum won't have that much traffic initially, but will grow with time.
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Post by Leafstorm on Sept 26, 2003 9:01:11 GMT -5
Well, if we can actually combine CHR/Rhythmic, Urban and Urban AC together, I suppose we can combine AC, Hot AC and AAA. Please combine... Back in the day over at R&R, I've never gone to the AAA Forum (and hence to this day still have no idea what AAA means)... I would love to check out AAA stuff now...
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Post by allow that on Sept 26, 2003 9:37:16 GMT -5
Please combine... Back in the day over at R&R, I've never gone to the AAA Forum (and hence to this day still have no idea what AAA means) But if you don't know what AAA is, how do you know you'd like talking about it with AC? :) Really guys, they don't mesh. I know there's enough space to include all 3 in one forum, but there's even more space in Jazz and Christian. But if it doesn't fit, don't wear it. |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 26, 2003 10:42:58 GMT -5
Does j even post in, or have an interest in Triple A, Hot AC or AC? If Matt has room and doesn't think there will be a problem with it, I'm sure he could easily make one for each format, but due to last of interest of the three in their current situations, I do think a change of some sort is necessary. The reason why I don't post a lot in AC/Hot AC is because the people that post there are mostly AC fans. Even on R&R, the Sans Recurrent Chart was almost always for AC and the chart discussions were AC related. If Hot AC were mixed with Triple A, it would bring fans of both formats together (I think for the most part, a fan of one is a fan of the other) and more discussion could take place. I'd favour it over CHR/Pop, definately.
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Post by j on Sept 26, 2003 11:25:59 GMT -5
Does j even post in, or have an interest in Triple A, Hot AC or AC? I'm sorry, I didn't know that one needs to post a lot about something to prove to everyone else that one likes the topic/format/forum. |
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Post by Matt4319 on Sept 26, 2003 11:58:50 GMT -5
I didn't give Oldies its own forum because there's no chart for Oldies songs (yes, I know there's no R&R dance chart either, but there seems to be a possibility of that in the future). I figured the Nostalgia forum covered any discussion that would go on in Oldies.
It's pretty clear that there isn't a whole lot of interest in AAA by itself right now, with all of 2 posts this whole week. And Hot AC does seem to have more in common with AAA than AC. I made two different forums covering three charts each (Alt/AR/Rock and Rhy/Urb/UAC) since they are all closely related and the combined traffic isn't too huge anyway. But it's pretty clear to see that AC and AAA aren't very similar to each other, so I don't think I should combine all three of those. My belief is that AC can survive on its own, so I'll combine the AAA and Hot AC forums (and poll results indicate that most of you will be happy with this).
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Post by prenatt1166 on Sept 26, 2003 12:08:00 GMT -5
>:( This is the beginning of the end of the AC forum.
Oh well, majority rules...........
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Post by Matt4319 on Sept 26, 2003 12:21:29 GMT -5
>:( This is the beginning of the end of the AC forum. Oh well, majority rules........... I honestly don't think so. About two-thirds of the discussion in the AC/Hot AC forum were about AC songs. |
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Post by allow that on Sept 26, 2003 12:47:55 GMT -5
>:( This is the beginning of the end of the AC forum. I don't think it will be. I'll probably post more there than I do now. You could post a lot more there too, as long as people post, people reply. But I'm definitely happy Hot AC/AAA has its own home. I would consider both my home base so to speak, so it's good to have it all come together. |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 26, 2003 14:07:14 GMT -5
As long as people keep posting the Sans Recurrent Chart and talk about the weekly chart and songs going for adds in AC, it'll be successful.
Maybe Matt can use that news fader above to the advantage of various forums and every few days, change it to advertise an ongoing discussion in one of the forums. Something like "Go to the AC forum today and discuss the brand new Celine Dion single!"
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Post by j on Sept 26, 2003 19:47:19 GMT -5
If AC dies, please combine the 3 together since that's the second most popular choice.
I should've suggested combining the 3 first to see whether that would work out, and then splitting it into AC and Hot AC/AAA if it doesn't, but the majority has already spoken.
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Post by allow that on Sept 26, 2003 23:50:57 GMT -5
Don't worry Ryan, AC forum will not die.
Meanwhile, check out the new Hot AC/AAA forum. It's become so busy/active already!
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