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Originally Posted by Fruitonica
Eh, I can't see this really working. The thing that makes Musicbanter such a great source of music is that you recognise the person giving the review or recomendation. You can form an idea about their music tastes and whether they fit with your own.
Once you start to try and push the content on to other people besides members of the community it isn't going to become any more useful than a regular music publication, because only a small percentage of readers would actually decide to become further involved in the community.
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An excellent point.
I also enjoy open forums because it affords people that aren't journalism majors opportunity to express their opinions. In a blog atmosphere, it's almost impossible to carry people's interest unless you're a fantastic writer.