It's where I wanted this place to be.
The idea would be an extension of the MB Reader.
The site would still be moderated with moderators having Editor status.
Contributors would be invited from among the regular members due to their writing ability (on merit) to write reviews, articles etc much in the same way as the journals, but on a more serious (as serious as amatuer will allow) level.
There really is no end to the potential. Even band member interviews wouldn't be out of the question if the place was handled correctly.
The site would still have it's message boards and community members could aspire to become a Music Banter 'Contributor'.
For this to happen the site would need a fair bit of money spent on it and an online magazine look.
There's no reason why a serious, amatuer online music magazine couldn't be successfully run by ordinary music lovers with little to no journalistic experience.
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