5-10 minute audio entries, this way they will load and be playable (is that even a word??) Anyway, POSITIVELY no name calling (your entry will be deleted immediately!) and keep all the drama right here where it belongs :)
No winners, just opinions here folks and everyone is a winner in my eyes :) One entry but option for 2 entries (in case you forgot something to complain about!!) Maybe BIX will HEAR us now?? Maybe I will get thrown out?? We shall see. This "forum" ends in exactly 2 weeks so get your entries in NOW!!
Ha...spectacular way to illustrate the point! As a postscript, I found that Beta Recorder still has occasional dead-air takes even as late as 22 August 2008, but the Default and Alternate Recorders seem to have settled down, except in my troublesome LinUX lab (a rebuild is in order). I check every take prior to upload as a result. 08/21/2008 21:34
Another pet peeve! When you're scrolling through your comments on your page and on your entries....I hate that we have to go all the way back up to the top to click on the "next" page number. It'd be nice to have the page number at the bottom where you've scrolled down to!!! 02/27/2008 16:14
I just thought of something that IRKS me on Bix! Okay, I wish there was some way that Bix could to through and clean up all the "crap" contests that folks seem to start just to be silly. No one enters and the listing is so cumbersome look through as it is! Like maybe the contests could be approved by Bix before becoming live. While I realize that would take too much time for the bix personnel, it would be nice! Or perhaps, they would go through and sweep the contests and clean them up from time to time. Sigh! 02/21/2008 10:38
I do believe that all the comments you made do need to be addressed by Bix. I am new and already I am having a hard time finding new songs to sing especially as a female. The male songs outweigh the female artists by a long shot and yes we do like the newer artists. I like the quality of my recordings on Bix even though I'm not using the best sound card or a mixer. Singsnap has so much to offer but I don't believe I get as good a recording & I have ran the wizard at the site to adjust sound levels a multitude of times. I would love to stay with Bix all the time but I luv The new, I left a paid site for the very same reason (Ksolo) no customer satisfaction is a turn off and if we can get that message to Bix maybe we can have a chance of making this site a favorite. I hope my comments help. Cindy NSA 02/15/2008 16:40
You have covered just about everything. Bix has some good ideas, but it's like they stopped in the middle and said, "This ought to be good enough." So far, for me, this has been good experience with the community here...lol...coming from one who's left twice. I hope no one has taken that personally.
One thing I dislike about todays society is the tendency toward being impersonal. Bix has had staff contests, which, a couple of them were a riot, but when the community made comments about their entries, there were no replies, which made me think immediately, this business doesn't care about these people, and my opinion still hasn't changed. This place is run, as near as I can tell, on advertising, which tells me that it depends on the number of hits it recieves, and the more members it has, the better. I'm an old sixties hippy with a haircut, and I look around me and I see people's recordings bringing in hundreds of thousand of views. Don't you wonder how many of those lurkers actually hit on those ads with your videos on them? You should not feel defenseless. You should feel empowered. If you would all stick together and ask for change, you might get it then, but it's going to take a good percentage of you to get change. I get really frustrated with people who have the power to effect change and don't, but the real fault lies with with Bix. I've seen repairs here, but no improvements. This is the last time you'll see me make a comment like this. I just want to do my music and visit a little...lol...I don't ask for much. Maybe this will give some idea of what I'm about. I get a bit cryptic at times.
Mileah...I came to listen to you sing. I need to go do that...Dan 02/13/2008 08:12
Well I know they realy don't want you here Starlew. I asked Bix to try there best and do what ever it takes to rid us from goons but I see it has yet to work lol. 02/10/2008 21:27
Hey, ditto to what you and everybody elth thaid. You're tho funny. :) Thanks for posting this. I went over to thing thnap and checked out the video. I agree with you, Lisa. :) 02/07/2008 21:48
LOL!! I need to get over to thing thnap and check out your thongth (LMAO!!!)...I'm sure they are all thenthational!! Cracking mythelf up here!! haha!! Hugth!! Litha!! HAHAHAHA!!! Okay...I'll thtop now!! Oh goodneth...when doeth it end??? ;) 02/09/2008 17:55
Hey Don!! Thanks for entering!! I voted on this contest last night and after 45 mins I still did not get to the end. There are only 25 entries on this one so I figured I would give it a shot. If they were to line up in about 15 columns in smaller photos maybe on one page might work. Great point and dually noted my friend. Thanks again :) 02/07/2008 04:06
Regarding entry: OMG BIX! by Don _aka_ MrMagic_Ohio
LOL Don! Thanks for entering!! BETA (means no longer working on it - deal with it) mode!! You are too funny! And of course more hot chicks who can sing!! Huggerzzz 02/06/2008 15:26
Thanks for entering TD!! Recording issues, did you hear my "lisp"??? LOL Why dont you have one?? Hmmmm...anyway, thanks for your support! I love your suggestion about seperate folders for our entries. What I would like to add to that is the ability to delete contest entries if you would like too. Thanks again!! :) 02/06/2008 15:23
Thanks for entering!! What a great point, technical support!! They have the "canned answers" which by the way, dont work for me either. Customer support??? I dont think so. People cant even cancel their accounts without it and it takes days to accomplish along with some serious begging!! 02/06/2008 15:19
Thanks so much for entering!! QUALITY is key here, or should I say LACK there of! Such a great point. People invest in expensive equipment and it ends up being a waste of $$ if only to be used here on Bix. I will say that there are other sites that do have quality recording software and eventually all will be over on them and not on here. Sad huh?? 02/06/2008 15:16
Thanks for entering! Even your kids were complaining about Bix in the background so I will take this entry as 3 Bixters who want a change!!! :) 02/06/2008 15:11
I see we have some clowns in here today!..Glad they don't work at norad!..they might start punching the wrong buttons and start a nuclear war! 02/06/2008 14:02
Yeah, the sound is pretty bad...I used my headset microphone instead of my studio mic and it's pretty difficult to hear!! Thanks for trying!! Hugs! Lisa :) 02/06/2008 14:46
Out drinking and getting belligerent again...you really need to get other interests, like, you know, singing on Bix or something! (You are truly scary!) 02/06/2008 13:45
Very well spoken hon! If you mean those who come on and leave "check my site" yes they are annoying and usually have a lot of foul language involved. I quit singing on here and went to sing snap because of the foolishness. Hopefully you can get this out to who ever is in charge of moderating! There are a lot of good people here and I miss them. 02/06/2008 12:08
A lot of good points,we need some kind of constitution.....I'm here to listen to pro quality singers as well as to have friends .... The ? is, how do you eliminate persons who can't sing?....But do it in a nice way...I'd be the 1st one to eliminate myself cause I can't sing....This is one major point to be addressed.....I cannot bear to listen to some singers I I've been very caustic at times...goose 02/06/2008 08:57