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Voting thread 10/10 would read again

Knowing this band, I'm pretty sure they're just making fun of the whole conditional disbandment thing XD

Aww you look so pretty!!  
 
But cat is definitely a gurl <3
 

^where are you from if it's okay to ask? you're look like a mix of asian and murican tbh ;o; pretty cool tho 

I FUCKING DON'T WINE!
 
I SIMPLY DID MISUNDERSTOOD THAT BAD RIPS ALSO WILL BE LABELED AS TRANSCODES.
 
And the answer is simply: YES, everything with LQ = Transcode, including the WMP rips etc.
 
 
But I'm so fucking done with MH.
 
goodbye. I will never speak a word nor contribute something to this forum.

Okay, enough of this already. This discussion is going nowhere.
 
 
1. The fact that legit rips can be mistaken for transcodes has been covered in the Transcode FAQ. ("Many people use a programme called Spek to analyze the spectograph of the file. This can give you some valuable insights, but it's by no means 100% conclusive. I could show you several Spek images of files I ripped from original CDs according to our guidelines, that could be easily mistaken for transcodes, if you only look at the spectographs.") That's just a technical limitation we have to live with.
 
 
2. There are 2 kinds of people: those who don't care if something is a transcode and those that do. The latter one will also not want to download a bad rip. By labeling something as "Transcode" this group of people know what to avoid. If it helps anything we can use the label "Low Quality" for both transcodes AND bad rips. But seriously, you are fighting about semantics here.
 
 
3. If you want to avoid making bad rips, we have guidelines here to help you. If you upload stuff that isn't your own rip, check the quality first. If things look fishy, just say so in the description or attach a Spek image, and you won't get any trouble. We don't want to overly restrict uploading, but we want that people know what to expect when downloading something.
 
 
4. When you find a upload that looks like a transcode OR a bad rip and it doesn't say so in the description, feel free to report it.
 
 
@ Magatsu: quit the whining. You are just being butthurt because a mod labeled your upload as transcode when it actually was a bad rip. It doesn't matter. If someone doesn't want to download a transcode, they certainly don't want to download a bad rip either. Those who don't mind transcodes won't mind bad rips either. Do you own the CD? Rip it again according to our guidelines. You don't? Check files you get from other sources and upload them with appropriate description. It's not rocket science.
 
 
Seriously, a few months ago people were whining that we didn't do enough against low quality files, now that we try to do more, it's still not okay. *facepalm*

What exactly are you trying to imply here? Because it sounds to me like you're trying to say we haven't actually tried to do anything about these problems (problems that i think are non-existent tbh, but alas that's just my opinion) and that we are just saying we have (technically I get the vibe that you're calling us liars). If that truly is what you are implying then I have to ask on what do you base your implications? How long have you been apart of this community? Because I can tell you right now I've been here for 7 long years and I hate to break it to you but I don't remember you gracing this forum with your presence since about 2-3 years and that might be stretching it. Who the hell are you to say we haven't done anything to solve these issues when you yourself haven't been here long enough to even know what we've tried?
 
I'm not usually the kind of person to take offense to something said on the internet but when it comes to somebody discrediting the hard work that I and the other staff have put into this community and implying that we haven't actually done anything but instead are just saying we have, like it's a fact. I'll go ahead and tell you right now, that pisses me off to no end and really get my blood boiling.
 
If this is not the case and you weren't implying any of this then I apologize but that is seriously how it sounds in your post. and to that I would recommend wording your posts more carefully from now on to avoid anymore "misunderstandings". that is if that is really the case.
 
EDIT: After reading your last post I'm now pretty certain you really were implying those things. Your entire attitude is atrocious and quite frankly you're acting like a "brat" who thinks their opinion is the "right" opinion and who is assuming that the majority of people here are in fact in agreement with your views on the issue. That's bullshit and you know it. If you really don't think the issue can be fixed then why are you sitting here being difficult and wasting your time in the first place. It just doesn't add up.

There's one more thing I would like to add: there is nothing that stops the "leechers" from just getting the releases from your next blogspot to begin with. Yes, we can try to set a higher hurdle to download files here, like postcount, deleting "inactive" profiles, "post for link", etc. Those people that come here for downloads and downloads only will probably just leave and get the reposted uploads elsewhere.
 
Because let's face it, downloading from a blogspot is much easier, faster and less hassle than from a forum. We already have higher hurdles for getting the files by requiring registration, which blogs don't. A fullblown leecher will not even bother with that. I mean, I'm pretty much a leecher for anything non-japanese. I want a new folk metal release? I google it, I find me some easily accassible source, I download it. Don't we all do that sometimes?
 
But because of that I assume that a good number of "leechers" aren't just here for the downloads alone, but for the whole package. They want downloads, but they also want news, and lurk in the discussions, even if they don't participate themselves. 
 
Yes, it's easy to assume that people with 0 posts just come to leech, but pure leeching would be much easier elsewhere. And the harder we make it to get the downloads, the more attractive the repost places will be. "Not a big loss" some might say, and while that is partially true, a lot of our regular users here started as leechers. They came for the downloads, but stayed for the community.

It seems like you all want similar yet slightly different things. Not to burst your bubble, but none of these things are things which we either haven't tried before or can tell you won't work.
You can try all you want, but you can't force gratitude. If people have to click the "Thanks" button in order to get access to a release, then the motion is meaningless because are they thanking you because they like the upload or because they have no choice? Posting for a link falls into the same trap and just produces content from those who post because they have to, not because they have anything to say. For all of that trouble, just let them be. Not to mention that adding in either of the two in no way stops people from reposting. It just makes it slightly more inconvenient.
And speaking of inconvenience, blogspots thrive because of convenience. If we start putting hurdles between people and releases, people will go where it's easier to get (literally) the same thing. We may have leechers, but at least they're here and may one day become active. There's no chance of that happening if they're all visiting other sites because we make it more difficult to get releases here. On top of all that, it won't deter those who run those sites from going through the hoops and then giving out the link for free anyway. We can't get them to give credit or at least reupload the link - do you think there's anything we can really do to stop people from reposting things?
And in case you think we can, the answer is still no. That's the same problem we faced with the VIP section and for every one person we did catch five or six slipped by. And we were only working with a group of less than 200 people before we axed the section. To put the impossibility into perspective, there are over 7000 members on Monochrome Heaven. Not happening.
The password idea is the only idea that I think has any type of traction, but that's tedious. It will stop uploaders from blindly copying and pasting links, but it does nothing to curb the overall issue of reposting in the first place, because copying another line whose password mentions us doesn't matter if people still got it from somewhere else. Most people don't care if they got it from "the source" or "elsewhere" - they just care if they have it.

And where did those files come from? Oh, right, here. Fight fire with fire and both websites get taken down with a DMCA notice. I'd rather just let them be until they get bored of copying us.

Another extremely inconvenient solution that blogspots can circumvent by reuploading the materials and then continuing to offer them after we don't.

I'm against deleting profiles because life happens. MH isn't the center of everyone's universe and sometimes people leave. It is a reasonable expectation that their profile is still here when they come back. If it's not, then what would push them to sign up again? I've been on forums with nazi moderators. I am no longer on those kinds of forums.
Also, I have better things to do than to weed through 7000 profiles monthly and remove people I deem unworthy.
tl;dr - Taking any actions which makes it harder to get to the releases will only drive people to places where it is easier to get them. Forcing people to thank you for posts isn't really gratitude. You can't force people to be active if they choose not to be.

Oh, ok  . I'm from Vietnam so i'm asian of course 

Lately as im checking the site , looking at active and inactive members , the times a file gets downloaded and how many posts/likes there are i starting to see that the forum is starting to turn in to a leecher base . There is so many users that registered over half a year ago , that check almost each post frequently but have 0 posts . Most of sites that have downloads have some regulations , like having at least 10 posts or more to get to the download section , or virtual money where you can buy downloads . I think it might be worth to at least think that idea through as MH EXCLUSIVE was abandoned and some ppl like me who work hard as hell and can afford only 1-2 albums every 2 months , dont want their uploads being stole and reposted on some stupid crappy blog of some ungrateful kiddo .
A quick example , one of my recent posted albums Salty Dog - Goodnight, Cruel World EP , was already downloaded 289 times , HOW? , the number of views is a little over 50 and it was posted yesterday . I already found it reposted on 2 crappy blogs without my premission , without any credits to me or at least this forum . I know that bloacking off users who only leech from this site will not stop this from happening , but it will be on lower scale .
For now i will see what other users and the forums admins and mods think about this and what do they have in mind , but for now im not gonna upload new stuff from myself cause i dont want my uploads to roam freely around the web and than losing my account on a sharing site cause of high traffic on a file (100000 downloads in 1 day when i posted only on 1 site and there only 5 ppl climed to download the file) .
Quick example of a person who only leech .
GustaveXII - registered almost 4 years ago , only 1 post , i see him online every 2-3 days .

happy b-day cat ; )

oh i see! it makes perfect sense ;>

oh i see! it makes perfect sense ;>

I Prefer Old School Visual Kei WAY WAYYY More then the NEW crappy stuff thats Out. .
 
The new stuff is just usually bands that so lots of Fanservice too get more fangirls OR that stupid sparcley bands too!!
 
((please excuse my bad english..))
 
The Lower the Quality is WAY better! I Hate HQ Stuff!!
 
I Love bands that Wear lots of makeup! That wear BIG costumes that are scary , Feathery , Leathery , Have Princess looking Drummers > XD , Music that sounds Phycho-ish , Anything Scary , Crappy but awesome Low Quality Pictures & Low Quality Music!!
 
all that = Perfect
 
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About the GRIEVA thing. .they were from RELOAD. .a Happy-ish ughh band I guess...I don't really think that they can really pull off an Old School VK Look because everytime I think of them I think of how they looked in RELOAD...All there music sounds the same from RELOAD...No difference! it all sounds the same to me. .
 
Oh When Kyouki (Yoki) & Roku (Taku) were in a Band Called ヴェルゼ (Vell;ze) I thought they were really good! haha but when RELOAD formed I was all like "deefuk is dis shit" LOL xD
 
And then Came Along GRIEVA -- "Awhh Shit bro , not what deefuk day gonna do?" LMFAO xDDD So they decided to make an OLD SCHOOL VK inspired band haahahah WOW!
 
They think we can all just "FORGET" about "THERE PAST IN RELOAD" or Kyouki & Roku's Past in the Band ヴェルゼ (Vell;ze)?!! haha Wow Fail..
 
To me GRIEVA just ughh pisses me off..I have no problem at all with them "Copying" as people say but hey~
 
just look at there old bands then look at them now..HA! Makes me wanna laugh so hard! i mean like DEEFUK ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?!! HAHA!!
 
Really? WOW? a Band Company they are in?! Psshh WOW really with DIAURA?! Another Wannabe band?!! hmm
 
ok ok Sorry
 
I sound really mean right now..ughh I'll just leave.. Goodbye ahaha xD

I'll JOIN THE BAND!!! >
 
I've been speaking to Kikyo lately on Twitter and he said yes to me joining the band...but I just need too ughh learn Japanese just a little bit more haha xD
 
@Daisuke_Psycho <-- my Twitter..
 
@kikyo_official  <-- Kikyo's Twitter..
 
He Said that they need a Drummer or A Bass Guitar. .And I can Play both!! sooo Yeah!! > I'm learning these songs too >;D

I'm Daisuke. .I'm a Fan of many bands >
 
Yeah...You have a Picture of Kyouka! I love Kyouka!
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Shit I already have a Hater. .danm. .sorry for pissing you off bro. .
 
I'm not pretending because I used to be in Bands before. .Unpopular bands..

Yes I know...I'm Trying to Change it but I don't know how.. :'(( HELP!!
 
Sorry I didn't mean to cause any trouble but uh..I don't know..I'm sorry!!
 
KIKYO IS MY IDOL!! MY INSPIRATION TO MAKE MUSIC!! SOMEONE I LOOK UP TOO!! MY GOD!! sorry I'll shut up..
 
I'm guessing your Idol is Kyouka right? Amazing Choice
 
I Forgot this place does not allow RPers =_= damn...
 
Anyway if you can Help me Change My Username that would be awesome~! Thanks a Bunch~!!

You are my new favorite member.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viarG2E-t18

ITT: people insulting other people that don't share their opinions about a vocalist. MH, I thought we were past this. If you have nothing to post about the band THE BLACK SWAN, don't post.

always loved their visuals and the full song is great too

oh u