request etiquette

[RogorMortis]

Yes Vax's test will work as I won't rq at all now, even on Sundays, as I cannot plan 2 hours ahead - it's the wrong way to go about it.

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by RogorMortis

Yes Vax's test will work as I won't rq at all now, even on Sundays, as I cannot plan 2 hours ahead - it's the wrong way to go about it.

Oh! I read it as you have to wait two hours after the last request. If it is indeed the interval, I agree with you rogor!

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

The only instance I think an extension to 2 hours between requests will be of benefit is on Themeing Thursday. It does not seem equitable during all other times. 2 hours is too long to wait on a normal day or evening, especially when there is no long queue, it will, as evidence by RM's reply, detract from the joy of listening.

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Rick and Roll

Oh! I read it as you have to wait two hours after the last request. If it is indeed the interval, I agree with you rogor!

Right! If you make a request at 08:00, you can't request again until 10:00.
It has absolutely NOTHING to do with when your request will play.

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Originally Posted by VAXman

Right! If you make a request at 08:00, you can't request again until 10:00.
It has absolutely NOTHING to do with when your request will play.

[collective] Oooohhhhhhhh! >V8-d'oh<

That's a horse of a different color. Sorry to misunderstand.

A two hour delay from making a request to making the next would assist to cut down the number of request. But I think I'd still only like to see that on the theming thursday for pretty much the same reason. Once a queue is clear or low, there shouldn't be such a delay.

And I know it would be a pain in the patootee to set some sort of schedule or guidelines that fluxuated with demand. (the software just don't work that way.) So let's not even go there.

But we'll see how this experiment goes on Thursday, since wednesday's are excluded anyway. There's always time to just give it a try.

[mossy]

There's still the issue Dale of days that have shows and west coast people not being able to request much because things are backed up from the earlier time zone requests by the time the show ends. Today I requested four songs, two hours apart pretty much, and heard them all. Not sure what happened. It was a neat experiment though.

Anyway, I can live with whatever pans out.

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by mossy

Today I requested four songs

Are there four Nick Drake songs in the library?

Dale, I haven't seen that word in a month of Sundays. I looked it up and it says "patootie"....close.

Waiting for Bippy to be used

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Rick and Roll

Waiting for Bippy to be used

How or when your Bippy is used is definately TMI for the rest of us.


[sorry folks - I just couldn't resist. The line was just sitting right there. I just had to take the shot.]

[Bmithra]

Originally Posted by VAXman

Right! If you make a request at 08:00, you can't request again until 10:00.
It has absolutely NOTHING to do with when your request will play.

Sorry to say this because I normally stay out of these types of discussions, unless I become annoyed about the lack of civility being displayed.

But I must confess that I am heading in the direction of uncivil behaviour as concerns this particular change of station format.

When I consider the amount of time I do spend listening to AM, and the amount of time I spend at the site, it is pretty D@#%*& amazing that I have never reached the max number of requests in a 24 hour period. That was before this change. Now it would be impossible.

And I AM an insomniac!

I personally find the new time limit between requests abhorrent. This change is more likely to cause me to quit requesting altogether.

Considering that Rogor has said the same thing earlier in this forum, I can only imagine that there will be more people who will feel the same way. Many of them probably will not even say anything about it. How many registered users are there? How many take advantage of this great feature? How many actually voice their opinions in these forums or the shoutbox? This might be an interesting statistic to try to determine.

I, for one would like the between requests time limit returned to the 60 minutes that it used to be set at. The 120 minutes between requests time limit is begining to frustrate the bejeezus out of me.

That sucks for me, because I really enjoy this feature. I have, almost from the first time I used this feature, tried to be considerate of others as concerns requesting. I have avoided making some requests because I knew that some listeners with whom I was chatting with did not enjoy the band I wanted to request.

The consideration of others is a measure of our assumed civility & maturity. So please be considerate when making requests. Think of the various points that have been made throughout this discussion.

I think MrMagoo made many good points, and if you just think through what has been said, it just may improve everyones experience of this great place for music that so many of us know & love.


Thanks for reading,

Bmithra

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Bmithra

Sorry to say this because I normally stay out of these types of discussions, unless I become annoyed about the lack of civility being displayed.

But I must confess that I am heading in the direction of uncivil behaviour as concerns this particular change of station format.

When I consider the amount of time I do spend listening to AM, and the amount of time I spend at the site, it is pretty D@#%*& amazing that I have never reached the max number of requests in a 24 hour period. That was before this change. Now it would be impossible.

And I AM an insomniac!

I personally find the new time limit between requests abhorrent. This change is more likely to cause me to quit requesting altogether.

Considering that Rogor has said the same thing earlier in this forum, I can only imagine that there will be more people who will feel the same way. Many of them probably will not even say anything about it. How many registered users are there? How many take advantage of this great feature? How many actually voice their opinions in these forums or the shoutbox? This might be an interesting statistic to try to determine.

I, for one would like the between requests time limit returned to the 60 minutes that it used to be set at. The 120 minutes between requests time limit is begining to frustrate the bejeezus out of me.

That sucks for me, because I really enjoy this feature. I have, almost from the first time I used this feature, tried to be considerate of others as concerns requesting. I have avoided making some requests because I knew that some listeners with whom I was chatting with did not enjoy the band I wanted to request.

The consideration of others is a measure of our assumed civility & maturity. So please be considerate when making requests. Think of the various points that have been made throughout this discussion.

I think MrMagoo made many good points, and if you just think through what has been said, it just may improve everyones experience of this great place for music that so many of us know & love.


Thanks for reading,

Bmithra

OK. It was only a test. Had this been an actual emergency I would be maintaining the 120 minute blackout period. I have, as per Bm's plea, returned to the 60 minute blackout period. Play nice.

PS. I don't often request but the other day I wanted to and it annoyed me too.