| Saturday, March 3, 2007 |
| A second look at recent polls + a new one. |
(Update @ 8:50am:) A friend/reader/supporter/fellow-blogger, known as "G" (I wish I had that name), has written a pretty "cute" review of the Toronto show. Check it out here, at her blog.
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The poll question that I closed last week was "Was it a good idea to cover a Beyonce song?" 247 people voted. 73% voted yes. That leaves a sizeable 27%, of whom 16% voted no and 11% were unsure.
I'm not too surprised at the results, I guess it's a healthy sign that there are people willing to question and/or disagree with the band's decisions - it would be strange (or a bit too fanatical) if everyone said it was a great idea. I personally enjoyed their take on the song, and thought it was a good move - it sure cracked some boxes, maybe the ones labelled "Though shalt not cover a Top 40 artist because thou art snobbish indie kids" or "Thou shalt not have such a bold sense of humour", and especially the one with the sticker that reads, "Thou shalt not cover a half-naked woman because thou art good Christian boys." I meant cover her song, of course.
I like loving a band that doesn't take itself too seriously.
As for this week's poll, a big majority seems to think the new boards I set up are pointless (maybe it's because I forgot to enter a voting option for those who didn't think it was pointless, yet weren't interested in joining). No hard feelings, of course, I appreciate the honesty. I understand why it must be a bit confusing to understand the need for forums other than the officials. I just wanna point those who voted against it to a previous blog post where I explained the reasons for this in more detail (in case you haven't read it), and an update on how the forums have now become merely a part of a much bigger community project that Mike Stecker and myself have undertaken. It's cool if you still disagree, no love will be lost, but we just hope you'll have a look at the site when it's ready, and then let us know whether the social-networking package we're setting up is more than merely a better alternative to Sony's terrible forum software (which the official boards are based on), or not. Some have asked me why I think the officials are "terrible" - I understand why you wouldn't think that, maybe we've just gotten used to it - but I also know a handful of fans who haven't joined up because those forums are a pain. I remember when I first joined how much of a pain it was, and I remember some of you complaining about it back then, too. So I hope it's not just my geeky side expecting software to hold up to my high standards, but actually a need (maybe a luxury) to be met.
A new poll is up. I invite you all to vote.
Remember I said the other day that an RSS feed of switchFeed was to go on the Footsoldiers site? Well, Seth (a great guy, who's in charge of Footsoldiers) told me that he's now talking to the guys about transitioning the whole FS site into MySpace, so he said he'll be in touch with me about trying to get that feed on their new site in the near future. Just thought I'd update ya'll if you were wondering why it isn't up yet.
Oh, and, to add to Tim's email/MySpace mention, our bootleg site gets some sweet pluggage from The Christian Post. Congrats, Mike, you deserve it for your great initiative.
Thanks for reading and participating.
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posted by phil @ 4:24 AM  
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Hey Phil! Good luck on all your endeavours. I'm with you on expecting so much more technology wise, 'cause there are indeed, better forum softwares out there.
Anywho, I voted 'unsure' on the Beyonce song, I was kinda laughing at Beyonce shaking her booty in the background while my dear Switchfoot's playing. :D
But I bet that's just me. ;D Like Drew said, it did have lots of energy and bling... so it's all in the spirit of fun, I would think.
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I know what you mean about the official forum...they are terrible! No "New Post" icons, that whole stupid "All" button thing, which doesn't even show you all the posts, the lack of a "Remember Me" feature...the list could go on forever. I love the new forum - it's nice and user-friendly.
I've changed my mind on "Crazy in Love". After hearing it live, I can see the fun and the humour in it. I'm glad at least some bands have a sense of humour these days, now that Foo Fighters have lost theirs....
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Yes, I too was reluctant to join the official boards, being used to vBulletin. The software is, to be frank, absolutely terrible.
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@G, thanks. :) Are you gonna blog about the Toronto show?
@Ro-Jo
@sheepie
I'm glad you guys are voicing the terrible-ness of the officials on here, cause the guys read this blog and it's a good idea to let them know this is what we think (even though it's not their fault at all).
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@G, nevermind, I just saw your blog haha.
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the vbulletin boards are better than the officials, but the officials aren't that bad. Half of the switchfam population lies on the officials so it will probably take a long time for the switchfam ones to get more people to join.
That was a great review posted about the Toronto show.
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I love the new boards. You are a wonderfully kind moderator.
Oh, and just in case you all didn't know, the Switchfoot Bootlegs podcast on iTunes is in the to 50! That is pretty darn good.
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OMG, Phil! Thanks for adding me to your switchRoll and for linking to me on your post! I can't be more flattered. ^_^
If you find some (ok, maybe most) of my posts crappy, don't hesitate to delete me eh? I can assure you that there will be no hard feelings... I do tend to boreblog a lot. :D
Ahhh.... I'm reeling. I still can't get over 'the night,' you know. ;D
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"that whole stupid "All" button thing, which doesn't even show you all the posts"
Ah! i know! man i hate that...
i wish you could choose what page to go to in a thread, instead of having to press "previous" a billion times...
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oh dear, i know we all love jon, but that was slightly embarrassing! lol. at least she made it up with the "my very own Jon" thing about her hubby. omygoodness.
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I really like the switchfams concept. Keep it up!
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I have become attatched to our non-user-friendly boards. Like the Groupee. We HATED those. But when they were gone, we cried.
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Hey Phil! Good luck on all your endeavours. I'm with you on expecting so much more technology wise, 'cause there are indeed, better forum softwares out there.
Anywho, I voted 'unsure' on the Beyonce song, I was kinda laughing at Beyonce shaking her booty in the background while my dear Switchfoot's playing. :D
But I bet that's just me. ;D Like Drew said, it did have lots of energy and bling... so it's all in the spirit of fun, I would think.