Wow,
another Evan mega-post (you can't resist can you?) [[:)]]
I just want to say a couple of things..
My idea in this thread is to create à discussion, à friendly constructive discussion on certan aspects of the Library. I frankly apreciate the fact you express your opinion & insight on the velocity issue but I don't feel the tone of your post, Evan, is helping me out.
I really apreciate having answers from the VSL folks (even if they don't always match my expectations - but this is just fine with me) and I just cannot imagine how they'll enjoy participating in a thread that's blatently becoming a personnal rant (and not particuliarly kind) about the way they handle their communication.
I'm pretty gratefull that these guys take some of their time to post, and I also understand how & why VSL has gradually become such a passionate thing for them. I like that. It shows how much of themselves they've given to the project...
I personnaly try to express my thoughts & ideas in the most positive way I can because my 'humble' experience in life has shown me that this is how you get the best of people & the best out of yourself.
I take quite a bit of time when it comes to writing my posts. English isn't my native language & I want my points to come across with max transparency.
I understand VSL folk's replies can sometimes be disappointing. I personnaly am disapointed by some parts of their replies because they decide not to comment in detail on what I consider to bethe important points. However even if I feel they're not 'textually' adressing the issues I'm raising, I respect that it's their choice not to.
Further more, the reality is that they (as insiders) have a broader picture than I on the future of the library. The best I can do is tell them "Hey listen, this is how I, as a user, feel about what could make your product better & more flexible." They'd be idiots not to listen. And I think they are actually listening.
I actually suppose (& trust) that they might have an "undisclosed" plan on how to give us the flexibility that's missing in the current VSL library.
Well that's how I understand Michi's posts anyway.
And it's my only explanation as to the fact that they're treating some of our thoughts and proposals as simply irrelevant... I accept that.
To me, my ideas & suggestions seem 99.9% relevant untill someone (or something) opens my eyes on why they're only 99.9% (This is why I posted on the forum - I really don't mind changing my mind if it's for a better understanding of a situation )
I still haven't changed my mind because they haven't convinced me yet that I was wrong. Also, they don't seem to need to convince me right now. That's no biggy, I can live with that, so can they, and we can continue having a whole bunch of other pleasurable discussions on music, vsl or whatever...
I for sure am really looking forward to discover what our VSL friends have in 'la grange'.
And if the stuff they come up with doesn't match our X-treeeeeemly high (near godlike) expectations, we will be once again confronted to nothing else but... our expecations. [8-)]
More seriously, I for one will surely continue to sypatheticly tell them what I think could still make the product better... But for a start why the hell don't they fix the 'search function' once & for all. So we don't all endlessly repeat ourselves. [[:)]]
Charl
Evan, if you have any further thoughts you'd like to share feel free to PM me.
another Evan mega-post (you can't resist can you?) [[:)]]
I just want to say a couple of things..
My idea in this thread is to create à discussion, à friendly constructive discussion on certan aspects of the Library. I frankly apreciate the fact you express your opinion & insight on the velocity issue but I don't feel the tone of your post, Evan, is helping me out.
I really apreciate having answers from the VSL folks (even if they don't always match my expectations - but this is just fine with me) and I just cannot imagine how they'll enjoy participating in a thread that's blatently becoming a personnal rant (and not particuliarly kind) about the way they handle their communication.
I'm pretty gratefull that these guys take some of their time to post, and I also understand how & why VSL has gradually become such a passionate thing for them. I like that. It shows how much of themselves they've given to the project...
I personnaly try to express my thoughts & ideas in the most positive way I can because my 'humble' experience in life has shown me that this is how you get the best of people & the best out of yourself.
I take quite a bit of time when it comes to writing my posts. English isn't my native language & I want my points to come across with max transparency.
I understand VSL folk's replies can sometimes be disappointing. I personnaly am disapointed by some parts of their replies because they decide not to comment in detail on what I consider to bethe important points. However even if I feel they're not 'textually' adressing the issues I'm raising, I respect that it's their choice not to.
Further more, the reality is that they (as insiders) have a broader picture than I on the future of the library. The best I can do is tell them "Hey listen, this is how I, as a user, feel about what could make your product better & more flexible." They'd be idiots not to listen. And I think they are actually listening.
I actually suppose (& trust) that they might have an "undisclosed" plan on how to give us the flexibility that's missing in the current VSL library.
Well that's how I understand Michi's posts anyway.
And it's my only explanation as to the fact that they're treating some of our thoughts and proposals as simply irrelevant... I accept that.
To me, my ideas & suggestions seem 99.9% relevant untill someone (or something) opens my eyes on why they're only 99.9% (This is why I posted on the forum - I really don't mind changing my mind if it's for a better understanding of a situation )
I still haven't changed my mind because they haven't convinced me yet that I was wrong. Also, they don't seem to need to convince me right now. That's no biggy, I can live with that, so can they, and we can continue having a whole bunch of other pleasurable discussions on music, vsl or whatever...
I for sure am really looking forward to discover what our VSL friends have in 'la grange'.
And if the stuff they come up with doesn't match our X-treeeeeemly high (near godlike) expectations, we will be once again confronted to nothing else but... our expecations. [8-)]
More seriously, I for one will surely continue to sypatheticly tell them what I think could still make the product better... But for a start why the hell don't they fix the 'search function' once & for all. So we don't all endlessly repeat ourselves. [[:)]]
Charl
Evan, if you have any further thoughts you'd like to share feel free to PM me.