@Thorvald:* I have done this on other sites as well I don't intend to nuke my entire collection but only ones that have not done very well and so far on multiple sites the tracks I removed failed to gain any traction. Have no fear I do not intend to take anything of importance away or give up the ghost. *
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XxTheCreativeKitsunexX
Thinning out the gallery
11 Jun 2023, 04:51 PM
Going to go through my gallery of music and anything that has not been listened to much or has low number shall be removed from the site. * *Keeping only the tracks that have done well. Sorry if any of the ones to be removed were faved but this ensures only the best work remains behind.
Comments (6)
Posted: Wednesday, 14 June, 2023 @ 09:53 PM
It feels rather sad to remove tracks that don't attract as much attention. I can understand you wanting to remove them, but, at the same time, I'm also of the mindset that they should be left and sorted into a folder of similar tracks into a sort of album. I have always gone back to old albums and found that tracks that I skipped because I preferred the album for the more popular tracks actually caught my attention; sometimes I've even come to enjoy them more than the popular tracks.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 June, 2023 @ 10:18 PM
@fragmented_imagination: Because I upload music it also takes up storage space which I feel is better suited to tracks that maintain some kind of attention record. Its not the same as digital artwork which takes up less memory then music does. If the 3 tracks I took down got comments or faves they would still be up but view counts point to low numbers indicating those tracks failed to gain traction. I have so many other tracks up that even if I removed any tracks for my own reason as owner and creator of the music, there is more then enough music already up on Side 7 with more planned to be uploaded. I don't see the issue at all.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 June, 2023 @ 10:27 PM
@fragmented_imagination: But to not sound like some kinda ill mannered ogre I totally get where your coming from and that is an idea I may look into further down the road. As a music composer who is proud of his works I am an absolute perfectionist who likes only giving his best work when he can where he can.
Posted: Thursday, 15 June, 2023 @ 04:43 AM
@XxTheCreativeKitsunexX: I suppose I hadn't considered the issue of storage space. I respect your decision, of course, and I look forward to listening to more of your work.
tfw I deliberately held off on faving on the expectation this site would implement a 'by-date-fav'd' sorting function à la DeviantArt I could leverage to curate a prospective Public Favourites gallery
As someone with a background in archiving and already saw two people nuke their galleries on reflexive whim, I strongly advise against this. After all, if Bad Karma opted to pull the plug when activity tanked in the 2010s, we wouldn't be here having this discussion. D: