Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
And just an FYI for new Firefly members. Don't feel your thread is special or being picked on. The Bonnaroo headliner thread last year, that made it to 800+ pages, became such a sh!thole of contention and vitriol it had to be locked by a Mod. We discussed setting it on fire and shooting the ashes into outer space, but decided it would be too costly.
I feel as though all message boards are the same. If you can't take internet sarcasm and jokes then they just aren't where you should spend your time.
Eh, I dunno, I've lurked on the headliner thread for a few years and definitely remember people getting into it once or twice.
If that's the case though, why the negativity just here? Is it because Firefly is a younger festival than Roo and people feel a need to talk down about it? Maybe that's what happens in the Hangout thread, too?
As someone who joined Inforoo only a few months ago, I can somewhat understand your perspective. When I first joined, I was a bit intimidated because I'm not as knowledgeable about Roo (or music in general) as many of the veterans here, and I noticed that a naive or ill-informed opinion would be met with swift objection and criticism. However, as the days went by, I learned that this type of reaction is often justified because someone expressed a strong opinion that was either ignorant of the facts or pure conjecture. In other cases, such as the #allstar thread, some people are called out for making blatantly offensive comments. While some folks (including myself on occasion) could make an effort to be less abrasive and condescending, I've come to accept that it's kind of a "necessary evil", if you will. People often post comments without critical thought behind them, and comments that are repetitive or don't add anything of substance can quickly bog down a thread and pose an obstacle to serious discussion. I've also learned that it's important not to take things so seriously. If someone disagrees with your opinion or doesn't care for an artist you like, don't take it personally. Either stand up for your convictions with civil discussion or just shrug it off. Lastly, this a private message forum. It's a wild jungle in here and people will do/say what they want (within reason). If you're too sensitive and take offensive to any form of criticism, you're going to be eaten alive.
Yeah I remember one of my first posts on the headliner thread being about how, as much as I loved Daft Punk, I didn't think they had enough draw as a headliner because none of my friends knew them besides "Get Lucky" and most of them were outraged when they won the Grammy. I only said I didn't think they could headline and I got completely destroyed, and rightfully so. Luckily I don't get worked up over internet criticisms because none of you are real people so I just browse the site for festival info and new music in the Now Playing thread.
C'mon. I posted it immediately. Noticed there were formatting issues so I deleted the post and had a work call I had to take. By the time it was done and I reposted, you sigged it. You can be Christopher Columbus, I will be Leif Erikson.
Christopher Columbus was a slave trading mass murdering @sshole. Try someone else.
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For what its worth, theres a guy on the Firefly fanpage named Sean Gregory that claims he talked to a Killers roadie and said that Paul McCartney is definitely headlining. Another girl commented saying her boyfriend heard from a local band that was playing that he was as well, and that the leaked lineup is pretty accurate. Take it with a grain of salt, but I see no reason why they'd lie at this point.
As bizarre and touchy as Carlzner may be the general idea he is alluring to, the "elitist" attitude definitely exists in this topic at times. It's been mentioned over and over but there are longtime posters that will jump at any opportunity to mock someone in this thread, which derails the conversation and leads to .. apparently what the Hangout thread is (?). From what I've seen, those posters generally don't contribute much else to the conversation, in this topic anyway. I can't speak for anywhere else on this site. I was once told to (paraphrasing here) "get used to it, it's necessary in life". If that's the norm so be it. I've just chosen to ignored it. Ironically of course Calzner only makes it worse pretty much every time he posts.
It it that posters are sitting there with drool spilling from their mouth just waiting at the opportunity to mock someone in this thread? Or is it that this thread is getting a lot of attention because the leaked image and delayed lineup release are creating more buzz and thus attracting more people?
There are definitely certain posters that like to use their wit and sarcasm to make points on this message board, that's a fact. But for the most part they tend to be responding to questions/comments and are contributing to the discussion in their own snarky way. Sometimes it can take a bit of humility and thicker skin to step back and see that it's not that serious and mostly in jest. For example, look at this exchange:
New Member: I think this band (who hasn't toured or released an album in ten years) will be on the lineup for sure!
Veteran member: That's dumb.
Now there are a few ways this can be responded to. The new member could take it in stride and respond with "Haha, I figured they were due for a reunion but why do you think that's dumb?". Which would probably lead to some discussion. The new member could ignore that post and think "I don't care if that veteran member thinks it's a dumb idea. I want it and think it would be cool". Or that new member could respond with "No, you're dumb and this whole place is dumb." because they see people making jokes about their post or about this thread in general.
The point is.....most of the "responses" that people deem to be mean here aren't trolling like you and carlzner seem to think it is. There aren't guys that just wait on the sides for new people to post so they can pounce all over them for no reason. Typically the discussion stems from things that are posted on here that those members disagree with (or in some cases, are more knowledgeable about).
Also, use the report button. That way we can decide if someone is being out of line or if it was in line with the discussion (even if it's a bit more "smartass" than some would like).
AKA if you are posting dumb shit and someone or a group of people start telling you that you're saying some dumb shit...take a step back. Breathe. And stop saying that dumb shit. Or leave. Or report the people ridiculing you for saying dumb shit so that the moderators can also be aware of your imbecility.
Well. Someone's would you rather was be on stage with Paul or Aoki. It's official. Firefly fans are legitimately the dumbest fans on the festival circuit (and I've been the past 2 years and loved it; and I include myself in the stupidity but not to that extent)
Well. Someone's would you rather was be on stage with Paul or Aoki. It's official. Firefly fans are legitimately the dumbest fans on the festival circuit (and I've been the past 2 years and loved it; and I include myself in the stupidity but not to that extent)
Ya man, cant believe they would even put Paul on Aoki's level.
Well. Someone's would you rather was be on stage with Paul or Aoki. It's official. Firefly fans are legitimately the dumbest fans on the festival circuit (and I've been the past 2 years and loved it; and I include myself in the stupidity but not to that extent)
Ya man, cant believe they would even put Paul on Aoki's level.
Would you rather skip class for two weeks eternally waiting for the lineup or go to class and not be able to refresh the Firefly Facebook page every second. #FireflyWouldYouRather #TheStruggleIsReal
Coming back from class and getting excited seeing that the thread had grown a lot in a short amount of time, thinking infinitypass stopped by again, only to see complaints from Carl.
Would you rather skip class for two weeks eternally waiting for the lineup or go to class and not be able to refresh the Firefly Facebook page every second. #FireflyWouldYouRather #TheStruggleIsReal
They just picked the last one. Also hit us with another "Check back tmrw #FireflyFam"
Would you rather skip class for two weeks eternally waiting for the lineup or go to class and not be able to refresh the Firefly Facebook page every second. #FireflyWouldYouRather #TheStruggleIsReal
They just picked the last one. Also hit us with another "Check back tmrw #FireflyFam"
I hate when they give more attention to Twitter than Facebook, I despise Twitter.
EDIT: Its obvious that they have no idea when they are actually going to drop it.
So what are they doing while they wait for whatever problem to go away? Is Greg Bostrom, Red Frog CEO or whatever just kind of chilling eating mozzarella sticks and playing with a slinky or something?
Post by Jeremy Jamm on Feb 3, 2015 19:15:16 GMT -5
I can't wait for the dumpster fire facebook will be when they actually post it. You think it's unbearable now? Wait until they post it, it won't matter who is on the lineup. The number one response will be "You made me wait all this time for THIS???"
Post by asseenontv12 on Feb 3, 2015 19:16:05 GMT -5
I'm starting to become concerned that they will have given away all the festival tickets for free by the time they release the lineup. Time to start whoring myself out with Firefly Haikus and Firefly themed quilts to get one.
So what are they doing while they wait for whatever problem to go away? Is Greg Bostrom, Red Frog CEO or whatever just kind of chilling eating mozzarella sticks and playing with a slinky or something?
They are probably coordinating the worlds longest ping pong tournament (see avatar below)
I'm starting to become concerned that they will have given away all the festival tickets for free by the time they release the lineup. Time to start whoring myself out with Firefly Haikus and Firefly themed quilts to get one.
Trust me, Im one step ahead of you, I've been whoring out all week. I even sent out the quintessential text to a bunch of friends to like my post so it gets notice, although I didn't bother them today haha If They Want My Soul, Firefly can Spoon it from me. See all I type are whitty references, I can't turn them off in hopes that they are watching.