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I've been a member for over 7 years and considered this my home on the internet. I'm incredibly sad today and the news hit me like a truck. Trying to reconnect
by dewey 10y ago
I've been a member for over 7 years and considered this my home on the internet. I'm incredibly sad today and the news hit me like a truck. Trying to reconnect with friends on IRC right now but there'll be no replacement for the huge collection of rare music, the collages built for all kinds of niche topics, the notification system that worked better than all other music sites combined and the knowledgeable forums. There were user meetups at concerts and organized camps at festivals and most users probably bought way more music than an average person just because they liked to support the artists.
Most people I know didn't even use the site for it's original purpose but for the recommendations, the discussions about music & concerts and chatting about a lot of other topics on IRC. Even with subscriptions to various "legit" music services there'll be no replacement for that in the near future.
I'm crushed :(
Edit: In case you want to reconnect:
#what-refuge on http://p2p-network.net http://p2p-network.net
- johnnyfaehell 10y ago> Most people I know didn't even use the site for it's original purpose but for the recommendations, the discussions about music & concerts and chatting about a lot of other topics on IRC. Even with subscriptions to various "legit" music services there'll be no replacement for that in the near future. It seems to me that a good replacement for What.CD is actually two different replacements. One being a music community site that just cares about the meta data such as new bands, albums, reviews, forums, etc. The other being an API based project that would allow the sharing that What.CD allowed, the API based project would allow for browser extensions to extend the meta data site. Legal issues surrounding the sharing logic shouldn't in theory effect the meta data one.