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Originally Posted by spellchecker
i think ian put it down for a rest because neither the promoters nor bands were doing the bare minimum to get the listings in. i think certain promoters (not sure who) didn't pay for adverts after they promised to, and the whole process of getting listings from promoters / venues / other interested parties was beginning to be comme le floggage du cheval mort.
as the original developer of the terribly un-aesthetic yet functionally useful website, i am sad that it has not been kept up to date by those whom it directly benefits, i.e. promoters and bands. the website at its peak was getting around 500 hits a day which was great news for aberdeen - that so many people were interested in what's on in aberdeen - and testament to the burgeoning live music / entertainment scene that often exists in the toon.
as far as i know, the website is still up and running and you can enter content for submission, so if anyone has a an urge to get it going again, contact the promoters, or do the work yourself if you are keen enough. it was a very useful resource for me personally.
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That about sums up the GCG. Money owed by promoters/venues stands at more than £1000, they can't be arsed spending a few minutes filling out the online form or even sending me an email without (in most cases) repeated requests, and bands very rarely put their own listings in or updated their profiles.
So, in a nutshell, I was paying for the privilege of spending hours putting in listings to directly benefit the very people who weren't paying me.
The amount of bands that entered gig/band details was always disappointing, it was a popular free resource and they didn't even have to sign up to enter listings, we made it as easy as possible to get the information onto the website, but still hardly anyone could be bothered.
If that hasn't completely poured cold water over the idea, two things I'd advise are:
1. Full moderation for band profiles, it's only a matter of time until someone decides to write an "amusing synopsis" of a band. I think you already know who the likely candidates are.
2. Have a 6 month limit on each profile, if it isn't updated in that time you should maybe send out an email asking for confirmation of the information. There's so many bands that just quietly fade away that the area (if anyone bothers using it) will, in a few years, become clogged with defunct bands.