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Originally Posted by soundian
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.
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That's pretty poor really. I think it's a great FREE tool for anyone trying to promote their gigs / listings.
Having said that - I always send listings out to GCGuide and sometimes they don't get put up. Is it still being updated?