What happened to Art Of The Mix?
When I read a recent entry from an LJ friend about what had happened to the Art Of The Mix website, I was skeptical. Even though I hadn't regularly visited the site for quite some time, once in awhile I'd check in and at least see mixers I knew. The site had looked the same, the last time I visited. However, I checked it out the other day and was baffled.
First of all, they had completely changed the look of the site. Why? That's anyone's guess, as I couldn't figure out how the changes were making the site better. Secondly, after scrolling the recent mixes that had been posted, I realized I only recognized 2-3 of the usernames. Before the site change (whenever that was), I could count on knowing at least a good portion of the names on these mixes; now I feel like everyone I knew has left. Is this a coincidence? I doubt it. I just find it sad what has happened to the site in recent years, considering all that it used to be. I'm also finding that people on the site now are posting multiple mixes a day, as if taking over the site. I don't remember this being a problem before, really. Of course this discovery got me thinking of all the fond memories I have of AOTM and how involved I used to be with it. I've met some amazing people through that site (like the lot of you who are on here!) and while I still keep in touch with a few mixers, it still leaves me wishing the site were the way it used to be, with at least a small portion of the people I know on there. *sigh*
I know this rant is totally silly, but I couldn't help it; I have a lot of great memories associated with AOTM and to see what it's turned into now is such a shame.
First of all, they had completely changed the look of the site. Why? That's anyone's guess, as I couldn't figure out how the changes were making the site better. Secondly, after scrolling the recent mixes that had been posted, I realized I only recognized 2-3 of the usernames. Before the site change (whenever that was), I could count on knowing at least a good portion of the names on these mixes; now I feel like everyone I knew has left. Is this a coincidence? I doubt it. I just find it sad what has happened to the site in recent years, considering all that it used to be. I'm also finding that people on the site now are posting multiple mixes a day, as if taking over the site. I don't remember this being a problem before, really. Of course this discovery got me thinking of all the fond memories I have of AOTM and how involved I used to be with it. I've met some amazing people through that site (like the lot of you who are on here!) and while I still keep in touch with a few mixers, it still leaves me wishing the site were the way it used to be, with at least a small portion of the people I know on there. *sigh*
I know this rant is totally silly, but I couldn't help it; I have a lot of great memories associated with AOTM and to see what it's turned into now is such a shame.