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I get what you’re both saying, I suppose I’m kinda similar having discussed film music online for 30 years now. But at the same time, if I have pet subjects, I can still go on about those forever and ever (especially meta subjects, or various aesthetic angles to our little niche). Also, sometimes I think it’s refreshing to completely re-set my mind and just attack an age-old topic from its basics up again. See, for example, favourite composers thread, or how you got into film music thread, or composer threads that start wide-open with a call for recommendations.
Super specific topics are interesting too, if that’s what needed for our weary minds who have talked about all. I challenge all you hardcore film music debaters to attack Dr. Jacoby’s thread on 1970s Post-“Jesus Christ Superstar” Religious Jazz Rock Scores, for example.
It would be terribly sad if online forums were reduced to information databases alone (I see this sorta happening on JWFAN and FSM, for example). I mean, I guess they’re useful for that, but it’s my LEAST favourite part of online communities.