[rfu-automation] Anything goes on the automated musical playlist?

[Joe Futrelle]

In the interest of serving the community, we should keep our musical  
preferences out of these kinds of decisions. If someone from the  
community contributes content, we should put it in the automation  
system, regardless of what we think of it, unless it's obscene or  
otherwise unplayable (e.g., a five-minute long track of silence, a  
commercial or political ad, libel, etc.).

That said, we have an issue with long tracks in automation, since  
Zara shuffles tracks with no regard to how long they are, giving  
longer tracks more airplay over any given period of time. That argues  
for some kind of length limits--or coming up with a time-based  
shuffling algorithm we can use to generate playlists.

--
Joe Futrelle
Person


On Jul 5, 2006, at 9:56 AM, Gary Cziko wrote:

> All:
>
> From about 9:30 to 9:45 this morning WRFU broadcasted a solo  
> clarinet piece that, in my opinion, doesn't belong on the air, at  
> least not in its current form.
>
> It is very long, amateurish and  repetitive. I can't  imagine  
> anyone (other than perhaps the "artist" or his or her parents) not  
> being turned off after a few minutes of this and turning off WRFU.
>
> This raises an interesting question about what we want to keep on  
> the automation system. My musical taste and preferences certainly  
> shouldn't be the criterion. In fact, I'd like to have nothing to do  
> with deciding what merits a place in the automated music rotation  
> and what doesn't. But I think it is something we ought to discuss  
> at our meeting next Tuesday at 7 pm.
>
> --Gary
>
> P.S. I apologize if my musical critique of the track in question  
> has offended anyone who might read this, as this was not my intent.  
> Perhaps the artist is even on this mailing list. If that is the  
> case, keep practicing!
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