who is the typical Organissimo board member?

[The Red Menace]

an obese American white male, who puts in a straight six hours a day on the board, shovelling junk food and beer in one end while expelling Bronx cheers out the other, occasionally breaking to surf some porn and maybe jerk off, who thinks Kerry is some sort of radical, and all the while imagines, Walter Mitty-like, that he's an influential and respected arbiter of taste at the centre of the jazz world.

Zounds, he's on to me!!!

In the meantime, comrades, I must alert you to this very interesting sale:

Moscow

They're selling off my stash, those heartless capitalist pirates!!!

[catesta]

puts in a straight six hours a day on the board

My shift is over in about four and a half hours!

[Joe G]

puts in a straight six hours a day on the board

My shift is over in about four and a half hours!

Care for another beer?

[Matthew]

Behold, the typical Organissimo Board member!!!!!!

[catesta]

puts in a straight six hours a day on the board

My shift is over in about four and a half hours!

Care for another beer?

Sure, it will go good with the Big Mac and microwave pizza.

[couw]

new shipment from Mr Tanno has just arrived

[Aggie87]

Where are you going to fit those in your listening room, couw??

[Noj]

A 15" TV.

[couw]

I just made a deal and bought more room.

[RainyDay]

Does anyone else wonder how the typical Organissimo board member would be defined? By gender, income, age, etc etc.

Based on observation of the board rather than strictly quantifiable research data, the picture of a typical member that I get is of:

an obese American white male, who puts in a straight six hours a day on the board, shovelling junk food and beer in one end while expelling Bronx cheers out the other, occasionally breaking to surf some porn and maybe jerk off, who thinks Kerry is some sort of radical, and all the while imagines, Walter Mitty-like, that he's an influential and respected arbiter of taste at the centre of the jazz world.

Does this ring any bells?

Let's see, I'm female, middle aged, middle class, black...oh, well.

I might add however, the recent appearance of bumping grinding, big chested, and now naked women makes me realize how this site isn't exactly a place that welcomes female participation.

And no one answered the question posed on another thread, but why WOULD a man want to be indentified with an avatar of a female posing in a provocative way? I could understand if it was a photo of a female jazz musician on stage or a record cover, since this is a jazz site. In my experience, men who engage in posting risque photos of women, among other similar classy behavior, are announcing that they have manhood and maturity issues. If you are fifteen, you wouldn't understand that. If you are over 30, you should consider therapy.

[Aggie87]

What I want to know is which crate you store your Mosaics in...

[couw]

so my co-worker* was right: there was a guy sneaking around making pics! it was YOU! No way am I gonna tell you where to find what!

Never seen any of these of course:

I even got some of these for all the illiterates:

I'll get me a big dog.

*female with a mixed chinese/polish background, very poor (blame the boss), very old, loves cats, own 6 dogs and a canary, likes jazz and line dancing wanted to participate on this board but I denied access**

**just kidding, of course!

[AfricaBrass]

I thought this was the typical Organissimo poster:

[Dr. Rat]

I might add however, the recent appearance of bumping grinding, big chested, and now naked women makes me realize how this site isn't exactly a place that welcomes female participation.

The board absolutely welcomes female participation. Just some folks seem to prefer it in the form of bumping, grinding, and showing off hooties and extraordinarily limited wardrobes.

I can only speak for myself, of course, (as a 30-something, workin-class-rooted, urban, overeducated, underpaid, mongrel American usually identified as white (though I'm Native American enough for some scholarships, I hear) and self-identified as essentially Irish-American, though I don't look it) anyhow, speaking from that very complicated position, I really do lament the cavemanesque unsubtlety of some of the sexual stuff here.

But I don't think it should be interpreted as hostility to women so much as lack of taste and discernment, and, let me assure you, it's not just women who cringe sometimes.

--eric

[Guest Chaney]

What eric said.

[PHILLYQ]

We have some tasteless guys here, but if you overlook them, most of the guys here are pretty decent fellows. I welcome female participation here- the more points of view, the better.

[RainyDay]

I might add however, the recent appearance of bumping grinding, big chested, and now naked women makes me realize how this site isn't exactly a place that welcomes female participation.

The board absolutely welcomes female participation. Just some folks seem to prefer it in the form of bumping, grinding, and showing off hooties and extraordinarily limited wardrobes.

I can only speak for myself, of course, (as a 30-something, workin-class-rooted, urban, overeducated, underpaid, mongrel American usually identified as white (though I'm Native American enough for some scholarships, I hear) and self-identified as essentially Irish-American, though I don't look it) anyhow, speaking from that very complicated position, I really do lament the cavemanesque unsubtlety of some of the sexual stuff here.

But I don't think it should be interpreted as hostility to women so much as lack of taste and discernment, and, let me assure you, it's not just women who cringe sometimes.

--eric

Here's to cringing, then. I'm glad I have some company.

[PHILLYQ]

Rainy Day,

If I read a Berigan post at work, I have to quickly scroll past his 'bouncing' avatar, and Evan's nude woman with the moving legs is another one like that. I do cringe at times, but please don't take it all that seriously- I'm sure they don't, nor do they mean any harm.

[couw]

you can tell the board software not to show you avatars or signatures. Go to "My Controls" and continue to "Board Settings"

[catesta]

I thought this was the typical Organissimo poster:

That seems about right.

[catesta]

We have some tasteless guys here, but if you overlook them, most of the guys here are pretty decent fellows. I welcome female participation here- the more points of view, the better.

I know you're not talking about me.

RD, females are welcome here, in fact I wish we would here from more.

Tell your friends! B)

[Jim Alfredson]

Does anyone else wonder how the typical Organissimo board member would be defined? By gender, income, age, etc etc.

Based on observation of the board rather than strictly quantifiable research data, the picture of a typical member that I get is of:

an obese American white male, who puts in a straight six hours a day on the board, shovelling junk food and beer in one end while expelling Bronx cheers out the other, occasionally breaking to surf some porn and maybe jerk off, who thinks Kerry is some sort of radical, and all the while imagines, Walter Mitty-like, that he's an influential and respected arbiter of taste at the centre of the jazz world.

Does this ring any bells?

Nothing like proving that you're a twit. Thanks for the clarification, buddy.

[Jazzmoose]

Hmm...is it too late to retract my post from that "who do you miss from the BNBB" thread?

[Jazzmoose]

In fact, I'm so offended by this whole thread, I'm going to cut my visit short today and skip ahead to the porn surfing...

[rockefeller center]

Hello PFunkJazz.