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Title: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: MichaelA on December 01, 2020, 06:06:00 PM
EDIT: 8th March. Need a volunteer for March, unless @kafla (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=6905) becomes active on here again. @Sterix (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22024) is down for April.  May is vacant.

After that I will have done this for a year and it would be great if somebody else could take over the allocation of volunteers. Ta.

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ORIGINAL POST

Hi all, we’ve managed to keep the Forum Faves monthly highlights review going since early Summer. But how we get folk to step forward to host is a bit hit and miss.

So I suggest that this thread can be the official place where people can volunteer to be the guest writer -  and I will try and keep it updated each month. Maybe after a few months of caretaking this thread, somebody else could take over. But we’ll sort that out later.
Ta

2020

November: @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253)

December: @MonnoDB (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19820)

2021

January: @PeteS (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22588)

February: @5 guys named Lars (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22535)

March: @kafla (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=6905) (might need someone else, as he’s on a break from here.)

April: @Sterix (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22024)

May: Vacant

Please step forward if you’d like to do the honours for any month in the future. Many thanks.
Also thanks to the guest reviewers we’ve had so far...

@5 guys named Lars (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22535)

@PeteS (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22588)

@jacksimmons (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18881)

@Sterix (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22024)

@pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269)

@adamfarr (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20124)

...and me!  ;)
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: pompeyjazz on December 02, 2020, 09:22:20 AM
Great that we've got volunteers for November and December. A big thank you to all have volunteered so far  :)
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: PeteS on December 03, 2020, 10:39:58 PM
I'm in!  I did volunteer for November but so long ago no one remembered  ;D.  mine would have been shite compared to Paul anyway but pencil me in whenever you like!
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: 5 guys named Lars on December 04, 2020, 07:02:01 AM
Yep..yep @MichaelA (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=21274) ..I`ll do it whenever you want. :)
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: MichaelA on December 04, 2020, 09:03:55 AM
Great stuff @PeteS (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22588) and @5 guys named Lars (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22535), we do like volunteers. I will put you down for January, Pete, and February, Chris.

I’ll also edit my OP so everyone can see where we’re at.

Cheers guys 👍
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: Sterix on December 04, 2020, 01:55:23 PM
Put me down for another spin in April. As it will coincide with my 50th birthday (ye gods! how did THAT happen?!!!) it seems an eminently suitable time to have another stab at it...
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: pompeyjazz on December 04, 2020, 02:10:45 PM
The perfect present @Sterix (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22024)  :)
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: Kafla on December 04, 2020, 02:21:30 PM
Pencil me in as well 🥳🥳
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: MichaelA on December 04, 2020, 02:38:20 PM
Blimey @Sterix (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22024), if you are going to be 50 you will have to take the Forum Senility Test before you can be trusted with April. Most of us so far have failed it 😫 But I will pencil you in to remain on the optimistic side.

And cheers @kafla (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=6905) I will put you down for March. Thanks.

OK I won’t start recruiting for May until early in the new year, as people are likely to forget they foolishly offered six months earlier  :)

But wow folks, we are ORGANISED. Now there’s a forum first!   ;D   ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: PeteS on January 29, 2021, 09:39:27 AM
I'll start on January and ry to get the results up next week!
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: MichaelA on January 29, 2021, 05:25:43 PM
Nice one @PeteS (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22588)  ;)
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: 5 guys named Lars on February 28, 2021, 11:48:10 AM
I`ll just wait for the obligatory 8 new songs today  ;D & throw something up in the week. I thought February would be nice & quiet. :D  :-\
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: pompeyjazz on February 28, 2021, 02:29:19 PM
@5 guys named Lars (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22535)

I've updated the forum Soundcloud playlist for February - It's here.............

https://soundcloud.com/songwriterforumuk/sets/uk-songwriter-forum-february

There are of course the other songs on Soundclick, Reverbnation and YouTube

Happy listening  :) :)
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: 5 guys named Lars on March 01, 2021, 12:15:07 AM
Thats brilliant @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269) . Many thanks John. :) :) :)
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: MichaelA on March 06, 2021, 10:18:45 AM
We could do with a volunteer to host Forum Faves for each of March, April and May.

Please step forward if you fancy a go! The pay is below minimum wage, well zero actually. But the staff benefits are great. Free use of the forum villa in Barbados for a month and a private jet to take you over there. So whadaya waiting for? 😀
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: Sterix on March 07, 2021, 01:30:46 AM
Just to let you know, I'm still up for April despite my lack of activity. I've been around... lurking in the shadows mostly.
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: MichaelA on April 05, 2021, 09:18:42 AM
Is anybody stepping forward to host March Forum Faves? @kafla (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=6905) originally volunteered, but he seems to have headed for the hills at this point. (Correct me if I am wrong, ta).

@Sterix (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22024) is doing April, and then if we get a May volunteer we will have kept this going for a whole year. I think it’s great that it’s done nine months already. In the meantime we can discuss if it should continue or be replaced with something like the idea put forward by @kevysc (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19775). But whichever one we go with it will need someone to be prepared to organise it for a stretch of time...maybe people would be prepared to do a six month stint at rallying the monthly hosts?
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: pompeyjazz on April 05, 2021, 09:31:49 AM
Yes, it would be great if someone would step in for March. It's been a great initiative.
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: Wicked Deeds on April 05, 2021, 10:25:51 AM
I'll do Forum Favourites for March. I'll listen through today.

Paul
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: MichaelA on April 05, 2021, 12:07:24 PM
Nice one Paul @Wicked Deeds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19231). Thanks  ;)

Just looking for a May volunteer now to complete a one year cycle of Forum Faves.
Title: Re: Forum Faves - Guest Reviewers Sign Up. Here Please
Post by: Sterix on April 05, 2021, 01:05:04 PM
I'm on the ball this month. :D

I've already started listing the April songs instead of going through them all at the end of the month. Okay, where's Sterix and what have I done with him? :P