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| − | + | <onlyinclude>'''Music mafia''' is a usually-jokey name for [[music]] specialists. While once used to target a specific group and their typical behaviors, it is now used to refer to former members of that group, general insular behavior, or just any music player who says anything.</onlyinclude> | |
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| + | [[Charlie Dees]] has the custom forums rank of "Chairman of Anti-Music Mafia Committee". | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | In the late aughts, "music mafia" referred specifically to the "showoffy" and insular tendency of many such music players. Common occurrences included crowding out other discussion with detailed critiques of erroneous music questions in tournament discussions<ref>[http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=143866#p143866 Re: VCU Open discussion] by [[No Rules Westbrook]] » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:53 am</ref><ref>[http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=10284&p=193052#p193052 Re: Chicago Open thanks and discussions] by [[marnold]] » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:46 pm</ref> or using other threads to talk about concert music,<ref>[http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13920&p=254251#p254251 Re: babble incoherently about 20th-century classical music here] by [[AKKOLADE]] » Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:04 pm</ref> to the annoyance of other people. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:In-jokes]] | [[Category:In-jokes]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 17 January 2025
Music mafia is a usually-jokey name for music specialists. While once used to target a specific group and their typical behaviors, it is now used to refer to former members of that group, general insular behavior, or just any music player who says anything.
Charlie Dees has the custom forums rank of "Chairman of Anti-Music Mafia Committee".
History
In the late aughts, "music mafia" referred specifically to the "showoffy" and insular tendency of many such music players. Common occurrences included crowding out other discussion with detailed critiques of erroneous music questions in tournament discussions[1][2] or using other threads to talk about concert music,[3] to the annoyance of other people.
References
- ↑ Re: VCU Open discussion by No Rules Westbrook » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:53 am
- ↑ Re: Chicago Open thanks and discussions by marnold » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:46 pm
- ↑ Re: babble incoherently about 20th-century classical music here by AKKOLADE » Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:04 pm