The lack of voting and inactivity of Open Mic forum is a quite important issue because the main reason we're here is to battle and drop our lyrics, right? I do realize there have been several threads concerning this matter already but it's time to gather all your thoughts and ideas in one thread.

Personally, I vote and give feedback on a regular base. I always ask people to return the favor even though I know half of them won't do it because they don't feel like it or feel "too good" to drop feedback or vote. This doesn't strictly go for newbs because a lot of vets do the exact same thing so it's idiotic to blame the amount of new members for the state of the site.

Here are a few examples...I'm not calling names because I know a lot of people think the exact same thing


^I understand where this person is coming from, I see his point of view but what if everyone thinks about it the same way? Then only the vets or "respected" heads would get votes or feedback since many don't feel like looking at pieces from newbies.



^What if everony else would share your opinion? That's what's wrong in fact...people wait until someone gives feedback and return the favor then but we can wait for a hella long time if everyone does the same thing!

There's a simple solution in fact: everyone should just start voting and give feedback. If someone takes the time to look at your battle or open mic, you should do the exact same thing for them. But I guess this will just remain a dream if not everyone is going to respect this.

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