Comments on: The Chart Strikes Back http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/ Criticism and commentary on southern gospel music and culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:29:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: TJ http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-184492 TJ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:25:39 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-184492 Why is Rick Hendrix being so quiet? I think we already know what the ones on the panel think. What does he think? Anyone know? Why is Rick Hendrix being so quiet? I think we already know what the ones on the panel think. What does he think? Anyone know?

]]> By: JH http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-184296 JH Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:20:43 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-184296 This is just another way for the SN to have control. You either play their game or they put you under. I know from experience! This is just another way for the SN to have control. You either play their game or they put you under. I know from experience!

]]> By: cdguy http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-181337 cdguy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:30:45 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-181337 OOPS! Should have read: "rather than worrying about MAYBE's." OOPS! Should have read: “rather than worrying about MAYBE’s.”

]]> By: cdguy http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-181286 cdguy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:51:19 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-181286 re: eddie crook's comment With electronic reporting, the report would still be about 4 weeks behind. SN ships about the 15th of the month, and it takes time to put that info into the printing format before going to press. Although, with modern technology, it doesn't take as long as it took 10-20 years ago, it still takes time to prepare to print, then print, then mail. And let's not even talk about our illustrious Postal Service. So, electronic reporting would cut a little time of the turn-around, but not that much. As for the entire process, I can especially understand the small market stations' concern about future level of service from the labels. But maybe we should see REALLY happens, then deal with the problems, rather than worrying about MATBE's. re: eddie crook’s comment

With electronic reporting, the report would still be about 4 weeks behind. SN ships about the 15th of the month, and it takes time to put that info into the printing format before going to press. Although, with modern technology, it doesn’t take as long as it took 10-20 years ago, it still takes time to prepare to print, then print, then mail. And let’s not even talk about our illustrious Postal Service.

So, electronic reporting would cut a little time of the turn-around, but not that much.

As for the entire process, I can especially understand the small market stations’ concern about future level of service from the labels. But maybe we should see REALLY happens, then deal with the problems, rather than worrying about MATBE’s.

]]> By: PK http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-181192 PK Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:24:22 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-181192 Change is frightening. We want it because we know there is a better way but at the same time we have trouble embracing the unknown and trusting ourselves and each other to know how to get to that better way. Kudos to Mickey Gamble for writing such an eloquent letter, for presenting the way before us, trusting us to recognize it and asking us to act as the one body that we truly are. It is time to look at the health of the industry as a whole and operate from there. Change is frightening. We want it because we know there is a better way but at the same time we have trouble embracing the unknown and trusting ourselves and each other to know how to get to that better way.

Kudos to Mickey Gamble for writing such an eloquent letter, for presenting the way before us, trusting us to recognize it and asking us to act as the one body that we truly are. It is time to look at the health of the industry as a whole and operate from there.

]]> By: eddie crook http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-180460 eddie crook Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:23:46 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/11/01/the-chart-strikes-back/#comment-180460 A bit of info.. The SN chart reports are as follows.... The chart that just closed out was Oct 16. It will be printed in the Dec. magazine. You can do the math. Each reporting station must turn in their list by the 15th of each month. Due to press schedule for the magazine the chart will always be (in reality) about 6 weeks late. If there was an electronic system being used the chart could probably be only 1-2 weeks late. A bit of info.. The SN chart reports are as follows…. The chart that just closed out was Oct 16. It will be printed in the Dec. magazine. You can do the math.
Each reporting station must turn in their list by the 15th of each month.
Due to press schedule for the magazine the chart will always be (in reality) about 6 weeks late.
If there was an electronic system being used the chart could probably be only 1-2 weeks late.

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