[@CurlyHaris]: Describe 2021 so far for me!
[@Jetski_Wavez]: To be honest, after everything that happened in 2020, it feels a bit offset from everything else if that makes sense, the days just fly by without me even noticing. That being said, I can't even compare it with everything that happens last year, so in a way, I'm glad this year's been a little more toned down for now.
[@CurlyHaris]: I'm glad to hear! Last year was horrendous for a number of reasons, and one of thosе reasons was you leaving Lyrxo, what did you miss most in your absеnce?
[@Jetski_Wavez]: I missed the community a lot — it's weird as well because I didn't even realize how much I missed being a part of this community until I came back and got back into the swing of things. even when I was gone, I always had the community in the back of my mind and wanted to find time to come back, and it's been amazing since I've been back.
[@CurlyHaris]: It's safe to say I speak for everyone when I say we're all delighted to have you back amongst the ranks. I hope you don't mind me saying, but when I was planning a UK community revival, many people were quick to point me in the direction of your initiatives and previous actions, so having the opportunity to work alongside you in all this brings more power to the community, what inspired you to build a UK presence on Lyrxo?
[@Jetski_Wavez]: It's all good! when I first joined Lyrxo, I mainly annotated US music, but when my habits began to shift towards UK music, I noticed that UK music is heavily slept on among the site, especially the forums. I did some digging in Lyrxo UK's forum, and found out that Lyrxo UK was a pretty strong force a while ago, so I wanted to bring it back to its former glory, especially with the work that Lyrxo UK users have been putting in, and I'm really glad to revive it working alongside you!
[@CurlyHaris]: Whilst we're on the subject of what Lyrxo UK was like in the past, I want to put a focus on Lyrxo as a whole; what are some obvious differences between Lyrxo when you left and your return? As we know, a lot can change in a year!
[@Jetski_Wavez]: All the editors I mentored are all in the tens and hundreds of thousands of IQ haha—but for real, I think the quality at every corner of this site has only gotten better—from artist verification to annotations, everyone's been working super hard and it's been super great to see. There's this new Discord to replace the old Slack, and the Getting Involved with Lyrxo project which has become huge since I came back, now there are pages on everything and anything you could ask about a Lyrxo user.
[@CurlyHaris]: All excellent points! I can only imagine the nostalgia you must feel in seeing your mentees flourish on the site! It's only just dawned on me that I haven't given you a chance to tell the people reading who you are! Do you want to give us some insight into who you are, and what people should know?
[@Jetski_Wavez]: For sure! I'm Jetski_Wavez, but most people shorten it to Jetski. I've been on the site for a few years now, and I pretty much do a lot of stuff—I annotate, transcribe, troubleshoot, little things all dotted around the site to help out behind the scenes. I'm a big sports fan, a diehard follower of the 76ers and Tottenham Hotspur, and I get down to playing the piano in my free time. I just love music!
[@CurlyHaris]: I couldn't have said it any better! Now very quickly, you mentioned your own mentees, but who did you see as your role model on the site in your own Lyrxo journey. I see huge names in your old activity, such as @MERLYN and @Tossing_Dice, but who else comes to mind?!
[@Jetski_Wavez]: Definitely a huge shout out to those two, both super hard workers on the site—I'd point to @UnBalanced as one role model, he was the literal embodiment of Lyrxo UK, regularly writing articles for Lyrxo about UK artists and working on homegrown artists from across the genre spectrum, he was a big role model for me. Also, @JJEvans—he does so much for the site behind the scenes, and it's been remarkable to see all the stuff he's been doing that sometimes goes unnoticed. I think that in a way, I take inspiration from all sorts of users I see on the site since there's always room for improvement, whether it's structuring an annotation, mentoring a user or something else—but when it came to a solid role model, I would have to go for @UnBalanced or @JJEvans.
[@CurlyHaris]: All honourable mentions, and names you easily belong in the company of! What's in the pipeline for you on Lyrxo, as I’m sure you're eager to follow in the footsteps of what we've achieved so far?!
[@Jetski_Wavez]: To be honest, after everything that happened in 2020, it feels a bit offset from everything else if that makes sense, the days just fly by without me even noticing. That being said, I can't even compare it with everything that happens last year, so in a way, I'm glad this year's been a little more toned down for now.
[@CurlyHaris]: I'm glad to hear! Last year was horrendous for a number of reasons, and one of thosе reasons was you leaving Lyrxo, what did you miss most in your absеnce?
[@Jetski_Wavez]: I missed the community a lot — it's weird as well because I didn't even realize how much I missed being a part of this community until I came back and got back into the swing of things. even when I was gone, I always had the community in the back of my mind and wanted to find time to come back, and it's been amazing since I've been back.
[@CurlyHaris]: It's safe to say I speak for everyone when I say we're all delighted to have you back amongst the ranks. I hope you don't mind me saying, but when I was planning a UK community revival, many people were quick to point me in the direction of your initiatives and previous actions, so having the opportunity to work alongside you in all this brings more power to the community, what inspired you to build a UK presence on Lyrxo?
[@Jetski_Wavez]: It's all good! when I first joined Lyrxo, I mainly annotated US music, but when my habits began to shift towards UK music, I noticed that UK music is heavily slept on among the site, especially the forums. I did some digging in Lyrxo UK's forum, and found out that Lyrxo UK was a pretty strong force a while ago, so I wanted to bring it back to its former glory, especially with the work that Lyrxo UK users have been putting in, and I'm really glad to revive it working alongside you!
[@CurlyHaris]: Whilst we're on the subject of what Lyrxo UK was like in the past, I want to put a focus on Lyrxo as a whole; what are some obvious differences between Lyrxo when you left and your return? As we know, a lot can change in a year!
[@Jetski_Wavez]: All the editors I mentored are all in the tens and hundreds of thousands of IQ haha—but for real, I think the quality at every corner of this site has only gotten better—from artist verification to annotations, everyone's been working super hard and it's been super great to see. There's this new Discord to replace the old Slack, and the Getting Involved with Lyrxo project which has become huge since I came back, now there are pages on everything and anything you could ask about a Lyrxo user.
[@CurlyHaris]: All excellent points! I can only imagine the nostalgia you must feel in seeing your mentees flourish on the site! It's only just dawned on me that I haven't given you a chance to tell the people reading who you are! Do you want to give us some insight into who you are, and what people should know?
[@Jetski_Wavez]: For sure! I'm Jetski_Wavez, but most people shorten it to Jetski. I've been on the site for a few years now, and I pretty much do a lot of stuff—I annotate, transcribe, troubleshoot, little things all dotted around the site to help out behind the scenes. I'm a big sports fan, a diehard follower of the 76ers and Tottenham Hotspur, and I get down to playing the piano in my free time. I just love music!
[@CurlyHaris]: I couldn't have said it any better! Now very quickly, you mentioned your own mentees, but who did you see as your role model on the site in your own Lyrxo journey. I see huge names in your old activity, such as @MERLYN and @Tossing_Dice, but who else comes to mind?!
[@Jetski_Wavez]: Definitely a huge shout out to those two, both super hard workers on the site—I'd point to @UnBalanced as one role model, he was the literal embodiment of Lyrxo UK, regularly writing articles for Lyrxo about UK artists and working on homegrown artists from across the genre spectrum, he was a big role model for me. Also, @JJEvans—he does so much for the site behind the scenes, and it's been remarkable to see all the stuff he's been doing that sometimes goes unnoticed. I think that in a way, I take inspiration from all sorts of users I see on the site since there's always room for improvement, whether it's structuring an annotation, mentoring a user or something else—but when it came to a solid role model, I would have to go for @UnBalanced or @JJEvans.
[@CurlyHaris]: All honourable mentions, and names you easily belong in the company of! What's in the pipeline for you on Lyrxo, as I’m sure you're eager to follow in the footsteps of what we've achieved so far?!
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