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I am not. And I like Lykke Li. I swear, I didn't mean to make a pun there. Ooh, that's a fun one to answer, because, honestly, it would be easier for me to tell you all what songs I've been listening to than artists. Ichiko Aoba, Jessie Ware, Weyes Blood, McKinley Dixon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, those are just a couple off the top of my head. That's something that I'm pretty sure maybe one or two people have ever accomplished, and I am definitely not one of those people. Apparently, he's just as hard to reach as he has ever been. Some things never change. Nah, I never really had any beef with any of the mods. And yes, of course Ava Max used payola to get to the top of ATRL. I thought this was well-known. Entirely? No. But enough, which is better than not happy at all. They know who they were. "got gay gay", like it wasn't from the get go lol...also, is that a movement to support Dr. Luke? If so, why? Sure, but I don't like them like them. I'm a rare straight on a forum full of gays. And yes, believe me, I tried. Many, many times. I don't know if this is the case now, but we did have a few mods back in the day that would be quicker to take care of certain threads than others because they were attacking artists they did like. As long as the fans of those artists didn't attack Britney or Christina, generally, they were left alone. But you know the saying, "don't stir up a hornet's nest"? That basically applied in that situation. You went after Britney and Christina fans at your own risk. My body is sorry, too. I never, in a million years, expected Kali Uchis to have a big hit, and I'm so glad she did. I may have been reliable, but I have never in my life had steadiness.

That is not a question. (Do love that reaction, though.) Katy vs. Everyone. It was like watching lemmings fling themselves off a cliff. Please, they couldn't pay me enough money to push that song that hard. Having a life and trying to manage it can be difficult, yes. Didn't know that was still a thing, lol. Well, back when I was a mod, I know that they tended to keep registrations closed outside of certain times because a) the demand for new accounts was too much for the team to handle every day, and b) it created a sense of hype when registrations were opened, because it was so rare. I didn't know SYG was permanently closed, but, honestly, good. That thread only produced a handful of good things and a whole lot of negativity. Um...um... No. To be honest, the only reason I still care about that scene as much as I do is because of nostalgia. There were some great pop songs during that era, but most of them weren't big hits in the US. I loved ATRL back then, because it was a time where stan wars were not nearly as common as they would become, and it was just a place where people could talk about music and other pop culture ephemera and have a good time. I made a lot of good friends that I would talk to for years in those days. They've had to clean up after so many messes that I've made, let me tell you. I think mods do take a serious look at the reports for a few minutes. Then, they laugh at them and shred them. NFR is her best era, but I don't think that I've actively disliked anything of hers. Nah. At least back in my time, people were selected not to cover stan bases, but to represent the forum as a whole. I don't know if this has changed over the years, but I would assume that's still at least somewhat true. See? Now you understand why I mentioned people saying that I predated the dinosaurs! I don't know around 3/4 of the current mod team, does that work as an attack in the "I don't know her" sense?

One of my favorite pop artists growing up, still like a decent chunk of her work today, took way too long to get to the point where she was able to have control over her life. These do technically count as questions, so you're good. As far as I know, Kworb is doing fine. I also haven't really talked to him (or a bunch of the old guard) a lot lately. Me, when my topless photos leaked. Too many drugs in my system. (Actually, I just stepped down because I finally got tired of moderating and wanted to take a step back from everything for a while.) I did, and I'd do it again. Honestly, it's been so long that I can't remember everything that happened during my time, but I do remember multiple posters being outed as fakes. As for when I was a mod, it was on and off for about a decade (2003-2012 or 2013). In order for me to figure out exactly how long it is, I have to get full access to Classic ATRL...but I've forgotten my password, whoops. I have many ages. I've been told that I was around when Jesus lived, I've been told that I'm the age of a tube vent, and I've been told that I predate the dinosaurs. (I'm actually 36.) Honestly, because I got riheally tired of trying to swing both moderating duties and a life away from ATRL. I took them before? Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if I did lol Basically, I oversaw the rise of stan culture as it happened. I remember being here for 9/11, for Nipplegate, for a bunch of elections, for that time Hilary Duff decided to interpolate Depeche Mode, you name it, I was probably there for it in the 2000's. During Britney's peak, it was basically a battleground between Britney and Christina fans, and it was wild trying to keep the peace between them. During the breakdown wasn't nearly as fun, and, looking back, quite a few people made fools of themselves during that period. Trying to keep unruly stans in line. I had some memorable encounters with stans that didn't respond well to staff, and, uh, let's just say that I had to crack my knuckles a few times to handle them. High enough to be able to afford to live on my own and not really have to worry about expenses, low enough that I can't get complacent. About as big as Robin Thicke's career after "Blurred Lines". The best way I can describe that era is that it was a fever dream. At the same time, those were some really fun times and I never, ever want to re-live them.

Oh, wait, this isn't Reddit...