So...how did GameMusicWorld die?

[The_Dude1212]

Same story as NSM, with the domain expiration, etc., etc.?

Oh, and ALPRAS, if you're out there, whats the SMB arrangement like, unless you haven't had the time to work on it?

[Dude]

http://vgvirtuoso.net/

BK was lazy.

[dahans]

I have a question: What are rivals of NSM? Doesn't own BK his own site?

[Jamaha]

Rivals? I hate this goddamn 'rivalry'.

We're sheet music resources, not some companies trying to kick others out of business. Of course that's just my opinion, I don't know how these 'rivals' feel.

[Brassman388]

There is no rivalry, plenty of the members arrange for both sites.

[dahans]

OK that's good. And are there other sites too?

[SirIngusBingus]

There are a few others, but most of them haven't done anything in a while.

We're the biggest, anyway.

[dahans]

Yeah NSM FTW! But does BK own a sheet music site or not?

[Brassman388]

Not anymore... I think he handed it down to Hugo. I'm not entirely sure.

[SirIngusBingus]

Yes. B-K used to bve in charge of GameMusicWorld, but then after the site went down, the domain was changed to VgVirtuoso and ownership was given to Hugo.

[KefkaticFanatic]

That would explain his mysterious absence.

[HugoMeister]

Atleast BK didn't die.

But yeah, it kinda got handed down to me, and I share ownership with others. (everything seems to end up with me somehow or another -_-)

Rivals? I hate this goddamn 'rivalry'.

We're sheet music resources, not some companies trying to kick others out of business. Of course that's just my opinion, I don't know how these 'rivals' feel.

I don't see it as, nor do I want it to be, a rivalry, but for some reason the majority of the community and others seem to be under that impression.

We're developing the new site in a way that doesn't take away from NSM (such as placing emphasis on non-piano sheets), and perhaps might even be looked at as a 'partnership', even if we aren't affiliated or whatever. I, for one, arrange all my piano pieces for NSM only, and that's the way its going to stay.

While I'm at it, we're not a clone either. People take one glance at a site that's under construction and immediately the conclusion is "ugh another clone". We're not, ok? GMW may have been, but hey, my staff didn't create that site, and once I took ownership over it, look where I took it.

[KefkaticFanatic]

I wish I could, but my school blocks it for "Games".

Fuck them.

Also, everybody needs to understand that just because there are two sites that serve a similar purpose doesn't mean that they're trying to compete.  It's not like fansites for a game hate each other and try to steal members from one another.  They form a collective meant to benefit all players.

[SirIngusBingus]

NSM and VgV are both great sites. The fact that VgV arranges for ensembles makes it different. I, personally, see no reason for any tension between the two of them, and really could see them cooperating on intersite stuff in the future. I, personally, am currently arranging (or at least, attempting to arrange) for both sites. Wheras NSM is great for learning songs for yourself, VgV is where to go if you want to get your school Jazz Band playin' some Super Mario.

[kotorfanboy]

Speaking of which, I'm not sure if ALPRAS ever finished that

Dude1212, you might want to just ask ebuch for his arrangement of it, since I haven't seen ALPRAS around in a while.