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post #1 of 40
4/12/07 at 3:00am
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POL aka perfume of life.

I am going to try it for awhile. I am over basenotes, actually.
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post #2 of 40
4/12/07 at 3:07am
I was lurking around there for a while and its ok - the rate of activity isn't that high. Its quite heavily female dominated actually (and the topics reflect that). Theres only so much discussion on gardenias, flowers, oprah and girly scents a man can take ..
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post #3 of 40
4/12/07 at 3:44am
you'll be back.

it's real pretty over there and there are personal issues I don't want to read about. POL is like Basenotes Female Discussion lite.

They do tend to fawn all over perfumers there.

"Oh!!! He Winked at Me Too!!!"
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I'll bet no one on POL said shove it back up your ass when he doubled the price of LDDM
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post #4 of 40
4/12/07 at 5:38am
There's not enough diversity at POL, IMO. Over there, you're expected to WORSHIP classic, or classic-style fragrances (i.e., heavy on the florals, powder and aldehydes), as well as s-t-r-o-n-g fragrances. And, yes, they do fawn over many niche perfumers (particularly Lutens), as well as private perfumers who post on the board. Those whose tastes and opinions differ can expect to be ignored by the other members. There ARE some people over there who have encyclopedic knowledge of fragrance, I'll give them their props for that. However, their extremely narrow view of what makes a "great" scent is NOT representative of most perfume lovers, let alone the simple, everyday mass market shopper.
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post #5 of 40
4/12/07 at 6:47am
Well, no, most POL people are definitely *not* your everyday mass-market shoppers. Would Basenoters consider themselves the ordinary mass-market shoppers?...and I definitely don't worship classic or classic-style fragrances...I judge as I see fit. I do agree that it is a far more 'female-dominated' board, but really--we don't discuss Oprah all that much POL and Basenotes are very different...I find Basenotes' Female Fragrance discussion not nearly as active as POL's board, but then, as you know, POL does have a greater number of female members. In terms of 'internet time,' POL has been around for a long while...I remember when it was around pre-Basenotes Female Fragrance discussion (although I recall Basenotes in general being around when I first signed up on POL).

and there's people that post on both, or people that used to post in POL and then moved to Basenotes
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post #6 of 40
4/12/07 at 7:07am
POL sucks. Sorry, but I can't believe I paid $1 to get a "membership" there and oy! those discussions related to menstrual cycles and perfume put me off completely. I haven't been back in ages. I'm happy.
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post #7 of 40
4/12/07 at 7:08am
Have fun.
There are a few former Basenotes members over there with interesting opinions.
Renato
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post #8 of 40
4/12/07 at 9:33am
IMHO, POL sucks... But I'm not Andy Tauer...
By the way, who's Andy Tauer?
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post #9 of 40
4/12/07 at 10:35am
he must be some sort of internet authority if his word can cause this queen to be "OVAH" bn and on to pol with a triple snap's swiftness

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post #10 of 40
4/12/07 at 11:06am
excellent rofl rent!

Wasn't supermarky baking a cake and celebrating his 1,000th post with us a few weeks ago.

bipolar board <----------->
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post #11 of 40
4/12/07 at 6:59pm
I tend to read POL from time to time, but there's a certain air of non-seriousness there that i find a bit uncomfortable.

I like that it's a bigger forum for women to discuss some more, when compared with the female forum over here, wich is not as big, so that's a plus for variety of opinions.

I see there are more "casual fans" than not, but there are some that very well informed and have very interesting opinions, but they don't write a lot.
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post #12 of 40
4/12/07 at 7:30pm
What does Andy Tauer know?

TNMA
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post #13 of 40
4/13/07 at 1:44am
I do not know Tauer very well, but we have met, and I am not surprised that POL suits him best . He has them on the top of his recommended links column too (Andy's blog).
If I remember well, he seems to harvest worship unlimited there, and when he doubled the price for his best horse during the holiday season there was an army to defend his action within POL !
BTW did he bring his Rêverie au Jardin along, and how did you like it?

BN has the only masculine fragrance board and fully deserves that name, I believe. There is more honesty here than elsewhere, and a few genuine characters too !
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post #14 of 40
4/13/07 at 7:30pm
POL is OK in a pinch....I'm a Basenotes Fan all the way.....Gary
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post #15 of 40
4/13/07 at 8:14pm
If Andy Tauer prefers unmixed praise to criticism then it is not so surprising that he likes PoL. But there is something mind-numbingly tedious about repeated exchanges that go like:

"You rock!"
"No you rock, and you know you do!"

If Basenotes stays objective then it will outlast these ridiculous fan-sites.
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post #16 of 40
4/13/07 at 11:34pm
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Originally Posted by rentboy View Post

he must be some sort of internet authority if his word can cause this queen to be "OVAH" bn and on to pol with a triple snap's swiftness


Cute picture and all, but is a personal attack and namecalling based on someone's sexuality necessary?

That's freaking rude.
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post #17 of 40
4/14/07 at 12:00am
To avoid locking this or starting to go back and edit posts, please keep this on topic or it's going to have to get locked.
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post #18 of 40
4/14/07 at 3:49am
I give up. I've read this far and I still don't know who this person Andy Tauer is, nor what he does, other than that he likes to discuss scents on a mainly feminine scent site.
Renato

P.S. The few times I've checked out POL, I've observed mainly a bunch of women mentioning what they were wearing and then how they felt about all sorts of things (relates to the "Life" part of POL I suppose), and several guys doing similar. Discussion of scents in the rigorous manner that occurs here, just didn't seem to be happening. Did I pick a dull weeks to check them out, or is that typical?
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post #19 of 40
4/14/07 at 3:52am
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Originally Posted by Renato View Post

I give up. I've read this far and I still don't know who this person Andy Tauer is, nor what he does, other than that he likes to discuss scents on a mainly feminine scent site.
Renato

Hi Renato

He's a perfumer based (I believe) in Switzerland

His website is here http://www.tauerperfumes.com/

and here are his fragrances
http://www.basenotes.net/house/102152


Hope that helps!
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post #20 of 40
4/14/07 at 4:08am
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Originally Posted by Basenotes Admin View Post

Hi Renato

He's a perfumer based (I believe) in Switzerland

His website is here http://www.tauerperfumes.com/

and here are his fragrances
http://www.basenotes.net/house/102152


Hope that helps!

Thanks Grant,
That explains it nicely. I haven't as yet come across any of his scents.
Renato
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post #21 of 40
4/14/07 at 4:54am
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Originally Posted by DrBubba View Post

Cute picture and all, but is a personal attack and namecalling based on someone's sexuality necessary?

That's freaking rude.

per PaulG's post, I'll keep this brief. Not meant as an attack, it was meant in jest. I'm sad to see supermarky go, in fact and was hoping some humor and dishing might keep him around. i'm a big homo too. shame we can't say things like that around here without it being construed as an insult.
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post #22 of 40
4/14/07 at 12:17pm
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Originally Posted by rentboy View Post

per PaulG's post, I'll keep this brief. Not meant as an attack, it was meant in jest. I'm sad to see supermarky go, in fact and was hoping some humor and dishing might keep him around. i'm a big homo too. shame we can't say things like that around here without it being construed as an insult.

Equally brief:

Some indication you were joking would have gone a long way, or even a "love ya, Mark! ::wink wink::" would have helped.

Given the nature of some of the other recent threads on "gay forums" and "gay perfumes", I'm probably not the only guy that thought you were bashing.

And while I'm not gay, an ex roommate was and I learned a lot about the hardships of dealing with intolerant people (most of which didn't even know him) from living with him.
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post #23 of 40
4/15/07 at 12:16am
Hello from the Andy Tauer. After having followed this discussion for a while, allow me say a few things, too.
- I do not think it is of great importance what boards I visit
- Having said this, I visit basenotes, perfumeoflife and makeupalley more or less daily
- Reason: I simply like to read what perfume lovers think and say about perfumes, mine and others
- I do not comment, because I do not think it is my role and I simply do not have the time to get involved into too many discussion.
- Not all boards featured on my blogroll on my blog, I simply forgot about keeping it up to date. This is now settled and all boards that I visit regularily are on my blogroll ;-)
- Being a gay, homo, whatever you want to call it, I am glad that rentboy clarified his message: I thank you for this, rentboy. I was somewhat troubled initially, but I understand now and smile.
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post #24 of 40
4/15/07 at 2:33am
I believe from my observations that supermarky wouldn't have felt anything unusual about rentboys post. They know each other and to call someone rude because he speaks to his friends in a way you may find unbecoming is....... nope
If you're new to a board before posting it's always good to read for a week or two to get the jist of who's who, what's what and where we keep it and why.

Great to see you here Andy. Your LDDM is used by males of all stripes here and it's on an awful lot of top ten lists. If you could drop by more and make a nice masculine scent it would be nice. Love the chocolates, cheeses, watches and now perfumes emanating from Helvetica. (did I say that right?)
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post #25 of 40
4/15/07 at 4:51am
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Originally Posted by tauer View Post

Hello from the Andy Tauer. After having followed this discussion for a while, allow me say a few things, too.
- I do not think it is of great importance what boards I visit
- Having said this, I visit basenotes, perfumeoflife and makeupalley more or less daily
- Reason: I simply like to read what perfume lovers think and say about perfumes, mine and others
- I do not comment, because I do not think it is my role and I simply do not have the time to get involved into too many discussion.
- Not all boards featured on my blogroll on my blog, I simply forgot about keeping it up to date. This is now settled and all boards that I visit regularily are on my blogroll ;-)
- Being a gay, homo, whatever you want to call it, I am glad that rentboy clarified his message: I thank you for this, rentboy. I was somewhat troubled initially, but I understand now and smile.

Well, this was certainly a pleasant surprise! Welcome Andy and good to hear that you enjoy discussion about perfumes as much as you obviously enjoy creating them. Now if you could only find a way to make your fragrances available in Australia, we would be one step closer to perfect accord.
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post #26 of 40
4/20/07 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by Renato View Post

Have fun.
There are a few former Basenotes members over there with interesting opinions.
Renato

I remember one very "interesting"(psychotic} former member.

This person is easy to find because they post on just about every single thread over there!

Here is a hint: LOL
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post #27 of 40
3/14/12 at 9:51am
But look where they come when the site is down:

http://www.basenotes.net/threads/296...-life-off-line

We get new members!

Basenotes is the best!
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post #28 of 40
3/14/12 at 10:49am
you'll be back they all come back lol :P
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post #29 of 40
3/14/12 at 2:09pm
Basenotes- original and best. Yay !
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post #30 of 40
3/14/12 at 4:08pm
I'd go to Fragrantica before PoL. That's just me.
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post #31 of 40
3/14/12 at 5:08pm
Can't connect to POL any longer. The Dry Down doesn't link and my PC's list of favorites won't connect. Must be down. This has been the case for a couple weeks or so.
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post #32 of 40
3/14/12 at 5:40pm
I'm fine with Basenotes.
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post #33 of 40
3/15/12 at 12:22am
Many things have happened in five years, but for a man into perfumes there is no alternative to Basenotes. Whether you are broad-minded or opinionated, want to learn or preach, are ready for compromise or want to fight - here you will always find the right partners within the biggest masculine frag community around the world !

But there is always two sides of the coin: Judging from the short life of two recent discussions (the last Fragrantica thread & Is POL off-line?) this thread is going to be locked next. My wish may be futile, but I hope one of the moderators would take a minute to explain the basis on which the unexpexted still happens, because I cannot see what BN rule could possibly be violated as long as members' discussions are held in a decent manner.
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post #34 of 40
3/15/12 at 1:14am
If POL has a mainly female membership, it's odd to hear people get down on them them for dealing with female issues, or for discussing things in a manner that females often discuss things among themselves.

It hardly seems fair to fault them for that.

While I like to see things I enjoy priced at a level that seems affordable to me, I can't fault a person for charging what the market will bear. If a person produces a quality product, and is able to gradually convert their interests and passion into something they can start making a good living at, then more power to them. I suspect we'd all approach the situation the same way if it were us.

I think we've all seen plenty of discussions here where people work awfully hard at justifying paying some pretty exorbitant prices for things they like, without folks getting on their case for that. I have a close friend who paints, and now that her work has become more well-known, her paintings go for twice what they did a few years ago.

I'd sure love to be able to buy them what they used to cost, but I'm not going to bitch about what they cost now, because they continue to be just as interesting and gorgeous as they ever were.
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post #35 of 40
3/15/12 at 1:21am
Could someone ask Andy where ever he be hanging, what the firing order is for a 327 small block Chevy is. I can't seem to remember where I last laid my Chilton's manual (I did check by the Throne first-NADA). Tomorrow's lottery numbers would be Ace's too! I'd settle for the firing order though! Thanks a Bunch.

TTFN
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post #36 of 40
3/15/12 at 1:33am
Yep, Basenotes has the greatest spectrum, some truly interesting and experienced members and an enormous amount of accumulated wisdom in individual threads and the reviews section. Having said that, I have been a lurker on POL for a while as some very interesting people there added exciting bits of knowledge and details (I have used the search function there quite often) for me. I'd love some more of them joining us here, too.
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post #37 of 40
3/15/12 at 6:18am
Well, hate to say it but there's too much drama on other sites, that's one of the reasons I like BN.

BN, less drama, more sniffing.
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post #38 of 40
3/15/12 at 6:31am
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Originally Posted by kalli View Post

Well, hate to say it but there's too much drama on other sites, that's one of the reasons I like BN.

BN, less drama, more sniffing.

Oh well, I think we have plenty of teenage dramas on the Male Board...
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post #39 of 40
3/15/12 at 11:40am
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Originally Posted by Larimar View Post

Oh well, I think we have plenty of teenage dramas on the Male Board...

I agree, Larimar. Many young men looking for a scented magic potion that will make them an instant hit with women.
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post #40 of 40
4/6/12 at 9:43am
I am busy posting on three discussion groups: Basenotes, The Perfume Magazine, Fragrantica. While each of those is different in membership and flavor, it is interesting to visit and get those flavors. To even think that somebody else should recommend what discussion group to post on, "So and so says that so and so board is the greatest ..." is ludicrous to me.

Furthermore, the real test is to remain the same internet person on all (in my case only three) virtual discussion boards. I have seen several members here from other places under now different user names ... why hide ? One person, one personality, only.

Different groups always bring out some sort of herd behavior. Members of a "club". That hinders true discussion.

Have a good day.
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