Last.fm users: are you a "true listener"?

[StarSUCKER]

Meaning, do you listen to EVERYTHING you scrobble, or do you sometimes leave music on/scrobbling when you're not there?

I'd say I'm mostly a true listener. Once in a while I leave for 2-3 minutes with the music on, but it's only to get laundry or whatever, and I don't count that!

One thing I do, however, is "compensate" for songs that don't scrobble properly. If something doesn't scrobble because of a server hiccup, or an update glitch, I'll put the song in a "temporary" playlist and deliberately let it play when I'm not there to make up for the time it wasn't collected by the servers. I'll do the same if something's mistakenly tagged improperly--delete it from my library, then correct the tag and play it later when I'm absent to make up for it.

Yes, I realize how obsessive-compulsive that sounds.

So I guess my library is VERY accurate playcount- and tag-wise, but not always accurate time-wise.

..................You?

[pommy48]

I would say yes, but sometimes I don't

I usually listen to music before I go to sleep, but sometimes I fall asleep and the music keeps on playing~

I do leave my desk and go do something else, but I turn the volume up, so I can listen to it wherever I go~

But otherwise, most of plays should be accurate

[Amrai-chan]

Yes. If I leave the room I either turn the music up or pause it.

[StarSUCKER]

Originally Posted by pommy48

I usually listen to music before I go to sleep, but sometimes I fall asleep and the music keeps on playing~

That still counts! Your brain is still "listening"

[JackieRos]

Nope I sometimes leave my ipod on shuffle and scrobble them
idk I don't take last fm seriously

[fuawas]

I guess I'm a true listener ^^ I listen to everything I scrobble and sometimes I listen to more music than I scrobble since I use my phone when my iPod is out of battery haha

[Calico]

Second option, lol. Just the other night I realized an album I jsut dled was tagged wrong halfway through, so I finished it and then let it play on mute after I corrected the tag. I don't however, for example, play songs on my computer that I listened to on CD in the car or something.

[lanfix]

Well, I guess I'm not XD
I usually turn my Winamp on in office and when out for lunch, or suddenly I have talking with somebody, I always forget to stop the music. Also I usually play the music when I'm sleeping.
Few months ago I deleted many songs in my lastfm because the tag wasn't correct too.

[emi♡]

I guess I'm not lol

I've left my itunes going and scrobbling while I'm away at school...not really to get more scrobbles...just cause im always in a rush and i just leave it going.

I don't really mind though...I dont really take them seriously.

Besides, there was a whole year I couldnt scrobble anything, so...I should have way more scrobbles than I have...but whatever lol

[StarSUCKER]

Originally Posted by Calico

Second option, lol. Just the other night I realized an album I jsut dled was tagged wrong halfway through, so I finished it and then let it play on mute after I corrected the tag. I don't however, for example, play songs on my computer that I listened to on CD in the car or something.

Oh good! I'm not the only one who does that stuff! Haha.

[R_Hikki]

I've tried to take control of certain scrobbles but then I realized how pointless that makes the charts look. I enjoy looking at my weekly and overall charts because they tell me what my mood at the time has inspired me to listen to. I play what I want to hear and that always varies on what mood I'm in.

[Amrai-chan]

Originally Posted by Calico

Second option, lol. Just the other night I realized an album I jsut dled was tagged wrong halfway through, so I finished it and then let it play on mute after I corrected the tag. I don't however, for example, play songs on my computer that I listened to on CD in the car or something.

Another way instead of letting them play on mute is to use Universal Scrobbler. It's a bit quicker usually. You just choose Musicbrainz, type in the artist and go from there.

[Kazeyomi]

Originally Posted by Amrai-chan

Yes. If I leave the room I either turn the music up or pause it.

This .
Sometimes I'm too true listener though :|.
I hate to scrobble something wrong so if it happens I delete the scrobble from my charts and I relisten to it with its proper tags.
I know, I have too much free time .

[StarSUCKER]

Originally Posted by Amrai-chan

Another way instead of letting them play on mute is to use Universal Scrobbler. It's a bit quicker usually. You just choose Musicbrainz, type in the artist and go from there.

Ooooh, thanks for that!

Yep, I think so. If I'm not listening to something, I pause it or stop it.

[dreamland2.0]

I always have true scrobbles but I HATE when I listen to something and it doesn't scrobble so I have to listen to it again LOL

[Amrai-chan]

Originally Posted by StarSUCKER

Ooooh, thanks for that!

No problem. It's very useful.

[y_nathz]

well not really, like if I'm out for lunch I leave my tracks playing coz it's not a srs business to me XD

[Coelacanth]

For the most part, but sometimes I do leave music on. If I leave it on it accidentally, I'll end up deleting a lot of the scrobbles though, especially if they're crappy songs.

[miroro]

i think i am even if sometmes i don't remember i have itunes on mute and not paused when i watching tv but mostly, my scrobblings are true