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Doyce and Les both linked to this XKCD<\/a>, which sent me to thinking about ringtones. My two cents:<\/p>\n

I’ll confess that I am not as purist and virtuous as the narrator of the cartoon. Nor am I the sort of person who tailors a different ringtone for each possible caller, or who blares out their favorite tune-the-week, regardless of its suitability as a ringtone.<\/p>\n

Suitability Factors:<\/p>\n

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  1. It must be audible. No point in having a ringtone that’s too soft, mellow, or low volume to be heard.<\/li>\n
  2. It must not destroy all conversation around it (that’s a matter of selection as well as volume).<\/li>\n
  3. It must not (via lyrics) offend if inadvertently played in the workplace, church, your kid’s school, your folks’ house, etc. “I Want to Bump Nasties With You” is probably inappropriate.<\/li>\n
  4. Some people who hear your ringtone probably react badly to some genres of music. That’s their problem, sure, but it also redounds to you. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Indeed, on some level, ringtones are sort of like dress styles (and codes). They are a personal statement, sure, but they also draw a reaction as to both taste and propriety from those about you. After all, it’s not a ringtone going off just in your ear alone, but audibly to everyone around you. Personal taste needs to be tempered by the public intrusion.<\/p>\n

    Lyrics are dubious; either they are inaudible, or they make everyone stop to hear them.<\/p>\n

    It is suggested, but not required, to not <\/em>choose the default ringtone on your phone, if only because when it goes off everyone else in the room will be fumbling for their purse \/ pocket \/ waist.<\/p>\n

    I’ve tended toward TV theme songs, usually with enough of a driving, insistent beat to provoke action (answer the phone, idiot!) while not being aesthetically objectionable, and trying to avoid ones that are too subtle or geeky. Currently I’m using the “prelude” music to BSG which fits most of my criteria (I think).<\/p>\n

    Using a “ringer” ringtone is a nice, retro idea, too. I might switch over to that once I get tired of what I currently have.<\/p>\n

    End of two cents.<\/p>\n

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