(This seems like the best place to post my request. If not, move it to wherever is best.)
A while back there was a "Move to another station" option for the song playing. It was one of those that came up when the 3 dots to the right of the song title was clicked. Pandora has been adding worthless stuff for years, but that was one feature that was actually useful. (You have to be careful not to click on the weird stuff under “Tune Your Station” in the right column now, 'cuz those buttons do undesirable things!)
Pandora keeps playing songs in the wrong “stations,” which I set up long ago - from the early ‘00s on. It should know what I want in each category by now. Ex: It plays Jazz in Old Rock, Country in Blues, etc. This has been getting worse, and I'm VERY concerned that if I "thumbs down" an otherwise great song that doesn't belong on that particular station, Pandora will decide to eliminate it completely, from all my stations.
Of course, for years, I could simply click the option and move things where they belonged. Not now. Looking around, Pandora has a “solution”: Go thru a multitude of steps, some a royal PITA, and report each misplaced tune. REALLY? NO!
Just put the option back where it was. Thanks.
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P.S. - Two other things:
- Pandora keeps playing specific types of stuff in “stations” that I’ve been rejecting (giving a “thumbs down”) for years! It refuses to learn and there is a distinct difference in styles between what I want and what I keep downvoting.
- Along those lines, Pandora is avoiding the variety of bands I add in. I’ve been adding on new ones and it doesn’t ever play them, though they’re on the available list.
OR, Pandora will play a few new songs by that new band but then they are never played again. It’s stuck on the same 20-30 bands and plays some of them 3-5 times each an hour. Hey, I have dozens if not well over 100 bands for it to choose from in each of the dozen “stations” I made up. Why is it fixated on what seems like the same small group of bands?
I looked for answers to these other 2 issues and found nothing. Fix this stuff! Please respond.
@TWolff Nice to see you around the community.
Bring back "Move to another station" option:
Thank you for sharing your suggestion for bringing back the "Move to another station" option.
While this isn't a current feature, we appreciate you taking the time to share your idea. Feedback like yours helps us understand which features matter most to our listeners.
Pandora plays songs that have already been thumbed down:
One thing to keep in mind here is that Thumb ratings are station specific. If you give a track a Thumbs Down on one station, it will not prevent it from playing on another station in your collection.
Another thing to note is that giving a Thumbs Down to a track will only preven that specific version of that song from playing on the station it was rated on. If there is an alternate version of that same song in the Pandora library, there is a chance it can play (despite you Thumbing Down a separate version).
This all being said, it sounds like you may be having issues with out of place tracks playing on stations you've created.
I recommend taking a look at this thread to help get them back on track: Hearing out of place tracks on station
If that does not resolve your issue, please reply back here with all of the requested information listed in that thread and we can help further investigate.
Pandora avoid variety that has been added, or only plays the same 20-30 bands:
Can you please provide me with the name of the station you are experiencing this issue with?
I'd be happy to help take a closer look from there.
Thanks for your patience.