1984

KinseyKinsey Posts: 197
edited September 2009 in The Porch
The level of policing on this board is Orwellian to say the least. The rules of the board are so vague it seems they can be interpreted in the broadest of terms.

The other day a thread was locked for discussing Matt's songs on the last few albums. When Backspacer is released will there be actual discussion allowed of the music? There's bound to be negative opinions, but it seems that anything negative is automatically locked because it is disrespectful.

Another thing: Backspacer is released two days earlier in some parts of the world than in the US. Will those with legally obtained copies be allowed to discuss the album here then, or will those threads be locked immediately?
When we found the things we loved,
They were crushed and dying in the dirt.
We tried to pick up the pieces,
And get away without getting hurt,
But they caught us at the state line,
And burned our cars in one last fight,
And left us running burned and blind,
Chasing something in the night.
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  • i know this thread will be locked.
    9/29/96, 8/29/98, 9/8,11/98, 7/28/99, 8/23,24,25/00, 10/13/00, 4/15/03, 4/30/03, 7/8,9,12,14/03, 10/1/04, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 5/4,5,13,27,28/06, 6/1,3/06, 6/19,20,22,24,25,27/08, 7/1/08, 8/4,5,7,16/08, 8/21/09, 10/27,28,30,31/09, 5/15,17,18,20,21/10, 9/2/12, 10/18,19,21,22,25/13
  • posting comments on a specific band member "sucking" is not really seen as a "discussion of music"

    On this board, it's like poking a bee hive with a stick...

    I smell no conspiracy here! ;)
    "No way to save someone who won't take the rope,and just lets go..."
  • every now ad then it turns into a police state around here....but ya can't blame them for wanting to silence the Backspacer stuff till it officially releases.
  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    1984 : Van Halen put out one of there best LP's

    Oh life was good .. waiting for Friday night video's ... MTV was just starting ... pacman on Atari was being played ... good times
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    jokertt14 wrote:
    1984 : Van Halen put out one of there best LP's

    Oh life was good .. waiting for Friday night video's ... MTV was just starting ... pacman on Atari was being played ... good times
    I graduated that year also. It was a great one!
    #FHP
  • Kinsey wrote:
    The level of policing on this board is Orwellian to say the least. The rules of the board are so vague it seems they can be interpreted in the broadest of terms.

    The other day a thread was locked for discussing Matt's songs on the last few albums. When Backspacer is released will there be actual discussion allowed of the music? There's bound to be negative opinions, but it seems that anything negative is automatically locked because it is disrespectful.

    Another thing: Backspacer is released two days earlier in some parts of the world than in the US. Will those with legally obtained copies be allowed to discuss the album here then, or will those threads be locked immediately?

    Discussing the bands music (past albums I mean) in a respectful way its completely ok, as Snoopy mentioned above me, anything can be discussed with respect talking about how much a band member or their music for that matter sucks is not the right way to do it....

    Album is not released yet, the official band forum is not the place to discuss it, and I think the posting guidelines are very clear.

    Im 100% sure discussing the album will be ok when its release on your neck of the woods.
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • KatKat Posts: 4,930

    On this board, it's like poking a bee hive with a stick...

    You are sooooo intelligent. :)

    Again, everyone, we're all adults here. It's not much longer to wait. Discussing stolen art is never ok. Spoilers are not ok. It doesn't change with the wind. See Posting Guidelines above. It's easy...hard...but easy. :)

    Admin
    P.S. And any positive or negative discussion of music, if done respectfully, is fine. How something is said is very important.
    Falling down,...not staying down
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