Let me sum this up for you really easily:
The other night, during the show that the Eagle of Death Metal were kicked off the tour, some people posted that they thought the Eagles of Death Metal sucked and that's why they got kicked off - mind you, no one posted any facts from the show or anything. Within HOURS blabbermouth wrote this article, quoting it as if fans who went to the show said the same things the people who were just posting said, when in reality one was just opinion and one was from people actually there.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62746Notice how they said "According to several fans who attended the show" for all of it.
Now this story gets picked up at Blabbermouth, where else will it get picked up? Next thing you know, you got an article on mtv.com about how Unruly GNR fans personally carried the Eagles of Death Metal off the stage.....
You people seem to not understand what this board has to deal with - it has almost nothing to do with Merck, and more about accepting the responsibility that this is more than just a message board - it has become the breeding grounds for all the biggest rumors on the internet.
Forgive the mods if one of your posts gets deleted, they aren't doing it to hurt you or censor you.