Why wold a fan site be supportive of the band it's about? If you need to ask that, then we have a little different views on what the idea of a fan site is.
I never asked that.
This is a discussion forum for a band. Meaning
in my opinion you should be able to discuss anything you want about the band...positive or negative...supportive or not, whatever you want to call it.
I am one of the biggest GNR fans on the planet. I have seen this lineup 6 times and loved every second of it. But, I think that people with opposing views to mine should be allowed to express their opinions because not everyone has to agree with us...
I didn't start a site to use it as a "tool" against something I love.
I don't know how often I need to explain this to all the Freedom of Speech crusaders. They just don't fucking get it.
Imagine if you're curious to check out a concert by a band
You start before buying tickets, by going online to see what others think. So you assume that fans of said band would know what they are talking about. You visit a fan site and find that it's filled with negativity and people whining about how bad everything is. What kind of impression does that give you?
Come on man...you don't think there are other sites out there? I mean, that's a noble cause I guess but a little pointless and ridiculous
in my opinion. It's not like you can censor the internet. And most people would probably check out youtube videos or something before checking fan forums. I know that's what I do every time I'm getting into a band.
People seem upset that the band is on tour. What songs they play. How they play them. They post all the negative reviews, of which there are plenty....
I think there's something weird about how certain "fans" of GN'R so actively work against the band by focusing on the negatives and finding things to whine about. I get that many of these people have been having wet dreams about a reunion for decades by now. While some of them dream of other reunions.
Personally I started liking the band after the band was formed. I had no say in how the band conducted itself. They did their thing and I liked it.
This is still the case. I don't support the band with conditions unlike some people.
I don't see the point in posting negative reviews either. All I'm saying is that, if someone wants to, hey why not? Is it a big deal? I love this band more than anything but the reality is that some people do love them conditionally, and I think everyone should be allowed to express themselves.
"I'll like the band if you change this and that and do this for me..." No. That's not me.
That's not me either.
Some people seem to be fans of an idea in their heads. That band doesn't exist and it never did. So what if you got guy X into the band? Nothing says it'll be like the idea you've had wet dreams about for years... Absolutely nothing.
The only way you'll relive the past is if you manage to go back in time. I wish you good luck with that.
What's with all this talk about the past? I don't want a reunion. But, if someone does...I don't agree with them. But that's there opinion...who are we to censor it?
I have no problem with how you run this forum. I'm just stating my opinion on it. You've always made it clear how this place rolls and most people in GNR internet fandom know what this place is about. I'm just sayin' for me personally, if I ran a forum I would let everyone express their opinons, good or bad. And post negative reviews, etc. Even though I don't agree with that kind of thing.
It's kind of wierd when I think of it though. I have a thread on the
official GNR forum that I honestly think would be deleted if I made it here...
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