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My thoughts also. I do despair a bit.
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If people are baiting and trolling to inflame other people posting here, once that's determined, it won't last long. But the moderators are going to make that determination. If you're being attacked, action will be taken, but if John is, not so much. Trolling will be handled. But if all a poster is doing is insulting band members, that's not wrong. It may trouble others, but there are plenty of places you can go where people will only pay honor to the public figure. This place has never been like that. So, I don't know why anyone would think it will magically change now. It won't. Reverence isn't required or particularly encouraged, here. You should know that by now. If you think fans shouldn't talk like this, then stop considering it a fan site. As far as talking about John's future goes, we WILL talk about it, appropriate or not, until we see him on the stage again. That's just a matter of fact. It may not be respectful, but it's going to happen. We love him, but he's at home with people who KNOW and love him and that HE knows and whose opinions he cares about. We are not those people. We have no idea what his cancer is, what the course of treatment is and what the prognosis is, so clearly our views are uninformed and will not impact those who do have information in any way whatsoever. Michele |
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A thread on this board was started to send a band member good wishes, and was meant to be positive. All sorts of guff is being put forth on other threads and in other fora about how unjust it is that so-and-so may not now be coming to wherever, and how John is no saint etc. That we cannot have one thread untainted by the selfishness and bitterness of some posters is totally dispiriting; for that is what it is. Go elsewhere, to another thread, if you want to have the discussion about the future of the band. We know it is being talked about elsewhere. One can come up with all the high-handed explanations one wants about freedom of expression or what you think the purpose of this forum is, but it doesn't wash for me. I just think it's sad; that's all, really.
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Am worried due to a UPI posting
Dear All,
I don't get a chance to post here often, but I just had to take a minute in the wake of yesterday's sad announcement about John McVie. I've been scouring the internet for further news on type of cancer, etc., and found this article by United Press International (UPI), which states that it is liver cancer. http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_New.../?spt=rln&or=2 Has anyone heard this to be definitely the case? My former boss' father had it, and it worries me if it's what John has. My thoughts and prayers go to him and his family at this difficult time. Best to everyone here, Amy |
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You can dedicate threads to different subjects, but we had one titled the cancelled shows and one titled open-endedly "John McVie" and they became a magnet for all sorts of discussion related to John McVie. Perhaps, if there was one titled "John McVie, Get Well Wishes" then all posts that were anything but could be moved elsewhere, but the bottom line is posts aren't going to be removed because you think they're disrespectful. Michele |
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That article was written almost 24 hours ago. In this day and age, I think that a retraction would've been made by now. Liver cancer is probably the most likely candidate, for lack of a better word. However, until somebody from within FM's camp comes forward with more info, I'm not going to fully believe anything. |
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Best wishes to John. I hope he makes a speedy recovery!
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Someone is claiming an "Inside source" so this may or not be true... An official announcement would be nice... Perhaps there should be a new thread for news about recent FM events instead of posting here... Last edited by BlueDenimLamp; 10-28-2013 at 02:48 PM.. |
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The bad perceptions we have of liver cancer only apply if it's not caught in the early stages. If it is, that's rare, BUT in John's case, we have to assume he passed a pre-tour medical examination just this year. So, that's reason to hope that nothing was at an advanced stage then and that it's really true it was caught early on.
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I agree 100% with this whole post. If Mick himself and the rest of the band members (including John) want to go on with out John, later on and after Australia (since that is cancelled), I don't see a reason in hell why they couldn't. Sure, he's the MAC in Fleetwood Mac, but just because we say Fleetwood Mac isn't Fleetwood Mac without him doesn't mean it's true. There can be many variations of Fleetwood Mac, and they can call themselves whatever the heck they want!
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