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Originally Posted by Nico
But what is the big deal about elle's post? Why are people saying it is "unnecessary" if she decided to acknowledge other people who she knows are also huge LB supporters? I saw nothing but fairness in her post.
That and to read threads by many of you, especially the Lindsey stans. I am not slighting Vivfox's post. But I DO understand why elle felt the need to give a shout out to other huge Lindsey fans.
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Great to see you again Nico, but I'm sorry it took this to make you post again. I've missed you around here. I thought Elle's acknowledgement of those she felt were left out of Vivfox's shout out was certainly fair. But, I thought her bringing attention to a thread in a different forum as a way to gauge Lindsey support was totally unfair and unnecessary. Elle will admit she likes to stir stuff up and that's exactly what she was doing. I just wasn't going to let it slide because it's not her place to label my support, for instance, of Lindsey Buckingham by my vote in a poll for Stevie Nicks as my favorite songwriter of the group. It's just simply not accurate. I personally was flattered Vivfox mentioned me in his original post because I'm sure most of these ladies who keep this forum going would not deem me to be included in their clique. And, honestly, it's not true -- I've probably spent more money, time and traveled further to see Lindsey than either Stevie or FM. I adore the man, but everyone knows that I also equally adore Stevie. I may be a rare breed - it always seems to be so split between "Lindsey fans" vs. "Stevie fans" and I don't usually fall into one of those groups over the other and I don't really understand it.
So, that's why I thought Elle's post was unnecessary. I don't begrudge the listing of those who may have been unintentionally overlooked in Vivfox's post, but singling out others as not being fit to be included in the list was not for her to judge. You can't possibly know how big of fan someone is based on anything posted -- or not posted.
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Originally Posted by michelej1
As for clique-ishness, I think that many fans believe there are certain ways to be a fan and they like to measure others' fervor against their own and rank it.
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Yeah, I agree and I don't believe in it.
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Originally Posted by michelej1
I think the language seemed exclusionary.
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Yes, that was my impression.
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The inclusion or expansion upon LB lovers was great.
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Agree.
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Originally Posted by Sleepless-Child
This sentence bugs me, and i think that's what CADreaming meant when saying it is "unnecessary". Because you didn't categorize her as a LB fan (him? i think it's "her"...) while she was "listed" in Vivfox' dedication, which is, i'm sorry, not a very nice thing to do. I believe that you can be both a huge Stevie AND a huge Lindsey fan... And if stating the opposite is not being clique-ish...
On the other hand adding other people was nice gesture, i understand why you did it, but i really think that Vivfox was making a dedication to LB fans he knows and appreciates, rather than making a list.
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Hi there, thanks for the post. I'm a "she", by the way.
And, I appreciate your response. I thought Vivfox's post was wonderful and that he was only doing in this forum what he had so generously done in the others -- sharing wonderful pictures. His list may not have been all inclusive, but again I don't think that he intentionally slighted anyone - like you said it was just a list of folks he knew for sure were big LB fans - and Elle's expansion was nice.
Just wanted to explain. I'm all for enjoying the pictures again.