Thanks for all the kind words. Really, I don't want to spoil things for everybody else. I just want folks to know how things have spun out of control for some of us. It's not worth it anymore. I never would have thought such insane things could happen over a rock band, but money means a lot to some people. Some are willing to lose their integrity over it. Some will do more than that.
All I did was speak my mind over there. I spoke the truth. I asked too many questions. I encouraged others to do the same. Oddly enough, on the day of the sale when it was finally obvious to everyone what was happening, I played a little devil's advocate. I was rude about the sale and lashed out at people whinning for refunds. Guess what? None of the board police said a word. My posts stayed there all day. I was not banned and I was not flamed like I had been when I posted critical views and questions about the fan club. My offensive posts that were pro fan club were not removed. I was not banned for being mean to the people who lost their money. Yet, as soon as I said I agreed that people were screwed, and I posted a poll showing how many fans said they were happy with the fan club (10%), I was banned from the site and my poll was deleted. After I was banned someone started a thread asking why I was banned. There was never a definite answer from an administrator. There was a lot of spin talking about inappropriate posts from people being banned, but never any specifics given. That's because their reasons are baloney. They do not have any criteria for banning. It's done at the whim of the board police. They sure don't apply the same rules to themselves or the folks who agree with them. They must think they're gonna get something for their support. I wonder what that is?
|