Hey;

I usually don't need to step in, but let me share my two cents.

[steps up onto soap box]

I take a backseat here and most of you guys run, contribute and make this tiny little website a cool place to share your excitement for Ima Robot, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, other great bands, and random ramblings.

This little project has been up and running since June of 2002; that's 7 years. I think the coolest part is that there is somewhat of a documentation preserved about Ima Robot and more recently Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Collectively we are able to obtain rare tracks that are great treats, share our excitement for some creative genius and keep of living history of what was going on.

When you start editing, deleting or censoring posts your taking away from that purity and preservation of what was going on. If someone wants to edit or delete a post that they have created they have that right and ability, but I don't want to go in and change what someone has posted. If we go down that road then this could just turn into a pre-manufactured marketing message controlled by those who might be.

Although some who post here come very close to crossing the line with respect to the rules that are agreed to when registering, most of those issues seem to work themselves out; just like in a close loving dysfunctional family.

[steps off soapbox]

So, let's keep the post editing to those who created posts. If a post is offensive please report it or flag it.

Sometimes we even keep the spam posts around as they can be rather amusing.

So, now the jade, zip, alex info within that thread will be lost to the ether, only maintained in our collective memory for those who were able to sneak a peek at it before an untimely removal.

RIP jade, zip, alex thread.

Phobiac

Thank you for the.. Rather elegant speech written above. It does go a long way when it comes to maintaining free speech... I won't mention the thread in question, but I will say that I thank you for taking aside time to make a post in regards to this, because it's good to know that we are all like minded individuals.

Preach it, Phobs! For a second, I kept getting Stan's dad from South Park in my head when he was the fighting dad at baseball games.."Ohh..I'm sorry..I thought this was America! I thought we were in America! I'm sorrryy.."..

There have only been a handful of times that I can remember in these past 7 (!!!) years that I felt someone needed to step in and start some deleting..Let's all just chill and maybe think a little before we post so that others won't think deleting is necessary..

Thank you Phobiac.

word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHEN PEEPS FUCK WITH MY POST, IT MAKES ME INSANE


ITS NOT EASY BEING WITTY AND CHARMING LIKE ME!!! ASK SKG!!

hahahahahahaha

It was deleted out of respect.

[Edited on 7-8-2009 by JPG]

Quote: Originally posted by JPG

It was deleted out of respect.

LAME!!! we wouldn't want the 1000s of .netters to figure out the guys true identity!!! oh oh WHO THE FUCK CARES!!! he happens to be (anicedude) in band we like. you swear we have Keith Moon trolling our boards the way you guys suck ass!!!

Anyone here would have deleted the thread if he asked.

Not me.. I really don't know why the whole thing was deleted..I mean, you already went through and edited the shit out of people's posts..Why get rid of the whole thread? I mean, what's done is done and it's a fucking message board so who gives a flying fuck, but all the same..Weak..

He was cool with what was was said, just didn't want it to be there forever for anyone to read.

We all read it so what is to miss?

It's just one thread I think we can survive.