SP: New Stuff in 2009 Or Not?

[stevew2]

DrFU, great post. I agree completely. But I also wonder if Deano might see that it is ridiculous the near celebrity status he has acheived on this site. Look how many posts there were by others about HOW DEANO WOULD RESPOND!! He no longer needs to post anything because everyone else will do it for him! Deano has been a major contributor to this site, he has brought a lot of insight, piss & vinegar, traffic (which means dollars to Andrew), etc. He is a valued member of the board. As is every other poster on here. But this board can/has/will survive without him as well. Why do some people spend so much of their time concerned with Deano's presence?

Thankee ...

That's the way social groups work. Members play different roles at different times depending on group dynamics ... stars, jesters, curmudgeons, grasshoppers, flirts, flamers, sages, peacemakers, grammarians, Schutt-stirrers, snipers, cynics, Pollyannas, encyclopedias, and so on and so forth.

I wasn't saying the community wouldn't make it without any one particular member; the point I wanted to make was that the best asset of this place is the regular contributions made by (and interactions among) its stunningly diverse membership, whatever anyone's feelings about past/present/future incarnations of the band Journey might be...

I know. I was simply pointing out that many seem to react that way whenever Deano leaves for a while. It is sad to watch many posters start floundering around like there is nothing to say or do because Deano is not here. Deano is a great guy and certainly brings a lot to this board. I was only wondering if his self-evaluation might have been brought on by the way the thread was carrying on "about" him without him.

Uhhhhhhh.............I was joking about Deano...........not a person waiting on his every word. While I agree with DrFU's take on this forum, sometimes people jest with other members as a joke. Done completely with respect for the member of course, I bear no ill will to RD. I did not mean to bring on this deep analysis. RD my appologies if I made you feel uncomfortable. But it was done in the same manor as I do joking with SW2, Rick, Rhi, or anyone else.

My new cat is makin me feel uncomfortable, all his does is hide from everything,i think he needs some wine

[Deacon]

Testimony? Wrath? Come on.

I am siting here and have finally realized; I have absolutely no reason to post here. Seriously, why post on a band's site when you have nothing nice to say about them, and frankly, hate their collective asses? I finally got the memo.

We talk about relevancy here lately. If anyone has lost MR relevancy, it's me!

Eh, this a community, Deano ... a virtual one, but a community nonetheless; one that needs all its members to stay healthy. If a group of people meet a church, they don't only talk about religion; if they meet regularly at the same bar, all the conversation does not revolve around drink; if people meet at a school, after you get past "what's your major" and which instructors suck, talk turns to other things. Journey is the loosely organizing principle here, but much of what is fun and interesting is only tangentially (if at all) related to the band.

Well, except Deano used to be the preacher here leading the congregation in a variety of ways. What should a Journey preacher do when he no longer believes Journey is all-powerful and is in fact very much the opposite?

Is that why a sickeningly large amount of people believe in e-thugging their way into making their opposition submit?

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[Michigan Girl]

Testimony? Wrath? Come on.

I am siting here and have finally realized; I have absolutely no reason to post here. Seriously, why post on a band's site when you have nothing nice to say about them, and frankly, hate their collective asses? I finally got the memo.

We talk about relevancy here lately. If anyone has lost MR relevancy, it's me!

Eh, this a community, Deano ... a virtual one, but a community nonetheless; one that needs all its members to stay healthy. If a group of people meet a church, they don't only talk about religion; if they meet regularly at the same bar, all the conversation does not revolve around drink; if people meet at a school, after you get past "what's your major" and which instructors suck, talk turns to other things. Journey is the loosely organizing principle here, but much of what is fun and interesting is only tangentially (if at all) related to the band.

Well, except Deano used to be the preacher here leading the congregation in a variety of ways. What should a Journey preacher do when he no longer believes Journey is all-powerful and is in fact very much the opposite?

Is that why a sickeningly large amount of people believe in e-thugging their way into making their opposition submit?

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Names?!?!?

[Deacon]

Names?!?!?

MICHIGAN GIRL!!!

Just joking.

But, a list of names would be:

Obviously, Deano
The_Noble_Cause
Most everyone that posted on Obama's First term thread

[Michigan Girl]

Names?!?!?

MICHIGAN GIRL!!!

Just joking.

But, a list of names would be:

Obviously, Deano
The_Noble_Cause
Most everyone that posted on Obama's First term thread

lol.....
I was kidding, but I love reading the people listed!!!

[artist4perry]

DrFU, great post. I agree completely. But I also wonder if Deano might see that it is ridiculous the near celebrity status he has acheived on this site. Look how many posts there were by others about HOW DEANO WOULD RESPOND!! He no longer needs to post anything because everyone else will do it for him! Deano has been a major contributor to this site, he has brought a lot of insight, piss & vinegar, traffic (which means dollars to Andrew), etc. He is a valued member of the board. As is every other poster on here. But this board can/has/will survive without him as well. Why do some people spend so much of their time concerned with Deano's presence?

Thankee ...

That's the way social groups work. Members play different roles at different times depending on group dynamics ... stars, jesters, curmudgeons, grasshoppers, flirts, flamers, sages, peacemakers, grammarians, Schutt-stirrers, snipers, cynics, Pollyannas, encyclopedias, and so on and so forth.

I wasn't saying the community wouldn't make it without any one particular member; the point I wanted to make was that the best asset of this place is the regular contributions made by (and interactions among) its stunningly diverse membership, whatever anyone's feelings about past/present/future incarnations of the band Journey might be...

I know. I was simply pointing out that many seem to react that way whenever Deano leaves for a while. It is sad to watch many posters start floundering around like there is nothing to say or do because Deano is not here. Deano is a great guy and certainly brings a lot to this board. I was only wondering if his self-evaluation might have been brought on by the way the thread was carrying on "about" him without him.

Uhhhhhhh.............I was joking about Deano...........not a person waiting on his every word. While I agree with DrFU's take on this forum, sometimes people jest with other members as a joke. Done completely with respect for the member of course, I bear no ill will to RD. I did not mean to bring on this deep analysis. RD my appologies if I made you feel uncomfortable. But it was done in the same manor as I do joking with SW2, Rick, Rhi, or anyone else.

My new cat is makin me feel uncomfortable, all his does is hide from everything,i think he needs some wine

Just don't stick him in a bong and smoke him like that loony did!

[madsplash]

Cool. 40/60 that he will. That's kind of what I figured.

As the man has said..We have always been The Faithful Ones.

Good things come to those who wait.