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Just a few thoughts based on comments coming from you folks....

I appreciate ALL views and ALL input. Thanks folks.

My view - well, the board should be what the community of posters want it to be. Those posting will in the end, dictate the feel, vibe and mood of the board.

If I can help along the way, then great, I will certainly do that.

My opposition to these appreciation threads and other similar styled things is purely and simply because the origins of this board come from a place where folks could say how they really felt about this band and other topics, without fear of being closed down because you weren't a cheerleader for the band.

This board allowed many to have a say without having to be positive 100% of the time and without being closed down or banned for having those views.
At times it went too far into the negative, and right now it seems to be largely positive.

Like I said – the mood of the community will dictate the mood of the forum.
But I’d like to keep a balance out there by running a board that folks from all aspects of the J fanbase can have their say.

That means trying to avoid being overtly negative for no reason and perhaps also making sure this isn’t a cheerleader forum, as there is already a forum like that and I would like to think this board and community can continue to keep it’s own identity as it has over the years.

Things are going very well right now, but that doesn't mean if someone is unhappy with some aspect of Journey they can't have their say.

Feel free to comment….

Andrew wrote:Just a few thoughts based on comments coming from you folks....

I appreciate ALL views and ALL input. Thanks folks.

My view - well, the board should be what the community of posters want it to be. Those posting will in the end, dictate the feel, vibe and mood of the board.

If I can help along the way, then great, I will certainly do that.

My opposition to these appreciation threads and other similar styled things is purely and simply because the origins of this board come from a place where folks could say how they really felt about this band and other topics, without fear of being closed down because you weren't a cheerleader for the band.

This board allowed many to have a say without having to be positive 100% of the time and without being closed down or banned for having those views.
At times it went too far into the negative, and right now it seems to be largely positive.

Like I said – the mood of the community will dictate the mood of the forum.
But I’d like to keep a balance out there by running a board that folks from all aspects of the J fanbase can have their say.

That means trying to avoid being overtly negative for no reason and perhaps also making sure this isn’t a cheerleader forum, as there is already a forum like that and I would like to think this board and community can continue to keep it’s own identity as it has over the years.

Things are going very well right now, but that doesn't mean if someone is unhappy with some aspect of Journey they can't have their say.

Feel free to comment….

I appreciate the fact that everyone from Evil Conservative Industries types to the other end of the spectrum can comment on the band, ask questions (even "stupid" ones), answer questions (even with the wrong answer), and say anything they want.

I have been a member for a couple of years or so, but been reading the board for quite a while longer. Through that time, I have read all types of things, many funny, offensive, disgusting, revealing, informative and too many other things to remember.

The one thing that continues to amaze me however, is that regardless of our backgrounds, political philosophies, careers, income levels, nationalities, or anything else, an interest in a group of musicians who have called themselve's "Journey" brings us together.

We don't always agree, but when it really gets down to brass tacks, there are great people here and this forum often helps make my day.

Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

over 17????

larryfromnextdoor wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

over 17????

Yeah, and she even gets her braces off soon!!!

Saint John wrote:

larryfromnextdoor wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

over 17????

Yeah, and she even gets her braces off soon!!!

Well, she's too old for Kip Winger then!

G.I.Jim wrote:

Saint John wrote:

larryfromnextdoor wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

over 17????

Yeah, and she even gets her braces off soon!!!

Well, she's too old for Kip Winger then!

Or Aynsley Dunbar for that matter.

SJ- Are you desparate or dating 16-18 yr olds? Anyway wear your dancing shoes.

FishMan-JourneyFan wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Saint John wrote:

larryfromnextdoor wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

over 17????

Yeah, and she even gets her braces off soon!!!

Well, she's too old for Kip Winger then!

Or Aynsley Dunbar for that matter.

Or ProgRocker53 for that matter.

Andrew_ this is a very exclusive Journey site and I am very happy with how the exec's run it.

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

lol!

Hang Tough, old man. You might get arrested just walking in the place.
Or were you just gonna lurk outside with a Sour Patch Kid on a fish hook and wait for a nibble?

I'm happy with this place the way it is.

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

lol!

Hang Tough, old man. You might get arrested just walking in the place.
Or were you just gonna lurk outside with a Sour Patch Kid on a fish hook and wait for a nibble?

Official jailbait fishing kit

Gunbot wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

lol!

Hang Tough, old man. You might get arrested just walking in the place.
Or were you just gonna lurk outside with a Sour Patch Kid on a fish hook and wait for a nibble?

Official jailbait fishing kit

"Hey, c'mere sweetie... I'm Joey's cousin... I can get you in to meet him... come with me.... see that van parked over there? We're just gonna pull around to the back door... muaahahahahaha!"

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

lol!

Hang Tough, old man. You might get arrested just walking in the place.
Or were you just gonna lurk outside with a Sour Patch Kid on a fish hook and wait for a nibble?

Official jailbait fishing kit

"Hey, c'mere sweetie... I'm Joey's cousin... I can get you in to meet him... come with me.... see that van parked over there? We're just gonna pull around to the back door... muaahahahahaha!"

This is why I hang out here!!!

Since 78 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

lol!

Hang Tough, old man. You might get arrested just walking in the place.
Or were you just gonna lurk outside with a Sour Patch Kid on a fish hook and wait for a nibble?

Official jailbait fishing kit

"Hey, c'mere sweetie... I'm Joey's cousin... I can get you in to meet him... come with me.... see that van parked over there? We're just gonna pull around to the back door... muaahahahahaha!"

This is why I hang out here!!!

No. THIS is why you hang out here...

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Since 78 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

lol!

Hang Tough, old man. You might get arrested just walking in the place.
Or were you just gonna lurk outside with a Sour Patch Kid on a fish hook and wait for a nibble?

Official jailbait fishing kit

"Hey, c'mere sweetie... I'm Joey's cousin... I can get you in to meet him... come with me.... see that van parked over there? We're just gonna pull around to the back door... muaahahahahaha!"

This is why I hang out here!!!

No. THIS is why you hang out here...

ROFLMFAO

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Since 78 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:Fuck Journey, I'm through with them! I'm sticking to my Debbie Gibson, and New Kids On the Block cd's from here on out!

I'm still condidering the NKOTB concert this summer. I actually found a girl that wants to go, too.

lol!

Hang Tough, old man. You might get arrested just walking in the place.
Or were you just gonna lurk outside with a Sour Patch Kid on a fish hook and wait for a nibble?

Official jailbait fishing kit

"Hey, c'mere sweetie... I'm Joey's cousin... I can get you in to meet him... come with me.... see that van parked over there? We're just gonna pull around to the back door... muaahahahahaha!"

This is why I hang out here!!!

No. THIS is why you hang out here...

Van? Tito in an arm sling? I'm feeling a Ted Bundy vibe going on around here.

Could we PLEASE keep this thread on topic? I was actually interested in any feedback. Thus far it has been very positive.

Andrew wrote:I was actually interested in any feedback.

Your site is the cat's tits and you know it.

Andrew wrote:
Things are going very well right now, but that doesn't mean if someone is unhappy with some aspect of Journey they can't have their say.

Feel free to comment….

Things are indeed going well. I even think they're improving greatly. Its become a considerably different environment than it was when I joined. So much has gone down with the band and there have been a lot of new forum members... As much love/hate as there is around here at times, you can still see that there's a lot of respect here. (ok sometimes yu have to look a little harder, but its there... )

I like that its a place where, even though there is a lot of "debate", no one is really ever shut out or locked down for saying they don't like this or that or they do like something else... I do NOT get that vibe other places *COUGH* *AHEM*.

Thanks, Andrew for having this type of forum...it's not homogenized & all "Journey can do no wrong" type of board. It's quite colorful at times, informative, funny, great interviews presented here...it's the only music forum I visit. It's been a real rollercoaster ride the last few years & it seems to be coasting quietly now.

This is a great place Drew and I agree with BJG, for the most part you can disagree with people around here but things remain civil. Gracia's!!

Good...thanks

I think it's safe to type that most lurkers/posters here feel the different
dives into this end or that one when in the Journey threads.
How can we all find a happy medium when it comes to Kool-Aid overkill or
mean made Mai Tai's?.....I have not the first clue folks.

I will say that for the past two and a half years MR is the first and last place I
read daily, gotta be doing something right Wombat, Thank You Sir!.

i personally see nothing wrong with the cheerleading. these guys work their ashes off, have for years, and continue to churn it out for us. what's wrong with a little pat on the back? never know when someone is feeling down and could use a little boost.

to restrict the kudos from us who have been with the band for eons but allow "opinions" from trolling trouble makers is kinda like the news reporting one kid who robs a 7-11 and ignores the 1200+ marching band students at contest all day in the blazing Texas sun.

imho. it's your board and if that's your wish, then that is my desire. you asked for feedback. I hope i didn't hit ya upside the head with mine. cuz i love ya and this place.

(p.s. i'm not at all sure if the appreciation threads were not an exercise in sarcasm by the poster. but i still enjoy the props given anyway)

If i can make fun of friga once in a while that would be cool,you know he likes it

stevew2 wrote:If i can make fun of friga once in a while that would be cool,you know he likes it

I guess that sums it all up!!

Since 78 wrote:

stevew2 wrote:If i can make fun of friga once in a while that would be cool,you know he likes it

I guess that sums it all up!!

In a nutshell