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Originally Posted by Monstro
It's early and I'll probably word this wrong but here goes.....
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Not at all .. good post
I think pretty much everyone has agreed here that not all fans will like everything, that not all posts need to be about loving every piece of Meat's work, and that Meat and they have no problem with with that provided it's done with respect. But as you say, the continuous poking and prodding that provoked what happened is wrong. And the back and forth one-liners on the HCTB Experience thread that morning which were later removed, proved to be a final and tasteless straw. Perhaps intended to wind up the many who have embraced the album with delight, they were an insult not only to them but to Meat.
I think most of us arguing that Meat should be treated differently here, are simply saying that he should always be accorded respect, and given the latitude to call people out when they repeatedly try and bait him or pour cold water on the enthusiasm most of his fans have for his work, and in so doing say what so many are thinking. I too hate to see people winding him up in efforts to antagonise him and reduce him to their level. I'm certainly not arguing that the thread should be reinstated for the reasons I've already said, and yes, it became finally a battle ... imo simply because when the biter was bit he refused to accept he'd been called out and drop it. I have no idea whether Meat would or would not want the thread reinstated; for all I know he could have asked for its removal, could have agreed to it. He made his stand and I'm sure moved quickly on to deal with far more important things.
But he did say what many here were thinking. Most of us are full of excitement and enthusiasm for his new album. Let those who aren't say so and leave it at that. Let those who are, do what you might reasonably expect fans to do on a fansite .. celebrate and share Meat's obvious pride in what he's produced .. and do it without continued harrying by those who don't.
Caryl