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Originally Posted by ianmar
It is rare for an artist to connect with his fans in the way that Meat does here, and I'm very happy that he does, but he should be coming on here and having fun with people who love him whilst laughing at our ignorance. He should respect the things we like and the things we don't - because it is OUR site. Instead, he is at times being quite nasty to people who care about him. He is misinterpreting their words and calling nice people idiots and stupid, saying people "don't matter" etc. That type of criticism has started to change this board. One or two decent people have left and others, in my opinion, are becoming afraid to voice any opinions that might incur Meat's wrath. It's quite a surreal situation when the artists posts themselves are having to be removed. This is not healthy.
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This is very well said, Ian. It is absolutely rare for artists to participate with their fans as Meat does, and that is one of the the things that attracted me to this place. I really do enjoy seeing his posts when they are of a positive nature. However, if that participation also gives him the "right" to say things that are quite mean, and IMO, undeserved, to people who have supported him, then, thank you, but I will pass. (And, I'm sure, will not be missed)
I am a member of several other artists' fan boards, and true, none of them interact with the fans the way Meat does, but I also do not see people on any of them being afraid to express an opinion for fear of being belittled by the artist for expressing that opinion. And trust, me, I have seen things that are way "worse" than anything that I have seen said here.
It's been suggested that we should think about what we are going to post and consider whether we would say the same thing if we were in the room with that person. I think this is good advice to a point; is my opinion any less valid because I am simply intimidated from expressing it?
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Originally Posted by AndrewG
Meat already pointed out that he wears his heart on his sleeve and that that is the reason why he probably posts with so much passion and perhaps what is perceived as aggression. This is tricky as I can see it from both sides but I sure as hell hope Meat never scares a fan away, I'm sure deep down he wouldn't really want to do that.
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I'm sorry Andrew, but with the language he uses, how can it be perceived as anything other than aggressive? I know of another (pretty major) artist who interacts with fans on Facebook; I've seen him "call people out" for comments, yet he manages to do it respectfully.