cungar

It's bad enough having that guy sing but what the heck is Roger Taylor doing singing songs way out of his range? What is the point of this?

arminius

I would think money and the inability to let the past go. But Lambert is a fitting front man for an ersatz musical product such as this.

cungar

Hey this is weird. I didn't start this thread but I'm the first post. Has someone hacked my account?

auto

Benedict is the likely offender. My guess is that he removed your comments from the current Queen thread since you were threadcrapping.

cungar

No wonder this Music Forum is dying. Every thread is supposed to be a lovefest even if it's something seriously fucked up like Queen with Adam Lambert?

Moopher

The OP of that thread specifically asked for no threadcrapping. Crap here instead, pretty easy.

Groucho

I think it should be perfectly acceptable, if somebody posts a video of a musical performance, to state one's opinion on that performance. How is that threadcrapping?

Michael Corvin

I have no opinion on this Queen thing either way but I found that kinda funny.

Basic idea of that thread: If you want to have an actual discussion then take it elsewhere, that thread is for praising Queen + Lambert only. Meanwhile 36 hours in and it has 2 posts other than the OP. Making ridiculous proclamations is certainly one way to kill your own thread before it even gets started.

benedict

Many of the Queen+ threads have turned into fights that were possibly as much based on dogma as on a critical discussion of this or that song. The OP of the latest Queen+ thread actively endeavoured to prevent a repetition of that with his opening post.

While I agree that stifling discussion isn't ideal, undoubtedly there is a balancing act between that and allowing a free-for-all.

My judgement this time was to allow the free-for-all to develop in a separate thread i.e. this one.

The original thread will live or die on its own merits.

cungar

Like I said. There's a reason this forum is dying.

foofighters7

I've never understood why threads need so much control to begin with.

it's a freakin' thread. It means NOTHING at all in any way whatsoever!

Why people can't just say what they want is beyond me.

Having said all that, I for one would like to welcome our moderator overlords.

statcat

agreed

Mr. Salty

Well then you're just as wrong as cungar.

Read the Music Talk do's and don'ts thread at the top of the forum. The statement about thread craps is pretty clear. Not every thread needs music hipsters weighing in with their disdain for what other people like. It's not tolerated in other forum areas; there's no reason why it should be here.

Groucho

Stating an opinion about the performance being discussed in the thread is not a threadcrap.

Mr. Salty

Dont kid yourself. Cungar's post wasn't a stellar critique of the concert in question. It was an unsolicited bashing of Adam Lambert and Queen+.

But OK, if you don't want to read the thread I referenced, here's the very first example in the do's and don'ts thread:

And in the Queen+ thread, the OP specifically posted this:

Really, how hard is it to be civil and just abide by that request?

The reason the Music Forum is "dying," if it even is, is because it's filled with music snobs who suck the fun out of every thread they wander into.

auto

Well said Mr. Salty

arminius

Aren't you crapping in this thread. We are trying to bash ersatz queen and you guys are ruining it.
Maybe someone should start a thread about how ersatz queen is better than ever.

cungar

LOL Now I'm a hipster. You sure seem to know a lot about me.

At least I didn't stereotype people that would listen to an Adam Lambert led Queen as cloying sycophants who never saw Queen when they were a real band and who are now latching onto some Vegas meets aging classic rock version of the band led by a karaoke show winner.

At least I didn't do that.

Michael Allred

Just FYI, I made no complaints about your post in that thread since it was specifically about the show itself. People can certainly, IMO, post their opinions on the quality of the performances, etc. I was just making a point to say that posts should be about the show(s) themselves and not devolve into the typical histrionics that Queen+ subjects often fall into. I thought it was a fair comment to make about Roger Taylor's singing, I don't agree with it but IMO I felt it was appropriate considering my request for civility in the original post there.

Edit: Whoops, ok I see why it was moved, totally didn't see the first part of his comment.

Michael Allred

Ridiculous or no, it was done with a very specific intention in mind, which has been stated clearly here. Surely an attempt at civility isn't a bad thing?