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Topic Started: May 7 2006, 07:16 AM (43,260 Views)
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May 10 2006, 03:12 PM
I could care less what they think or thought of me or anyone else over there and so what if they don't let me or anyone else back in.  Freedom of speech is something I truly believe in and I didn't sense it to be a priority there.  Many times I was contacted to stop discussing various issues which I felt were not offensive; on the contrary, I felt they were rather relevant and interesting.  I don't know Macca at all... but I suspect he wouldn't tolerate censorship either.  Everyone has the right to complain... everyone has the right to voice an opinion... everyone has the right to share their thoughts and feelings.  And everyone has the right to equal fun.  Different strokes for different folks.  If that doctrine isn't followed, then a large amount of people will be feeling left out and uninterested.

I'm not here to badmouth anyone; that's not my style.  I'm sure none of us are here to do so.  It's perfectly ok to voice an opinion, even if it appears to be a heated one. Anyone's opinion holds as much validity as the next persons and all deserve equal attention.

Very well put, Lisa, I agree with you! :D

It's great to be able to finally get these things out of our systems, isn't it?

It got to the point where I didn't feel comfortable posting at much beyond the counting thread!

So glad we aren't having to deal with that kind of problem, over here!

:) Merry


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About censorship on the pm.com : It exsist very much. I have seen lots of mine thread that I have been postin in the broadcast forum (article on Mike McCartneys''s sex case, was delet very quicky by Martin , and there is more articles that I have been posting delet, photos of little Bea, the links of theme, I did get warnings via pms by the mods with very ugly language on it. That makes you very sad. You can't post anything about that little girl anymore, (but for how long, I now ask????) There is a douoble standard because if you go and see teh Linda photo thread you can see lots of pictures of Paul and Linda and their kids, who are now all grown ups. So they don't needs protection.

Protection for Bea I can understand, but for how long ????
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I used to thoroughly enjoy your posts Fea. You gave us an awful lot of information over there.

I found the mods on Paul's board to be very tunnel visioned & at times completely pathetic. They policed things they didn't need to but there was one memeber in particular who got away with sheer murder. many a time I have ranted at my comp over what she ( big clue ) used to post.

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I never had many run-ins with the mods there, but I do think they were quick to pull the trigger to keep the board "PC". I think they made some good decisions at times, but also made some incredibly poor decisions other times.

It is good to see a board that won't get so bent out of shape over some things, but will still keep some semblance of respect here.

Now, who knows Shannon's e-mail addy?? Get 'er over here now! :D

Also, I hope some more of the PM.com righties (Beatnut, LCH, MikeMC, etc.) will eventually show up here. :P
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May 10 2006, 08:03 PM
I used to thoroughly enjoy your posts Fea. You gave us an awful lot of information over there.

I found the mods on Paul's board to be very tunnel visioned & at times completely pathetic. They policed things they didn't need to but there was one memeber in particular who got away with sheer murder. many a time I have ranted at my comp over what she ( big clue ) used to post.

Well , I have been also lots critized Sue. And sometime I can't take it.

So, that's why I'm not posting that much anymore in teh broadcast, I leave that a lot for others to do lately.

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I wish I knew how to contact Shannon, she was a victim of an unfair system over there!

I believe she just gave up and voluntarily asked to have her membership removed, she got tired of fighting it all.

But I miss her alot, she's a very intelligent and articulate lady. I'd love to see her join us!

:) Merry



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I might be able to contact her. I see her sometimes on yahoo messenger. I'll see what I can do.
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I WANT BEATNUT!!!!!!!! *sobs* Yes, his point of view was sometimes something I didn't agree with, but darn it all he made me laugh a lot. I would also love to see LCH, suedobbins, Mark Baker (unless he's going as another name here) and of couse someone get Shannon back.
I'd love to see some left out though, but we won't name names.
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May 10 2006, 09:59 AM
I was only on the Macca board for a day at the most before it was down - all I can say is that I've got a strange feeling that im slowly becoming addicted to this place!  :P

Hooray! :D

Hmmm.. yes, I see it now. Part of a plot.. and evil scheme.. <_<

Before I know it i'll be in the middle of Science class screaming and froffing at the mouth for a SF fix! :o :lol:
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May 10 2006, 10:12 PM
I WANT BEATNUT!!!!!!!! *sobs* Yes, his point of view was sometimes something I didn't agree with, but darn it all he made me laugh a lot. I would also love to see LCH, suedobbins, Mark Baker (unless he's going as another name here) and of couse someone get Shannon back.
I'd love to see some left out though, but we won't name names.

No-one has been turned away from this place so far... and Mark Baker is here - he's going by the name of Mark Baker. :P

...and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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May 10 2006, 10:12 PM
I WANT BEATNUT!!!!!!!!  *sobs*  Yes, his point of view was sometimes something I didn't agree with, but darn it all he made me laugh a lot.  I would also love to see LCH, suedobbins, Mark Baker (unless he's going as another name here) and of couse someone get Shannon back. 
I'd love to see some left out though, but we won't name names.

No-one has been turned away from this place so far... and Mark Baker is here - he's going by the name of Mark Baker. :P

Why that whiley old bluffster!
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There are some people who if I see them here, I will cringe. I don't want them here. One is probably the same person you are referring to, Sue. ^_^ Rolling eyes drive me wild.

I would love to see Shannon, LCH and Beatnut here. Others, too, but some I can live without. There were some real bigots on that board who continually made racial or homophobic posts. They are on my computer before the mods edited them, so I know what they said. Those particular people should have had at least 20 warnings by now and been banned. But, no, it was Shannon who got banned.

They can ban me if they'd like. I don't really care. I was only comfortable posting in games because anything else got my hands slapped. They kept saying you agreed to the rules when you joined, but the friends of the mods had one set of rules and the rest of us had another set of rules.
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One time the mods delete a thread where I posted an innocent :rolleyes: animated gif... And they gave my a warning because I put in my signature their red message they use to put at every message they edited: "Moderator edited" was???

Other time they gave me a warning because of a "backseat moderation" or something like that...

But...I don't care! :lol:
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May 11 2006, 12:50 AM
There are some people who if I see them here, I will cringe. I don't want them here. One is probably the same person you are referring to, Sue. ^_^ Rolling eyes drive me wild.

I would love to see Shannon, LCH and Beatnut here. Others, too, but some I can live without. There were some real bigots on that board who continually made racial or homophobic posts. They are on my computer before the mods edited them, so I know what they said. Those particular people should have had at least 20 warnings by now and been banned. But, no, it was Shannon who got banned.

They can ban me if they'd like. I don't really care. I was only comfortable posting in games because anything else got my hands slapped. They kept saying you agreed to the rules when you joined, but the friends of the mods had one set of rules and the rest of us had another set of rules.

But how can you say or not say can come here, because some of the Paulie people you don't like I might like to see here. Sorry, but if we start saying who can or can't come in this place is not as good as what Paul's site was/is/might be.
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Maybe things will be better once it is back up.
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May 11 2006, 10:50 AM
There are some people who if I see them here, I will cringe. I don't want them here. One is probably the same person you are referring to, Sue. ^_^ Rolling eyes drive me wild.

I would love to see Shannon, LCH and Beatnut here. Others, too, but some I can live without. There were some real bigots on that board who continually made racial or homophobic posts. They are on my computer before the mods edited them, so I know what they said. Those particular people should have had at least 20 warnings by now and been banned. But, no, it was Shannon who got banned.

They can ban me if they'd like. I don't really care. I was only comfortable posting in games because anything else got my hands slapped. They kept saying you agreed to the rules when you joined, but the friends of the mods had one set of rules and the rest of us had another set of rules.

Those three people would be most welcome. I'm in contact with two of them and I'd pass on an invitation.

There are another two who, as far as I'm concerned are most definitely NOT welcome and would cause nothing but trouble. No need to name names, but they're both from New York.
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May 10 2006, 11:11 PM
maccascruff
May 11 2006, 10:50 AM
There are some people who if I see them here, I will cringe.  I don't want them here.  One is probably the same person you are referring to, Sue.  ^_^  Rolling eyes drive me wild. 

I would love to see Shannon, LCH and Beatnut here.  Others, too, but some I can live without.  There were some real bigots on that board who continually made racial or homophobic posts.  They are on my computer before the mods edited them, so I know what they said.  Those particular people should have had at least 20 warnings by now and been banned.  But, no, it was Shannon who got banned.

They can ban me if they'd like.  I don't really care.  I was only comfortable posting in games because anything else got my hands slapped.  They kept saying you agreed to the rules when you joined, but the friends of the mods had one set of rules and the rest of us had another set of rules.

Those three people would be most welcome. I'm in contact with two of them and I'd pass on an invitation.

There are another two who, as far as I'm concerned are most definitely NOT welcome and would cause nothing but trouble. No need to name names, but they're both from New York.

Gee, Bill could that be baby boy and mommy? Hmmmm....................... :unsure:
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May 10 2006, 01:34 PM
I never had many run-ins with the mods there, but I do think they were quick to pull the trigger to keep the board "PC". I think they made some good decisions at times, but also made some incredibly poor decisions other times.

It is good to see a board that won't get so bent out of shape over some things, but will still keep some semblance of respect here.

Now, who knows Shannon's e-mail addy?? Get 'er over here now! :D

Also, I hope some more of the PM.com righties (Beatnut, LCH, MikeMC, etc.) will eventually show up here. :P

Now you've gone and done it Chad **smacking Chad over the head with a wet newspaper** and I thought you were one of the cool righties. But I'm sorry I have to revoke that. Beatnut? hehehehe!!!! :lol: J/K
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It's a fine line between chaos and creation...! ;)

I hope a few people don't turn up here, not naming anyone, but I think we're all pretty much in agreement about that!

I know it's very difficult to keep the "riff-raff" out of any forum, but one good thing about Andy and Fiona's rules around here...trouble makers will not be tolerated, and I'm very happy about that! :D

Now that was about as "veiled" as I could get! ;) :lol:

:) Merry


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My Sweet Board

Yes, like many of you, there are many I would like to see here and others I would not miss one bit.

I am of the belief that I am going to enjoy the people that are here that I am happy to see, as well as the lovely board Jeff has provided for us.

Lets hope this place stays nice, friendly and civil without the bickering, backstabbing and gossip that sadly often occurs on the internet.

Glad to see everyone!

Have a great day! :)

Thanks for the invite! :D

Great job with the board JLB & Fiona! :)
I wish you luck! :)

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Heartily agree with all that. This is a really nioce place to be at the moment. I rarely posted on Paul's board in the last 18 months because TBH I was a bit apprehensive to do it. I used to just cringe at some of it. I often wondered what Paul must have thought. :huh:
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Considering I wasn't at the Macca Board for long before it was down, I find it difficult to compare the two. All im gonna say is that im really beginning to love it here - although im not too familier with alot of the people here, I very much look forward to getting know everyone a bit better! :D
I wished I could save her in some sort of time machine.
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Considering I wasn't at the Macca Board for long before it was down, I find it difficult to compare the two. All im gonna say is that im really beginning to love it here - although im not too familier with alot of the people here, I very much look forward to getting know everyone a bit better! :D

Don't worry, Cuppa! Just "relax, turn off your mind, and float downstream..." B) We're a friendly lot here!
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Just checked to see if pm.com was back up and look at what I found.

http://macca.devstars.com/phpBB2/viewtopic...1622&highlight=
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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I'm not sure if I like that or not...... still censoring us I see!
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May 11 2006, 02:05 PM
I'm not sure if I like that or not...... still censoring us I see!

Yep, us naughty children must be slapped on the wrist. :angry:
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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Huh....sounds a bit restricted but that's not really new, I guess. I think I like it better here :)
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May 11 2006, 02:07 PM
Huh....sounds a bit restricted but that's not really new, I guess. I think I like it better here :)

WOW.. they closed TMT?!?!? Thats just blowing my mind!

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I just got the cryptic answer from one of the mods over there as to why TMT was taken away.


F*ck em. :angry:
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Hey, what'd they say?
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May 11 2006, 12:50 AM
There are some people who if I see them here, I will cringe. I don't want them here. One is probably the same person you are referring to, Sue. ^_^ Rolling eyes drive me wild.

I would love to see Shannon, LCH and Beatnut here. Others, too, but some I can live without. There were some real bigots on that board who continually made racial or homophobic posts. They are on my computer before the mods edited them, so I know what they said. Those particular people should have had at least 20 warnings by now and been banned. But, no, it was Shannon who got banned.

They can ban me if they'd like. I don't really care. I was only comfortable posting in games because anything else got my hands slapped. They kept saying you agreed to the rules when you joined, but the friends of the mods had one set of rules and the rest of us had another set of rules.

Well said Scruffy. You expressed exactly what I was thinking, but when I tried to post it I kept tripping over my words.
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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One thing I'll say is that there is no need for TMT anyway. It is a Paul McCartney message board.
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Oh, Betsy, we think alike.

I do see we are still restricted there, but I'm going to save those PMs right now.
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I really like this board more at this moment the the macca board. Here I can feel free to speak.

Linda mp to you.
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May 12 2006, 12:35 AM
One thing I'll say is that there is no need for TMT anyway. It is a Paul McCartney message board.

If that's the case, then there's really no need for this forum on this board is there? This is, after all, a Beatles message board.
I don't believe in Bondi. I don't believe in rugby league. I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, the Lost Weekend and me.
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I am not really fussed. But another thing to remember is that this is not the official Paul McCartney message board.
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It seems pretty weird there not having TMT :o
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May 11 2006, 08:47 AM
It seems pretty weird there not having TMT :o

That it does. Hope Andy will let us start some of the threads here.

Where was the Big Brother thread?
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Oh, yeah, I forgot about that thread. Didn't see it either.
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May 12 2006, 12:56 AM

Where was the Big Brother thread?

It was in TMT. -_-
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I just got the cryptic answer from one of the mods over there as to why TMT was taken away.


F*ck em. :angry:

Par for the course!

Let's stop beating about the bush here. If two or three people were given the disciplining they so richly deserve, then everythng else in TMT would bet tickety-boo.

But because they never had the balls to pull a few pig-headed New Yorkers into line, it was allowed to spiral out of control for months and finaly wreck the forum altogether. What a pathetic joke!


We don't have any moderation on the World Party board and everyone gets along just fine. Troublemakers and hotheads soon work out that they're not welcome and they don't come back. It's so easy when you don't make excuses for arseholes.
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You are so right, Bill. We know who should have been banned, but they will not have any threads to post in now. Those people should be out of there and TMT should still be there.

Guess I will have to start some of the threads I liked here.
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This was just posted over at Pauls by Sarah F.

What a joke. ;)

http://macca.devstars.com/phpBB2/viewtopic...hlight=#1695457

MOD EDIT: Sarah F isn't a member here and hasn't given permission for her words to be reproduced, therefore I have replaced the text in this post with a link to the specific post on the other message board. Hope you understand.
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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Yes, and remember when I got banned for a week for mild sexual innuendos?
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Sarah is a good egg but that post was a prelude to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Rather than deal with the troublemakers the way they should have years ago, they want the board to bland out so that all the interesting people find somewhere else to go (kerching!) and then tell themselves that we were the troublemakers.

Lauren, you're a great example. You got disciplined. Mikemc publically slandered me and NOTHING happened.
Incompetence is the only word for it.
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May 11 2006, 03:27 PM
Sarah is a good egg but that post was a prelude to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Rather than deal with the troublemakers the way they should have years ago, they want the board to bland out so that all the interesting people find somewhere else to go (kerching!) and then tell themselves that we were the troublemakers.

Lauren, you're a great example. You got disciplined. Mikemc publically slandered me and NOTHING happened.
Incompetence is the only word for it.

Another word that comes to mind Bill is, favoritism.


I agree that Sarah is a good egg. I like her a lot.

However we know that many of us made repeated efforts to bring things to the mods attention and nothing was done about it because the people that it concerned had carte blanche.
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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And isn't it interesting that we have each drawn the same conclusion without ever having discussed it with each other before?
What does this tell us?
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Without TMT, there's no need for me to go back there. It's where I hung out 99% of the time anyway. I may post there from time to time, but for the most part, it looks like I've found a new home.
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I did add a thread back there about AROTR in Bands on the Run since many still don't know about us here-

I can't wait til the last weekend of the month!!

http://macca.devstars.com/phpBB2/viewtopic...1695500#1695500

http://www.abbeyroadontheriver.com/

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May 11 2006, 03:49 PM
And isn't it interesting that we have each drawn the same conclusion without ever having discussed it with each other before?
What does this tell us?

It is interesting Bill. Makes me think of one of Andys favorite cliches.. Where theres smoke theres fire. :D

Or perhaps we are all delusional and prone to conspiracy theories. hehehehe
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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I hope this board survives and prospers. Was a little tired of all the right wing nutcases over at PM.com anyways. Can't understand how people who loved the Beatles in the 60's turn into everything the Beatles stood against.

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I'm staying right here. :D
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Very true, Tony...I came to feel the same.

Debating got out of hand when name-calling and insults came into play. Some people could get away with that, while the majority got called on the carpet for trying to defend themselves. I saw it time and time again!

I was trying to interpret Sarah's message...is she saying they are going to "deal" with those that they feel were the worst over there? It took this long just for them to come to THAT decision? It should've been happening all along, what's the matter with those people?

I wonder if I'm on their "Hit List"! :lol:

You know, I got so sick and tired of feeling I had to prove myself when it was so illogical that after all that crap, I don't know if I even care to go back there. Let the oddballs have it all to themselves!

We are being "punished" now...well I'm an adult, all of us are, and we don't need to be treated like we are children...! I figured that this is what they'd been up to...discussing our fate!

I like it here much better, too!


:) Merry


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May 11 2006, 05:18 PM
Very true, Tony...I came to feel the same.

Debating got out of hand when name-calling and insults came into play. Some people could get away with that, while the majority got called on the carpet for trying to defend themselves. I saw it time and time again!

I was trying to interpret Sarah's message...is she saying they are going to "deal" with those that they feel were the worst over there? It took this long just for them to come to THAT decision? It should've been happening all along, what's the matter with those people?

I wonder if I'm on their "Hit List"! :lol:

You know, I got so sick and tired of feeling I had to prove myself when it was so illogical that after all that crap, I don't know if I even care to go back there. Let the oddballs have it all to themselves!

We are being "punished" now...well I'm an adult, all of us are, and we don't need to be treated like we are children...! I figured that this is what they'd been up to...discussing our fate!

I like it here much better, too!


:) Merry

I`m with you Merry. Let the inmates run the asylum.
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

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You took the words right out of my mouth, Betsy! ;)


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May 11 2006, 02:35 PM
One thing I'll say is that there is no need for TMT anyway. It is a Paul McCartney message board.

No the TMT section was where people could TALK to each other. Now it's just a f*cking restrictive piece of sh*t, IMHO. And I told one of the mods that (well not in those words).

As someone said, F*ck them. If they're going to treat the members like dimwits go f*ck off. :angry:
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Well I for one will be happier to post on this board. It has a really good feel to it. I also feel that Andy & Fiona have gone to an awful lot of trouble to set this up & i would feel bad at just leaving them now.

I don't believe I ever participated in the TMT part of Paul's board. TBH I was so disgusted at the way I & some others were traeted when we met Paul at the booksigning in December I didn't bother very much with it. TBH I felt afraid to post as I never knew what I was going to get back & whether I was going to be slapped over the head by the mods.

Much nicer her & I for one will be staying.
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May 11 2006, 02:35 PM
One thing I'll say is that there is no need for TMT anyway.  It is a Paul McCartney message board.

No the TMT section was where people could TALK to each other. Now it's just a f*cking restrictive piece of sh*t, IMHO. And I told one of the mods that (well not in those words).

As someone said, F*ck them. If they're going to treat the members like dimwits go f*ck off. :angry:

Hear Hear!!
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Bravo Molly, I am in total agreement with you! :D


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Hehehe, thanks Merry and Chad.
For now until the smoke clears I'm staying here and only going to the Macca board to check PMs.
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I'm staying here. For months it has seemed to me that the Mods at PM.com have been chasing their own tails about keeping certain people in check. It's like slapping someone like Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer on the wrist and saying "Yes, OK, we realise that you killed X amount of people and ruined the lives of countless others, but we're just going to warn you and say don't do it again. Now off you go."

Also, I feel like I was being watched.


Paging Dr Freud......
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Clare.........................You`re still being watched.







MUahahahahahahaha
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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their coming to take you away haha their coming to take you away hehe haha hehe haha hehe their coming to take you away clare lol :D

I'll get the straight (?*) jacket ready for you lol
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Sweet merciful crap. :unsure:
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May 12 2006, 12:02 AM
Sweet merciful crap. :unsure:

lol :lol: if the little men in the white coats where supposed to be knocking on your door clare they would have done it years ago lol :D :D

How are you anyway ?? Any goss ?
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Andy, I just ready your post in one of the threads and why would anyone want to be part of group that is such restrictive place? I sure won't go back there anytime soon, except to check my PMs. I'm sorry, this is the place to be.
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Yeah, not much to report Jayne. I'm thoroughly fed up with the Nazis who seem to control the Macca board - and by that I mean the Admin, not the Mods.

I just posted some new Beatles Cartoons in my thread, enjoy!
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Thank you for the cartoons, Clare...I love a good chuckle, those are very cute! :D

I suspect we are all being watched. :rolleyes:


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I just read Andy's post, but I don't see much of interest on pm.com. The interesting threads to me were in TMT. And, yes, the lunatics are definitely running the asylum from what I saw.

I'm staying here where it's much more fun. Too bad the way Admin let things get out of hand led to this. They were given plenty of evidence of what was really going on and chose to ignore it.

And I'm sure we are all being watching.
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May 11 2006, 11:42 PM
Andy, I just ready your post in one of the threads and why would anyone want to be part of group that is such restrictive place?  I sure won't go back there anytime soon, except to check my PMs.  I'm sorry, this is the place to be.

Don't apologise if you're saying that this is the place to be - it's not a bad endorsement! ^_^

For the benefit of everyone who hasn't read it, this is what I posted on the Macca board;

JeffLynnesBeard over at the Macca board
 
"Hi all.  :)  

Whilst Fiona and I are thrilled at how popular our new message board is with our members, I want to stress that the paulmccartney.com forum is still a wonderful place and if people want to discuss Paul's music (which is why this forum was set up in the first place, right?) I'm sure this place will be the first place they will head.

I don't want members of our community to be on here saying how terrible this place is and how much better our board is... anyone who has been here for a while will have 'history'. Sure, our place is less restrictive, but the content of 'our' board does not personally reflect on Paul McCartney and this is a 'professional' board, whereas, and I say this humbly, we're just amateurs. I truly hope people will still continue to support this place.

I love this place. I want to continue to be a member here, and I hope the admin & mod team are happy to have me. If anything, I think having a seperate place where people can 'vent' is one of the healthiest thing that could have happened. I'm confident that the sites can compliment each other and co-exist peacefully. People don't have to make a choice, there's no 'loyalty' involved - although I still feel very loyal to this place because of everything it has meant to me over the last two years.

You love your parents, your siblings, your partner and your friends, but they sometimes do things that you don't agree with and things that upset you - that's the nature of human relationships, but you don't stop loving them. I've been on the wrong end of decisions from the hierachy here, but I don't hold a grudge. People do what they think is right and I believe that the people who run the board are, right now, doing what they think is right - and we have no real say in it. I'm sure, given time, the TMT forum will return and, if it doesn't, well... there's this little message board I know...  ;) "


The intention of this message board isn't to poach everyone from the Macca board, but to provide an additional place to go where people are free to speak their minds about anything. They have a certain ethos at the official Paul McCartney forum which, it's obvious, a lot of people don't care for and, I hope, that's where 'Strawberry Fields' comes in... somewhere to cut loose and be amongst friends, comfortable that you're not going to be chastised for something you deem petty. What I don't want is for the people who run the Paul board to see myself, Fiona and all the people who come here as 'the enemy'. They do things their way, we do things ours. I'm still going to post at the Paul board occasionally about music & vegetarian issues and I hope to see SF members there too.

I'll get off my soap box now. :P
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Some of the people I see posting there a few minutes ago are the ones I don't ever want to see. I will go there to check PMs, to discuss a tour if there is one and that's about it.

It appears to me the thread about the tabloid stories about Paul and Heather is gone.

I am free at last and it feels so good. Thanks, Andy and Fiona.

I'm sure I'm being watched. I'm not even going to post in the games threads there. I'm sure they will be glad I'm not posting, but that's fine with me.

Until Admin figures out how to run a board, I don't have a reason to go there.
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Hey guess what the Macca site is back up Only no more Talk more talk.
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May 11 2006, 05:17 PM
Some of the people I see posting there a few minutes ago are the ones I don't ever want to see. I will go there to check PMs, to discuss a tour if there is one and that's about it.

It appears to me the thread about the tabloid stories about Paul and Heather is gone.

I am free at last and it feels so good. Thanks, Andy and Fiona.

I'm sure I'm being watched. I'm not even going to post in the games threads there. I'm sure they will be glad I'm not posting, but that's fine with me.

Until Admin figures out how to run a board, I don't have a reason to go there.

Oh, and I thought you liked me.....I was just posting there!!!!

I noticed on the seal hunt thread in Broadcast, it didn't take long for Newfie Maiden to seek Nellie Apple out for what looked like an attack in the offing. Tori, FemaleAnimal, and I caught it but I don't think we will see the end of that. I'm just surprised to see some people that I thought may have been banned, and some of you know whom I'm talking about that lead a charmed life there, still on. The very same people who I feel are responsible for the TMT forum closing. :angry: :angry:
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May 11 2006, 08:27 AM
Sarah is a good egg but that post was a prelude to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Rather than deal with the troublemakers the way they should have years ago, they want the board to bland out so that all the interesting people find somewhere else to go (kerching!) and then tell themselves that we were the troublemakers.

Lauren, you're a great example. You got disciplined. Mikemc publically slandered me and NOTHING happened.
Incompetence is the only word for it.

He pretty much slandered me, too. :angry:
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They are very quick to point out that they do not play favorites and act on the orders of admin and do everything by a prescribed set of rules and guidelines that aren`t supposed to favor anyone.

It doesn`t take a rocket scientist to see that that is bunk. Admin doesn`t even take notice of things unless the mods call it to there attention and while they may all work as a team and share everything, they also share a lot of friends in common, many of which never seem to have the long arm of admin stretch out and slap them down.
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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Betsy, that's for damn sure.
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I think I just beat out BEATNUT as the first right wing nutjob on the site. YEAH! Oh wait I forgot about Chad.

Mnisthiti mou Kurie!
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May 11 2006, 06:12 PM
I think I just beat out BEATNUT as the first right wing nutjob on the site. YEAH! Oh wait I forgot about Chad.

Oh Oh, we're in trouble now.... :P
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I think they need all new mods over there. A fresh start. That is the only hope for that board. Some are personal friends with members and they have favored them greatly. I have pointed out all kinds of racist comments and nothing happened except the posts got edited.

Betsy, you're right. As long as you are friends with a mod, you have a free pass. Why didn't any of my friends ever become a mod?
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I don't think that works for everyone. I thought one of the mods was a friend of mine and I tried to talk to him about my problems in his mod guise, but even he never bothered to get back with me.

So, I guess it goes even deeper, maybe you have to be a brown nose to get anywhere. I'm not that way....I try to be straight-forward and honest about things, I don't play little games.

I think overall Admin is pleased with the way things have been handled, case closed.

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http://www.macca.devstars.com/phpBB2/viewt...=51626&start=45

Wow, Beatnut really let fly here.......
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http://www.macca.devstars.com/phpBB2/viewt...=51626&start=45

Wow, Beatnut really let fly here.......

Well it looks like BEATNUT isn't coming here. :P He let me have it though, but I deserve it. :( Hey he called me a gang ho :D He thinks I'm just joing in with the crowd, but I was upset, but I should have freaking kept my mouth shut. I really don't want to leave the Macca board. :( Hate me those of you who are never going back. I guess I just betrayed some of you. *sigh*
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Each to their own Molly. I don't like to hear of conflict and competition between two communities, and I'm pretty sure that Andy and Fi didn't set this board up as a big "up yours" to PM.com



However, I won't be going back. For me, too stifling, restrictive and full of sh*t.
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Hey Molly, I never said I wouldn't go back. No problem here.
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I can't log into the Macca Board anyway. When I first registered it said my account was innactive, so I tried to re-register and pm a Mod - but the same thing happened. :(



I wished I could save her in some sort of time machine.
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I don't want to see a "them versus us" thing going, either! I would still like to maintain my membership over at Paul's, but they've taken away our ability to discuss things with the removal of the TMT forum, so for the time being, I'll post over here where we are allowed to.

I still don't get why they decided to remove that entire topic, or what it solves. I don't recall seeing anyone run rampant over there flagrantly disregarding any rules. What was the problem?

The political forums were always controversial, but they were allowed to continue for a long time, so what else could it have been? Who wasn't "behaving themselves"?

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I read that the TMT forum will be back soon. I sure hope so.
To be honest, I think this whole thing is now starting to sound like a broken record and isn't getting either side anywhere. I hate how this has divided people. *sigh*
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Well, I have to leave for work shortly, but when I come back I'm going to write a long message to one of the mods at Paul's, I would like to get a few issues cleared over there. They encourage us to talk to them via PM, so that's what I'm going to do. Maybe I hadn't taken it to the right people, I dunno. But since I seem to be one of the people in the middle of this tempest in a teapot, I think I should bring up my side of things and see how they fly. I'd tried, just never gotton any answers, and I'm not a mindreader.

As I've said, some people have taken this whole message board business much too seriously. I have a real life outside of the net with issues here too, problems, as well as good things. Believe it or not, being online doesn't take up my every waking moment. I have people to face, things to do and a timeline to meet, too.

I figure it's worth a try, anyway.

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May 12 2006, 11:12 AM
I think I just beat out BEATNUT as the first right wing nutjob on the site. YEAH! Oh wait I forgot about Chad.

Hey Fab!

Right wing? If you say so. Nutjob? No way. You have class. Unlike others I could name (and have)
Put a puppet on it.
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Is the Paul board down again? I can`t get in this morning.
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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May 12 2006, 02:15 PM
Is the Paul board down again? I can`t get in this morning.

Seems like it - all I get is a black screen. :P
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I've had no problems getting on & when I went on it made me realise why I would prefer to stay here & my reasons for not wnating to post on that board any more at the moment. I think its just awful the bitching & backbiting that is going on & THE LANGUAGE. I'm no prude but is it really necessary to F& blind at people like this ?

The only time I ever really psot on there anyway is when Paul tours the UK. I have met some smashing people through his board & have no regrets about that but some of what goes on is just horrible.
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Is the Paul board down again? I can`t get in this morning.

I can't get on this morning either. I wanted to see what Beatnut said.
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I got on and see what Nutty said. Looks like he won't be joining us, but I hope he will change his mind.
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I got on and see what Nutty said. Looks like he won't be joining us, but I hope he will change his mind.

Well, he's on the member list here, but whether he'll post or not we'll have to wait and see.
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I think I just beat out BEATNUT as the first right wing nutjob on the site. YEAH! Oh wait I forgot about Chad.

Hey Fab!

Right wing? If you say so. Nutjob? No way. You have class. Unlike others I could name (and have)

You underestimate me, guys. :P I can be as big a nutter as anybody! :lol:
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He registered here so who knows, maybe when he cools down a bit he will come and have a chat with us.
You say you want to save humanity but it`s people that you just can`t stand
John came to me in a dream and this is what he said. "I had a vision of a man on a flaming pie, and he told me that Betsy with a B not Lisa with a L is the biggest fan of mine". John trumps 'the boss' !

I WAS ROBBED BY THAT DEVIL WOMAN

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Do ya think TMT is coming back, and that's why it's down?
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I've been on no problems in the last hour - still no tmt though :(
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