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Post by psychdoc on Jul 9, 2011 0:20:49 GMT -5
Well, is anyone really surprised about this news given the reception that us diehards gave "Rev-Raptor" over here?
In case anyone is wondering where I'm getting this news from, go to the official U.D.O. page on facebook. The reason given on the official facebook page for dropping the link to the fan-forum is that the forum is "no longer necessary" due to technological advances like facebook, Myspace, and twitter, but we all know what the real reason for this development is. Sad to see this happen...
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Post by pzoltan on Jul 9, 2011 2:10:20 GMT -5
I red it at the morning, and its shocked me... what a hell??? It means they'll delete the forum in the near future?
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Post by Rikke on Jul 9, 2011 2:24:30 GMT -5
Unbelievable.. I'm out of words.
Have to make some kind of comparision between how Accept and U.D.O. thinks about their fan forums... The difference is HUGE.
Just friggin unbelievable.
This is just disgrace.
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Post by mamuta on Jul 9, 2011 9:57:34 GMT -5
normal, U.D.O. die hard fans are 5. Thats the reason. There is big difference than U.D.O. and Udo.
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Post by Tomcat on Jul 9, 2011 10:28:17 GMT -5
What the heck...? Hopefully they don't wanna delete the forum... Then I'd lose the contact with my best Friends... Man, this is so disreputable and disgusting Don't know why this comes to my mind: "We do for you - everything you ask for..." My a$$!
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Post by mamuta on Jul 9, 2011 10:50:02 GMT -5
Don't know why this comes to my mind: "We do for you - everything you ask for..." My a$$! this process must be between the two sides. they gave us fantastic album, people here said its ? s.h.i.t. ? i think that just the name of the forum must be change
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Post by cbj on Jul 9, 2011 11:24:23 GMT -5
It means they'll delete the forum in the near future? What the heck...? Hopefully they don't wanna delete the forum... Then I'd lose the contact with my best Friends... Only John can delete the forum... unless ProBoards rules are continually being violated in which case ProBoards would shut it down. I doubt that UDO management would go to extremes and contact ProBoards asking them to shut the forum down.... what would be more surprising is ProBoards actually doing it!
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Post by psychdoc on Jul 9, 2011 12:30:28 GMT -5
Cbj is absolutely correct. It's completely up to John.
Honestly, I feel like this is a bit of a slap in the face from U.D.O.'s management. I'd like to think this is a management decision and not a Stefan K and Udo decision (hope and naïveté springs eternal).
This is ironic to me because I'll admit it, despite my frustrations and statements on the forum that I wouldn't buy "Rev-Raptor", I bought the album (it was on sale for $11.99 at my favorite CD shop in Seattle the week it came out). After repeated listens on a decent stereo system, my appraisal of the album has improved to the point where I think it's better than "Dominator".
Still sad though...
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Post by poland on Jul 9, 2011 13:04:44 GMT -5
Unbelieve! what the hell! why that decision? Maybe some tight words?
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Post by mamuta on Jul 9, 2011 14:17:50 GMT -5
I think it is management decision, I know that Udo & Stefan are against computers and internet so they dont know about this. For example the treat from the manager to Andris because his clip on youtube.
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Post by John on Jul 9, 2011 17:50:32 GMT -5
just found out about this just now. after a few deep breaths, all i can say is that if they want to replace the fan forum with facebook, the so be it. i'll take my crusade against fake music, tech-no metal, and fake instruments public to facebook! i've stayed away from that on their facebook link because i didn't want to embarrass them more than they are embarrassing themselves with this garbage. so i'll just state all my comments about the band on their facebook for everyone to see. no problem.
and yes, i own this forum, not the b.a.n.d. or the m.a.n.a.g.e.m.e.n.t. i'm the only one that can kill it. if we all disappear then fine, i'll kill it, but as long as us friends keep coming here, then i'll just change the name and keep on with it.
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Post by John on Jul 9, 2011 18:04:08 GMT -5
let me sound like the messiah barak yobama....
let me make this perfection clear... haha pretty good huh!?!? hahaha
this forum is still a place where fans of u.d.o. can meet and discuss their views of the band in freedom and not worry about your posts being censored or deleted. just as it's always been and always will be.
it's obvious to me that they don't like being called out for playing tech-no metal with fake instruments. rather than man-up and actually play their instruments in the studio, they choose to continue the lie and hope that most of the young fans won't find out about it. that's a u.d.o. problem, not a john burrey problem.
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Post by metalwarrior on Jul 10, 2011 1:47:22 GMT -5
Somehow I'm not surprised.
But anyway, this forum ROCKS and Rev Raptor SUCKS.
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Post by poland on Jul 10, 2011 2:45:09 GMT -5
... and that`s why Udo don`t want forum anymore! Rev-Raptor has a bad opinion here. Udo & Stefan are different than Peter & Wolf. I thing living in US makes P&W open for peoples. Udo still real German man with rules. John keep going with this forum as long as you can!
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Post by Stas on Jul 10, 2011 3:35:49 GMT -5
In fact every musician must decide what is above - art or business. Business is not tolerant to opposite opinion. Anyway there some other friendly-oriented and free forums. From instance, I visit www.accept-archive.ru devoted to Accept+UDO with a English section regularly. May be some other fan sites will be renewed. PS Whatever management do, we like music not idols. Music will stay with us. Whatever happen ,keep in touch guys. Beeing in Moscow feel free to contact Your Russian friend Stas
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