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Post by Tomcat on Jul 18, 2011 6:13:17 GMT -5
No... Gaby says it's ok to steam off about opinions but NOT to make any personal insults. A very big difference if you ask me... The more I think about this I think it is Maikel's idea/decision... Because the members of U.D.O. themselves seems to be unaware of what is written on this forum... But of course... what the h-e-l-l do I Know... Thanx Jerry for clarifying You're right, those two things are different. Glad to see you again
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Post by mika on Jul 18, 2011 6:24:33 GMT -5
It is still hard for me to think Maikel has decided a thing like this, more I think Frank Süpfle is behind of this. The same people who prohibited the Coffeeman's interview to be published are behind of this. I maybe wrong,,,but I think so at the moment.
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Post by Tomcat on Jul 18, 2011 6:33:36 GMT -5
Neither I can believe that it was Maikel's decision...
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Post by Tomcat on Jul 18, 2011 6:34:41 GMT -5
By the way... have you noticed that the news about deleting the link of the fan forum is not there anymore?
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Post by mika on Jul 18, 2011 6:35:16 GMT -5
He is still emailing... He shared some Accept pics.
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Post by Tomcat on Jul 18, 2011 6:47:24 GMT -5
The last time I got a mail from him was the 8th of July. It was a bunch of ACCEPT pictures… But he hasn’t answered my mail I sent to him
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Post by mika on Jul 18, 2011 6:49:38 GMT -5
Maybe he's on holiday.
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Post by Tomcat on Jul 18, 2011 7:53:50 GMT -5
Haha! Yes... but who deletes the posts from the guestbook and from FaceBook then?
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Post by psychdoc on Jul 18, 2011 8:33:52 GMT -5
It's sad for me to say this, because I really love the first 4 U.D.O. albums, as well as "Holy", but this whole situation, particularly with the progression to censoring questions/comments, which I can't see happening without at least tacit approval from key figures in the band (i.e., Stefan K, and possibly even the little man himself), I have soured on U.D.O. In fact, I am loathe to post anything on any of the other U.D.O.-related threads, and I think that even if the band actually came to the States and played in Seattle, I am so disgusted with them at this point that I am pretty sure I wouldn't even go.
Now I don't want anyone to construe what I am about to say as "I think John should shut down the forum." Despite what has happened, this forum is still my favorite music fan forum on the web. However, what has makes this forum great for me is not U.D.O. per se, but the great people like Mika, Tomcat, Oddie, Jeno, Steve, Darren (it would be great for him to come back to this forum but he told me that he probably won't be coming back), and of course, John, as well as anyone else that I'm leaving out. Therefore, as long as John still wants to maintain the forum, this site should remain a forum.
So John, I have the following suggestion. Unless you have a different forum for this anyway, I would turn this forum into a Vykyng fan forum. The main theme and colors can be related to the upcoming Vykyng album, or the previous one. I would have a main section with Vykyng-related news. As a reminder to everyone here as well as anyone new who comes here, I think all U.D.O.-related things should be condensed into a single "all things U.D.O." thread, with a specific comment for those who enter that as long as you are not personally insulting anyone, you are free to share your thoughts on anything U.D.O. (including comparisons of the current state of Udo Vs. Accept) without fear of censorship. I would dedicate the bulk of the remainder of the site to all things metal, as well as personal stuff (which I think is probably the best part of this forum; I shared more specific information about my pneumonia experience here than anywhere else, including my own facebook page). I would rename all of the other threads to Vykyng song-titles from U.D.O. song-titles.
Of course, that's just what I would do, and it's sad for me that it has to come to this. I'm pretty sure that at some point today, I am going to "unlike" the official U.D.O. facebook page. The next step will probably be for me to do some skeet-shooting using my copies of "Rev-Raptor" and "Dominator" for target practice.
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Post by John on Jul 18, 2011 10:02:59 GMT -5
well dude, i appreciate the desire to turn this into a vykyng forum, but vykyng already has a forum and this forum is really much bigger than anything vykyng can handle. it will become a metal forum with just a single u.d.o. topic as well as a single vykyng topic, and so on. but i really don't want to interrupt the flow of the forum too much and besides, this forum isn't about me or vykyng. we're just along for the ride. but let me make one thing perfectly clear... (holy crap, is that the ghost of richard nixon?!?)... this forum is not going anywhere. the people that are here now are far too important to me and to each other to let it go to waste just because someone on the other side of the world from me has decided to take a link down from a very obscure band website. this forum has always been more about the people and our friendships than it has been about u.d.o. anyway. Udo, the person, the vocalist has been our common bond and will continue to be that way, but it's the people here that make this place special and will continue to do so. there is no need to worry about censorship here. if you want to post good or bad things about any band out there, you are free to do it here. the original rules of the forum still apply. and of course, no personal attacks are allowed. sometimes the cost of freedom is tough to handle with some posts, but as long as everyone is on the same page, it's easier to get through that stuff. and we've done it now for years and years and we'll continue for as long as we all want it. u.d.o. has shown their hand to us and proven that they don't fully understand freedom and would rather continue with their censorship of anything negative. instead of making better music, they have chosen to try to shutdown those of us who don't like what they are doing. that ain't going to happen. once you've given a man freedom, you can never take it back!! i will say one thing though. i will say this with 100% confidence too. if u.d.o. ever does get a "good enough offer from promoters" and does come to the u.s., if they play in phoenix, i will schedule a vykyng show for the same night and i guarantee we will outdraw u.d.o. (unless they come with some major act like maiden or priest or someone like that! ) that's not saying much though. i know from my year 2000 experience where i flew across the country to see u.d.o. to find out the show was cancelled due to low advance ticket sales. they'd sold ONE ticket in advance, and that was ME!!! a show in ohio and the only advance ticket was the douchebag from phoenix!! hahahaha
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Post by Oddieman on Jul 18, 2011 10:33:21 GMT -5
I like Doc's idea, but acutally you can call this forum whatever you want, it's not going anywhere. Maybe we should rename it to the "Official Udo Dirkschneider" fan-forum. I will never leave, thats for sure
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Post by Stas on Jul 18, 2011 10:52:25 GMT -5
Maybe we should rename it to the "Official Udo Dirkschneider" fan-forum. I will never leave, thats for sure U(do).D(irkshneider).O(fficial) - sounds nice. Though its unofficial already
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Post by Oddieman on Jul 18, 2011 11:23:46 GMT -5
Haha, smart move
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Post by John on Jul 18, 2011 13:11:04 GMT -5
hey i like that idea!! i'll give that a lot of thought!! great idea!
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Post by Oddieman on Jul 18, 2011 13:27:36 GMT -5
You do that, brilliant idea!
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