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That same thing happened to me on an acoustic guitar forum in a thread someone else started about my own custom guitars and my rebuilding process, I joined up so I could chime in on everyone’s questions about it and they banned me almost immediately. I never knew why? I don’t have time for that kind of foolishness. True musical artists are brilliant at every level, but many guitar geeks are not even close.
The same thing happened to a local guy who builds very nice amplifiers. He's a long time repair guy too. He tried answering a few questions on a forum, and was accused of trying to drum up business. Ever since, he stays away from social media just as a matter of principle.
 
I posted two videos. One was Nina Simone doing Strange Fruit and my song about the Tulsa Massacre. I got banned for my song because in the video it shows images of the massacre. The tune is a pure Anti-Racism statement 100% but they banned me for it. My song is about a massacre. The real song about lynching is still up. Lonnie such a dummy. I didn’t post any of the images on ST, just a link to the YouTube video.
FWIW I listened to it before it went down. Great piece of music!
 
I posted in the forum yesterday...
something I hadn't done for nearly a month.

Just a thread about it being a wonderful day...just a smiley thing in the body.
It's gone. Not locked, just gone.
WTF is wrong with a fellow in chemotherapy having a good day? We don't get that many so when they happen, It's ...Some Kind Of Wonderful.

And the coward killed it...?
What's with that?
It was reported by someone as political. Sigh.
(I would have rejected that, personally)
 
I am in. I have nothing political to say about my coming here, I will still go to ST, though apparently I missed a lot of the drama, Just to hang out with some people I know and some new people.
I am probably the worst player on the site, so there is that.
Anyways, hello everyone.
Welcome!

I’ll challenge both you and @Mansonienne for that title!
 
It was reported by someone as political. Sigh.
(I would have rejected that, personally)
Seriously?
I was able to get my ass out of bed for the first time in a week and felt almost human. Spouse was able to hug me and Little Bit immediately demanded I take her out to chase the laser bug (she chases a laser dot around the backyard). I don't do political. Haven't even watched the news since 2016...well except for an eventful day in early 2021.

So let me get this straight...
@Scott Baxendale (a genuine asset to any guitar related forum I might add) gets banned for posting a link to a youtube of one of the greatest songs ever written ... a post that did not by any measure violate any rule...

While at the same time...
another user posts a youtube link to an album, the image of which clearly violates forum rules...
and he gets a pass?

This is no different than lonn first defending a lawnboy advertising his counterfeit CS strats back at the end of April and a week later is himself posting an apparent request for a specific counterfeit decal (it was post 614929 on May 3... since removed from view after alex was told about it)

A double standard exists over there. One based upon the arbitrary and capricious.
 
Seriously?
I was able to get my ass out of bed for the first time in a week and felt almost human. Spouse was able to hug me and Little Bit immediately demanded I take her out to chase the laser bug (she chases a laser dot around the backyard). I don't do political. Haven't even watched the news since 2016...well except for an eventful day in early 2021.

So let me get this straight...
@Scott Baxendale (a genuine asset to any guitar related forum I might add) gets banned for posting a link to a youtube of one of the greatest songs ever written ... a post that did not by any measure violate any rule...

While at the same time...
another user posts a youtube link to an album, the image of which clearly violates forum rules...
and he gets a pass?

This is no different than lonn first defending a lawnboy advertising his counterfeit CS strats back at the end of April and a week later is himself posting an apparent request for a specific counterfeit decal (it was post 614929 on May 3... since removed from view after alex was told about it)

A double standard exists over there. One based upon the arbitrary and capricious.
I’m sorry about your chemo, and the reason for it. My brother went through it a few years ago, before he even turned 40, then my mother a year later. They’re both ok now, although my mim still suffers from side effects. Both the disease and the cure are real b*tches.
 
I am in. I have nothing political to say about my coming here, I will still go to ST, though apparently I missed a lot of the drama, Just to hang out with some people I know and some new people.
I am probably the worst player on the site, so there is that.
Anyways, hello everyone.
Welcome…. And gonna have dig real deep to be the worst player here. Pretty sure I have the trophy for that one. :pound-hand:
 
A double standard exists over there. One based upon the arbitrary and capricious.
Some might think the same here. However, I can tell you that this mod crew is made up of humans that are also gear-heads, and/or musicians. I don’t think that any of us are overly/overtly concerned with politics. Some of us have been here long enough to remember what happened with the “open discussion” area that was established in the early days of the forum…might have been called “the woodshed” iirc…discussion that took place there was to stay there. This proved to be impossible. Animosity, and resentment, flourished there…and infected the rest of this place. Rest assured that there are belief-sets that vary wildly amongst the members here, and we learned quickly that there is no changing that. We lost some valuable humans to that atmosphere, and learned that prior to our knowing of these beliefs, we were quite happy with each other. Those that remained agreed to respect the privacy of each other’s beliefs in those arenas. Generally things go well. Subtleties tend to leak through on occasion(often through casual content), and it’s difficult to discern intent sometimes…sometimes not…yes there are bots to be found wandering, but they’re not patrolling for political content. It is a fellow human forumite that has to discern the intent of a forum brother/sister here. Mostly, we try to be mindful of divisive content that may trigger a negative response from any of our friends that we may interact with here. We are a tight group on this forum, and most of us tend to like it to stay peaceful…at least it seems that way.
Edit: imho ymmv
Party on…it’s Saturday night!!! :dood: :cheers: :dood:
 
Some might think the same here. However, I can tell you that this mod crew is made up of humans that are also gear-heads, and/or musicians. I don’t think that any of us are overly/overtly concerned with politics. Some of us have been here long enough to remember what happened with the “open discussion” area that was established in the early days of the forum…might have been called “the woodshed” iirc…discussion that took place there was to stay there. This proved to be impossible. Animosity, and resentment, flourished there…and infected the rest of this place. Rest assured that there are belief-sets that vary wildly amongst the members here, and we learned quickly that there is no changing that. We lost some valuable humans to that atmosphere, and learned that prior to our knowing of these beliefs, we were quite happy with each other. Those that remained agreed to respect the privacy of each other’s beliefs in those arenas. Generally things go well. Subtleties tend to leak through on occasion(often through casual content), and it’s difficult to discern intent sometimes…sometimes not…yes there are bots to be found wandering, but they’re not patrolling for political content. It is a fellow human forumite that has to discern the intent of a forum brother/sister here. Mostly, we try to be mindful of divisive content that may trigger a negative response from any of our friends that we may interact with here. We are a tight group on this forum, and most of us tend to like it to stay peaceful…at least it seems that way.
Edit: imho ymmv
Party on…it’s Saturday night!!! :dood: :cheers: :dood:
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