phaedra1974 wrote:Why can only registred members read these links? There are some very interesting articles but why post these links here when nobody can read them?
Can´t you make them readable for all forum members ?
Ok...here's my explaination..why
Firstly the whole reason why it's invite only is 'fans' couldn't be responsible with what I put online. Fair enough that they copied stuff onto their hard-drive, that's only human nature (I do it!!!!!!!!!). What others decided to do was to go beyond that and repost my photos and cleaned up scans as their own online (nice touch)...an online catalogue decided it would be fun to use my photos twice in their own catalogue, copyright? too complex... and more recenty two sites used one of my scans for their own bootleg (even nicer) and a live photo I had taken to illustrate an article by them slagging off TD's whole modern output & live performance. The really sad thing is if they had only asked I would been more than happy to help and send them whatever they wanted, well provided what they were doing was legal. This made me think why bother helping people who do 'nothing' to help other fans at best and at worst would love see the band we're all here for stop making music altogether. Fair enough that some no longer like the music (taste is a personal thing I hear
), but why spend so much energy slagging off the band since 19(pick a year)...it's like the online version of picking at a wound
When 'everybody' had 100% access I got no feedback on the blog...sweet FA...nothing...for the record I do not do this for thanks, I don't need it or want it...I'm a fan of TD, nothing more. However EM fans can be very apathetic, so again it's
my fault in not understanding human nature. SO...it's invite only. Why post them over here? where would you like me to post them? it's
'the' TD forum'. 98 people have access and quite a few read this forum. These people are 'mostly'
active fans, by which I mean, even if they don't like TD's current output they still offer info and help, they make the effort and realise that an exchange of info is a two way street...which was the whole point of putting the whole thing online in the first place. I could have just sat on all this info as several fans do and pretended it doesn't exist. It might be a shock to a few but what I own is nothing compared with some fans own...but they don't share anything, perhaps through some warped idea it might effect the resale value of their collection. A cynic might say this might be the real reason why they collect it?
Somebody on the emportal forum once said to me they weren't prepared to jump through hoops to have access to the blog...which obviously would involve clicking their mouse once and sending me an email...I can understand that attitude, it must wear people out (sorry chaps...cheap shot...but it's still true)
But if it's a problem I can stop posting links, I'm just trying to help. With reference to the Chris Franke interview, if people really wanted to read it they would have noticed it's been online since about 1999...perhaps earlier. Have alook for Armin's site.
cheers
andy
