I've never really had a problem with sites deleting threads about leaks, I could always see the sense in it. Now I'm in the camp that doesnt want to ruin the new album for myself I can see the point in it even more. My beef was having your point of view censored and deleted, I'm not the most hateful GNR fan in the world and I had fuck knows how many posts vanish into thin air at HTGTH, the blatent one sidedness of the place drove me mad.
But I think as the "big" GNR forums they have a responsibility not to be promoting leaks because they are generally the first site casual fans find.
At the same time I understand that if the stuff is out there people have a right to discuss it, and if a forum is ok with that, like GNREvo, then thats their prerogative and it doesnt bother me in the slightest either.

But I'll be hoping the new music discussions dont spill into other threads as I'll be avoiding those like the plague.

I seen the clip, I never knew it was literally the work of a peeping tom. Kinda sick in imo.

A couple of months before the station launched I was driving along to work one morning, and was getting sick of whatever cd I had brought with me. I put on the radio for a change and it was some pop shite that was own so I just hit the autotune button and it scanned for a couple of moments and then "But that old man he's a real muthafucker, Gonna kick him on down the liiiine" burst through the speakers. I was like WTF! They were checking the signal for the new channel and throwing on some tunes

Guillermo del Toro, who is directing the The Hobbit movie, occasionally posts on a LOTRs fan site with some nuggets of information.

He had this to say after he had chimed in earlier in the thread to correct an inaccuracy in an interview he had given to Empire:

I try not to read the speculative threads AT ALL. I read the ones regarding news and revelations because I like to chime in with nuggets and ideas, etc but no- I dont read the others- wisdom prevails.

Ardent defenders of every polar opposites can be found in any given forum so, its best not to dwell- we have enough debates amongst ourselves, giving birth to many a great spontaneous, scholarly and passionate simposium.

In the incoming weeks we will explore a lot of ideas and technical possibilities. I will let you in on a few if I can find the time. For now, back to writing-

Much Peace

GDT

He posted that a few months back but it really stuck in my head, it really made me think about debates I've had over the years based on speculation. Nowadays I can rarely summon the will and desire to get drawn in too far to any online debates.

But it makes me wish that GNR could keep an open mind and contribute now and again, and not let the negative and frustrating aspects of the forums put them off completely.