Why is the "Truth" thread closed?

[MrGongGong]

A bit odd to me
I didn't read anything offensive ?

[Richard Barrett]

kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy...

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

i closed it because it had moved on to issues beyond my intent in starting the thread and which seemed to me to be at high risk of becoming a repetitive dead end on a topic that attracts highly unwelcome attention on the internet - i would not wish to be part of bringing about such attention to this forum

[MrGongGong]

i closed it because it had moved on to issues beyond my intent in starting the thread and which seemed to me to be at high risk of becoming a repetitive dead end on a topic that attracts highly unwelcome attention on the internet - i would not wish to be part of bringing about such attention to this forum

Why not ask for it to be split?

(I think its a little amusing that you say this as a Jazzbo, Sax invented the Sax for Belgian Military bands, I wonder if he would have been unhappy about his instrument moving on to issues beyond it's intent ?) :JOKE:

[jean]

i closed it because it had moved on to issues beyond my intent in starting the thread and which seemed to me to be at high risk of becoming a repetitive dead end on a topic that attracts highly unwelcome attention on the internet - i would not wish to be part of bringing about such attention to this forum

I think you were right, and I apologise (again) for starting the diversion.

[MrGongGong]

I think you were right, and I apologise (again) for starting the diversion.

Stick to the military band music Jazzers don't let the evil Jazz Virus distract you ;-)

[Beef Oven!]

I think you were right, and I apologise (again) for starting the diversion.

Well I don't think you have to apologise for anything, it's just a shame that there are people out there who are evil, so best the thread is closed.

[french frank]

Is the fun over? Seriously, I back da Jazbo - those with longer memories will remember a certaiin notorious propagandist invading the BBC messageboard with inflammatory comments after a particular musical event ... I think there's less likelihood of that now because such 'trawlers' trawl the internet looking for suitable discussions where thay can intervene. For some reason, the forum doesn't seem to get spidered as it used to by the search engines - I've no idea why - so the risk is less.

However, the matter of 'reputation' does matter when certain journalists refer to Friends of Radio 3 as 'a less friendly bunch you will struggle to find this side of the Islamic State' :-) : this in fact was directed at the forum, not FoR3, but I don't much appreciate the mistake being perpetuated on the internet. :-)

[MrGongGong]

Is the fun over? Seriously, I back da Jazbo - those with longer memories will remember a certaiin notorious propagandist invading the BBC messageboard with inflammatory comments after a particular musical event

Isn't there already a thread about mr Lebrecht ? :Whistle:

[french frank]

Isn't there already a thread about mr Lebrecht ? :Whistle:

That could be libellous, MrGG - though come to think of it, perhaps we're the ones who should be suing him? (In fact I did write to him and explain that the Friends could not be judged by the likes of MrGongGong and Mr Beef Oven who are merely honoured guests of the forum ...)

[MrGongGong]

That could be libellous, MrGG - though come to think of it, perhaps we're the ones who should be suing him? (In fact I did write to him and explain that the Friends could not be judged by the likes of MrGongGong and Mr Beef Oven who are merely honoured guests of the forum ...)

Should I have included the word "allegedly" ?

I'm not sure that I am "honoured" but nice to be a guest.... :-)

[french frank]

I'm not sure that I am "honoured" but nice to be a guest.... :-)

I chose my words carefully ;-)

[Serial_Apologist]

I chose my words carefully ;-)

I guest as much...

[Beef Oven!]

What are you two on about? (GG & ff)

[ahinton]

I think that I can undestand why this thread has been closed but regret it nonetheless. Offensive posts can always be removed by moderators should they occur, whether in this kind of thead or any other, but if the standard of discussion could remain on the level of that illustrated by Richard Barrett just before it was closed, I could see no obvious reason to close it; monitor it carefully, perhaps, but close it? Richard's observations would almost certainly be broadly echoed by Daniel Barenboim; would we really wish to exclude from here the kinds of thing that he might want to say about the matters concerned?