Lineup 2014

[justanothername]

Just been reading the Beni thread...

#freeComTruise

Bit of a shock but I just read the thread and he clearly crossed the line

Well me and Com are still the same person so there isn't much of a loss

[TheSilence]

Nah, Com wasn't racist there at all I don't think. It was a massive misunderstanding but because of the reaction it would have been wrong to not ban him.

[Andre91]

#Cut4Com

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah it wasn't racist at all it was just people being oblivious to the context of things

[dentalplan]

True though I don't know why people not going to Benicassim bother interacting with that thread personally. I wouldn't even if I was off.

Edited June 14, 2014 by dentalplan

[TheSilence]

True though I don't know why people not going to Benicassim bother interacting with that thread personally. I wouldn't even if I was off.

Isn't it sort of the same as interacting with this thread when you aren't going to R&L though?

[Gucci Piggy]

Yeah but we talk about music and all festivals in here.

In there it's a bunch of LADbible disciples named after ex-footballers being dickheads.

[kemosabe]

Havent read the thread but racism is a serious thing.

However i dont know why the guy who runs the site has banned a regular like Com... It just reduces the amount of posts and also amont of clicks for advertising (somthing I have seen the owner go mental over on a glastonbury thread)

[TheSilence]

Racism being a serious thing is the reason we need to be careful not to confuse innocent things with something malicious.

[dentalplan]

Havent read the thread but racism is a serious thing.

However i dont know why the guy who runs the site has banned a regular like Com... It just reduces the amount of posts and also amont of clicks for advertising (somthing I have seen the owner go mental over on a glastonbury thread)

Well no I'm sure Neil's banned many regulars and the clicks thing was about people using ad blockers. That doesn't really come into it though.

[kaosmark2]

However i dont know why the guy who runs the site has banned a regular like Com... It just reduces the amount of posts and also amont of clicks for advertising (somthing I have seen the owner go mental over on a glastonbury thread)

If you've ever been on a forum that is scared to ban regulars you'll understand why. They're horrible places to post and that drives away far more people than the occasional ban does.

Also, as a point, most people that run forums don't do so for the advertising revenue, they do it because they want a place for people to talk about something, and the advertising is there to try and cover running costs. Even major companies don't do it for the money, they do it for the PR.

[mattgimmeshelter]

Always thought that if any of you lot were to be banned it would be me...

woah. Scary stuff, was a huge blurred line in context though - difficult.

[kaosmark2]

Always thought that if any of you lot were to be banned it would be me...

woah. Scary stuff, was a huge blurred line in context though - difficult.

Why? While you get slagged off a lot, you don't exactly do anything that warrants banning.

[dentalplan]

And it'd be a lot more boring if you were. I'd have about 500 posts.

[mattgimmeshelter]

And it'd be a lot more boring if you were. I'd have about 500 posts.

I'm sure will and com would have kept you busy.

Why? While you get slagged off a lot, you don't exactly do anything that warrants banning.

Idk, maybe negative points reaching an efestivals record all time low.

[kaosmark2]

Idk, maybe negative points reaching an efestivals record all time low.

Have you ventured into discussions and communicated with Barry Fish? He's far more of an idiot than you.

[TheSilence]

What's a Barry Fish?

It is a shame about Com as he was one of the regulars when I joined (as most of you were) and the lines and meaning were blurred a lot which is a shame because it leaves people thinking Com was a racist when he was just a normal guy. That said I understand why Neil banned him because it prevents others acting up over blatantly trivial comments.

[kemosabe]

Lets be honest it all went downhill for com when he slagged off R&L abd stopped posting on this thread

Also back to music... Long shot but Is there any streams for Download or IOW knocking around? Been wanting to watch them but no idea where to look for festival streams

[dentalplan]

They don't have streams. I don't think they do anyway.

[the wonderwhy]

IOW are posting YouTube highlights on their facebook stage & some of the week is broadcast live on Sky Arts and Absolute Radio

[justanothername]

But the person accusing Com of racism was seriously over reacting in my opinion.

But as for the Download and IOW question, IOW has highlights on Sky Arts next week (according to day as well so Fridays will be on the Friday ect...) and Download has highlights on Sky Arts as well but I'm not sure when they're but last year it was a mix of the weekend and it was in two parts

Edited June 15, 2014 by justanothername

[mattgimmeshelter]

Mountains and the Chilli's give it away are on youtube.

Not great quality though

[kemosabe]

Ah cheers guys; was hoping to spend the day doing somthing other then watching football and drinking! Ah well will spend the day youtube surfing looking at the line up for next weekend instead... The joys of being one of only two mates who have finished exams!!

[Gucci Piggy]

After how badly they went down in 07, I'm surprised to see RHCP play just a 14 song set last night, leaving out the likes of Under the Bridge and Scar Tissue. I'd have thought they'd have gone all out with a hit packed set to make sure they didn't go down like a lead balloon. Dunno how it did go down though.

[TheSilence]

In '07 did they actually go down like a lead balloon or was it all hindsight?