Yes, excellent idea!What are the alternative Morrissey sites to this one?
What are the objections to those other sites (not open enough?)?
What does this site offer, specifically, that the other ones don't?
Can a new site be made with the above in mind?
There aren't any real alternatives to it, as a news source or a place for free discussion. Never have been, ever. And that's not just from a lack of competition but because of the commitment and editorial eye of davidt over the years. Considering that, maybe people should give him a break over the odd story or two they feel shouldn't be on the main page.
There aren't any real alternatives to it, as a news source or a place for free discussion. Never have been, ever. And that's not just from a lack of competition but because of the commitment and editorial eye of davidt over the years. Considering that, maybe people should give him a break over the odd story or two they feel shouldn't be on the main page.
I'm no fan of the pedophile link, but I feel like it is a recurrent theme that the gripers treat this site as if it is David's daytime job. It is not and he provides an excellent service to Morrissey fans free of charge. Frankly, if I was doing this of my own volition and the Morality Police started telling me how to run my site, I'd say take it or leave it, warts and all. It's that easy. If you're getting bent out of shape over the content of a website - ANY website - no one is forcing you to view it. And if you can't look/walk away, you possibly should be reassessing your priorities.
If this is (indeed) a fan sight - I think all the people that come here have expressed a sincere desire to not be associated ... This is partly (I'll admit) - because, I believe Moz reads all of it, every word. His comments indicate he knows how people are responding to everything. It would be a really nice gesture to just about everyone (except for 'maybe A non E mouse' - who insists on being the biggest dick in the room)I do think David has got to pull the story though, not just off of the main page, but off of the entire site. When I was reading that so-called article I felt like I was in the prescence of evil. That article is equivalent to something you would find on a white supremacist site, or any other hate site, in terms of how soulless it is and how evil it is. Its got to go. David has done so much, for so many Morrissey and Smiths fans over the years, that I would think the vast majority of Moz-Solo posters could forgive him. But he HAS GOT TO PULL this sham of an article. CrystalGeezer made a great point in another thread by labeling the article as "yellow journalism." Please, David just pull it. Honestly, it truly is an evil article.
What are the alternative Morrissey sites to this one?
What are the objections to those other sites (not open enough?)?
What does this site offer, specifically, that the other ones don't?
Can a new site be made with the above in mind?
This is probably the main one - http://allyouneedismorrissey.com/index/
Tseng's site (i.e. this one) became the default Morrissey fan site due to inertia/critical mass etc. Tseng was in the right place at the right time. That's all.
http://allyouneedismorrissey.com/index/ is similar to this one but without the news page on the front - perhaps they could add one.
I used to come to this site lots then, when anonymous posting was allowed, I got really sick of it.
You can't post anonymously on http://allyouneedismorrissey.com/index/ the moderation is massively better, and the difference in tone is therefore vast. All the mods there can communicate in clear English, are good at moderating rather than stirring up trouble, and don't appear to hate (or at least strongly dislike) Morrissey as they seem to round here.
This is probably the main one - http://allyouneedismorrissey.com/index/
Tseng's site (i.e. this one) became the default Morrissey fan site due to inertia/critical mass etc. Tseng was in the right place at the right time. That's all.
http://allyouneedismorrissey.com/index/ is similar to this one but without the news page on the front - perhaps they could add one.
I used to come to this site lots then, when anonymous posting was allowed, I got really sick of it.
You can't post anonymously on http://allyouneedismorrissey.com/index/ the moderation is massively better, and the difference in tone is therefore vast. All the mods there can communicate in clear English, are good at moderating rather than stirring up trouble, and don't appear to hate (or at least strongly dislike) Morrissey as they seem to round here.
Tseng's site (i.e. this one) became the default Morrissey fan site due to inertia/critical mass etc. Tseng was in the right place at the right time. That's all.