MP has filed a lawsuit against Dream Theater

[KevShmev]

"They all bought into your contrived sincerity
and how you wore your heart and soul right on your sleeve."

Yeah.

[jsem]

Oh boy. MP is digging himself an even deeper hole with his forum breaking down.

[zxlkho]

This just turned into the "Discuss how shitty MP.com is" thread.

[John94]

... from all this dramatic drama going on everywhere what with that other forum turning into a riot.  It really looks like everything is crashing down.

Sounds like Outcry...

[Metabog]

... from all this dramatic drama going on everywhere what with that other forum turning into a riot.  It really looks like everything is crashing down.

Sounds like Outcry...

Rise up, be counted!

[ariich]

I wish Wey good luck. It's interesting to see that he snapped. This could get interesting/ugly.

maybe MP will try to sue him

I have to admit, this post really made me laugh.

[Slain]

"They all bought into your contrived sincerity
and how you wore your heart and soul right on your sleeve."

Yeah.

I was thinking the same thing 

DT said that Mike wasn't the guy on the unicycle, but if he was, he just fell off.

[CrimsonSunrise]

... from all this dramatic drama going on everywhere what with that other forum turning into a riot.  It really looks like everything is crashing down.

Sounds like Outcry...

Resistance...is caaaaaalling tonight!!!!!!

[MarlaHooch]

So yeah, as a law student, without taking sides...

It's not surprising that people here and elsewhere assume they have all the facts just because they've read every interview by every band member or because they've seen every Blabbermouth headline.

Of course I'm tempted to think "well, he chose to leave so this is stupid," but I'm sure it's more complicated than that.

And, of course, bands sue each other all the time for all sorts of reasons and eventually reconcile.  Black Sabbath, Floyd, GN'R (Axl, Duff, and Izzy, at least...), anyone?  Some do, some don't.  Point is, none of this permanently burns any bridges.

Perhaps some interesting facts will come to light.

[Zook]

What in the holy land of fucktown?!

Mike Portnoy

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Did MP.com crash? I can't enter.

[ivorydroid]

Winter is MPForum users are coming

[tristl]

life will go on

[robwebster]

Oh, go on, as it's a special occasion.

This is kind of a relief. Ever since the split, I've kind of found myself favouring Dream Theater and going off Mike Portnoy, but I didn't like that I was picking favourites. Setting loyalties. It always felt like I was being unfair. I'd wanted to see the good in both, and didn't at all like that I found myself resenting Portnoy, but I couldn't help but pit them against each other, and it was a match that Mike couldn't win.

I'm not torn any more. And I'm trying my utmost hardest not to be delighted that Weymolith walked out, but hey! What can I say, the man's got a good head on his shoulders. Looking forward to seeing a sea of MP.com refugees next I log in. You're all welcome by my mind.

[Cecilia]

Did MP.com crash? I can't enter.

Not yet.

[Nick]

Come stay here with me Steph, you know you want to. 

[bosk1]

Sooo... Hey guys.

This looks like a nice place, I think I'll be hanging out here instead of... you know... where I just came from.

Welcome to DTF. Don't piss off Bosk1 and I think you'll be ok! 

Yeah, take it from me.  He's watching me right now.   

Always watching you...

[zxlkho]

Winter is MPForum users are coming

You.... you can stay. I like you.

[bosk1]

Did MP.com crash? I can't enter.

Um...I'm guessing your lack of access might possibly have something to do with that thread you posted. 

I'm not torn any more. And I'm trying my utmost hardest not to be delighted that Weymolith walked out, but hey! What can I say, the man's got a good head on his shoulders.

People can say what they will about him, but he's always tried his best to do what he believes is right. 

[ariich]

Did MP.com crash? I can't enter.

I don't know if you deliberately mistyped the site name, but porn links are strictly against forum rules.

[Bacong]

Pretty sad shit. Hopefully Wey resurfaces around here, and/or 5/8.

[Zook]

Shouldn't the court papers at least block their addresses out?

[Mr. Beale]

That sucks.

[tristl]

so that means the family gets bigger and bigger?!
i like that

[Nihil-Morari]

Twitter: Everyone chill out. I am legally NOT ALLOWED to speak of business matters, but I'm sure you realize there are two sides to every coin...

[Bacong]

Shouldn't the court papers at least block their addresses out?

Public Domain, bro.

[ariich]

Pretty sad shit. Hopefully Wey resurfaces around here, and/or 5/8.

He's already here, but he doesn't post very often.

[CrimsonSunrise]

Twitter: Everyone chill out. I am legally NOT ALLOWED to speak of business matters, but I'm sure you realize there are two sides to every coin...

um....yeah........

[emindead]

To me the biggest news is the fact that WEY quit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Naigewron]

Mike just tweeted:
"Everyone chill out. I am legally NOT ALLOWED to speak of business matters, but I'm sure you realize there are two sides to every coin..."

jmccon nailed it though:
"Let's try this again.  It's not the lawsuit specifically that is pissing people off.  It's the past 5 months of deception that is pissing people off.  He filed back in April, said nothing about it while complaining that he was being made out to be the bad guy, while all along he knew full well he was suing them.  It's the deception that hurts."

We shall see, but I suspect that the MP forum will take a long time to recover from this one, if it does at all.

[Metabog]

Whatever he says, it's pretty much too late, the wheels are set in motion. He could have a perfectly good explanation, things will never be the same.

[snapple]

Twitter: Everyone chill out. I am legally NOT ALLOWED to speak of business matters, but I'm sure you realize there are two sides to every coin...

[ariich]

He followed that tweet/FB post with another:

"In the meantime, life is bright and positive...I am happy and so are they....so shouldn't YOU be too??? Don't believe the hype...Carpe Diem!"

The tone of the wording does reinforce my belief that he is in a much better emotional state now than he was when he filed the suit. But it still doesn't affect my feelings towards the fact that he filed it in the first place. I really do hope for his sake that he has moved on, and that down the line he can reconcile with the guys in the band.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Did MP.com crash? I can't enter.

I don't know if you deliberately mistyped the site name, but porn links are strictly against forum rules.

It was on purpose. I'm like super-hyped with this situation 

Oh and, that last tweet just gives us more souls to feast on.

[Bacong]

Pretty sad shit. Hopefully Wey resurfaces around here, and/or 5/8.

He's already here, but he doesn't post very often.

I know this, my dear friend.