^Since that's at least partially directed to me, I've gotta ask is it coming from "normal ariich," "moderator ariich," or both?
Because I don't think there's anything wrong with pointing out how immature bitching via Twitter is, especially for grown people, but if it's crossing the line of "bashing former members" or whatever then I'll stop
It's not crossing the line. And ariich doesn't wear two different faces at two different times. What he said is exactly what he meant.
I know ariich doesn't wear two faces, I just wanted to make sure that wasn't a "the moderators want this to stop" kind of thing. I guess he would've said so if it was. My bad. Didn't mean to suggest that ariich was twofaced or anything. I
ariich. I'm sorry if someone took it the wrong way.
I really find MP's bitching on Twitter silly as well but... are we doing any better than him, bitching about his bitching?
There's a difference.
It's not better, but it's more appropriate. The fact is, people talk smack about bands all the time. The occasional harping on the negative is all fun and games, and part of being a fan. The same thing applies to sports. I may be a Jets fan, but I've had my fair share of "bash Sanchez" sessions with other Jets fans.
The whole "people bitching about entertainers for not entertaining" is a sacred part of the fan-entertainer relationship. Guys who get paid big bucks to put on a show, either on a stage or on a field, are more-or-less expected to shrug off the criticism. When an entertainer can't man up to a simple fact of life such as this one, and turns toward hormonally outlashing against the fans on the internet, it just looks bad. Granted, Portnoy hasn't really "hormonally outlashed" against us fans, he seems pretty close to doing so. One has to wonder if he actually thinks that writing messages like "I GUESS I CAN'T HAVE A NORMAL LIFE SORRY:(" is going to silence the criticism.