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Where is everybody!!!!!!!

Zeppelinguy85

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What's going on. Normally when I go on there is at least a hundred people on the forum. Tonight there is three. Is there some party I am missing or something. I feel so alone.... :hrmph
 

Lily

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There is a problem with the "current active users" function. I am looking into it now.

But there are actually many people on tonight (although I have no way of knowing exactly how many.) But I can see that many are posting as usual....

Hopefully, we'll figure out what's going on and correct it soon. :)
 

Lily

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Hi Heritage,

Other than being really busy with these forum upgrades - I've been great, how about you? :)

:2lily
 

Heritage 80

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Doing just fine, thanks. Mrs. 80 and No.1 Son are heading out of town for the weekend for a graduation, so I'm planning on terrorizing the 'hood with some LOUD guitar noise!
 

Lily

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Hmmm....I was definitely thinking of doing the same thing... :wail
 

BostonPops

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The Backstage Area has been sort of quiet since the subscription service began. I understand why the LPF brass implemented it, but I wish we could open it up to the public again. It seemed like everyone hung out here and then ventured to the other topic areas every once in a while. This place was a lot more lively.

Not trying to criticize. Just thinking out loud, I guess.
 

Lily

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Yeah, I know - it's much quieter here now. But I am sure there are those here who welcome that - as opposed to some of the bullshit that was happening before we closed the doors.

It was really rough having to make that decision to close the Backstage. Nobody wanted to do that - if we would have had the option of leaving the doors open, believe me, we would have - but we were taking constant serious hits from some really unpleasant and unfriendly places and people - and it came down to doing that or closing the doors of the Backstage altogether - for the sake of the entire forum. It was a really bad situation that was only getting worse. I know you guys know that - I just feel like it's important to remember that it was NOT something we would have ever even considered - had it not been forced upon us by others.

Although we do seem to have a handle on that now - I am sure it is due in large part to the fact that the doors to the off topic remain closed to the public -and to those with seriously negative agendas. I would LOVE to think that those parties would leave us alone if the doors were reopened to the Backstage, but that's hard to believe, considering all the bullshit that has happened. It would suck to open ourselves up to that again. I'm convinced that the actions we took were not only necessary, but have ultimately helped to stop those who would have loved nothing more than to destroy this forum.
 

Tom Wittrock

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Zeppelinguy85 said:
What's going on. Normally when I go on there is at least a hundred people on the forum. Tonight there is three. Is there some party I am missing or something. I feel so alone.... :hrmph

We are all at the fORUM Burst party.
Didn't you get the invitation? :lol2 :lolspin
 

juniorspecial

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Hey, we can't just let anybody in! This is an exclusive club!

I know I always put on my smoking jacket and ascot before I check in the the Backstage Area!

And I'm always polite as hell, unless some thimble-minded, low-brained asshole really deserves a good pummeling!


:lolspin
 

Tom Wittrock

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juniorspecial said:
And I'm always polite as hell, unless some thimble-minded, low-brained asshole really deserves a good pummeling!


:lolspin


Bring it on, cowboy. :lol2 :lolspin
 
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