stingrayPete1977 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Curious. One would assume EBMM may have requested it's removal. I'm no longer in a position to confirm this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Just search for Musicman Factory Tour on youTube - i just watched it there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heminder Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Machines' timestamp='1363900823' post='2019282'] Curious. One would assume EBMM may have requested it's removal. I'm no longer in a position to confirm this. [/quote] It would be really really crappy if this site resorted to censorship on that level. Fascism, anyone? EDIT: It seems that the thread has indeed been taken down. This is the link I had to it from my browsing history: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/203060-sloppy-work-from-music-man/"]http://basschat.co.u...from-music-man/[/url] Edited March 21, 2013 by heminder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I would expect a quick and honest reply from our mods on this. Its not something I'd ever have been happy to implement myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Very odd was there a bun fight I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 My expectation is it may have been removed at the request of EBMM as it may have contain libellous comments. I didn't read the thread in full myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 If it [i]has [/i]been removed for this reason, I'm filing EBMM under 'R*ck*nb*ck*er'. Thhpppp!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 The first rule about shoddy EBMM is that you don't talk about shoddy EBMM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 And the second rule of shoddy EBMM is that you don't talk about shoddy EBMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='Raggy' timestamp='1363902614' post='2019351'] The first rule about shoddy EBMM is that you don't talk about shoddy EBMM. [/quote] Or churlish, vindictive American CEOs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Right. I haven't been following that particular thread closely, but it appears that it has been removed due to our liability under current defamation laws and the previous conversations that we've had with Ernie Ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heminder Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) So much for free speech. I was taking an interest in Music Man basses after watching the factory tour. Not any more! Edited March 21, 2013 by heminder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Tsk! If you can't discuss manufacturers' QC and customer service policies on a forum, where [i]can [/i]you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I don't know about 'Shoddy EBMM', this is more like 'Shabby EBMM'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='heminder' timestamp='1363903041' post='2019373'] I was taking an interest in Music Man basses after watching the factory tour. Not any more! [/quote] Though it is a great excuse to buy a pre-EB MM now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1363903098' post='2019378'] Tsk! If you can't discuss manufacturers' QC and customer service policies on a forum, where [i]can [/i]you? [/quote] What he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='heminder' timestamp='1363903041' post='2019373'] So much for free speech. I was taking an interest in Music Man basses after watching the factory tour. Not any more! [/quote] Yep! The fret slots being marginally deeper than the tang doesn't bother me (it's a pretty standard way to do things), but idea of a company who do all in their power to prevent free discussion of their wares really puts me off. Way to go, EBMM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Free speech is all well and good if the individual exercising that right is in the firing line of the litigation that some companies employ. The problem is that, when it comes to this litigation, a 'forum' is a much easier target to go for than 'MegaSexBass' from 'UK'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) What are you all talking about? My EBMMs are perfect instruments for my requirements. It is stated EBMM didn't ask for the thread to be removed - Basschat did, on the basis of people overstepping the mark re defamation - why would anyone have a problem with that? It only contained a couple of standard hot air opinion posts IIRC, and a few saying how good EBMM are. Yawn. It disappeared just as I was posting....... Edited March 21, 2013 by drTStingray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) [b][size=5]STAMP OUT BOURGEOIS REVISIONISM![/size][/b] Edited March 21, 2013 by discreet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1363903678' post='2019401'] The problem is that, when it comes to this litigation, a 'forum' is a much easier target to go for than 'MegaSexBass' from 'UK'. [/quote] [b][size=5]MEGASEXBASS IS INNOCENT!![/size][/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1363903305' post='2019385'] Though it is a great excuse to buy a pre-EB MM now! [/quote] Doubt it - don't they have those Fender 3 bolt tilt mechanism neck joints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1363902980' post='2019368'] Right. I haven't been following that particular thread closely, but it appears that it has been removed due to our liability under current defamation laws and the previous conversations that we've had with Ernie Ball. [/quote] I had been following the thread, at the time, and can confirm that there may have been grounds for protecting BC in some posts by members. I also feel that total deletion is not the best solution (although much easier than others, I'll allow...). Deletion of individual phrases or posts, replacing them with an explanation, would be more satisfactory, I would suggest. More time spent, but better than re-writing history (by deleting any and all in one swoop...). I'm a mod on another forum, and can understand the time and effort that goes into the admin and mod roles. I also would suggest that there is a deontology which goes with the role. Just my opinion, no malice intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynottfan Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 aye three bolt cack, as a regular at the EBMM forum, as I know a few others here are for sure , I must say that I have always found EBMM to be a straight as a die bunch, and its not every forum on the net where the CEO does come and chew the fat with you, I do and will always wave my EBMM flag proudly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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