Blake Shelton

I totally agree, where is the new board. Things going good here. Let's get it better & better

Claire BLAKE SLEEPS WITH MY QUILT
CAN'T WAIT FOR MY NEXT BLAKE ENCOUNTER

Since it is 2010 now Wb, can WE PLEASE GET OUR NEW BOARD...without captcha's also???? Or should we resign that we may get it in 2011?

[quote=geauxlsu]You mean I get a christmas present???????????????

[/quote]

You mean I get a christmas present???????????????

Claire BLAKE SLEEPS WITH MY QUILT
NEXT BLAKE ENCOUNTER CANCELED

[quote=Crazy Connie]Veronica- July is better than I was thinking... I was wondering if it was 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012....

[/quote]

[b]Well it's safe to say it wasn't 2009[/b] ;)

Veronica- July is better than I was thinking... I was wondering if it was 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012....

Yeah I think our present is LONG overdue! I hope it comes soon!!!

~Sabrina~

[quote=Crazy Connie]WHICH Christmas is our new website 'present' coming on?

[/quote]

Certainly you've heard of.....

AND IF someone doesn't celebrate Christmas will they still get a present???

Sorry I couldn't resist lol

WHICH Christmas is our new website 'present' coming on?

[quote=JessJess7]Yeah... we're trying! lol
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Jessica[/quote]

Yes we are!

Yeah... we're trying! lol
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Jessica

Vela, please don't go, it will get better and one day we gonna get to meet

Claire BLAKE SLEEPS WITH MY QUILT
NEXT BLAKE ENCOUNTER CANCELED

Nice siggy line Lori. 2 of my favorite pics.
Vela

Vela,

Don't give up. It'll get better.

[center][/center]

OMG, I thought I was back, but now I think I'm leaving again. Music and Blake make me happy....this crap does not.

Vela

[b]HELL YEAH STEVE!!!!!!!!! AMEN CLAIRE!!!!![/b]

[b]HELL YEAH-------CASE CLOSED-------YEEHAW[/b]

Claire BLAKE SLEEPS WITH MY QUILT
NEXT BLAKE ENCOUNTER CANCELED

LOL! Hell yeah! Steve, don't be a stranger! :)
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Jessica

Wow! Waaaayyyy to much ego problems here! This is my first post here, eventhough I have been a FAN and a MEMBER for a while! I am here to support Blake and what he stands for. None of you will ever hear me knock another member, or speak down on anybody here. We are all here for one reason...Blake Shelton. So, with that said...do us and yourself a favor, keep your attitude and drama on YOUR side of the keyboard so we don't have to deal with it! If you support Blake, say HELL YEAH!!

WOW, I have a migraine!

[quote=JessJess7][color=pink]I know, it does matter because there's so much more than just the MUSIC. Things will keep coming up, good or bad, depending on how they're taken... so there will always be a little controversy somewhere about something. And there are times it's hard talking about Blake on here without her popping up, or talking about her on her board and Blake popping up. There's ABSOLUTELY no reason (if it's an article or something) that the thread all-of-a-sudden needs to turn into a trash-talking Miranda or her fans. Everyone just needs to be civil and not try to instigate something at the mere mention of her name. I'm not talking about specifically Ran Fans or specifically BS'ers. I'm talking about both.[/color][/quote]

[b]Exactly....if you don't like something don't read it, if you take a notion to read it anyway, and you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all.[/b]

[quote=JessJess7][color=pink]I'm totally up for a truce! I'm sick of all this crap. Usually when I jump in "defending" is when [i]we[/i] get called out... where a BS'er might say something rude that's directed at us or her, when there really isn't a reason to do so. That's unnecessary.[/color][/quote]

[b]Agreed, there should be no reason for [b]us[/b] to always have to be on the defensive.[/b]

[quote=JessJess7][color=pink]I'm willing to remove the banner if it's really that big of an issue. Like I said, I didn't realize how big of or why it was even an issue. I know people have expressed their dislike for them, but I really don't have it up there just to piss people off. It's something that we're proud of and I thought the explanation might help with that....[/color][/quote]

[size=18]Like Jess [b]IF[/b] the PAWS Banner is truly that much of an issue I'll remove mine (at least for the time being) in an honest attempt of a truce, like Jess I don't have mine up to "piss in someones cheerios" [b]BUT[/b] I do expect [size=22]ALL[/size] of the trash talking, thread hijacking to stop!!!!!! Time will tell.[/size]

[quote=JessJess7][color=pink]While I FOUND Blake via Miranda, I'm not a fan of Blake [i]just because[/i] of the fact that he and Miranda are together. If they break up, I'll still love Blake, yes. I am indeed a true Blake fan.[/color][/quote]

Knowing Jess as well as I do I can vouch that Jess doesn't do anything [i]"just because"[/i], and knowing Jess I know that "country" music isn't her forte, but she'd made a couple of exceptions, and for that I am grateful! The fact that Jess found her way to Blake via Miranda, as [b]SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many others have[/b], should not make her inferior. Her "trueness" shouldn't be in question.

[quote=allysonh]
[b]So, what I'd like to know is this: If/when Blake and Miranda break up, ya still gonna love Blake?? Say he cheats on her...you gonna love him as much??

We're in this through THICK AND THIN for Blake...are you?[/b][/quote]

Allyson I've been a Blake fan [i]BK/BR[/i] (before Katt/before Ran) [b]trust[/b] me I've been here through [b]THICK AND THIN for BLAKE![/b]. If Blake were to come out tomorrow and decide he's gay [b]I'd STILL LOVE BLAKE SHELTON.[/b]

[quote=allysonh]
[b]So, what I'd like to know is this: If/when Blake and Miranda break up, ya still gonna love Blake?? Say he cheats on her...you gonna love him as much??

We're in this through THICK AND THIN for Blake...are you?[/b][/quote]

As a longtime Blake fan [b](before Ran)[/b] I find it highly offensive to [b]BLAKE[/b] when I see things like "flavor of the day" posted because it has a very negative connotation to it which is attached to [b]BLAKE[/b], and as a fan, if you don't think more highly of him then that then I would have to seriously question [b]your[/b] loyalty. I find all this negative banter in regards to his personal choices very disrespectful to BLAKE.

To answer your question allyson, Blake is only human, he isn't infallible, none of us are, I don't hold him up on a pedestal. And to be quite honest IMO all this pent up anger is being directed at the wrong person, but then I guess Ran makes an easier target. "IF" for what ever reason their relationship doesn't last, it's no sweat off my back, I'll be just as big a fan as I was [b]BEFORE[/b] Ran!

[quote=bslover]The bottom line is that you said no one felt disrespected or judged it as disrespecting Miranda. That is the difference here. It has been felt by quite a few members as Miranda being shoved down our throats.
....
Everyone can say what they want about it being Blake's personal business, it not mattering, blah blah. But the fact remains, it DOES matter and it IS a sore subject. [/quote]
[color=pink]I know, it does matter because there's so much more than just the MUSIC. Things will keep coming up, good or bad, depending on how they're taken... so there will always be a little controversy somewhere about something. And there are times it's hard talking about Blake on here without her popping up, or talking about her on her board and Blake popping up. There's ABSOLUTELY no reason (if it's an article or something) that the thread all-of-a-sudden needs to turn into a trash-talking Miranda or her fans. Everyone just needs to be civil and not try to instigate something at the mere mention of her name. I'm not talking about specifically Ran Fans or specifically BS'ers. I'm talking about both.[/color]

[quote=bslover]If the Miranda fans back off and stop defending her at every turn (and throwing her into the mix CONSTANTLY), maybe some BS fans can ease up on the not liking her just for the sake of not liking her (or just for the sake of pissing off the Ran Fans) and she'll gain some fans from here too. Wouldn't that be a serious change of events?? At this point I think some of this is just carrying on because no one wants to stand up and say - enough is enough - let's all move on. I'm not talking about agree to disagree, I am talking about a TRUCE.[/quote]

[color=pink]I'm totally up for a truce! I'm sick of all this crap. Usually when I jump in "defending" is when [i]we[/i] get called out... where a BS'er might say something rude that's directed at us or her, when there really isn't a reason to do so. That's unnecessary.[/color]

[quote=bslover]What does everyone want here - REALLY?? No more Miranda on the board? No more being mean to the Ran Fans?

Ran Fans - get Miranda off of Blake's board!!!! Strictly BS Fans - stop picking on the Ran Fans!!! [/quote]
[color=pink]I'm willing to remove the banner if it's really that big of an issue. Like I said, I didn't realize how big of or why it was even an issue. I know people have expressed their dislike for them, but I really don't have it up there just to piss people off. It's something that we're proud of and I thought the explanation might help with that....[/color]

[quote=geauxlsu]No mater how many posts into this thread I think we need to act like adults and support Blake and cut the crap[/quote]
[color=pink]That's no joke![/color]

[quote=allysonh][quote=GodBlessTexas] [b]I am totally in agreement with Claire!! I LOVE BLAKE SHELTON![/b] [/quote]
[b]So, what I'd like to know is this: If/when Blake and Miranda break up, ya still gonna love Blake?? Say he cheats on her...you gonna love him as much??

We're in this through THICK AND THIN for Blake...are you?[/b][/quote]
[color=pink]While I FOUND Blake via Miranda, I'm not a fan of Blake [i]just because[/i] of the fact that he and Miranda are together. If they break up, I'll still love Blake, yes. I am indeed a true Blake fan. Now the cheating thing is a weird issue... totally unrelated to Blake/Ran, I have issues with people who cheat. LOL

As for Ronie, she was a Blake fan first. Then became a Ran Fan later. I think that should help answer the question? :)[/color]
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Jessica

[quote=GodBlessTexas] [b]I am totally in agreement with Claire!! I LOVE BLAKE SHELTON![/b]

[b]So, what I'd like to know is this: If/when Blake and Miranda break up, ya still gonna love Blake?? Say he cheats on her...you gonna love him as much??

We're in this through THICK AND THIN for Blake...are you?[/b]

No mater how many posts into this thread I think we need to act like adults and support Blake and cut the crap

Claire BLAKE SLEEPS WITH MY QUILT
NEXT BLAKE ENCOUNTER CANCELED

[quote=Crazy Connie]I'm pretty sure "Team BS" closed the "Are You Out Of Your Minds" thread so that that particular conversation ended, and not for it to be pulled elsewhere all over the board to continue that conversation.
[/quote]
I'd have to agree but 7 posts into this thread it went south :(

I'm pretty sure "Team BS" closed the "Are You Out Of Your Minds" thread so that that particular conversation ended, and not for it to be pulled elsewhere all over the board to continue that conversation.

What I am saying is this: I am not the drama queen that started this crap or stirred the pot for attention.

Sabrina truth IS I shouldn't HAVE to "defend" Miranda on this forum as you put it.

What it means is I will continue to support Blake and discuss topics pertinent to him as they happen, IF that includes an event, and article, an interview, or any other endeavor with her name being mentioned then so be it. Blake and Ran are continuously linked professionally, personally and in the media often times by BLAKE himself! What it means is I would expect to be able to discuss these areas of interest without being bombarded with all the negativity from you and your friends. Lord knows there's a gazillion other threads on this forum where you can show your support in a constructive way instead of tearing those few threads apart!

[b]I am totally in agreement with Claire!! I LOVE BLAKE SHELTON![/b] and enough is enough.

[size=18]I offered a constructive resolution to your problem, but of course that was over looked.[/size]

IF those few images are truly the problem then I suggest asking WB for the enable/disable option for signatures, then it's user dependent and a win/win for EVERY BS'er.

AMEN Claire

Wanda B.

Okay Now I think I have enough of this CRAP. IT IS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD AND DROP ALL THIS, THAT MEANS BOTH SIDES
I LOVE BLAKE SHELTON

Claire BLAKE SLEEPS WITH MY QUILT
NEXT BLAKE ENCOUNTER CANCELED

So pretty much what you are saying is you will continue to throw Miranda out there just to get under the skin of others?? And I am venturing to guess you are HOPING "true BSers" will react by calling you out as a Ran Fan. I think you are a drama queen and enjoy getting the attention. I am tired of your games and your pathetic attempts at "defending Miranda". Enough IS enough - grow up and MOVE ON. Let it go. Why is that so hard for you??

You keep linking different posts and lots of quotes, I GET IT, you have time on your hands and nothing better to do. I DO. So if you want to respond, say it - don't link it, repeat it or quote it...I KNOW what has been said. WB is (at this point) not going to make you get rid of your avatars and how brave of you to stand behind what they say as your defense. Let's not be mature and say "Hey, some people have a problem with those - let's get rid of them." And then by the same token, some have a problem with being labeled, let's quit labeling and all work to get along.

But as I said (do you need me to link it or can you scroll your eyes up two paragraphs?!) you are doing this for attention and I just don't think you would know what to do with your time if it weren't screwing with other people. You and Blake are great friends and all, I know, but even he would probably look at you differently at this point - whether you took him hunting and brown-nosed all day or not.

GOOD DAY.

~Sabrina~

[quote=Ozarkgirl]I don't understand how you can be so obtuse, or is it as was mentioned in a post above that you just want to offend the ones here that are not Miranda fans?[/quote]

[i]Obtuse?????[/i]
[b]WB stated:[/b]http://www.blakeshelton.com/forum/updates/please-read-blakesheltoncom-forum-signatures-discussions-avatars-etc

[b]While this is a Blake Shelton forum, we understand that Blake’s fans also support many other artists and bands.
We have added a new forum called “Other Music”. Please keep all DISCUSSION about all non-Blake music in this forum to avoid clutter.[/b]
[b][i]Please also respect your fellow BSers and Blake fans by allowing EVERYONE TO FREELY express their interests in avatars, signature banners, and forum topic postings.[/i][/b]

**There is a difference between expressing oneself in "discussion" and an avatar/singnature. I find it highly impractical to ask someone to change their signature from forum to forum, and I seriously doubt that was WB intent. [b]Again 'beating a dead horse".[/b]

[b]Instead of the personal attacks on Miranda ("flavor of the day") and her fans who chose to support Blake
why don't you join forces and ask WB to initiate an "enable" "disable" function for this board for banners/signatures. Then it becomes an individual's choice whether to be able to view banners. I've seen it used on several other forums and it works![/b]

In yet another thread. http://www.blakeshelton.com/forum/updates/are-you-out-your-minds
[b]WB States:[/b]
Team BS members will come in and close a post, or do "damage control" as needed, but really these are here for Blake fans to get together and talk. It can be about Blake, [i]it can be about Miranda,[/i] it can be about your family, or a book you just read...anything. There are all different forums to have all different discussions in.[b] Yes - its a Blake website, but the community is for Blake fans to come together and agree (or respectfully disagree) about all different topics.[/b]

[quote=bslover]The other "true BSers" (putting that in quotes for your benefit, not mine - you are the one who keeps labeling some as that even though you obviously dislike being labeled as a "Ran Fan")[/quote]

[b]I never labeled the others " BS'ers" or "TRUE BS'ers", [i]Connie as well as others (Karen) continuously label themselves that as a sign of distinction between themselves and the "RanFans"[/i], I'll reference Connie's thread here:http://www.blakeshelton.com/forum/updates/are-you-out-your-minds DATED Dec 8th.
And Karen's post here: http://www.blakeshelton.com/forum/just-fun/if-you-could-go-magic-carpet-... where she makes a couple of mentions about being a "TRUE BS'er". So I've been putting it in quotes for "their benefit not mine".[/b]

[quote=VooDoo]That you felt it necessary to even bring me into this raging inferno in the first place shows you are guilty of igniting the flames of unrest here[/quote]
[b]
Vonna: I never once mentioned your name or brought you into this "inferno", you jumped right when I mentioned James Otto along with other artists, using them as examples of what IS acceptable here.[/b]

[quote=bslover]It's a good idea NOW to say that stuff started WAY back then to make it look as though the hardcores have been at it forever.[/quote]

I don't need to make anything [b]"appear any different than what they are here."[/b] As a LONGTIME fan I can assure you the "hardcores" [b]HAVE[/b] been at it forever where Miranda is concerned, lest they forget that there ARE some [b]longtime [/b]"hardcore" Bs'ers (not Jess, not RenAe) that take offense to their behavior. [size=18]It's been almost 4 yrs now and it's time to move forward[/size]

[size=20][b]"You just can't move forward to the future with one foot still stuck in the past."[/b][/size]

Jess - I really do believe you when you say you mean no disrespect - I think your responses have been level-headed and very much aiming towards some peace. I feel the same way. I think you made a great point talking about Miranda's board and having different avatars, siggies, discussions, etc. The bottom line is that you said no one felt disrespected or judged it as disrespecting Miranda. That is the difference here. It has been felt by quite a few members as Miranda being shoved down our throats.

Yes I get that there are other artists that are talked about here (although if it's happening in a forum other than "other artists", it is wrong), but everyone here has to understand something - not everyone loves the fact that Blake is with Miranda - and not everyone has to. She is a sore subject for some people. Everyone can say what they want about it being Blake's personal business, it not mattering, blah blah. But the fact remains, it DOES matter and it IS a sore subject.

So like before - when it comes to Miranda, it upsets some people. If some don't throw Miranda out there every time something comes up about Blake, it might help some. If every time someone signs in they didn't have to see her face all over his board, it might help some. I get the charity was something that the fans started and it's something very much to be proud of. But, it's not Blake's charity - it's Miranda's. It may not have started that way, but that's where it stands today. It's just not cool - this is Blake's board and he has a charity that he fully supports and I do believe (as do many others) that that should get the spotlight wherever possible.

If the Miranda fans back off and stop defending her at every turn (and throwing her into the mix CONSTANTLY), maybe some BS fans can ease up on the not liking her just for the sake of not liking her (or just for the sake of pissing off the Ran Fans) and she'll gain some fans from here too. Wouldn't that be a serious change of events?? At this point I think some of this is just carrying on because no one wants to stand up and say - enough is enough - let's all move on. I'm not talking about agree to disagree, I am talking about a TRUCE.

What does everyone want here - REALLY?? No more Miranda on the board? No more being mean to the Ran Fans?

Ran Fans - get Miranda off of Blake's board!!!! Strictly BS Fans - stop picking on the Ran Fans!!!

PROBLEM SOLVED.

~Sabrina~

[quote=GodBlessTexas][color=blue][b]That's exactly my point! Why is it [i]more "respectful" [/i]to be a fan of one artist as opposed to another??? Why is the mere mention of Miranda considered "drivel" yet you can boast of being OTTO's FC pres/vice pres. and that's okay and not met with ANY allegations of disloyalty to Blake? Label mate or not an artist is an artist is an artist. Your glittery OTTOMANIAC logos/banter were all over the old forum and yet not ONE complaint was made.Not even by a Ran fan. As our attitude is "to each his own".[/b][/color]

[color=blue]If I recall early on WB gave ALL fans here the right to express themselves equally, your reluctance to display your support for OTTO here on this forum is your choice. Your constant allegations that supporting Ran is disrespectful smacks of a double standard. And personally I don't think that is what Blake is all about![/color][/quote]

You really need to step off.....I have NEVER boasted about my relationship with James and I take offense to your statement that I have or do so now. That you felt it necessary to even bring me into this raging inferno in the first place shows you are guilty of igniting the flames of unrest here. WTH did I ever do to you?! Seriously?!

I have been a fan of Miranda's music, a FC member and a member of her forum. I don't recall that I barraged this board with "constant allegations" that by supporting Miranda you were being disrespectful during this entire debacle, with the only exception being the noted times you have called out my support of Otto. I believe your arguments are with others, yet you choose to single me out in order to make your point.

I will reiterate that I have always requested permission to post anything to do with James on the old forum. Did I have an avatar/banner from time to time, the answer is "YES" with the facts being as I stated before, I asked permission, and was granted approval. I have long supported Blake a few years before James, as a journalist and fan. Those who truly know me, know very well my loyalty to them and Blake is as solid as it was before James and will continue to be as such.

I'm not "reluctant" to post banners in support of James, I choose not to do so because this is Blake's board, simple as that. When WB took over, they provided a thread for us to support other artists, this is where I keep my Otto support.

I believe the main issue here is the banners supporting Miranda's charity for animals, when Blake's charity of choice is LLS, wherein we have BSers and friends who are struggling to survive and need our support so desperately. The BSers just ask that you remove your Paws banners, and add one supporting LLS, which is honestly not too much to ask. Continue with your support of Ran in the appropriate thread set aside for her, end of story.

I'm not trying to disrespect anything/one... I do want to put this out there: this isn't Miranda's charity. She doesn't run it and didn't start it. This was a charity that myself, Tom, Ronie, and Karen put together, put a lot of our personal time and money into, and currently run. It does support Miranda's cause, yes, but it's not [i]her[/i] charity. It's something that the four of us built from the ground-up (and still are) and are proud of doing so. Like I said, I don't want to disrespect, but I just wanted to throw that info out there.

I guess we don't see it as disrespectful because over there a lot of us have Blake-related things up and it's very welcome. (Hell, my avatar is my M&G with Blake, and it has been since June. haha) People have SO much non-Miranda stuff up there (Blake, Carri, Taylor, NASCAR, whatever) and no one thinks anything of it. Because we all know that no one means any disrespect or whatever by any of it, it's just showing the wide variety of people we have. We all know that we're there for a common interest (Miranda there, Blake here) so it's basically a non-issue.
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Jessica

GodBlessTexas: I AM A MIRANDA FAN.

Well, a fan of her music - not sure about her other fans, honestly. The other "true BSers" (putting that in quotes for your benefit, not mine - you are the one who keeps labeling some as that even though you obviously dislike being labeled as a "Ran Fan") know how I feel about Miranda and her music. I am respectful of Blake, his work and his charity. His personal life is very well HIS business. Everyone doesn't have to love everything about someone to support them. Miranda has nothing to do with Blake's career - plain and simple. Not wanting Miranda stuff all over the board is not disrespectful to Blake - I don't see how you believe it is.

I'm not going to beat a dead horse any more about me being in the fanclub for a year. I am an original BSer, I am a hardcore and everyone else knows where I stand. I believe *you* are one of the main people who starts shit where there is none. It's a good idea NOW to say that stuff started WAY back then to make it look as though the hardcores have been at it forever. I am going to be real careful here because regardless of whether it's Blake's board, I will be respectful of Miranda - BUT - I would imagine there were some things said on the old forum when the divorce was happening and the relationship between Miranda and Blake was discovered. NUFF SAID.

It is time to agree to disagree - you ARE right about that. Now what you have to decide is if you are going to fight to the death to defend your MIRANDA stuff on BLAKE'S board. I would LOVE to see WB come in and say GET IT OFF OF HERE. It's the point - and it's a good one - whether you like it or not. Advertising her charity has nothing to do with BLAKE SHELTON. I don't give a rip if you put a picture of Blake and Miranda up from the LLS charity, but for the love of everything holy, get HER advertisements off - it IS about respect and you ARE NOT showing it. Again, pretty simple really.

~Sabrina~

For the record....I DON"T LIE! The very fact of your banner in every thread you post is a plea for a charity that is not Blake's and it is in every thread here where you have posted, not just the OTHER MUSIC THREAD so therefore does not follow WBR's rules. That you cannot dispute!

Also for the record.....I have never on this thread said one word against MIranda or her music. I challenge you to find a place where I did. I'll help you out here .......[b]Your damn right...it should be about Blake....so get your Miranda crap off the board![/b]....was the closest I came to it and that was referring to the banners. Ask Renee, if you don't believe me....she knows how I feel and why, but I have never expressed it here on this board.

[quote]Godblesstexas wrote: I can't think of ONE forum that does not allow it's members to express themselves the key here is respect.[/quote]

And that is exactly why I ask that you remove the banners. They do not respect Blake and his charity of choice. With the one exception that I quoted myself above, I have been nothing but respectful of the Ran/Blake fans.

I don't understand how you can be so obtuse, or is it as was mentioned in a post above that you just want to offend the ones here that are not Miranda fans?

To [b]TEAM BS[/b] please stand up for Blake and his charity by asking them to follow the very rules you set. Banners that promote any charity other than Blake's are spam that your CAPTCHA won't catch. They are offensive to many of the fans of Blake including some of the ones who are Miranda fans, and they are in every thread here not just the Other Music thread. They are an advertisement for a website that has nothing to do with promoting Blake, his endevors, his music, or his charity.

Ann

[quote=Ozarkgirl]Since we are not going to bring up "The one who must not be named".......are you going to get rid of the banners?

Ann[/quote]

I'll will not. WB addressed this earlier on in this thread:
[url=http://http://www.blakeshelton.com/forum/updates/please-read-blakesheltoncom-forum-signatures-discussions-avatars-etc]http://www.blakeshelton.com/forum/updates/please-read-blakesheltoncom-forum-signatures-discussions-avatars-etc[/url]

[b]WB stated: While this is a Blake Shelton forum, we understand that Blake’s fans also support many other artists and bands.

We have added a new forum called “Other Music”. Please keep all discussion about all non-Blake music in this forum to avoid clutter.

[i]Please also respect your fellow BSers and Blake fans by allowing everyone to freely express their interests in avatars, signature banners, and forum topic postings.[/i][/b]
[i]
I can't think of ONE forum that does not allow it's members to express themselves the key here is respect.[/i]

[quote=bslover]
I think some Blake fans don't like Miranda because she is dating Blake, some because they don't like her personality, and still some because maybe she came around when his ex was still in a legitimate position, etc. So yes, it makes it a tough subject - if you don't like her, you don't have to - again BLAKE'S BOARD.[/quote]

[i]Personally it's none of my concern why "some" don't like a particular artist, Ran in particular. IF that is the case DON'T read the threads that talk about her and Blake, it's that simple. I don't like Trace Adkins, you don't see me whining and moaning on every thread about my dislike for the man. I agree, again BLAKE'S BOARD, and whether some want to accept it or not she's a major part of his life. [/i]

[quote=bslover]I think some of the Ran Fans would have let it go and moved on except they found a way of "getting to" the BS fans that DON'T like Ran so they kept it up as a dig. ESPECIALLY when WB took over and there was less moderating going on.

At any rate, we all know the reason for this. Some people don't like Miranda and some people can't help themselves from defending her. So now we ALL know - if Ran is brought up, some are going to get pissed. Since it's not MIRANDA'S BOARD - let's just not bring her up. Problem solved.[/quote]

[i]I think ALL of the "Ran Fans" here would let it go IF it wasn't thrown in their faces time and time again that they are "less of a fan" or segregated out like outcasts at every turn JUST because they're a Ran Fan, PRIME EXAMPLE I'll reference a very recent post made by one of your fellow "TRUE BS'ers"
dated Dec 8th. [/i]

[b]FACT:[/b]
[quote=Crazy Connie][b]Again, even the Miranda Lambert fans that thrive on causing shit with us BSers have left the place- even if they were "here for Blake Shelton!" my ASS. they left too cuz there were no Blake Shelton fans here to eff with.

Ya wanna fix it NOW? or should you throw a couple bucks at the promotion of Hillbilly Bone, instead? I mean, the dude has an ass kicking song with Trace Adkins and it's at what- 37 ACC?

Seriously? We have his girlfriend pissing & moaning about him being a white liar at #17.

HELLO?[/b][/quote]

[i]Truth be known I as well as many others quit posting as much here because of all the CRAP dished out over and over again. To openly be a fan of Ran's is considered "disrespectful", yet to continuously TRASH talk about her ISN'T disrespectful to Blake??? or others here? please....[/i]

[quote=bslover]On a side note - not sure what me being there for "only" a year had to do with anything. The problems about Miranda didn't really seem to start until WELL after I joined the fanclub and mostly once a lot of Miranda's fans signed on. Then it was a battle. It's ridiculous. Read above to see how to solve the problem.
~Sabrina~[/quote]

[i]Regarding your side note:
Point being you cannot speak of something you know nothing of, you weren't there. The problems started LONG before that.
I've been around this forum since 2003. I've been a fan before the marriage, during the marriage,during the divorce and now. The main point of having a fan club forum is to encourage growth, I can't see that happening. I can readily think of about 50 people I know that love and support Blake but wouldn't give this forum a second thought based on the negativity here. Some gave it a try and vow not to come back. Some will never even consider the thought and that's sad. The way to solve the problem is to agree to disagree and move on.[/i]

Since we are not going to bring up "The one who must not be named".......are you going to get rid of the banners?

Ann

[quote=bslover]At any rate, we all know the reason for this. Some people don't like Miranda and some people can't help themselves from defending her. So now we ALL know - if Ran is brought up, some are going to get pissed. Since it's not MIRANDA'S BOARD - let's just not bring her up. Problem solved.[/quote]
Sounds like a good solution to me. :)
---
Jessica

I tried to read - the blue writing is worse than the black background!

I think some Blake fans don't like Miranda because she is dating Blake, some because they don't like her personality, and still some because maybe she came around when his ex was still in a legitimate position, etc. So yes, it makes it a tough subject - if you don't like her, you don't have to - again BLAKE'S BOARD.

I think some of the Ran Fans would have let it go and moved on except they found a way of "getting to" the BS fans that DON'T like Ran so they kept it up as a dig. ESPECIALLY when WB took over and there was less moderating going on.

At any rate, we all know the reason for this. Some people don't like Miranda and some people can't help themselves from defending her. So now we ALL know - if Ran is brought up, some are going to get pissed. Since it's not MIRANDA'S BOARD - let's just not bring her up. Problem solved.

On a side note - not sure what me being there for "only" a year had to do with anything. The problems about Miranda didn't really seem to start until WELL after I joined the fanclub and mostly once a lot of Miranda's fans signed on. Then it was a battle. It's ridiculous. Read above to see how to solve the problem.

~Sabrina~

[quote=allysonh]I'm just sitting here rolling my eyes....[/quote]

Me too, because when the lies are met with facts the subject changes yet again!

I'm just sitting here rolling my eyes....

Thank you to Team BS!! I look forward to seeing the new board!

Blake's been here. :)

[color=blue][b]My question is this. Why are we always called out as [i]"RANFANS"[/i] on Blake's board. I am a BLAKE fan on Blake's board, I just happen to be a fan of BOTH,which is no mortal sin for heavens sake. And to me THAT is disrespectful, and needs to stop.[/b][/color]

[color=blue][b]Like Jess said, nothing much has been said until recently with the thread complaining about the "WB Forum" and voicing displeasure on how WB continues to fail, Blake and his fans, and of course in true fashion Miranda and her fans are drug into the mix. For whatever reason, there are a few here that confuse the issues. Like Sabrina said it's like beating a dead horse. Move on already! I see WB making an honest effort. Instead of wasting all your energy complaining here you should channel it doing something constructive, a few more votes, a few more requests never hurt any artist.[/b][/color]

[color=blue][b]Sabrina by your own admission you were only part of the old forum [i]for about a year[/b][/i] (edit), you weren't around any earlier to witness the vicious mudslinging, you only know what you've been told.
Several "TRUE BS'ers" have eluded to the possibility that it's WB fault that Blake is not here. When in fact technology changes, Blake has "Twitter", and in his mind
he probably feels he is keeping in touch RT with his followers, times change technology changes. Look at Myspace vs. Facebook, people have all but abandoned Myspace.
Whatever the reason, certainly all this pissing whining and moaning isn't going to lure him back in here.[/b][/color]

[quote=VooDoo]On the old board, I asked permission to post anything in regards to Otto and there was never an issue because I have shown respect. Y'all came in here with your huge flippin' banners promoting Miranda and her cause and blathered on and on about her. I support Blake and have for many years and will continue to do so. This is Blake's board and should be respected as such without all the nonsensical drivel and disrespect[/quote]

[color=blue][b]That's exactly my point! Why is it [i]more "respectful" [/i]to be a fan of one artist as opposed to another??? Why is the mere mention of Miranda considered "drivel" yet you can boast of being OTTO's FC pres/vice pres. and that's okay and not met with ANY allegations of disloyalty to Blake? Label mate or not an artist is an artist is an artist. Your glittery OTTOMANIAC logos/banter were all over the old forum and yet not ONE complaint was made.Not even by a Ran fan. As our attitude is "to each his own".[/b][/color]

[color=blue]If I recall early on WB gave ALL fans here the right to express themselves equally, your reluctance to display your support for OTTO here on this forum is your choice. Your constant allegations that supporting Ran is disrespectful smacks of a double standard. And personally I don't think that is what Blake is all about![/color]

[quote=Karen]"Never lost faith" . . . WHAT ? Y'all haven't been around here in months ![/quote]

[color=blue][b] You've obviously missed a few posts while "popping in and out". Again it's the "yall" inference as IF we're different that I find offensive. "I" have been around, I read, I check my messages, I watch videos, and even post from time to time.[/b][/color]

[quote=Ozarkgirl]I deeply resented the Paws for the Cause pleas last year especially during the time that Blake fans were trying to raise money for Blake's charity of choice LLS. I felt it was extremely rude and that the WBR ws taken advantage of when they were new and not quite sure how to handle the aggressieveness of the Miranda fans. I welcome all true Blake fans when they keep any other artist including the banners (even if it also has Blake's picture in it) in the OTHER MUSIC forum where it belongs.[/quote]

[color=blue][b]There was never [i]ONE[/i] plea or solicitation for Cause for the Paws on this site [i]EVER[/i], or the old forum for that matter, and I challenge you to find one. The aggressiveness of the Ran Fans? Seriously?
We're continuously being segregated out as a "RANFANS" on Blake's Board, when in fact we're BLAKE FANS on Blake's board??? And because we're fans of others that makes us less of a BS'er???
really? REALLY??????[/b][/color]

[i][b]Oh man, you’ve gotta watch where you’re stepping around here!!!![/b][/i]

Jess, I didn't mention anything about anyone talking about Miranda lately. I will put it a little more bluntly. I would appreciate it if you and others would remove the banner that promotes Ran's charities from this board. It is as simple as that!

Ann

Whatever it took, Lori. ;)

It's so nice to see people posting again.