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Re: Article: Identification of Bradley Steyn - true-to-you.net
This is just that pathetic "let's sue Morrissey for having David thrown out of the gig" soap opera all over again. We all knew that was never going to happen and nor is this. There are no threats, no one is taking this seriously, the only outlets even bothering to report it are those which lazily copy and paste from Yahoo Music. The only person this is likely to end badly for is the failed extortionist since you can't make unsubstantiated accusations of criminal behaviour without opening yourself up to slander and libel suits. Funny how the first media outlet to report the story and interview David was the one where David used to work... Nobody cares, apart from the usual suspects on here who happily seize on the most irrelevant non-story so long as it gives them an opportunity to attack Morrissey, no matter how tenuous. Those usual suspects who wilfully choose to ignore the fact that Morrissey employs hyperbole rather than literal threats. You really think he'd want someone to appear at a gig with the bleeding, severed head of Elton John on a silver platter...? Get real, ladies.
In the "is there a negative bias on here" thread, someone correctly pointed out that it would only take "a very small exodus" to make a massive difference to this site. I heartily agree with that. The usual suspects have created this ridiculous false notion that if you don't agree with them or if you accuse them of trolling, then you're just a brainless, sycophantic slag who believes Morrissey can do no wrong and you belong on TTY (another false comparison since TTY has no forum so it's impossible to judge what kind of discussion may or may not take place there). But any sane, intelligent person knows it's entirely possible to have balanced, critical discussion without the endless knee-jerk vitriol from the usual suspects which is so boring, so repetitive and so highly predictable - not to mention highly damaging to the perception of this site. Wishing death on Morrissey or his mother (as has happened here on several occasions without hyperbolic context) adds nothing to any kind of critical debate and it's a real shame David can't (won't?) identify this is for the sad, adolescent trolling it undoubtedly is.
Who says Morrissey was the one scouring the net for mention of this guy? How do we know it wasn't someone in the office of his manager/PA/lawyer and the info was simply passed by him, or by someone else, to TTY? Maybe it was even Julia herself? The real trolls are on THIS site - and the other person harrassing Morrissey has been identified as David Tseng!
It's David whose actions I just don't understand (and for whom I feel slightly sorry): he says "It's hard to stop being a fan" and yet here he is spending his cash to maintain this website in the full knowledge that he's not welcome at gigs because Morrissey hates him. The usual suspects often comment that Morrissey's statements or actions are "undignified", but I'd say that if we're talking about a lack of dignity, David continuing to run this site and insisting he's a fan beats everything hands down. But then since David can't see a distinction between idiot trolling and freedom of speech, perhaps it's not so surprising after all.
This is just that pathetic "let's sue Morrissey for having David thrown out of the gig" soap opera all over again. We all knew that was never going to happen and nor is this. There are no threats, no one is taking this seriously, the only outlets even bothering to report it are those which lazily copy and paste from Yahoo Music. The only person this is likely to end badly for is the failed extortionist since you can't make unsubstantiated accusations of criminal behaviour without opening yourself up to slander and libel suits. Funny how the first media outlet to report the story and interview David was the one where David used to work... Nobody cares, apart from the usual suspects on here who happily seize on the most irrelevant non-story so long as it gives them an opportunity to attack Morrissey, no matter how tenuous. Those usual suspects who wilfully choose to ignore the fact that Morrissey employs hyperbole rather than literal threats. You really think he'd want someone to appear at a gig with the bleeding, severed head of Elton John on a silver platter...? Get real, ladies.
In the "is there a negative bias on here" thread, someone correctly pointed out that it would only take "a very small exodus" to make a massive difference to this site. I heartily agree with that. The usual suspects have created this ridiculous false notion that if you don't agree with them or if you accuse them of trolling, then you're just a brainless, sycophantic slag who believes Morrissey can do no wrong and you belong on TTY (another false comparison since TTY has no forum so it's impossible to judge what kind of discussion may or may not take place there). But any sane, intelligent person knows it's entirely possible to have balanced, critical discussion without the endless knee-jerk vitriol from the usual suspects which is so boring, so repetitive and so highly predictable - not to mention highly damaging to the perception of this site. Wishing death on Morrissey or his mother (as has happened here on several occasions without hyperbolic context) adds nothing to any kind of critical debate and it's a real shame David can't (won't?) identify this is for the sad, adolescent trolling it undoubtedly is.
Who says Morrissey was the one scouring the net for mention of this guy? How do we know it wasn't someone in the office of his manager/PA/lawyer and the info was simply passed by him, or by someone else, to TTY? Maybe it was even Julia herself? The real trolls are on THIS site - and the other person harrassing Morrissey has been identified as David Tseng!
It's David whose actions I just don't understand (and for whom I feel slightly sorry): he says "It's hard to stop being a fan" and yet here he is spending his cash to maintain this website in the full knowledge that he's not welcome at gigs because Morrissey hates him. The usual suspects often comment that Morrissey's statements or actions are "undignified", but I'd say that if we're talking about a lack of dignity, David continuing to run this site and insisting he's a fan beats everything hands down. But then since David can't see a distinction between idiot trolling and freedom of speech, perhaps it's not so surprising after all.
