Not a private argument - but moving the discussion to another thread tends to take it out of context - and that's why I complain about moving to another thread. The discussion started with yet another hype of a commercial musician, Eddi Reader, who may or may not be loosely connected to the folk genre. It didn't have anything to do with Lizzie being "lambasted for daring to say I thought Eddi Reader had the most beautiful voice." That's not something Lizzie could credibly get away with, if she had left the discussion in context.

The thread originator, Lizzie, encountered grumpiness, and couldn't understand why. I explained that the thread viewed music as a commercial commodity instead of just as music, and that's why there was a negative response.

So, the moving of the discussion to a new thread turns the discussion into a personal thing, and I don't see much value in that. By moving the discussion out of context, this thread becomes just another "All About Lizzie" thread. Too bad. Do you think she'll hold true to her promise to never start another thread?

Well, since most of the messages in this thread are about Eddi Reader, I'm going to combine the two and put things in context. Sorry, Lizzie, your bluff has been called.

-Joe-