[JennaG]

I enjoy taking part in discussions on this forum and feel that we have had some great discussions and I feel that the recent thread created by Paul has changed the vibes within this community. I no longer get the feeling that we are at the stage where we were a couple of weeks ago where there was a definate air of argumentativeness amongst members.

I think what is causing the problem is opinions. We're not all going to have the same opinion and it would be a pretty boring world if we did but I feel that some people are percieving their opinions to be superior or perhaps that their opinion is the truth and those that don't agree are negative/blinded by love/insane and these are all things that have been thrown into discussions in recent months. I think that yes, people are entitled to have their opinion but when expressing it they ought to consider other people, their feelings and the fact that there are going to be some that won't share the same opinion. It doesn't mean that the opinion is less of a valid one.

We are all here because we enjoy the work that Meat (with the aid of the songwriters and his awesome band) has created, whether it's the classic stuff or the newer stuff, we still share that common interest.

Meat recorded a song called 'All of Me' which basically summed up who he is and I feel that the song was him asking for acceptance for all that he is. We know he's an emotional man, his performances wouldn't have the same passion if he wasn't. Whether we like his emotional side or not, it's him. He is in a unique position in that it's him we are talking about and if I were to get the amount of negatives that he has had to deal with at times, I'd be pretty upset too. He may be the performer and the celebrity but he's a human being and sometimes I think it would be beneficial to try and see things from his point of view.

I look forward to taking part in some interesting discussions as time goes on.