That's interesting. When I originally called for a thread split the conversation hadn't, at that point, reached its conclusion and the debate was still going on. I've since said that the discussion seems to be over - as Meat confirmed his position on Jim Steinman as someone invaluable to his career and not 'just another writer' - and I then suggested we should move on.
I don't think many here have said that they want all the material to be 'Steinman penned'. Some may have, but it's not the general consensus from what I can gather. If you recall, that's not what this discussion was about. It was about the air of passive negativity some (half) expressed about the inclusion of Jim Steinman's songs on this forthcoming album. I still don't understand why it has to be 'The Other Writers' VS Jim? That definitely wasn't my position.
I did PM Andy, but he said it would be too much of a hassle to split it given the work involved. So I said fair enough and we went about our business. My post above wasn't questioning a moderator decision, but those who have reacted negatively to my reasons why.
But I do wonder why you seem so adamant for discussions to end, even given a dedicated thread... it's just ... weird, given that this is a discussion forum. Anyway, I'm answering you here, in this thread, as you have ignored all previous PMs that I have sent you, including the one explaining the above in what I thought was a very polite and friendly way.
So let's try and move this one on again, and if you have any comments or want to make a response to me about any of this - feel free to PM me, and hopefully that's an end and we can get the thread back on track
I wish we could all just get on without having to resort to threats of locked threads and silencing people.