I’m going to make this short.

1.Whichever moderator shut down both threads, a)reveal yourself b) give your reasons for shutting down the threads c) put both threads back up with an apology

There is no place at JPF for this kind of nonsense

Back in 2021, after many email conversations with Brian, I made a substantial donation to JPF which was used to help get this site back open, and additional funds in 2023 to help with song contests. I have never wanted this to be known and I did it because I thought JPF was worth keeping on the internet...but when I see something like this happen, it gives me pause to question my decision to help out

Neither thread was disrespectful IMO...and I can personally vouch for that as I debated on one of them with a couple of very good people, Marty and Tony.

Let’s get this resolved quickly and move on perhaps with a few guidelines

Steve

Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald