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I have never read the Twilight books or seen the franchise of films after the second one (only saw the first two to keep my friend company and fell asleep in the second one)

I have never listened to an entire Taylor Swift song. 15 seconds is the longest before the channel has been switched.

Looking back I do kind of regret investing in what turned out to be an average show. But, there was not a heck of a lot of stuff to watch back then as there is now.

Great announcement.

I have never.... ....understood when something horrible happens due to people using the thought process of "It will never happen to me" #Disney

Nice to see a good array of comments (I detest the word feedback) and different views. This allows the organisers to take a step back and see what changes can be made to improve the situation.

Wicked artwork

Some great work

I have never.... ....understood why people cannot take a single moment to accept that people have views that may differ.

From reports on set, people have refused contracts to work on the second film because of her.

I have no problem with the fun of a build up, but the big point is what I have said about those who have made special arrangements to be ready to buy but then find it is not a guest for them. If you remove that sticking point then you minimise frustration and long draen out complaining and counter complaining. But hey, if people are happy to plough through people complaining, arguing and in some cases having their posts hidden form public view, then go for it. I am just looking at a situation/problem and putting forth frustration minimising suggestions.

I think the guest announcement followed by a date for when tickets go on sale (end of the month perhaps to encompass pay day for most people) will allow funds to be secured for purchases. This means those who want to get them can and those who do not will not have the need to "negatively respond" after the hype.I don't see how waiting to put the tickets on sale will stop the negativity? Using this forum as an example - although I have seen it on many other forums - when a guest is super hyped up and tickets go on sale that night, those who have their debit/credit cards at the ready and suddenly find it is a guest they have no interest in then there is a trend of people saying negative things like over hyped etc. However, if a guest was announced at 7pm on a Friday saying that tickets for photoshoots go on sale a week later or on the 1st of the month, then it both gives people who want to get tickets to arrange funds and those who do not want them simply say "not for me etc" but not at the levels of negativity of those who have made sure they are ready to buy tickets and then find it is not a guest for them. You basically remove alot of the frustration from those who have made special arrangements to be ready to buy when they go on sale. I disagree. If you do the build up (which I happen to enjoy) I think those people who feel the need to complain will do it whether the tickets go on sale straight away or not. I've not once seen anyone complain that the tickets are already on sale! I respect your right to disagree.

I think the guest announcement followed by a date for when tickets go on sale (end of the month perhaps to encompass pay day for most people) will allow funds to be secured for purchases. This means those who want to get them can and those who do not will not have the need to "negatively respond" after the hype.I don't see how waiting to put the tickets on sale will stop the negativity? Because when people wait a week to find out who the guest announcement is, only to find they have never heard of them, then that's where they start dropping comments about it being an anti-climax etc. If you just post a guest out of nowhere whilst still giving a heads up when tickets go on sale, then only the people interested in the guest will be commenting. Compare last night's announcement to the likes of Mads etc. (which didn't come with a 'Big announcement in 5 days' type fanfare) and you'll see. no, no. I get that bit. I didn't say that I don't understand about not doing the build up (I disagree with you, as I'm not someone who gets upset when it's not a guest I don't want and I actually enjoy the guessing). What I meant was, I don't see how, after the guest has been announced, then waiting until the end of the month to put the tickets on sale would help with the negativity, which was what was said before me. Even if this was just to allow you time to get the money together, most (if not all) tickets are still available at the end of the month anyway, so what;s the point in waiting? Right, let me try and explain what I am saying. Current system: 1. Hype the forthcoming announcement and put tickets on sale when the announcement is made. 2. Some people happy. 3. Some people not happy. 4. A portion of the not happy people have a good moan. 5. A portion of the happy people have a good moan at the people having a good moan because they do not like the guest announcement. 6. Threads like this appear. Tweaked system proposed: 1. Post the announcement giving a date when the tickets go on sale - the use of the beginning of the month was used as an example to encompass when most people in the UK are paid (end of the month) 2. Those who are disappointed make comments. 3, Those who like it make comments. 4. The likelihood of the levels of frustration recently shown could well be greatly minimised as no one has had to make special arrangements to be ready to buy tickets when the announcement is made. 5. A period of time later, days or even a week or two, those who want tickets can buy them. 6. A potentially more happy forum So, you may well be one who does not get upset when a guest is announced you do not care for but there are many who do. So, if the potential cause of frustration can be removed or minimised then it can be a good thing. As regards the wait to put tickets on sale, I have seen it on here and other forums, where people have made special arrangements to be ready to buy tickets following an announcement only to find the guest is not one for them. So, if you say a guest is going to be announced but the tickets will go on sale some days later, then you remove the frustration caused when arrangements have been made for some people to feel let down by the announcement. It is all about making the frustration go away

I join you there! They had a round on Pointless tonight and the subject was 'Authors of the most borrowed books in 2012/13' I guessed E L James would be in there and I thought to myself if I had been one of the contestants I'd have had to lead with '/i hesitate to call her an author but....' I did laugh when she came up on Pointless for the same reason. Author is a dubious term I would use. Add into that how she has been reported to be onset whilst the films are being made.

I join you there! They had a round on Pointless tonight and the subject was 'Authors of the most borrowed books in 2012/13' I guessed E L James would be in there and I thought to myself if I had been one of the contestants I'd have had to lead with '/i hesitate to call her an author but....' A middle aged suburbanite who wrote (if you can call it that) a few books about her "sex life". I seriously do not see the interest, and my friend Shay told me that the film was awful compared to the book.

Leg lasering - nah, mine are old school hairy.

Unfortunately this comes down to two groups of people who say they are different but are infact very similar. There are those who are very vocal when they do not like a particular guest and this has spawned a mirror image group of people who say "if you don't like it then don't comment". And anyone caught inbetween get caught in the flack. If people on both sides of the coin thought before posting then the vitriolic comments would be minimised.

There is a difference between "feedback" and those comments that are vitriolic

I think the guest announcement followed by a date for when tickets go on sale (end of the month perhaps to encompass pay day for most people) will allow funds to be secured for purchases. This means those who want to get them can and those who do not will not have the need to "negatively respond" after the hype.I don't see how waiting to put the tickets on sale will stop the negativity? Using this forum as an example - although I have seen it on many other forums - when a guest is super hyped up and tickets go on sale that night, those who have their debit/credit cards at the ready and suddenly find it is a guest they have no interest in then there is a trend of people saying negative things like over hyped etc. However, if a guest was announced at 7pm on a Friday saying that tickets for photoshoots go on sale a week later or on the 1st of the month, then it both gives people who want to get tickets to arrange funds and those who do not want them simply say "not for me etc" but not at the levels of negativity of those who have made sure they are ready to buy tickets and then find it is not a guest for them. You basically remove alot of the frustration from those who have made special arrangements to be ready to buy when they go on sale.

I prefer the older Bonds. Daniel Craig is good, but I am a Roger Moore Bond guy!

From some good female friends who read the first book, it is nothing special.

I think the guest announcement followed by a date for when tickets go on sale (end of the month perhaps to encompass pay day for most people) will allow funds to be secured for purchases. This means those who want to get them can and those who do not will not have the need to "negatively respond" after the hype.

Going on that vein of thought, a feature of the British is patience through queuing.

There are many things I could say about those who comment negatively, but then I become one of them. So, I simply choose to enjoy and when I attend any event - Showmasters or not - I ghost in and ghost out. I have grown tired of worrying about others than do not worry about me. I come with some close personal friends. We do our thing and go home. I now believe in a form of silent support. Spend the money. Thank the guests. Be polite to staff/volunteers. Promote the events online through Facebook and Twitter, and sometimes word of mouth when I meet someone in my hometown who knows nothing about these events.

So, watching a film and posting...multi tasking