cetera Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) Sounds familiar. I was in (& managed) a well known tribute for 26 years and shared the social media control with my fellow founding member. We agreed many times that, when either of us decided to call it a day, the band would fold so as not to dilute our hard earned excellent reputation or confuse venues/fans etc. If the other person still wanted to continue then the band could change its name and find a replacement member. Sadly, haven given months of notice, the day after I played my final show I was ejected from the band page & blocked.... and the band continued on with the same name. 26 years of supposed friendship & loyalty gone overnight - and this guy was even Best Man at my wedding. Oh well, seems loyalty counts for nothing.... and his speech was shite tbh! lol! I'm pleased to say that the 2 other (non-founding) band members then jumped ship leaving him having to make replacements for 3 of us. The new version now play to half the audiences and gig reports suggest they aren't anywhere near as good or authentic. Karma is a beach... especially as I'm now out doing bigger and better gigs with superior musicians & singers Onwards and upwards.... living well is the best revenge! Edited November 25, 2019 by cetera 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I likes / liked it Looks good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 21 hours ago, mcnach said: while I generally enjoy playing in the bands I play in... I am envious of you from time to time! Never be envious, enjoy what you do. That’s all that matters 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 23/11/2019 at 23:47, Silvia Bluejay said: Nah, doesn't work like that. The gentleman in question was the owner of the page, in that he created it before HJ and I met the band. Then he handed over its day to day running to me. I'm possibly the only person who hasn't explicitly fallen out with him, but he obviously can't have me around any more on whatever's left of the page (if anything). I'm working on the new page, but it's almost bedtime, so I'll continue tomorrow. You can have multiple managers and admins of a page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Yeah you can have multiple admins. I'd have thought the bare minimum criteria for being an admin on a band's page would be that, if you ever chose to stand down or leave the band, you'd do the necessary to hand over the admin to another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 22 hours ago, mcnach said: while I generally enjoy playing in the bands I play in... I am envious of you from time to time! I am envious of anyone who is more successful than I am. The answer is to use that envy to push yourself to do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 2 hours ago, ambient said: Never be envious, enjoy what you do. That’s all that matters 😁 Thats the way I regard things. I admire achievement and ability but am never envious of it - in a world full of people who have achieved more and with greater ability my life would filled with envy and negativity 😂. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 hour ago, paul_c2 said: Yeah you can have multiple admins. I'd have thought the bare minimum criteria for being an admin on a band's page would be that, if you ever chose to stand down or leave the band, you'd do the necessary to hand over the admin to another. It’s not just that. What happens in the worst case scenario and your admin dies? You have to build everything from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) Liked. Edited November 25, 2019 by yorks5stringer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 In reply to the admin discussion: you can have multiple admins, all of whom have the same authority, on a normal FB page. If the page is part of a 'business' entity created by one of the admins - the 'owner' - before the page in question was tagged on to the business and other admins added, the business owner will always have the power to kick any of the admins off the page and block them, but not vice versa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 23/11/2019 at 23:50, Silvia Bluejay said: HAHA! Exactly. FWIW, I'm currently in control of all the Dynamites' social media, if we include the new FB page. But I'm technically not in the band, which I think is slightly safer for everybody. It's actually a good point worth raising that in an ideal world it would be a good idea for all bands to have a 'webmaster' that isnt directly involved with the band and would take no sides when someone leaves or is sacked just for the reason set out in the OP but its frequently not very practical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 OK, so @Silvia Bluejay isn't IN the band but she is - quite literally - married TO the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, KevB said: It's actually a good point worth raising that in an ideal world it would be a good idea for all bands to have a 'webmaster' that isnt directly involved with the band and would take no sides when someone leaves or is sacked just for the reason set out in the OP but its frequently not very practical. If one of the bandmates happens to be married to a professional social media manager, who will in any case always follow a code of conduct in the managing of any account, whether belonging to family or friends or simply to strangers, I believe that to be an even better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 3 hours ago, chris_b said: I am envious of anyone who is more successful than I am. The answer is to use that envy to push yourself to do better. I'm envious of solo acts when bandmates frustrate me (not often but it happens sometimes). I use it to push myself to do better, and that's why they're still alive, as I successfully control my murderous urges and I am a better calmer person as a result 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Sometimes you need to give a big hug to the people you hate. That way you'll know how big a hole to dig. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BassTractor Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Well, that went well. 😡 So, just to help some people, I break all my ethical rules and "like" the page of an unknown-to-me band. Then Facebook immediately gives me my receipt: "You probably know Silvia" and "You probably don't know Jack". 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Silvia Bluejay said: nervous? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, mcnach said: nervous? Have you seen his avator animation. I would be too !! Edited November 25, 2019 by PJ-Bassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 hour ago, PJ-Bassist said: Have you seen his avator animation. Now in all fairness, that's not my fault. I was perfectly happy with Dancing Spiderman until Ped and Charic stole him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Liked the FB page 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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