I really don't give a rats ass what anyone thinks if they know I'm a fan. In fact I'll tell them exactly why I am and give them some examples of their best work.

As for going on a G N R board and getting flack. It boils down to different genres, but Bon Jovi is percieved as a "pop metal" or "metal lite" ...a threat or insult to hard rock/metal. People in general and the media just never quite got it through their head that while Bon Jovi adopted a look and stage show that had more in common with the harder acts in conjunction with touring along with the said acts...their music was simply rock and roll. Basically, ridiculous comparisons are made that would not be made otherwise if they went soley by the music. G n R fans might as well try to judge Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers by the same yardstick they use for Bon Jovi.