At least we got backstage's attention

People have to understand that Australia have always supported Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi hit it big in 1987 with Slippery and every single album since Slippery has debuted at NUMBER ONE in Australia. New Jersey, KTF, These Days and Crush. (Jon's solo Destination Anywhere debuted at number 4). So Australian fans have always been there for Bon Jovi no matter how long in between albums or music fads. So I think Bon Jovi should remember that and give the fans a proper tour. No one is asking for blood here, all they want is a tour where it's just Bon Jovi and no other bands. Correct me if I am wrong but I actually don't think that the fans are really that concern about fanclub seatings, all they want is a Bon Jovi show.

I know who your talking about Jovian and I think you are wrong there. That person is always professional and never uses any means to gain information. They are in a position where they are able to hear first hand what is going on but they never do it in a bad way.

I think it's rather schizophrenic to assume that certain posts from Australians are the reason the message board got shut down (delusions of granduer; pananoia).

It always has trouble when there are high traffic periods. Does anyone REALLY think that last week was the best time for the board to go down? With all the attention given to Bon Jovi in the past few days it was one of the WORST times for the board to have problems from a business standpoint. They have moderators to delete posts that they deem inappropriate.

And people who complain about the band not playing here or there (like me! LOL)... keep in mind you're not isolated. South America and Africa got NO shows last time. There are states in the USA that haven't gotten a show since 1989. And, in case you're not aware, those states are as big as some countries in Europe that get mutiple shows. There's no way they can please all of us. It's okay to complain, but you're not the only one who's feeling like their country/state/continent/region is being ignored on tour plans. Maybe you can take comfort in that.

Becky

The board is down for a whole host of reasons, including some of the topics mentioned here. It'll be up when it's up -- it's not being yanked permanently YET. Regardless of whether people think the rules and guidelines are fair, it's BWJBJ's right to set them and to suspend operation of the board when they feel things are getting out of hand, because it seems to be the only way to get folks' attention. Hang tight and see what happens. Business decisions are made by the band not to be punitive, but because they have to be made -- it's no reflection of how they feel about any particular country. And let's be honest: if it was Rumba or no tour at all, which do you want? Certain individuals are misrepresenting the majority of Aussie fans, which is a shame, because it's the majority that will suffer, and not those particular individuals.