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Okay everyone, I see you.

 

Just know I really am doing my hardest to be on top of things the best I can right now. It may not look like it, but I really am. That's why I had to snap up from my recovery and heavily attend to the site yesterday, and will be doing so intently from this moment on. I understand your frustrations of the site being understaffed, and I will look into adding some additional mods, especially since traffic will be heavy. For everyone who has been facing issues prior to this, I apologise. I really am going through something very serious and I am both physically and mentally unwell. I do my best to do what I can, but at this very moment in time it is hard considering I haven't even left my room in weeks and even the simplest of everyday tasks such as eating or moving around has become an immense struggle. 

 

LanaBoards is always in my mind throughout all of this though, and I will be doing my best to attend to it the best I can midst my recovery. I know some of you are frustrated about mod queues and banishments, and there are always solutions. First, I should remind you all that the LanaBoards Rules are always present under the Help & Support section to review at any time. Additionally, any members who joined after I became the owner were given a link to the Rules & Posting Guide in their Welcome PM to review before beginning to post. You all know and have known asking for & linking leaks is against the rules, we go through this every album cycle. Unreleased leaks are treated a bit differently, but we take Officially Released Content leaks very seriously. Not only that, but the rules still stand after the album is released too. This is a LEGAL issue. It is ILLEGAL to host or share any unauthorized links to content that is officially released for purchase or streaming. LanaBoards is NOT a hub for illegal activity. This is a piracy issue. I have to always take steps to protect the site as I can. Also, someone made a good point in an earlier post that this site is free for you all. I do not charge you all anything to be members, and pay for all of the costs myself, willingly, because I want you all to have a fun and safe environment to discuss our favourite artist. Again, I do the best I can, but I cannot deny that it is especially hard for me at this point in time.

Due to my health status, I am on a medical leave from my full-time job, so I will have more time to attend to LanaBoards, especially during this tumultuous time leading up to the album release. As I said earlier, I will also look into on boarding additional staff.

 

A note about those warned and banned, those who were banned have reached out. I will be communicating with them to review their situation and see if a compromise can be found. But again, after this point, there WILL be no exceptions. I feel like I shouldn't have to remind you all of the rules every time an album release comes around as the Rules are always up to review, and it is just common sense.. again this isn't just a LanaBoards rule, this is a LAW. Piracy. C'mon guys. You should know better. LanaBoards is a source for DISCUSSION, not for illegal activity. I have to protect the site, as I am the one who hosts and pays for it to continue to run, and am therefore at the forefront of core responsibility.

Also, I do advise everyone to use spoilers if you're sharing content about the album for the benefit of other users who want this to continue to be a safe space to share hype about the album during this pre-release stage. If you are on mobile or unable to use the spoiler button, the format is as follows WITHOUT SPACES:

[ spoiler]contenthere[ / spoiler ]

 

If you have any questions or concerns about anything, I do recommend you message my @admin account, email lanaboardsdotcom@gmail.com, or message the @lanaboards twitter, as those are the outlets I check the most regarding site problems.

 

Again, I am sorry for all the frustration that is occurring, but trust me when I say I am doing my best despite all the heaviness happening in my personal life. This community is like a family to me and I have so much love for you all. I'm sorry for any disappointment I have caused, and we will do better xx

as i read this i was just watching AJayll videos reaction to mileys new song lol
and SAME

Portland!

ME, it will be my first time seeing her!!! 

And most of the CDs, Vinyls and Cassettes are already printed and sent.

who else is going to the NFR tour?? im going to the Sacramento show in October

she wouldn't cancel the record im pretty sure she isn't allowed to do that especially when everything is already being shipped, the album is up on itunes and record stores have shipments ready to stock the album up

People from our Lanaism group on Facebook reported that. I think it was only one person though?
I also THINK it might be due to that mess from 2 years ago - they're charging you to see if you're capable of paying but then refund and if everything goes as planned you're charged again? But I might be COMPLETELY wrong.

cause it doesnt lol but we will see what the double mv brings

yeah, i saw someone say they went to the beach and listened to the leaked album on repeat ALL DAY :/
i didnt know that! how do they differ between spam and actually listening to the same song over and over lol

not disagreeing, but how do you even know they were not meant to see the light of day? i look at it like any other artist, they have a buch of their art around, like a painter will have many pieces, ones that are mainstream and ones that are just for fun,

omg i didnt know her hard drive was hacked, where did she say that?

i just dont like how everyone here is talking about lana like they know her, in the end its all speculation. 

damn, the invasion of privacy    where do you think all the new leaks come from? im kida late to the party, but who is honymoun or whatever on youtube who is always leaking things

Selective nitpicking just to feel morally superior. Funny. 

im just speculating and trying to understand where you are coming from, but thats a good point! 

She's so against the idea that she sang Serial Killer live many many times.

yep! i dont know where these people are seeing we are upset about the money, its about this ^^^^

Is not about the money. Is about her hard work being shared without her consent. by the date we can assume that she wants a grammy, and to have that you have to do well in the charts.. Its all spoiled. 

OMG Is this the original LFL photo ? I feel betrayed

yeah, i saw someone say they went to the beach and listened to the leaked album on repeat ALL DAY :/
i didnt know that! how do they differ between spam and actually listening to the same song over and over lol

cause it doesnt lol but we will see what the double mv brings

yeah youre totally right, for some reason when i heard debt i instently thought like bankrupt haha i wasnt looking at it like actual 'debt' but now i see what they are saying......., to buy a vinyl i had to cut into my rent too :/ hahah and luckily i won tickets to see lana this tour, otherwise i would have gone into even more debt

True and I get it, I'm not listening to the leaks, partly because I do remember the first time I listened to UV, HM, and LFL in order and don't want my NFR memories to be some child recording the cassette on her iphone 2, and partly because I feel really fucking bad that her album got leaked. I don't think she's going to get the number 1 either way, Taylor is going to hold onto that seat for a while lmao, but I agree that it's sad how many times the leaks got downloaded because the people that downloaded them might not be as eager to play songs on repeat with two weeks to play them.
 
 
Loads of people. I cut so heavily into my rent savings during those two weeks that when I'll have the rents I need to pay paid before my student loan drops was thrown back by like a month lmao. That's not debt but still. People are demolishing their overdrafts. I saw someone on an fb group say their friend / someone they knew is still in debt from getting tickets for a concert years ago (not for Lana). Sometimes being a fan of an artist really is like being in a cult.

some fans have to wait 13 years for an album (a la tool). a year isn’t a huge wait. she didn’t have to drop anything in the end, or tell us anything until everything was done. we already got six songs (eight if you count filly and the greatest) which is more than we get in a general cycle. and you can tell from the trailer she’s been working on this for a long time. it’s not like the project went dead for months.