Thank you, Marjon!  You understood perfectly what I was trying to say in my last post.  It's too bad others chose not to.

If you don't want to be lectured, AprilManley, then stop acting so immature.  Since you've (yet again) chosen to insult me and try to turn others against me publicly on this board, then let me respond in a similar fashion because it seems to be your only known mode of communication.  You seem to get some sort of satisfaction or fun out of saying nasty things about me, because this isn't the first time this has happened.  The last time it happened and I confronted you, you said you wouldn't be back, yet here you are...still here, and still complaining.  It reminds me of the bullying that immature teenagers do on Facebook or other social media sites, trying to get others to side with you and gang up on one person.  Grow up!  If you hate it here so much, go someplace else!  It's that simple!  This isn't the only Depp fan board in the world.   Go post on another board and see if they'll enjoy or tolerate your nasty comments about one of the Admins.  I can guarantee you that it wouldn't be tolerated anywhere else, and your posts would be automatically deleted, or you would be blocked from being able to continue posting on that board.  Now that I've mentioned that, I think that's a great idea!  You said that you've tried to keep from commenting here.  We can make sure that happens if that's your goal. 

But let me point out, AprilManley, that once again you are absolutely wrong in what you posted about me.  I did post the exact same news that you did, but at 9:01 a.m. on 1/24/12 when I first woke up and got on my computer as I do every morning when I check my news alerts.  I posted it in the thread which had already been started regarding this break-up rumor.  The People magazine cover story thread.  At the time I posted it, you had not yet started a new thread with the same information, or I would have seen it and I wouldn't have posted it again.  Your thread wasn't posted until 12:23 p.m. on 1/24/12, and I saw it when I logged back into this website later in the day.  Why don't you admit that you rushed here to post the news about Vanessa's reply to the rumors because YOU wanted to be the first to post it, and you didn't check to see that someone else had already posted it, or that a discussion had already been going on?  No...it's easier to blame me and try to make me look like the bad guy rather than to admit that you double-posted.  It would have been so much more civil if you'd taken responsibility and just said, "Sorry for the double-post" or if you hadn't said anything at all.  But instead, you wanted to get your nasty remarks in there for everyone to see.  The next time, I won't think twice about it.  I'll just delete the double-posted thread. 

And sorry to burst your bubble, but you're wrong about me again...I don't care who posted it first.  That's childish and it makes no difference.  Let's remember that we're not in 9th grade here...at least, I'm not.  I looked up the times on the two posts because I wanted to prove that you were wrong and making incorrect speculations about me in a public forum.  I'm not in any kind of contest here about who posts something first.  Apparently, you are if that's what your main concern is.  I'm not on my computer 24/7 so there's a huge likelihood that other people will find news articles before I do and post them before I do.  We have members here from all over the world and all different time zones.  People in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand are wide awake and see the news half a day or more before those of us in the U.S. see it.  Any one of them could post something long before I'm even awake to see the news.  I don't care who posts something as long as it gets posted and is posted in the appropriate place.  The person who seems to be upset about it is you...not me. 

My job is to keep the discussions on this board organized for all members.  Having the same topic and discussion in two separate threads is confusing to readers and redundant.  If I had thought it deserved it's own separate thread (as you say that I did), I would have posted it that way.  I guess you're a mind reader now, and you can read my thoughts and know what I was thinking?  Not only can you apparently read my thoughts, but then you choose to judge me in public on your misconstrued notions by posting your  rude comments.  I could have deleted your double-post entirely and I had every right to do so because it was a duplicate post.  But I didn't do that, did I?  No...instead I left your post open and allowed the discussion to continue in your post thinking that would make you happy.  And now you're attacking me for that and trying to make me look like the bad guy.  Thanks for that, AprilManley!  You've just displayed the fact to everyone that you know nothing about me or the situation, that you jump to incorrect conclusions, and blurt out rude statements about things or people that you know nothing about. 

I didn't make up the rule about not having the same topic posted in two separate threads, but that rule is clearly defined in the "New Members" thread.  That rule has been in existence since long before I was a member of this board, and that rule is in existence on any messageboard to prevent a bunch of useless duplicate threads that are all talking about the same topic and taking up too much space on the board.  It only makes sense that we shouldn't be discussing the same topic in two different threads.  What's the purpose of that?  Does it make sense to you to discuss the same topic in two different threads?  Just because you think that a news article is some sort of headline news doesn't mean it should be posted in a thread by itself, especially when it's already been posted and a discussion has been underway for several days on the same topic. 

AprilManley, if you hate it so much here and hate me so much, why do you continue to come back here all the time?  I guess you know that I can see who's logged in at any time of the day, and I can see that you log in here frequently even though you claim to dislike it here and dislike me.  Why torture yourself by coming back so often?  You say it's because the news here is up-to-date, but I've been on lots of other Depp fan boards and they're all reporting the same news that we are here, except (as Marjon correctly says), a few of them have chosen to ignore the rumors and act as if the rumors don't exist..  So that can't be the reason why you keep coming back here, as you say it is.  There are plenty of other Depp fan sites you can belong to, and you're free to check out any and all of them.  The news we post here is no different than the news posted on any Depp fan site.  We all get the same news alerts every day and we all post the same items.  All of the Depp fan sites (except for two that I'm aware of) are reporting the exact same news about the break-up rumors and having the same discussions, so please feel free to go elsewhere if you don't like it here.  If you think this board is strict, why don't you try JDZ?  If you want to be graded on your spelling, punctuation, grammar and everything else, feel free to go there.  On that board, if an Admin doesn't agree with your opinion, they delete your post. 

Why do you think you find it easier to read the news here than on other sites?  It's because the board is organized and easy to read which is my goal as an Administrator.  That's why I typically will delete a double-posted topic.  I didn't delete yours...but you're angry anyway!  I can't win!  Nothing I do is good enough for you.  Either that, or you just love to complain.

When inaccurate or inconsistent information is given, then, yes, I will respond to that because I don't want every other person here to read inaccurate or inconsistent information and believe it.  When one person gives an opinion and I can offer a differing opinion, then, yes, I will post that and I have the right to post it as does everyone else. That's called generating discussion.  That's the purpose of a messageboard.  Everyone has the right to make up their own minds about what they think about any given situation.  By posting a differing opinion, I'm trying to generate discussion and thought, and give people the opportunity to think it through for themselves.  No one here has to accept anyone else's opinion as fact.  We're all free to read all the information, the news, the opinions, the rumors, look at the photos and come up with our own opinions. 

Tega, I'm not sure why you felt the need to be so sarcastic because at no point in any of my posts did I say that your opinions were wrong nor did I chastise or disrespect you for expressing your opinion.  I was very specific in saying that I don't know whether Johnny and Vanessa are together or not and that only time will tell, which indicates that I'm not taking sides with anyone.  I'm not saying a definite yes or no regarding their break-up.  But you felt the need to post a sarcastic, "Whatever!" in reply to my opinions.  I guess my opinions don't matter - yours are the only ones that matter.  In fact, I ended my post clearly saying that NONE OF US knows the reality of what's going on in the relationship of Johnny and Vanessa.  That includes you and that includes me and everyone else here.  Whatever any of us talks about is pure speculation based on media reports and photographs, and all of us need to remember that.  None of us live in their home with their family, therefore, none of us knows what actually goes on.  As I mentioned earlier in my last post that you took offense with, you could look at photographs of Johnny and Vanessa and see a very happy couple who are deeply in love.  Other people could look at the same photographs and see something entirely different.  At no point did I say that you were right or wrong, even though you seem to have taken it that way.  I just was pointing out that each person's ideas and perspective could be different.  But I guess if it makes you feel better to be sarcastic about it, then have at it!.  You apparently don't think anyone else has the right to voice their own opinion if it differs from yours.   I know what I wrote, and everyone else can go back and read what I wrote.  You were allowed to voice your opinions, and I'm allowed to voice other opinions.  There is no right or wrong. 

The more you two keep attacking me or making fun of me and trying to make me look bad, the more everyone is going to see that you both appear to be people who cannot tolerate ideas that are different from your own.  You're always so absolutely sure that you're right, and you get angry or put out when someone posts a differing opinion.  If anyone here is discouraging other members from posting, it's you.  People are afraid to post their own opinions because they don't want to be attacked or ridiculed or derided sarcastically by either of you if they happen to disagree with you.  

Maybe you haven't watched television and seen any of the hundreds of talk shows or panel discussions on all sorts of topics.  Do they invite panelists who all have the same point of view??  No!  They invite people who have totally opposing views and then a discussion ensues, usually facilitated by a moderator or host.  The audience watching the show is free to make up their own minds on what they want to believe and can form their own opinions.  No one would watch the show if everyone had the same opinions.  There would be nothing to discuss.  It's the same concept with messageboards.  Members can discuss their varying opinions, they can form new opinions or stick with their original opinions, they can weigh the information given, and the board is kept organized and is moderated by Admins.  You do not have the right to come on here and insult or ridicule me or anyone else, or try to get others to join you in turning against me or anyone else, just because we have differing opinions.  I may be the only one here who's bold enough to post differing opinions, so therefore, I'm the target.  No one else wants to deal with the crap that gets dished out when their opinions differ from yours, so they remain silent.  Get over it!  That's the way of the world!  Everyone has differing opinions!

Have you seen the many articles that have been appearing yesterday and today since Vanessa's interview that are saying she "skirted the issue" or is "being vague" about the issue?  Why do you think there are so many who don't believe that she wasn't being entirely forthcoming about the break-up rumor?  Why do you think there are so many people who believe that she didn't address the specific rumor with a definite answer?  She seems to have been addressing all rumors in general - not just the specific rumor about them breaking up.  The only thing that she specifically says about the break-up rumor is that it's one that could hurt her family.  Obviously!  Then she changes the subject and starts talking about other rumors from the past. 

Here's what she was asked in her interview and how she answered:

She kept mum at her movie premiere, but on Tuesday, French TV panelist Arianne Massenet asked Paradis, 39, the million-dollar question on Le Grand Journal.

"The press is going on about this separation with Johnny Depp ... How do you handle these rumors?" asked Massenet.

"It depends which rumor," Paradis replied. "Here, this is one which could hurt my family. After that ... they say that we have 52 houses in France, we separate in winter, we get married every summer. Me, I'm in my 12th pregnancy."

"All this is, I don't know, because the Queen of England didn't lose her teeth this week and there's nothing happening," Paradis continues of the coverage of her relationship with Depp, 48.

"And to finish the rumors off, they are false?" asked the program's host, Michel Denisot.

"Yes, they are false," she replied.

Which rumors she was referring to remains unclear (or perhaps lost in translation?) But multiple sources tell PEOPLE in this week's cover story that Depp and Paradis's relationship is all but officially over.


Where in that interview do you see where Vanessa specifically says, "Yes, the rumors that we're splitting up are false"???  I (and apparently a lot of others who are writing these articles) see her dodging the question that was originally asked about her relationship with Johnny, and instead turning the conversation to other rumors and to a joke about the Queen's teeth.  When the interviewer again asks her "Are the rumors false?" the interviewer failed to specify which rumors, so left it wide open for her to give a general answer that could have applied to any of the rumors.  Vanessa had just mentioned a number of different rumors that have come up over the years.  She could be responding to any of the rumors that have been perpetuated over the years, and still be truthful in her answer when she says, "Yes, they are false."  What's false?   Is she saying, it's false that she's pregnant, it's false that they've bought 52 houses, it's false that they're getting married every summer, it's false that they're breaking up every winter, or it's false that they've broken up now?  Was she talking about certain rumors or all of the rumors?  By saying, "Yes, they are false" she still leaves the door open as to which rumor(s) she was talking about.  She could have easily said very directly, "Johnny and I are still together and the rumor we've split up is not true."  That would have been very simple, to the point, and a relief to both her fans and Johnny's.  It would have been a definitive answer.  But she didn't say that even though she had the opportunity to say that.  Just as she dodged the question when she was asked during the Radio 1 interview.  Instead of being specific, she has still left people wondering and speculating about their relationship.  The longer the speculation is out there in the media, the more rumors will circulate.  This was an opportunity to totally dispel the rumor and stop the media speculation.  Instead, it has added fuel to the fire. 

So, AprilManley, if you're seriously considering ending your membership here and going someplace else as you said, then maybe you should go ahead and do that.  It sounds like maybe you'd be a happier person if you did that.  I have tolerated your angry and disrespectful comments about me in the past, but I will no longer do that.  People here are tired of it.  If you can't handle the fact that someone else might post an opinion that's different than yours, or that an Administrator does his/her job by asking people not to double-post topics, then maybe you shouldn't be on a messageboard at all.  That's what messageboards and discussions are all about.  It's an exchange of ideas among a lot of people who have a common interest, but are bound to have differing opinions and viewpoints.  There are rules on every messageboard, and the rules are there to help keep things organized and easy to find for everyone.  Good luck in finding a messageboard anywhere where everyone is going to agree with everything you say, no one ever opposes your opinions, and there are no rules or Administrators to oversee them.   Good luck finding a messageboard where you're allowed to do and say anything you want including being disrepectful to others.  If you want that type of messageboard, you'll have to start your own. 



Love pirates & mermaids?  Visit my Zazzle store at http://www.zazzle.com/PiratesQuarters 
For a trip down memory lane, visit my vintage store at http://www.zazzle.com/AsTimeGoesBy

Last Edited By: Deppraved Jan 26 12 6:14 PM. Edited 6 times.